Dietmar Otto Schönherr (; 17 May 1926 – 18 July 2014) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1944 and 2014. He was famous for playing the role of Major Cliff Allister McLane in the German science fiction series '' Raumpatrouille''. He was born in

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, Austria. He was married to the Danish actress

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from 1965 until her death in 2013. In 2011 he was awarded with the

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

Selected filmography

* ' (''Young Eagles'') (1944) - Theo Brakke * ''Les Amours de Blanche-Neige'' (1947) - Joe Burton * ''Das Fräulein und der Vagabund'' (1949) - Gerhard Renken * ' (1951) - Vigo, Leutnant der Grenzpolizei * '' Love's Carnival'' (1955) - Leutnant Hans Rudloff * '' Bonjour Kathrin'' (1956) - Duval * ' (1956) - Müller-Staen jr. * ' (1956) - Ferry Singer * ''

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'' (1956) - Günter Legler, Turnierreiter * ''Made in Germany'' (1957) - Dr. Roderich Zeiss * ''Die verpfuschte Hochzeitsnacht'' (1957) - Alexander Schulze * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1957) - Stefan Riehl * ''

Spring in Berlin ''Spring in Berlin'' (german: Frühling in Berlin) is a 1957 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Sonja Ziemann, Gerhard Riedmann, and Gardy Granass. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and ...

'' (1957) - Hannes Delk * '' Doctor Bertram'' (1957) - Kurt Losch * ''

The Elephant in a China Shop ''The Elephant in a China Shop'' (german: Der Elefant im Porzellanladen) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl Wery, Mara Lane and Dietmar Schönherr.Lentz p.307 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1958) - Clemens * ' (1958) - Peter Benrath * ' (1958) - Herbert Thanner * ''Sehnsucht hat mich verführt'' (1958) - Albert Hermann * ''Frauensee'' (1958) - Ferry Graf Chur * ''

Die unvollkommene Ehe ''Die unvollkommene Ehe'' is a 1959 Austrian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Paula Wessely as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert * Johanna Matz as Susi - ihre Tochter * Joh ...

'' (1959) - Rolf Beckmayer * '' Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1959) - Mitja Burganoff * '' Jons und Erdme'' (1959) - Direktor der Seifenfabrik * ' (1959) - Willi Schultz * '' Beloved Augustin'' (1960) - Franz von Gravenreuth * ''

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen ''Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen'' (german: Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen) is a 1960 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar. It dramatizes the sinking of , which was sunk while carrying German servicemen and around 6,000 civilian evacuees. Heinz Sc ...

'' (1960) - Gaston * ' (1960) - Fritz Merlin * ''

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'' (1960) - Rabbi * ''Ingeborg'' (1960) - Peter * ' (1960) - Michael Böhm * '' Beloved Impostor'' (1961) - David Ogden * ' (1961) - Dr. Georg Holst * ''

Melody of Hate ''Melody of Hate'' (German: ''Haß ohne Gnade'') is a 1962 West German thriller film directed by Ralph Lothar and starring Maria Perschy, Horst Frank and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.131 Cast * Maria Perschy as Claudia / Martina * Horst ...

'' (1962) - Dr. Elmer * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) - Häger's Aide (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1962) - Petit Prince * ''

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds ''The Happy Years of the Thorwalds'' (German: ''Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and , starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.40 I ...

'' (1962) - Martin Thorwald * '' His Best Friend'' (1962) - Marius Melichar * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1962) - Günter Krüger * ' (1963) - Inspektor Eric Harvey * ' (1963) - Richard * ''

Mystery of the Red Jungle ''Mystery of the Red Jungle'' (german: Weiße Fracht für Hongkong, french: Le mystère de la jongue rouge, it, Da 077: criminali ad Hong Kong, also known as ''Operation Hong Kong'') is a 1964 German-French-Italian adventure-spy film directed by ...

'' (1964) - Ted Barnekow * ' (1964) - Klaus Petermann * ''

The Monster of London City ''The Monster of London City'' (german: Das Ungeheuer von London-City) is a 1964 West German ''krimi'' crime film directed by Edwin Zbonek and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Marianne Koch, and Dietmar Schönherr.Reimer & Zachau p.160 The film's se ...

'' (1964) - Dr. Morely Greely / Michael * ''

Victim Five ''Victim Five'', also known as ''Code 7, Victim 5!'', originally filmed as ''Table Bay'', is a 1964 British crime film produced by Harry Alan Towers and US television producer Arthur "Skip" Steloff that was shot in Cape Town in Technicolor and ...

