Rolf Römer (1935–2000) was a German

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and

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. Römer was a prominent actor of

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, appearing in a number of

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productions. He was married to actress

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, appearing with her in the 1972

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''. He also starred in other westerns including ''

The Sons of Great Bear ''The Sons of Great Bear'' (german: Die Söhne der großen Bärin; literally, The Sons of the Great She-Bear) is a 1966 East German Western film, directed by the Czechoslovak filmmaker Josef Mach and starring the Yugoslav actor Gojko Mitić in t ...

'' (1966) and ''

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'' (1967).Cowie p.162

Selected filmography

* '' On the Sunny Side'' (1962) - Hoff's Friend * ''

Das Lied vom Trompeter ''Das Lied vom Trompeter'' is an East German film. It was released in 1964. Cast * Horst Jonischkan: Fritz Weineck * Erik Veldre: Paul Hepner * Doris Abeßer: Käthe Mielfe * Ezard Haußmann: Georg Füllbrink * Jürgen Frohriep: Walter Ebersd ...

'' (1964) - Alfons Wieland * ''

'' (1966) - Tobias * ''

Born in '45 ''Born in '45'' (german: Jahrgang 45) is a 1966 East German drama film directed by Jürgen Böttcher. It was screened in the Berlinale Classics section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Monika Hildebrand as Lisa * Rolf Rö ...

'' (1966) - Alfred * ''

'' (1967) - Deerslayer * ''

'' (1972) - Col. Simon McKew * ''

Walter Defends Sarajevo ''Walter Defends Sarajevo'' (; ) is a 1972 Yugoslav partisan film, directed by Hajrudin Krvavac and starring Bata Živojinović, Ljubiša Samardžić and Rade Marković. The film centres around a mysterious figure named 'Walter', who is actively ...

'' (1972) - SS Hauptsturmführer Bischoff

References

Bibliography

* Cowie, Peter. ''World Filmography: 1967''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977.

External links

* 1935 births 2000 deaths People from Königswinter People from the Rhine Province German male stage actors German male television actors German male film actors 20th-century German male actors East German actors {{Germany-actor-stub de:Rolf Römer