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- Oswald Pohl was born on 30 June 1892 in Duisburg-Ruhrort, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He died on 7 June 1951 in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany.
- Hans Eick was born on 2 June 1895 in Duisburg, Germany. He is known for Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti (1966), Bluthochzeit (1962) and Sonnenfinsternis (1963).
- Werner Siedhoff was born on 3 May 1899 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ein Fremder klopft an (1967), Der Apoll von Bellac (1964) and Bleibe lasse (1969). He died on 28 November 1976 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Elsa Scholten was born on 28 February 1902 in Homberg [now Duisburg], Germany. She was an actress, known for Prinzess Wäscherin: Die rote Jule (1954), Der kühne Schwimmer (1960) and Der blaue Heinrich (1955). She was married to Hans Scholten. She died on 14 October 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- P. Walter Jacob was born on 26 January 1905 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Reichstagsbrandprozess (1967), Bridge mit Onkel Tom (1961) and Der Prozeß Carl von O. (1964). He died on 20 July 1977 in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Würrtemberg, West Germany.
- Heinz Coubier was born on 25 May 1905 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Arlette erobert Paris (1953), Fräulein Blaubart (1956) and Duell um Aimée (1968). He died on 1 August 1993 in Ebenhausen, Bavaria, Germany.
- Wilhelm Kürten was born on 16 June 1905 in Duisburg, Germany. He is known for Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frisst... (1962), Unheimliche Begegnungen (1955) and Gewagtes Spiel (1964).
- Else Quecke was born on 5 September 1907 in Duisburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969), Der Fall Winslow (1961) and Gaslicht (1960). She was married to Ernst Frank. She died on 19 June 2004 in Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Manfred Meurer was born on 11 December 1908 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ich war Jack Mortimer (1935), Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti (1940) and Kongo-Express (1939). He died in February 1979.- Director
- Writer
Ludwig Cremer was born on 4 July 1909 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Die Zimmerwirtin (1967), Minna von Barnhelm (1964) and Reisender ohne Gepäck (1963). He died on 23 November 1982 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany.- Hans Caninenberg was born on 15 January 1913 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sandokan (1976), Liselotte von der Pfalz (1966) and Die Nibelungen (1967). He was married to Lola Müthel. He died on 29 June 2008 in Gräfelfing, Bavaria, Germany.
- Kurt Werth was born on 21 November 1913 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Der Apoll von Bellac (1964) and Doppelkopf (1968).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Rudolf Schock was born on 4 September 1915 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Zirkusprinzessin (1970), Schön ist die Welt (1957) and Gräfin Mariza (1958). He was married to Gisela Behrends. He died on 13 November 1986 in Gürzenich, Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Tadeusz Gwiazdowski was born on 1 September 1918 in Hamborn [now Duisburg], Germany. He was an actor, known for Man of Iron (1981), Night Train (1959) and Skok (1969). He died on 12 December 1983 in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland.
- Toni Turek was born on 18 January 1919 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was married to Wilhelmine. He died on 11 May 1984 in Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Dirk Dautzenberg was born on 7 October 1921 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tag für Tag (1965), Michael Kramer (1965) and Die Kuba-Krise 1962 (1969). He died on 15 February 2009 in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.- Ursula Wölfel was born on 16 September 1922 in Hamborn, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Ursula was a writer, known for Kinderstunde (1951), Bettkantengeschichten (1983) and Mond Mond Mond (1977). Ursula died on 23 July 2014 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Hermann Terjung was born on 14 October 1923 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Start frei (1954), Aus großen Tagen der Luftschiffahrt (1954) and Jeep in der Luft (1955). He died on 17 February 2013.
- Günter Dönges was born on 14 November 1923 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Sheriff von Linsenbach (1984), Hafenpolizei (1963) and Polizeifunk ruft (1966). He died on 11 August 2001 in Waldbröl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hermann Winkler was born on 3 March 1924 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der fliegende Holländer (1975), Die Zauberflöte (1983) and Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (1967). He died on 21 January 2009 in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany.
- Günther Stoll was born on 18 August 1924 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971), Melissa (1966) and Derrick (1974). He was married to Edina Pop and Karin Behrmann. He died on 12 January 1977 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- Wolf von Gersum was born on 2 June 1925 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Bürgerkrieg in Russland (1967), Cliff Dexter (1966) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Renate. He died on 11 May 1985 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Fred Bertelmann was born on 7 October 1925 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Gitarren klingen leise durch die Nacht (1960), Der lachende Vagabund (1958) and Das blaue Meer und Du (1959). He was married to Ruth Kappelsberger. He died on 22 January 2014 in Berg am Starnberger See, Bavaria, Germany.
