Hansjörg Felmy (born Hans-Jörg Hellmuth Felmy; 31 January 1931 – 24 August 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1957 and 1995. Films like '' Der Stern von Afrika'' and '' Wir Wunderkinder'' made him a well-known actor in the late 1950s. He starred in the film '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (1961), which was entered into the

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. In the popular German television crime series '' Tatort'' he played police investigator Heinz Haferkamp from 1974 to 1980. In an international film appearance, he played the

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officer Heinrich Gerhard in

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's '' Torn Curtain'' (1966) who hunts the leading characters played by

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. In his last years he suffered from

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. He died in Eching near Munich. Felmy was the son of the German airforce general and war criminal Hellmuth Felmy (1885-1965).

Selected filmography

* '' Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957) - Robert Franke * ' (1957) - Teichmann * ''

The Heart of St. Pauli ''The Heart of St. Pauli'' (german: Das Herz von St. Pauli) is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Hansjörg Felmy and Jürgen Wilke. The film is set in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg and was an att ...

'' (1957) - Hein Jensen * '' The Copper'' (1958) - Harry Dennert * '' Heart Without Mercy'' (1958) - Ulrich Rombach * '' The Muzzle'' (1958) - Georg Rabanus * '' Wir Wunderkinder'' (1958) - Hans Boeckel * '' Restless Night'' (1958) - Fedor Baranowski * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1959) - Niko Jost * '' People in the Net'' (1959) - Klaus Martens * '' The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959) - Tore Björndal * '' The Buddenbrooks'' (1959) - Thomas Buddenbrook * ' (1959) - Robert Wissmann * ' (1960) - Fred Ploetz * ''

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'' (1960) - Hans Berger * '' The Ambassador'' (1960) - Jan Möller * '' Sacred Waters'' (1960) - Roman Blatter * '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (1961) - Graf Bodo von Überlohe-Zabernsee * '' The Shadows Grow Longer'' (1961) - Max * ' (1961) - Daniel Utby * ' (1962) - Mann mit Feuer (uncredited) * '' The Happy Years of the Thorwalds'' (1962) - Peter Thorwald * '' Station Six-Sahara'' (1963) - Martin * '' The Pirates of the Mississippi'' (1963) - Sheriff James Lively * ' (1963) - John Hillier * '' Murderer in the Fog'' (1964) - Kommissar Hauser * ''

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 ...

'' (1964) - Richard Sand * '' The Seventh Victim'' (1964) - Peter Brooks * '' When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube'' (1965) - Frank Richter * '' Torn Curtain'' (1966) - Heinrich Gerhard * ' (1967, TV miniseries) - Bert Gregor * '' The Body in the Thames'' (1971) - Inspector Craig * '' Alexander Zwo'' (1972–1973, TV miniseries) - Klaus Müller * ' (1976) - Truck driver * '' Tatort'' (1974–1980, TV series) - Heinz Haferkamp * '' Overheard'' (1984, TV film) - Christopher Caulker * '' Die Wilsheimer'' (1987, TV series) - Jean Ziegler * ' (1989, TV film) - Friedrich Seyfried * ''

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'' (1990, TV series) - Charly Kapitzki * ' (1994, TV series) - Paul Hagedorn

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Felmy, Hansjorg 1931 births 2007 deaths Male actors from Berlin German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors