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Siegfried Lenz(1926-2014)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Siegfried Lenz was born on 17 March 1926 in Lyck, East Prussia, Germany [now Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for The Lightship (1985), Die Zeit der Schuldlosen (1964) and Das Feuerschiff (1963). He was married to Liselotte. He died on 7 October 2014 in Hamburg, Germany.
BornMarch 17, 1926
DiedOctober 7, 2014(88)
BornMarch 17, 1926
DiedOctober 7, 2014(88)
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Known for

The Lightship (1985)
The Lightship
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1985
Die Zeit der Schuldlosen (1964)
Die Zeit der Schuldlosen
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1964
Das Feuerschiff (1963)
Das Feuerschiff
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1963
Der Mann im Strom (1958)
Der Mann im Strom
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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Writer

  • Jannis Niewöhner in Turncoat (2020)
    Turncoat
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 2020
  • Juergen Maurer and Ina Weisse in Der Anfang von etwas (2019)
    Der Anfang von etwas
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • short story
    • 2019
  • Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
    The German Lesson
    6.8
    • novel
    • 2019
  • A Minute's Silence (2016)
    A Minute's Silence
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2016
  • Der Verlust (2015)
    Der Verlust
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2015
  • Die Flut ist pünktlich (2014)
    Die Flut ist pünktlich
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 2014
  • Max Hegewald and Franziska Brandmeier in Arnes Nachlass (2013)
    Arnes Nachlass
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2013
  • Die Auflehnung (2010)
    Die Auflehnung
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2010
  • Das Feuerschiff (2008)
    Das Feuerschiff
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2008
  • Jan Fedder in Der Mann im Strom (2006)
    Der Mann im Strom
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • story
    • 2006
  • Fritz et Franz (1997)
    Fritz et Franz
    Short
    • based on an original story by
    • 1997
  • Tote Briefe
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1991
  • Herzlichst, Heinz Rühmann
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1991
  • Das serbische Mädchen (1991)
    Das serbische Mädchen
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1991
  • Heimatmuseum
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1988

Actor

  • Das Feuerschiff (2008)
    Das Feuerschiff
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Pfeiferauchender Angler
    • 2008
  • Ein Kriegsende (1986)
    Ein Kriegsende
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Erzähler (voice)
    • 1986
  • So zärtlich war Suleyken
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • 1971–1972

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 17, 1926
    • Lyck, East Prussia, Germany [now Elk, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • October 7, 2014
    • Hamburg, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Liselotte1949 - February 5, 2006 (her death)

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