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- John Klinger was born on 14 May 1984 in Bitburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Macho Man 3, GWF Three Count: Die Wrestling Serie (2017) and GWF Machtkampf (2022). He died on 20 May 2024 in Bremen, Germany.
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His father and grandfather were both in show business. Carrell attended high school, but left at the age of 16 and set off for Paris on his bicycle. He rode his bike all the way to Brussels, sold it there and continued hitchhiking. He struggled for three months on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, living alternately in a tent or on a park bench. Back in his homeland at the age of 17, he replaced his father in a guest appearance and has remained in show business ever since. For many years he worked as an entertainer, magician, ventriloquist, etc. in the Netherlands. In 1957 Carrell married the Dutchwoman Truus de Vries. The daughters Annemieke (1958) and Caroline (1962) come from this marriage.
The spouses separated in 1967 and the divorce did not occur until 1973. In 1959, a television appearance with his own ideas made him famous overnight. He then got a monthly television show, the "Rudi Carrell Show", which he wrote, produced and presented over 35 times for Dutch television. In 1964 he won the Silver Rose of Montreux for Dutch television's "Rudi Carrell Show". In 1965, Radio Bremen broadcast the show for the first time in Germany with great success. From 1968 his shows were broadcast as a co-production by Radio Bremen and Süddeutscher Rundfunk. Until 1974 he presented "The Rudi Carrell Show", which was replaced in the same year by the show "Am churning" and became the most successful program on German television with ratings of 64 percent. Since 1970, Carrell has also appeared in feature films, mostly in clothes like "Aunt Trude from Buxtehude".
He also celebrated success with his records and delivered an unforgettable hit with "When will it really be summer again?" In 1974 he married Anke Bobbert from Bremen, the mother of his son Alexander (1977). Carrell was also in demand as an advertising medium, including when he posed for the EDEKA retail group. The company credited Carrell's campaign with a 3.5 percent increase in sales in 1979. Rudi Carrell celebrated a brilliant comeback on television in the fall of 1981 with "Rudi's Tagesshow", a parody of the news program "Tagesschau". Carrell earned the displeasure of some politicians and was even responsible for a diplomatic crisis with Iran because he gave the impression on his show in 1987 that Iranian leader Khomeini had received women's underwear as a gift from his followers. Tehran then closed the Goethe Institute and expelled two diplomats. The crisis was resolved after Carrell's apology.
In October 1987, Carrell went on air with "Herzblatt," a "show to fall in love with," which achieved ratings of up to 50 percent on Bayerischer Rundfunk. After 128 broadcasts, Carrell handed the show over to Reinhard Fendrich. When the "Rudi Carrell Show" was broadcast again in 1988 as a wish-fulfillment show, it was the most popular show among the audience according to a reader survey by a Munich newspaper. His "Herzblatt" came in third place. In other programs such as "Rudi's Animal Show", "The Post goes off" and "Rudi's Holiday Show" he once again thrilled millions of viewers. From 1996, Carrell produced one of Europe's most successful comedy shows, "7 Days - 7 Heads", in which he also appeared in front of the camera. With his team, consisting of Mike Krüger, Gaby Köster, Jochen Busse, Kalle Pohl, Bernd Stelter and various guest stars, he received the "Golden Lion".
Carrell received many other awards in his long career, including a "Bambi" as "Best Quizmaster", two "Golden Cameras", the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class and the Karl Valentin Order. His second wife Anke died in 2000. In 2001 he unexpectedly married the then 30-year-old hotel manager Simone Felischak for his third marriage in Australia. Queen Beatrix appointed him a knight in the Dutch Order of the Lion in 2001. In September 2003, Carrell was awarded the German Television Award. Even after his 70th birthday in December 2004, the TV veteran stayed with the medium: Rudi Carrell continued to work in the background on the RTL comedy show "7 Days, 7 Heads". After many successful years, the last episode of "7 Days, 7 Heads" was broadcast on December 30, 2005.
From 1985 to 2000 he was in a relationship with the screenwriter Susanne Hoffmann, which he publicly acknowledged in 1997. After the death of his wife Anke in February 2000 due to heart failure, he also separated from Susanne Hoffmann, who died of a brain tumor in 2003. In 2001 he married his third wife, the hotel manager Simone Felischak. At the Golden Camera award ceremony in February 2006, Rudi Carrell was honored with the honorary award for his life's work. At the same time, the entertainer, who was suffering from lung cancer, said goodbye to the show stage.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Steve Barton was born on 26 June 1954 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Another World (1964), Tatort (1970) and Tierärztin Christine III: Abenteuer in Südafrika (1998). He was married to Sallie Ann 'Denny' Berry. He died on 21 July 2001 in Bremen, Germany.- Werner Schumacher was born on 4 May 1921 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Der Andere (1959) and Das Patenkind (1971). He died on 18 April 2004 in Bremen, Germany.
- Special Effects
- Actor
- Editor
Stefan Svahn was born on 19 September 1979. He was an actor and editor, known for Blutrausch - Gefangen im Haus des Grauens (2006), The Lost Way of the Zombies (2005) and Voodoo Curse - Legba's Rache (2009). He died on 7 March 2024 in Bremen, Germany.- Ferdinand Dux was born on 21 February 1920 in Thale, Germany. He was an actor, known for Bruder Esel (1996), CityExpress (1999) and Die Piefke-Saga (1990). He was married to Gudrun Kreutzberger. He died on 23 October 2009 in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany.