- Heinz Ingo Hilgers was born on 7 August 1926 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Winnetou II (1966), Old Surehand (1965) and In den Schluchten des Balkan (1960). He died on 27 April 2004.
- Alexander von Cube was born on 1 September 1927 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Deutsche Nobelpreisträger für Literatur (1980) and WWF Club (1980). He was married to Katja Röhse. He died on 11 January 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Wolfram Siebeck was born on 19 September 1928 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a writer, known for Hallo Nachbarn! (1963), Karussell (1977) and NDR Talk Show (1979). He was married to Barbara Siebeck. He died on 7 July 2016 in Mahlberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Christiane Jansen was born on 9 March 1929 in Duisburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Es geht nicht ohne Gisela (1951), Primanerinnen (1951) and Bei der blonden Kathrein (1959).
- Franz Ferdinand Netwig was born on 23 August 1929 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Lulu (1985).
- Producer
- Actor
- Editorial Department
Alfred Nathan was born on 15 October 1929 in Duisburg. He is a producer and actor, known for Henry's Romance (1993), Wachtmeister Zumbühl (1994) and Lockruf des Goldes (1975).- Willi Fährmann was born on 18 December 1929 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for By Way of the Stars (1992). He was married to Elisabeth. He died on 25 May 2017 in Xanten, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Klaus Dörner was born on 22 November 1933 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Klaus Hoser was born on 7 December 1933 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Ein Rabe namens Poe (2014), Aimee & Jaguar (1999) and Men to Kiss (2012).
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Winfried Scharlau was born on 12 June 1934 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Der Held von Tannenberg (1970), Das große Interview (1974) and Weltspiegel (1963). He died on 7 December 2004 in Hamburg, Germany.- Dieter Kürten was born on 23 April 1935 in Duisburg, Germany.
- Jacques Berndorf was born on 22 October 1936 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Brennendes Schweigen (2000) and Wortwechsel (1982). He was married to Angelika Koch, Geli Gatzke-Preute and ???. He died on 3 July 2022 in Dreis-Brück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
In 1950, Krug moved to East Germany where he worked in heavy industry before he started his career as an actor and, later on, as a singer and entertainer in the communist GDR. In 1968, he got the national prize and was only at the beginning of his career. He starred in many successful East German films until he applied for expatriation in 1977. His first major commitment was the series Auf Achse (1980) that brought him a high popularity in the West and further roles in TV films, as in the very successful German whodunnit series Tatort.- Alfred Jahn was born on 16 April 1937 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Nicolas Born was born on 31 December 1937 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Circle of Deceit (1981). He died on 7 December 1979 in Breese in der Marsch, Dannenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
At the age of 14, Pleitgen was already working as a freelancer for sports and court reporting for the local edition Bünde der Freie Presse Bielefeld. He also began a two-year traineeship here in 1959. At the beginning of 1963, Pleitgen joined WDR television in Cologne, where he worked for the "Tagesschau" until 1970. This is where the journalist's foreign reporting began, who reported from Brussels and Paris on the discussions between the "European Economic Community" (EEC) and NATO and in 1967 reported from the Middle East on the "Six-Day War" between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In 1969 he married Gerda Lichtenberg. Together they became parents of four children. In 1970, Pleitgen was appointed as a foreign correspondent for ARD in Moscow, from where he kept the German television audience informed about the internal events in the Soviet Union until 1977 in such a way that he soon became a "Cold War reporter".
In mid-1977, Pleitgen moved to East Berlin in the same role after Klaus Bednarz replaced him in Moscow. Until 1982, the foreign correspondent had a lasting impact on the German public's image of the other German state through his reports and reports from the GDR. As the successor to Peter Merseburger, Pleitgen went to Washington in mid-1982 to document the era of the Reagan administration as ARD's USA correspondent until 1987 - not without critical judgments about the president's policies. After Pleitgen temporarily managed the ARD studio in New York in 1987/88, he was appointed editor-in-chief of WDR television in mid-1988. A little later he also took over the moderation of the foreign magazine "Weltspiegel". At the beginning of 1994, Pleitgen was promoted to radio director of WDR, whose five programs he restructured in terms of content. In mid-1995, Pleitgen was appointed director of WDR, succeeding Friedrich Nowottny.
