Herb Andress (January 10, 1935, in

Bad Goisern Bad or BAD may refer to: Common meanings *Evil, the opposite of moral good * Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect * Unhealthy, or counter to well-being *Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good Acronyms * BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley ...

– April 8, 2004, in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

), born Herbert Andreas Greunz, was an Austrian film and television actor, known particularly for his roles in the

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's main ...

film ''Lili Marleen'' (1981) and the same director's TV series ''

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day ''Eight Hours Don't Make a Day'' (german: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) (also translated as ''(Eight Hours Are Not a Day)'' is a West German television miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher R ...

'' (1972). Herb Andress later played in the television series '' Monaco Franze'', ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...

'', and ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

''. Herb Andress died of cancer at the age of 69.

Selected filmography

* ''

Chaque jour a son secret ''Chaque jour a son secret'' ( en, Every Day Has Its Secret) is a French thriller film from 1958, directed by Claude Boissol, written by Paul Andréota, starring Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of Maria Luisa Linarès.

'' (1958) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Combat! ''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American so ...

'' (1964-1966, TV Series) - German Lieutenant / German #2 * ''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. The first two seasons, totalin ...

'' (1965-1966, TV Series) - Assistant / Mechanical Man * ''

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini ''Ghost in the Invisible Bikini'' is the seventh and last of American International Pictures' beach party films. Released in 1966, the film features the cast cavorting in and around a haunted house and the adjacent swimming pool. No beach appea ...

'' (1966) - Statue (uncredited) * '' Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You'' (1966) - Venda * '' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?'' (1966) - German Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''The Battle of the Damned'' (1969) - German Pilot * ''Rangers: attacco ora X'' (1970) - SS Officer * '' Churchill's Leopards'' (1970) - Royal Marine * ''

Beware of a Holy Whore ''Beware of a Holy Whore'' (german: Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte) is a 1971 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that features Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Hanna Schygulla and Fassbinder himself. Fassbinder ...

'' (1971) - Mark, Coach * '' The Last Rebel'' (1971) - Lieutenant * ''

Lady Frankenstein ''Lady Frankenstein'' is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Mel Welles and written by Edward di Lorenzo. It stars Rosalba Neri (under the pseudonym Sara Bey), Joseph Cotten, Mickey Hargitay and Paul Müller. Plot Somewhere in Western-Ce ...

'' (1971) - Hunchback (uncredited) * ''The Big Bust-Out'' (1972) - Little Ivan * ''

'' (1972-1973, TV Mini-Series) - Rüdiger * '' Who?'' (1974) - FBI Agent * ''Ordine firmato in bianco'' (1974) - Michel Werther * ''Delitto d'autore'' (1974) * ' (1976) - Assistant to the Director (uncredited) * '' Casanova & Co.'' (1977) - Nobleman (uncredited) * ''

The Expulsion from Paradise ''The Expulsion from Paradise'' (german: Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies) is a 1977 West German comedy-drama film directed by Niklaus Schilling. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Herb Andress as Andy P ...

'' (1977) - Andy Paulisch * ''Die Totenschmecker'' (1979) - Kurt * ''Der Durchdreher'' (1979) - Ameriakner * ' (1980) * ''

Lili Marleen "Lili Marleen" (also spelled "Lili Marlen'", "Lilli Marlene", "Lily Marlene", "Lili Marlène" among others; ) is a German love song that became popular during World War II throughout Europe and the Mediterranean among both Axis and Allied troo ...

'' (1981) - Reintgen * ''Sei zärtlich, Pinguin'' (1982) * ''Die Frau mit dem roten Hut'' (1984) - Director * ''

Red Heat The practice of using colours to determine the temperature of a piece of (usually) ferrous metal comes from blacksmithing. Long before thermometers were widely available it was necessary to know what state the metal was in for heat treating it an ...

'' (1985) - Werner * '' Enemy Mine'' (1985) - Hopper * '' Hell Hunters'' (1987) - Johann * ' (1988) * '' Gardemarines-III'' (1992) -

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the S ...

* ''Brennendes Herz'' (1996) * ' (1996, TV Movie) - Eriksen * ''Lo strano caso del signor Kappa'' (2001) - Avvocato Uldi * ''Der kleine Mann'' (2001) - Stromberg * ''She Me and Her'' (2002) - Rudi * ''Taxi für eine Leiche'' (2002) - Ingenieur * ''

Luther Luther may refer to: People * Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation * Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement * Luther (give ...

'' (2003) - Gunter * ''

Baltic Storm ''Baltic Storm'' is a 2003 film written and directed by Reuben Leder about the 1994 MS ''Estonia'' disaster. Based on the book ''Die Estonia: Tragödie eines Schiffsuntergangs'' by German journalist Jutta Rabe, the film focuses on the suppos ...

'' (2003) - Juri Roos

External links

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