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Partial filmography

* '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) - Alexander Grabner * ''

Homesick for You ''Homesick for You'' (german: Heimweh nach dir) is a 1952 West German musical film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti and Josefin Kipper.Parish p.260 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The ...

'' (1952) - Direktor Petermann * ''

Canaris Master Spy ''Canaris'' is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring O. E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting and Adrian Hoven. It portrays real events during the Second World War when Wilhelm Canaris the head of German military intelli ...

'' (1954) - Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich * ''

Alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

'' (1955) - Dr. Kurt Overbeck * ''

Before Sundown ''Before Sundown'' (german: Vor Sonnenuntergang) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bea ...

'' (1956) - Erich Klamroth * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1956) - Dr. Obermüller * ' (1956) - Falkenstein * ''

Spy for Germany ''Spy for Germany'' (german: Spion für Deutschland) is a 1956 West German thriller film directed by Werner Klingler that stars Martin Held, Nadja Tiller and Walter Giller. Based on a book by Will Berthold, the film depicts the mission of a German ...

'' (1956) - Erich Gimpel * ' (1957) - Herbert Burkhardt * ''

The Fox of Paris ''The Fox of Paris'' (German: ''Der Fuchs von Paris'') is a 1957 war thriller film directed by Paul May and starring Martin Held, Marianne Koch and Hardy Krüger.Bock & Bergfelder p.306 It was a co-production between France and West Germany. It ...

'' (1957) - Gen. Quade * ''

Nasser Asphalt ''Nasser Asphalt'' (''Wet Asphalt'') is a 1958 West-German thriller starring Horst Buchholz and featuring Gert Fröbe, written by Will Tremper and directed by Frank Wisbar. Plot The young journalist Bachmann (Horst Buchholz) is released from pri ...

'' (''Wet Asphalt'') (1958) - Cesar Boyd * ''

My Daughter Patricia ''My Daughter Patricia'' (German: ''Meine Tochter Patricia'') is a 1959 Austrian comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Martin Held, Gerhard Riedmann and Gerlinde Locker.Bock & Bergfelder p.474 The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1959) - Heinz Roland, Apotheker * ''

Roses for the Prosecutor ''Roses for the Prosecutor'' (german: Rosen für den Staatsanwalt) is a 1959 West German comedy film with tragical and critical elements, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Walter Giller and Ingrid van Bergen. It was one of th ...

'' (1959) - Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm * ' (''Bumerang'') (1960) - Hauptkommissar Stern * '' The Last Witness'' (1960) - Direktor Werner Rameil * ''

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi ''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (german: Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi) is a 1961 Swiss-West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian and Martin Held. It is based on the 1952 play with the ...

'' (1961) - Frédéric René Saint-Claude * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1961) - Charles * ''

The Dream of Lieschen Mueller ''The Dream of Lieschen Mueller'' (german: Der Traum von Lieschen Müller) is a 1961 West German musical comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Sonja Ziemann, Martin Held and Cornelia Froboess. It was made at the Spandau Studios i ...

'' (1961) - Dr. Schmidt * '' Terror After Midnight'' (1962) - Charles Elgin * ' (1962) - Friedrich de Wehrt * ''

Love Has to Be Learned ''Love Has to Be Learned'' (German: ''Liebe will gelernt sein'') is a 1963 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Martin Held, Barbara Rütting and Götz George. It was adapted by Erich Kästner from his own play.Bock & B ...

'' (1963) - Christoph Mylius * ''

A Nearly Decent Girl ''A Nearly Decent Girl'' (german: Ein fast anständiges Mädchen, es, Una chica casi formal) is a 1963 West German-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Liselotte Pulver, Alberto de Mendoza and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder ...

'' (1963) - Robert Steckler * ' (1963) - Rektor * ''

Condemned to Sin ''Condemned to Sin'' (German: ''Verdammt zur Sünde'') is a 1964 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Martin Held, Hildegard Knef and Heidelinde Weis.Goble p.1003 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hert ...

'' (1964) - Hugo Starosta * ''

Long Legs, Long Fingers ''Long Legs, Long Fingers'' (german: Lange Beine – lange Finger) is a 1966 West German comedy crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Senta Berger, Joachim Fuchsberger and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.141 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1966) - Baron Holberg * ''

The Oldest Profession ''The Oldest Profession'' (french: Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde) is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages. Plot ...

'' (1967) - Edouard (segment "Belle époque, La") * ' (1967) - Karl Küppes * '' Dr. Fabian: Laughing Is the Best Medicine'' (1969) - Professor Dr. Dr. Felix Spalke * ''

Gentlemen in White Vests Gentlemen in White Vests (german: Die Herren mit der weißen Weste) is a 1970 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Walter Giller and Heinz Erhardt. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location aroun ...

'' (1970) - Oberlandesgerichtsrat a. D. Herbert Zänker * ' (1972) - Professor Hebbel * ''

Night Flight from Moscow ''Night Flight from Moscow'' (also known as ''The Serpent'') (French: ''Le Serpent'') is a 1973 French-Italian-West German Cold War spy-thriller film that was produced, cowritten and directed by Henri Verneuil and starred Yul Brynner, Henry Fond ...

'' (1973) - Lepke * ' (1977) - Prof. Abel Cornelius * ' (1978) - Heinrich Johannsen * ' (1983, TV film) - Prof. Martin Gollwitz * ''Was zu beweisen war'' (1986, TV film) - Wilhelm Kaiser

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* 1908 births 1992 deaths German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Berlin Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century German male actors Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf {{Germany-screen-actor-stub