Helmut Fischer (15 November 1926 – 14 June 1997) was a popular, award-winning

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actor.

Life

Helmut Fischer was the son of a businessman and a tailor who grew up in the

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district of ''Neuhausen'' at '' Donnersbergerstraße 50a'', where he also went to school. When the secondary school rejected him, he joined Otto Falckenberg's drama school, which he quit after a short time. Subsequently, Fischer worked as a stage actor. In 1952, he debuted at

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city theatre in the role of Albrecht III in

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's ''Agnes Bernauer''. The reviews were devastating. For almost 20 years, Fischer remained largely unknown and was only cast in minor supporting roles. Among other things, he worked at the ''Zuban'' show at Munich's

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, playing the part of a zebra's behind. In 1953, he married dancer Utta Martin, with whom he lived together up until his death (44 years). 1961 saw the actor's debut in Bavarian Television, as a hairdresser in Ludwig Thoma's comedy ''Die Lokalbahn''. Fischer described himself as "terrible" in that role, and said in retrospect: "''Richtig g'schämt hab' ich mich, wie überzogen ich damals g'spielt hab'' (I was terribly ashamed about my totally excessive acting)." Because he wasn't able to pay the bills as an actor, Fischer also worked as a film critic for Munich daily ''Abendzeitung''. In 1972, he played in a Bavarian Television production of the first episode of the ''

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'' series, as an assistant to Inspector Veigl (played by

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). When the character of Veigl was "retired" in 1981, Fischer was promoted to ''Commissioner Ludwig Lenz'', and until 1987 solved a total of seven cases. In 1974, while hanging out in his favorite café ''Münchner Freiheit'', Fischer met director

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. The latter quickly recognized his talent, and in 1979 cast him in a major role in the TV series ''

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'', in which Fischer, for the first time, got to play the role of an easy-going playboy. Monacofranze

Fischer's final breakthrough as a television actor came in 1983 when Dietl cast him as the lead in the series ''

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''. Together with Dietl, author

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co-wrote the scripts for almost all of the show's ten episodes. In the series, which has now reached cult status, Fischer alongside

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, and played an easy-going dandy, charmer and ladies' men, who always manages to wiggle his way out of awkward situations with his trademark sheepish smile. Famous quotes by the character ("A bisserl was geht immer") became popular quickly, to the point where they found their way into the everyday use of Germans. At the time, Fischer also recorded a successful record titled "''Spatzl (Schau wia i schau))'' (Sweetheart (Look like I'm looking))." Following the show's success, the actor kept busy with roles whose properties were reliably based on the''Stenz'' cliché, even though until the end of his life Fischer kept reassuring the public that the figure of ''Monaco Franze'' had nothing in common with his personal life. In the mid-1980s, Fischer played with

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and

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in the ''Three Crazy Jerks'' movies. Between 1987 to 1992, he appeared on the screen as "''Josefbärli''", along with

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, and with Ilse Neubauer in the series ''

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(The House Keeper)''. Fischer enjoyed his last success in the series ''

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(A castle on the

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)'', in which he played the absent-minded real estate manager ''Leo Laxeneder'', and the fictitious mayor of Hohenwaldau, ''Peter Elfinger'' in '' Peter and Paul'', alongside

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. In 1993, Helmut Fischer was diagnosed with cancer; at the time, only his wife Utta knew about it. In 1996, the actor underwent treatment by controversial cancer specialist Julius Hackethal. In November of the same year, he celebrated his 70th birthday with a number of friends and colleagues. At the occasion, he told the press: "''Das Leben macht sich ja mehr und mehr aus dem Staub'' (Life is increasingly buzzing off)." Eight months later, Fischer passed away in

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. On 19 June 1997, more than 1,000 people participated in his funeral service at the mortuary of Munich's northern cemetery, and the subsequent funeral at Bogenhausen cemetery (gravesite no. 2-4-2). In his funeral speech, Munich's Lord Mayor

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, a personal friend, and long-time neighbor of Fischer, said: "... ''Populär war er in ganz Deutschland - in München wurde er geliebt.'' (He was well-liked all over Germany - in Munich, he was loved.)" Two years after his death, a bronze monument of Fischer, commissioned by Munich's municipal government, and done by sculptor Nicolai Tregor Jr. was revealed. It is located at the actor's former favorite spot in the garden of café ''Münchner Freiheit'' in the Schwabing district.