The new boss of the largest ARD broadcaster focused on quality in his programming by trying to increase viewership through good television journalism (reports, documentaries) and upscale entertainment films. During his term in office, Pleitgen also promoted the expansion of ARD's online program in the spirit of the new media revolution. Finally, he himself played an active role in the programming as the moderator of the Sunday ARD "Press Club". Pleitgen was confirmed as director of WDR for another term in 2000. At the beginning of 2001, Pleitgen was also appointed chairman of ARD. In the following months, the new chairman of "First" was particularly involved in the dispute over the television broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. At the end of 2002, Pleitgen resigned from the ARD chairmanship. In addition to being director of WDR, he now took on the role of deputy chairman of ARD.
In September 2004, the deputy chairman of ARD and director of WDR took action against the planned introduction of a state-determined quota in public broadcasting: In this context, Pleitgen warned against interference with the broadcasters' program autonomy. In January 2005, the WDR director also spoke out in favor of expelling politicians from broadcasting committees in the future in order to guarantee the independence of the media. On December 17, 2006, after almost 300 broadcasts, Fritz Pleitgen hosted the ARD "Presseclub", one of the oldest series on German television, for the last time. Monika Piel followed him. In May 2005, Pleitgen was awarded the "Médaille Charlemagne pour des Médias Européens" in Aachen as a European media personality. From April 1, 2007 to the end of 2011, Pleitgen was chairman of the management board of Ruhr 2010 GmbH.
He was honored with the Great Cross of Merit in 2012 for his voluntary, social commitment, such as as President of the German Cancer Aid. He was also awarded the "Golden Blokhin Medal" from the Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in 2019. In June 2020 it became known that Pleitgen was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Fritz Pleitgen died on September 15, 2022 in Cologne.- Dieter Schulte was born on 13 January 1940 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Wilhelm Hein was born on 12 February 1940 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for To Those Who Found No Graves (1994), Kali-Filme (1988) and Der König der Froschschenkel (1997). He was previously married to Birgit Hein.- Friedel Rausch was born on 27 February 1940 in Duisburg, Germany. He was married to Marlies. He died on 18 November 2017 in Horw, Luzern, Switzerland.
- Jürgen Kesting was born on 26 July 1940 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Devil and Ms. D (1999), Planet Wissen (2002) and Sternstunden der Musik (2018).
- Annette Luyken was born on 18 February 1941 in Duisburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Marienhof (1992), Gesucht wird... (1976) and St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1979).
- Daisy Door was born on 30 January 1944 in Duisburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Schoolgirl Report Part 2: What Keeps Parents Awake at Night (1971), Der Kommissar (1969) and Hit-Journal (1973).
- Holger Klotzbach was born on 30 January 1946 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for A Virus Knows No Morals (1986), Quartier Latin, Berlin (1983) and Hörbar Rust (2011).
- Friedhelm Moenter was born on 22 November 1946 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Rotwang muß weg! (1994). He died on 18 February 2009 in Hamburg, Germany.
- 1967 Abitur at the Archbishop's Grammar School in Brühl. Studied psychology at the University of Cologne.
Since 1972 employed as a graduate psychologist at the research association "Das körperbehinderte Kind" e. V., Cologne, then at the Zentrum für Frühförderung und Frühbehandlung e. V., Cologne.
Since 1992, member of the board of the AWO district Mittelrhein, chairwoman of the AWO district association Rhein-Erft-Kreis, member of the supervisory board of the operating company Seniorenzentren der AWO Rhein-Erft-Kreis; vice president in the presidium Stiftung Soziale Arbeit Bergheim; member of the administrative advisory board Lebenshilfe Wohnstätten e. V., Erftstadt. Since May 1997 First Chairwoman of the Society for Scientific Conversational Psychotherapy; since March 2002 President of the Federal Association for Health. Since 2003, member of the board of Aktion Psychisch Kranke (APK). Deputy member of the Broadcasting Council of the WDR, Cologne. Member of the following organizations: Kinderschutzbund, Lebenshilfe, Forschungsgemeinschaft "Das körperbehinderte Kind", Deutsche Alzheimergesellschaft Euskirchen, Pro Familia Köln, Museumsgesellschaft Brühl, Kunstverein Brühl, Deutsches Glockenmuseum auf Burg Greifenstein, EuropaDonna and on the youth welfare committee of the city of Brühl. Deputy member of the Joint Federal Committee of Doctors and Health Insurers.
Member of the SPD since 1972, honorary chairwoman of the Brühl SPD local association since 2004, member of the district executive committee of the Social Democrats' working group. - Nikolaus Schneider was born on 3 September 1947 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Kölner Treff (1976), NDR Talk Show (1979) and Tacheles - Talk am roten Tisch (1999).
- Holger Osieck was born on 31 August 1948 in Homberg, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.