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 ''Der Stern von Afrika'' () is a 1957 black-and-white German war film portraying the combat career of a World War II Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille. The film stars Joachim Hansen and Marianne Koch and was directed by Alfred Weide ...

'' and ''

Wir Wunderkinder ''Wir Wunderkinder'' is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Hansjörg Felmy and Robert Graf. The black-and-white film is also known in English as ''Aren't We Wonderful?''. Plot The film recounts the lives of tw ...

'' 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' (1966) who hunts the leading characters played by

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and

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. In his last years he suffered from

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. He died in Eching near

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. Felmy was the son of the German airforce general

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(1885 - 1965).

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1957) - Robert Franke * ' (1957) - Teichmann * '' The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) - Hein Jensen * '' The Copper'' (1958) - Harry Dennert * ''

Heart Without Mercy ''Heart Without Mercy'' () is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Barbara Rütting, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Hinz.Hake p.117 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1958) - Ulrich Rombach * '' The Muzzle'' (1958) - Georg Rabanus * ''

'' (1958) - Hans Boeckel * '' Restless Night'' (1958) - Fedor Baranowski * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1959) - Niko Jost * ''

People in the Net ''People in the Net'' (), also known as ''Unwilling Agent'', is a 1959 West German Cold War spy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Johanna von Koczian and Hannes Messemer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 306 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1959) - Klaus Martens * ''

The Forests Sing Forever ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (German: ''Und ewig singen die Wälder'') is a 1959 Austrian Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Paul May and starring Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy and Joachim Hansen (actor), Joachim Hansen. It was f ...

'' (1959) - Tore Björndal * '' The Buddenbrooks'' (1959) - Thomas Buddenbrook * ' (1959) - Robert Wissmann * ' (1960) - Fred Ploetz * '' Brainwashed'' (1960) - Hans Berger * '' The Ambassador'' (1960) - Jan Möller * ''

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'' (1960) - Roman Blatter * '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (1961) - Graf Bodo von Überlohe-Zabernsee * ''

The Shadows Grow Longer ''The Shadows Grow Longer'' () is a 1961 Swiss-West German drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret ...

'' (1961) - Max * ' (1961) - Daniel Utby * ' (1962) - Mann mit Feuer (uncredited) * ''

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 It ...

'' (1962) - Peter Thorwald * ''

Station Six-Sahara ''Station Six-Sahara'' is a 1963 British-West German drama film directed by Seth Holt and starring Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck and Ian Bannen. It is a remake of the 1938 film '' S.O.S. Sahara'', which had been based on a play by Jean Martet ...

'' (1963) - Martin * ''

The Pirates of the Mississippi ''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' () is a novel by the German writer Friedrich Gerstäcker, published in three volumes by in Leipzig in 1848. It revolves around a gang of river pirates led by the charismatic Captain Kelly, who operate from an ...

'' (1963) - Sheriff James Lively * ' (1963) - John Hillier * ''

Murderer in the Fog ''Murderer in the Fog'' () is a 1964 West German crime film directed by Eugen York and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Ingmar Zeisberg and Elke Arendt.Bock & Bergfelder p.122 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Schneider. The film ...

'' (1964) - Kommissar Hauser * ''

The Monster of London City ''The Monster of 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 sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1964) - Richard Sand * ''

The Seventh Victim ''The Seventh Victim'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, and Kim Hunter. Written by Charles O'Neal and DeWitt Bodeen, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictu ...

'' (1964) - Peter Brooks * ''

When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube ''When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube'' is a 1965 German-Austrian comedy film of the heimatfilm genre directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Ingeborg Schöner and Gaston Brocksieper. The cinematographer was Heinz Pehlke.R ...

'' (1965) - Frank Richter * ''

'' (1966) - Heinrich Gerhard * ' (1967, TV miniseries) - Bert Gregor * ''

The Body in the Thames ''The Body in the Thames'' (German: ''Die Tote aus der Themse'') is a 1971 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters.Bergfelder p. 257 It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace ...

'' (1971) - Inspector Craig * ''

Alexander Zwo Alexander Zwo (literally translated "Alexander No. 2") is a German- French-Austrian-Italian TV mini-series directed by Franz Peter Wirth. Synopsis Mike Friedberg (Jean-Claude Bouillon) is a chemist in the United States. When his father dies in a ...

'' (1972–1973, TV miniseries) - Klaus Müller * ' (1976) - Truck driver * ''

'' (1974–1980, TV series) - Heinz Haferkamp * '' Overheard'' (1984, TV film) - Christopher Caulker * '' Die Wilsheimer'' (1987, TV series) - Jean Ziegler * ' (1989, TV film) - Friedrich Seyfried * '' Abenteuer Airport'' (1990, TV series) - Charly Kapitzki * ' (1994, TV series) - Paul Hagedorn

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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