Axel Siefer (born November 30, 1950) is a German

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Biography

Axel Siefer attended the Acting School in Stuttgart,

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from 1969 to 1973. Since 1971 he has worked as stage-, TV- and film- actor and director.Short-biography about Axel Siefer on the official website of the German private TV broadcaster ''SAT.1''. (German)
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, which started in 2010. Apart from his work as actor and director Axel Siefer was involved in the foundation and management of several theaters in Germany. Furthermore, he wrote a book with the title ''Als Schubert so alt war wie ich…'', where he worked up his twenty-year-old stage experience in the role as contrabassist in

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's '' Der Kontrabaß''.Article in the German newspaper ''Kölner Stadtanzeiger'' about the presentation of Siefer's book ''Als Schubert so alt war wie ich…'' (German)
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Filmography (selection)

* 1996: Gefährliche Freundin (

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) * 1998:

Der Fahnder ''Der Fahnder'' is a German television crime drama series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985. Cast ; Klaus Wennemann: Hannes Faber (episodes 1–91) ; Jörg Schüt ...

( TV series, Appearance in one episode) * 1999:

The Princess and the Warrior ''The Princess and the Warrior'' (german: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, lit=The Warrior and the Empress) is a 2000 German romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It follows the life of Sissi (Franka Potente), a psychiatric hospit ...

''(Der Krieger und die Kaiserin)'' * 2001: Antonia - Zwischen Liebe und Macht (TV movie) * 2002:

Verbotene Liebe ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of ...

(TV

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, Appearance in four episodes from 1999 to 2002) * 2003: The Tenth Summer ''(Der 10. Sommer)'' * 2003: Und Tschüß, ihr Lieben (TV movie) * 2003:

SK Kölsch ''SK Kölsch'' was German television series produced in Cologne, which was broadcast on Sat.1 from 1999 to 2006. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama ...

(TV series, Appearance in one episode) * 2004: Stromberg (TV series, Appearance in one episode) * 2006: ''(Der Liebeswunsch)'' (TV movie) * 2006:

Crime Scene A crime scene is any location that may be associated with a committed crime. Crime scenes contain physical evidence that is pertinent to a criminal investigation. This evidence is collected by crime scene investigators (CSI) and law enforcemen ...

''(Tatort)'' (TV series) * 2007: Stolberg (TV series, Appearance in 1 episode) * 2008: ''(Die Entdeckung der Currywurst)'' * 2009:

Lindenstraße ''Lindenstraße'' (literally "Linden Street") was a long-running German television drama series, broadcast by Das Erste. The first episode aired on 8 December 1985 and since then new episodes were broadcast weekly until 2020. Its last timeslot ...

(TV soap opera, Appearance in five episodes in various roles) * 2010: The Lost Father (TV movie) * 2010:

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...

(TV series, Appearance in one episode) * 2011: Neander-Jin: The Return of the Neanderthal Man * 2011: Aschenputtel (TV movie) * 2013: Trimbelten * 2013:

(TV series, Appearance in 52 episodes from 2010 to 2013)

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siefer, Axel 1950 births Living people German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors Place of birth missing (living people)