Norbert Georg Kuchinke (5 May 1940 – 3 December 2013) was a

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journalist and actor. Born in Schwarzwaldau,

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(now Czarny Bór,

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), until 1956, he studied at a Russian speaking school and mastered the language. From 1973, Kuchinke was the first correspondent of '' Der Spiegel'' (

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) and '' Stern'' in

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. Apart from

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, he was an actor, appearing in five films through 1979 to 2008, most commonly playing foreign roles. His most noted role was as Bill Hansen, a

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professor in the Soviet comedy-drama ''

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''. Norbert Kuchinke died following a long illness on 3 December 2013, aged 73, at a hospital in

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.В Германии скончался Норберт Кухинке, исполнитель роли профессора из Дании в фильме 'Осенний марафон'

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