Filmography

*1958: ''Cherchez la femme'' (''Curse the Women''); with

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*1959: '' Hunting Party''; with

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and

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*1960: ''

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''; with

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and

Ludwig Schmid-Wildy Ludwig Schmid-Wildy (3 May 1896 – 30 January 1982) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' Um das Menschenrecht'' (1934) * '' Shock Troop'' (1934) * '' Storms in May'' (1938) * '' Escape in the Dark'' (1939) * ''Uproar in Damascus'' (1939 ...

*1960: ''Die vor die Hunde gehen'' (''Those Who go to the Dogs'') *1962: ''Florence und der Zahnarzt'' (''Florence and the Dentist'') *1970: ''Der Röhm-Putsch'' (''

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''); with

Hans Korte Hans Korte (8 April 1929 – 25 September 2016) was a German actor. Filmography * ''Yesterday Girl'' (1966), as The Judge * ' (1967, TV Movie), as Ernst Röhm * ' (1970), as Kommissar * ''Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da'' (1970), as Max Hirnbiss ...

and

*1978: '; with Gustl Bayrhammer *1978: '' The Unicorn'' *1978: ''

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'' - Season 05, Episode 04: "Ein Hinterhalt" *1979: ''Blauer Himmel, den ich nur ahne'' (''Blue Heavens which I can but sense''); with Jörg Hube and

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*1979: ''

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''; Director:

*1980: ' *1984: '; with

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and

*1987: ''Hexenschuß'' (''A Slip of the Disc''); with Susanne Uhlen, ,

and

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*1987: '; with Thomas Gottschalk and

*1988: ''

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'' (''Hard Times''); with

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and

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*1988: '; with Thomas Gottschalk und Michael Winslow *1989: ''Jede Menge Schmidt'' (''Lots of Schmidt''); with

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*1992: ''Der Unschuldsengel'' (''Innocent as an Angel''); with

and

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*1993: ''Probefahrt ins Paradies'' (''Test Run to Paradise'') *1995: ''Drei in fremden Kissen'' (''Three in Foreign Sheets''); with Hans Brenner and

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*1996: ''Drei in fremden Betten'' (''Three in Foreign Beds''); with Fritz Wepper and

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*1997: ''Fröhlich geschieden'' (''Happily Divorced''); with

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TV series

*1962: '' Funkstreife Isar 12'' (''Patrol Car Isar 12''); with Wilmut Borell and

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*1968: '' Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre'' (''Count Yoster''); with

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and

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*1968: ''

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* German crime television series 1960s German police procedural television series 1970s German ...

: Die Beschützer'' (''The Strange Methods of F. J. Wanninger: The Protectors''); TV police series with

* 1972–1981: ''

''; as ''Kommissar Veigl's'' (Gustl Bayrhammer) assistant ''Ludwig Lenz'', with

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** 1972: ' ** 1973: ''Weißblaue Turnschuhe'' (''White and blue Sneakers'') ** 1973: ''Tote brauchen keine Wohnung'' (''Dead Persons need no Flat'') ** 1974: ' (''3-0 for Veigl'') ** 1975: ''Als gestohlen gemeldet'' (''Reported stolen'') ** 1975: ''Das zweite Geständnis'' (''The second Confession'') ** 1976: ''Wohnheim Westendstraße'' (''Westendstraße Boarding House'') ** 1977: ' (''The Girl at the Piano'') ** 1977: ''Schüsse in der Schonzeit'' (''Shots during Closed Season'') ** 1978: ''Schlußverkauf'' (''Sale-out'') ** 1978: ''Schwarze Einser'' (''Black Ones'') ** 1979: ''Ende der Vorstellung'' (''End of the Show'') ** 1979: ''Maria im Elend'' (''Miserable Maria'') ** 1980: ''Spiel mit Karten'' (''A Card Game'') ** 1981: ''Usambaraveilchen'' ( saintpaulias) * 1981–1987: ''Tatort''; as ''Hauptkommissar Ludwig Lenz'' ** 1981: ''Im Fadenkreuz'' (''In the Crosshairs'') ** 1982: ''Tod auf dem Rastplatz'' (''Death on the resting place'') ** 1983: ''Roulette mit sechs Kugeln'' (''Roulette with six Bullets'') ** 1984: ''Heißer Schnee'' (''Hot Snow'') ** 1985: ''Schicki Micki'' (''Fancy'') ** 1987: ''Die Macht des Schicksals'' (''The Power of Fate'') ** 1987: ''Gegenspieler'' (''Opponent'') * Tatort series as visiting commissioner in: ** 1976: ' (''Transit to the Afterlife'') ** 1977: ''Wer andern eine Grube gräbt'' (''Harm set, Harm get'') ** 1979: ''Der King'' (''The King'') ** 1987: ''Wunschlos tot'' (''Perfectly Dead'') *1972: ''Gestern gelesen'' (''Read Yesterday'') *1978: ''