- Herbert Steinmetz was born on 19 October 1908 in Elstertrebnitz, Germany. He was an actor, known for Effi Briest (1974), Der Monddiamant (1974) and Scene of the Crime: A Tooth for a Tooth (1985). He died on 30 November 1986 in Bremen, Germany.
- Harry Frommermann was born on 12 October 1906 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932), Three from the Filling Station (1930) and Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931). He was married to Olga Bertha Wolff and Marie Erna Elise Linn Eggstein "Marion". He died on 29 October 1975 in Bremen, Germany.
- Eddy Steinblock was born on 16 December 1955 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Voll normaaal (1994), Die Superbullen - Sie kennen keine Gnade (2011) and André schafft sie alle (1985). He died on 8 November 2017 in Bremen, Germany.
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ronny was born on 10 March 1930 in Bremen, Germany. He was a music artist and actor, known for Hurra, die Schule brennt - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank IV. Teil (1969), Morgen fällt die Schule aus - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, VI. Teil (1971) and Album (2008). He was married to Frauke Roloff. He died on 18 August 2011 in Bremen, Germany.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Jürgen von Alten was born on 12 January 1903 in Hannover, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Susanne im Bade (1936), Rote Mühle (1940) and In geheimer Mission (1938). He was married to Hilde Seipp. He died on 28 February 1994 in Bremen, Germany.- Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow was born on 30 April 1985 in Aichach, Bavaria, West Germany. He was an actor, known for The Wave (2008), Storm of Love (2005) and Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002). He died on 15 January 2020 in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany.
- Gustav Botz was born on 4 August 1883 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu (1922), Die Entdeckung Deutschlands (1916) and Gräfin de Castro (1916). He was married to Elisabeth Botz-Kotz. He died on 29 September 1932 in Bremen, Germany.
- The daughter of Olga Tschechowa and Michael Chekhov, Ada Tschechowa made up her mind at an early age to become an actress, albeit she concentrated on stage work, unlike her mother, who was predominantly a film actress. In 1921, her family moved to Berlin, where she grew up. Until 1934, Ada was married to cinematographer Franz Weihmayr, then to physician Dr. Wilhelm Rust until 1950, and finally to boxer Conny Rux.
By her second marriage (to Dr. Wilhelm Rust), she gave birth to future actress Vera Tschechowa in 1940. According to her daughter, Ada was very protective. In an interview Vera gave to the magazine Frau im Spiegel, she recalled meeting Elvis Presley who asked if he could accompany her home only to be greeted coldly by her mother. After WWII, she only took part in one film Geheimnis einer Ehe (1951) (in which her mother, Olga appeared), the stage was still her great passion.
Ada Tschechowa was killed at age 49 in a 1966 crash landing of a Lufthansa Convair. - Director
- Writer
Karl Fruchtmann was born on 10 December 1915 in Meuselwitz, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Krankensaal 6 (1974), Ein einzelner Mord (1999) and Der Schatz des Priamos (1981). He was married to Janet Clothier. He died on 10 June 2003 in Bremen, Germany.- Animation Department
Sue Adnopoz is known for Hercules (1997), Aladdin (1992) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). She was married to David Adnopoz. She died on 19 August 2017 in Bremen, Maine, USA.- Christian Günther was born on 19 March 1938 in Potsdam, Germany. He was an actor, known for Loriot (1976), Die Wölfe (1963) and Löwenzahn (1981). He died on 21 April 2001 in Bremen, Germany.
- Michael Koser was born on 24 April 1938 in Berlin, Germany. Michael was a writer, known for Malatesta (1970). Michael died on 20 February 2024 in Bremen, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Harald Halgardt was born on 5 August 1927 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Solange Leben in mir ist (1965), The Assassination (1964) and Der Floh im Ohr (1973). He was married to Marianne Christina Schilling. He died on 19 January 2019 in Bremen, Germany.- Hartmut Perschau was born on 28 March 1942 in Danzig, West Prussia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Aus gutem Haus (2000) and Die großen Kriminalfälle (2000). He was married to Heike. He died on 25 July 2022 in Bremen, Germany.
- Manfred Hausmann was born on 10 September 1898 in Kassel, Germany. He was a writer, known for Abel with the Mouth Organ (1933), Herzlichst, Heinz Rühmann (1990) and Der Fischbecker Wandteppich (1964). He was married to Irmgard Schmidt. He died on 6 August 1986 in Bremen, Germany.
- Mabel May-Yong was born on 28 June 1884 in Magdeburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tamburin und Castagnetten (1920), Was der Totenkopf erzählt (1921) and Erzgauner (1921). She died on 3 April 1968 in Bremen, Germany.
- Erika Rumsfeld was born on 8 March 1919. She was an actress, known for Loriot (1976), Vier Stunden von Elbe 1 (1968) and Die Dubrow Krise (1969). She died on 30 July 1998 in Bremen, Germany.
- Else Svahn was born on 10 June 1928 in Germany. She died on 22 February 2020 in Bremen, Germany.
- Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen was born on 9 November 1907 in Potsdam, Germany. He was married to Kira Kirillovna. He died on 25 September 1994 in Bremen, Germany.