'' (1964) - Dr. Paul Bryson * ''

The Secret of the Chinese Carnation ''The Secret of the Chinese Carnation'' (german: Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke, it, Il segreto del garofano cinese) is a 1964 German-Italian krimi eurospy film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Paul Dahlke, Olga Schoberová, ...

'' (1964) - Dr. Cecil Wilkens * ' (1965) - Hans Rothe * ''

Coast of Skeletons ''Coast of Skeletons'' is a 1965 adventure film, directed by Robert Lynn and starring Richard Todd and Dale Robertson. It is a sequel to the 1963 film ''Death Drums Along the River'', and just as that film, it uses the characters from Edgar W ...

'' (1965) - Piet Van Houten * ''

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'' (1965) - Henderson * ''

A Holiday with Piroschka ''A Holiday with Piroschka'' (german: Ferien mit Piroschka) is a 1965 comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Marie Versini, Götz George, and Dietmar Schönherr. It was a co-production between Austria, Hungary and West Germany ...

'' (1965) - Alfi Trattenbach * ''

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'' (1966) - Walter Thomas * '' Raumpatrouille'' (1966, TV series, 7 episodes) - Cliff Allister McLane * ' (1966) - Toni * ''

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'' (1967) - Allan Hood / George Hood * ' (1968) - Christian Bongert * ''April - April'' (1969) - Ambassador * ''

Come to Vienna, I'll Show You Something! ''Come to Vienna, I'll Show You Something!'' (german: Komm nach Wien, ich zeig dir was!) is a 1970 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Tanja Gruber, Veit Relin, and Andrea Rau. A sex comedy, it presents several ...

'' (1970) - Narrator * ' (1978, TV film) - Police Lieutenant Anderson * ' (1984) - Talk show host * ''

The Death of the White Stallion ''The Death of the White Stallion'' (german: Der Tod des weißen Pferdes) is a 1985 West German drama film directed by Christian Ziewer. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Thomas Anzenhofer as Veit * Pét ...

'' (1985) - Caspar von Schenkenstein * '' A Crime of Honour'' ( ''

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'', 1985, TV film) - Junger * '' Raffl'' (1985) - Pfarrer * '' Tanner'' (1985) - Steiner * ''Torquemada'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989, TV series) - Chief Editor Herbst * ' (1989) - Brasser * '' Journey of Hope'' (1990) - Massimo * ''Mirakel'' (1990) * ' (1992) - Gustav Hohenstein * ''

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'' (1992, TV miniseries) - Friedrich Brunneck * ''Brandnacht'' (1993) - Joshua Jordi * ''

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'' (1993–1994, TV series) - Jürgen Haller * ''Rosen aus Jericho'' (1994) * ''Jeden 3. Sonntag'' (1995) * ''Es war doch Liebe?'' (1995) * ''Eine fast perfekte Scheidung'' (1997) - Dr. Hofbauer * '' Back in Trouble'' (1997) - Dinkelmann * ''

Am I Beautiful? ''Am I Beautiful?'' (german: Bin ich schön?) is a 1998 German comedy film directed by Doris Dörrie. Cast * Marie Zielcke as Angelina * Carla Weindler as Carla * Julian Messner as Philip * Suzanne von Borsody as Lucy * Franka Potente as Lin ...

'' (1998) - Juan * ''

Leo & Claire ''Leo & Claire'' (german: Leo und Claire) is a 2001 German historical drama film produced, written and directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and starring Michael Degen and Suzanne von Borsody. The film was competing at the Montreal World Film Festival on ...

'' (2001) - Anwalt Dr. Richard Iphraim Herz * ''Handyman'' (2006) - Dr. Meyer

References

External links

* *
Interviews with Dietmar Schönherr
in the Online Archive of the

Österreichische Mediathek The Österreichische Mediathek ("Austrian Mediathek") is the Austrian archive for sound recordings and videos on cultural and contemporary history. It was founded in 1960 as Österreichische Phonothek (Austrian Phonothek) by the Ministry of Educat ...

(in German). Retrieved 29 July 2019 {{DEFAULTSORT:Schonherr, Dietmar 1926 births 2014 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors 20th-century Austrian male actors 21st-century Austrian male actors German television talk show hosts Actors from Innsbruck Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class