Norbert Gastell (14 October 1929 – 26 November 2015) was a German actor who specialized in

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. He was born to German parents, but grew up in Argentina. He moved to

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in 1938. Gastell was best known in Germany as the voice of Homer Simpson in the German version of ''

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'', which he provided since the series was first aired in 1991 until his death. He is also remembered for dubbing the character Trevor Ochmonek in the sitcom '' ALF'',

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in '' Cheers'' and

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in the ''Harry Potter'' films. He was also active in radio plays. He died in Munich at the age of 86.

Partial filmography

*1962: ''Dicke Luft'' – Barkeeper #2 (uncredited) *1963: ''

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'' – Barkeeper Roy (voice, uncredited) *1963-1966: '' Kommissar Freytag'' – Herr Werner / Schrimm / Herr Müller *1965: ''

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'' – Captain (voice, uncredited) *1966: ''Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal'' – Polizeibewacher Claudias (voice, uncredited) *1966: '' Raumpatrouille'' (TV Series) – Hydra-Offizier / Hydra-Bordingenieur *1967: ' (TV Mini-Series) – 2. Wachtmeister *1968-1980:

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'' (TV Series) – Kriminalkommissar in Passau *1971: ''

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'' – Kriminalbeamter (voice, uncredited) *1971: ''Operation Walküre'' (TV Movie) – Fritz Thiele *1972: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) – Feldwebel Traxl *1972: '' The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'' – Chefredakteur Lester (voice, uncredited) *1973: ''

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'' – Achua-hua (voice, uncredited) *1974: ''Mordkommission'' (TV Series) – Markus Behn *1974: ''Ach jodel mir noch einen – Stosstrupp Venus bläst zum Angriff'' – Karl (voice, uncredited) *1975: ''Das verrückteste Auto der Welt'' – Mr. Brown II (voice, uncredited) *1978: ''

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'' (TV Series) *1979: ' – Vater (voice) *1979: ''

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'' (TV Series) – Chefarzt *1980: ''Merlin'' (TV Series) – Sir Lark *1981: ''Ein Kaktus ist kein Lutschbonbon'' – Jesus (voice) *1981: ''Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps'' – Inspector (voice, uncredited) *1984: ''

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'' (TV Series) *19851993: ''

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'' (TV Series) – Stadtrat Völk *1988: '' Betrayed'' – (German version) *1989: '' Löwengrube'' (TV Series) – Bezirksamtsmann *1989-2006: ''

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'' – Herr Leonhard alias Herr Schwarz *1991: ''Go Trabi Go'' – Narrator – Notfallsäule (voice, uncredited) *1991: '' Success'' – Direktor des Deutschen Museums *1994: ''Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!'' (TV Movie) – Arzt *1995: ' (TV miniseries) *2001: ''

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'' (TV Series) – Pfarrer

References

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Norbert Gastell
at the Deutsche Synchronkartei {{DEFAULTSORT:Gastell, Norbert 1929 births 2015 deaths German male film actors German male television actors German male voice actors Male actors from Buenos Aires