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Michael Ande (born 5 October 1944,
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, best-known for his role as Gerd Heymann in the
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crime-drama television series ''
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'' which he played between 1977 and 2016. He was a well-known German film child star during the 1950s. A German reader reports, "Michael played in mostly melodramas--those films with nice people, love and mountains, etc (sentimental film in an idealized setting). Some would consider these rather schmaltz tear-jerkers. Two words come to mind in German. The first is "Heimatfilm". Heimat is home, where I came from This kind of film stands for: very sentimental, lots of love (and some ache but with Happy End), idealistic setting, Lederhosen, Mountains, Conservative ideals, etc. The second is "Heile-Welt-Film" meaning "intact-world-film" They were, however very popular films in Germany." He played a variety of roles in these films, including choir boys. One of these films was
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(1957) in which he played a chorister in the Vienna Boys' Choir. There is an image of him, for example, on the HBC choir-film pages. Michael also played in two German films about the Trapp family: ''
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'' (1956) and ''
The Trapp Family in America ''The Trapp Family in America'' (german: Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika) is a 1958 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical Trapp Family directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Josef Me ...
'' (1958). These films were made some years before the 1965 U.S. film musical version of the Trapp films, ''
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'', was made. (The Broadway version appeared in 1959.) Michael played the role of Werner in the Trapp-films. (In ''The Sound of Music'' the boy's name is Kurt.) Ande like many child actors had difficulty continuing his career as an adult actor. He had problems being accepted as adult actor as he had such a youthful-looking face. Much attention he found in the role of Jim Hawkins on Television in ''
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'', based on the novel by
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, which was broadcast on Christmas 1966 for the first time. Ande is still acting and occasionally appears on German television.


Selected filmography

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Marianne of My Youth ''Marianne of My Youth'' (French: ''Marianne de ma jeunesse'', German: ''Marianne'') is a 1955 French–West German romantic drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marianne Hold, Horst Buchholz and Pierre Vaneck.McCann p.174 It was r ...
'' (1955) - Klein-Felix * ''Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe'' (1955) - Pit * '' Reaching for the Stars'' (1955) - Peppino * ''
Holiday in Tyrol ''Holiday in Tyrol'' (german: Ferien in Tirol or ) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Söhnker, Edith Mill and Michael Ande.Parish p.220 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in ...
'' (1956) - Rosmarin von Stetten / Thymian Retzer * ''Die Stimme der Sehnsucht'' (1956) - Ein Fischerjunge * ''
The Trapp Family ''The Trapp Family'' (german: Die Trapp-Familie, links=no) is a 1956 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical family of that name directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Maria Holst. Ba ...
'' (1956) - Werner von Trapp * ''Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal'' (1956) - Hansl, Hüterbub * ''Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang'' (1957) - Franzl, Josis Bruder * ''
Der schönste Tag meines Lebens ''Der schönste Tag meines Lebens'' is a 1957 Austrian family drama film directed by Max Neufeld. It stars Michael Ande, Joseph Egger and Paul Hörbiger. Cast *Michael Ande as Toni *Joseph Egger as Blümel *Paul Hörbiger as Direktor *Paul Bösi ...
'' (1957) - Toni * ''
Scandal in Bad Ischl ''Scandal in Bad Ischl'' (German: ''Skandal in Ischl'') is a 1957 Austrian historical comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring O.W. Fischer, Elisabeth Müller and Ivan Desny.Dassanowsky p.172 The film takes place in 1910 in the spa town ...
'' (1957) - Prinz Franz * ' (1957) - Ibrahim als Kind * ''
The Doctor of Stalingrad ''The Doctor of Stalingrad'' (german: Der Arzt von Stalingrad also known as ''Battle Inferno'') is a 1958 German drama film directed by Géza von Radványi and starring O.E. Hasse, Eva Bartok and Hannes Messemer. It is an adaptation of the 195 ...
'' (1958) - Sergej, Worotilows Sohn * ''
The Trapp Family in America ''The Trapp Family in America'' (german: Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika) is a 1958 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical Trapp Family directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Josef Me ...
'' (1958) - Werner von Trapp * ''Don Vesuvio und das Haus der Strolche'' (1958) * ''Majestät auf Abwegen'' (1958) - Maximilian III * '' When the Bells Sound Clearly'' (1959) - Michael * ''Der kleine Lord'' (''Little Lord Fauntleroy'') (1962, TV Movie) - Dick Tipton * ''Peter Pan'' (1962, TV Movie) * ''Die Grotte'' (1963, TV Movie) - Alexis - Küchenjunge * ''
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) - Albert, Starostas Sohn * ''Hava, der Igel'' (1966, TV Movie) - Mendel Mandelblüth * '' Die Schatzinsel'' (''Treasure Island'') (1966-1967, TV Mini-Series) - Jim Hawkins * ''Der Paradiesgarten'' (1970) * ''Der schwarze Graf'' (1970, TV Series) - Jonathan * ''Das provisorische Leben'' (1971, TV Movie) - Andreas Ott * ''Die Utopie des Damenschneiders Wilhelm Weitling'' (1971) * ''Fuchs und Co'' (1972, TV Series) - Richard Fuchs * '' Fußballtrainer Wulff'' (1972-1973, TV Series) - Heinz Kudrowski * ''Scheibenschießen'' (1973, TV Movie) - Bert * ''Die Powenzbande'' (1974, TV Mini-Series) - Kaspar Powenz * ''
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'' (1975-1198, TV Series) - Gerd Heymann / Heinz Lissner / Richard Kern * '' Der Alte'' (1977-2016, TV Series, 401 episodes) - Polizeiinspektor Gerd Heymann * ''
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'' (1981–1986, TV Series) * ''Liebe Melanie'' (1983, TV Movie) - Martin Reich * ''Eichbergers besondere Fälle'' (1987), TV * ''Zur Freiheit'' (1988, TV Series) - Penner * ''
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- Herzliches Beileid'' (1994) * ''Zurück auf Los!'' (2000) - Pkw-Fahrer


External links

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