'' - ''Ein Hinterhalt'' (''An Ambush''); TV police series with

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and Fritz Wepper *1979 and 1986/1987: ''

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'' (''The Million Mark Farmer''); with

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and Veronika Fitz *1979: '' Fast wia im richtigen Leben'' (''Almost like Real Life''); with Gerhard Polt *1979: ''

'' (''The Ordinary Madness'') *1982: '' Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl'' - ''Die abergläubische Putzfrau'' (''The Superstitious Cleaner''); Children's series *1983: ''Krimistunde'' (''Thriller Time'') *1983: ''

''; with

*1983: ''

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'' (''Our best Years''); with Uschi Glas and

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*1986: ''

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'' (''The Dreamliner''); guest role *1986: ' (''Save Me who Can!''); with

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*1987–1992: ''

'' (''The House Keeper''); with Veronika Fitz *1992: ' (''roughly: Lilli the Lottery Game Fairy''); with

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*1992–1993: ''

'' (''A Castle on Wörthersee''); with Uschi Glas *1993–1994: ''

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'' (''Peter and Paul''); series with Hans Clarin *1996: ''Wir Königskinder''; with Fritz Wepper

Stage plays

*1952: ''

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'' - at the

city theatre *1953: ''Diener zweier Herren'' (''

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'') - am Stadttheater Würzburg *1964: ''Die großen Sebastians'' (''The Great Sebastians'') - at the Kleine Komödie in

*1966: ''Italienische Nacht'' (''Italian Night'') - at

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*1969-1970: ''Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern'' (''Hunting Scenes from Lower Bavaria'') -

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*1975: ''Fast wie ein Poet'' (''Almost like A Poet'') - at Residenz Theatre - Director:

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*1984-1985: ''Waldfrieden'' (''Peace in the Woods'') -

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*1984-1985: ''Die Brautschau'' (''Looking for a Wife'') - am Münchner Volkstheater mit Hans Brenner

Awards

*1983 – Goldener Gong for " Monaco Franze", together with

and

*1983 – "Rose des Jahres (Rose of the Year)" by ''tz'' (Munich tabloid) *1983 – "Stern des Jahres (Star of the Year)" by Münchner Abendzeitung *1987 – "

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" *1990 – "Bambi" *1990 –

Adolf Grimme Awards The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Die Hausmeisterin ''Die Hausmeisterin'' is a German television series that originally aired in three seasons from 1987 to 1992. The storyline revolves around newly divorced Martha Haslbeck who works as a live in janitor at an apartment building located in the Ha ...

'', together with

and Cornelia Zaglmann-Willinger (author) *1991 – "München leuchtet" medal (for merits on Munich) *1992 – Siegfried Sommer Literary Awards *1993 – Golden Romy for "Most popular actor" *1997 – Bronze monument by Nicolai Tregor in Munich

Schwabing Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100 ...

* – "Krenkl-Preis" by the Munich

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for moral courage and civil engagement * – The ''Helmut-Fischer-Platz'' (Helmut Fischer Square) in Munich's Schwabing-West was named after him

Bibliography

* Fischer, Helmut (1997), ''A bissl was geht immer'', * ''Helmut Fischer - Der unsterbliche Stenz - Erinnerungen von seinen Freunden (Helmut Fischer - the immortal Stenz - Memories of his Friends)'' (2006),

Sources

External links

* *
Monaco Franze – der ewige Stenz
Bayerischer Rundfunk dossier of Helmut Dietl's TV series

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