Siegfried Schürenberg (12 January 1900 – 31 August 1993) was a German film actor.
He appeared in more than 80 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in
Detmold
Detmold () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of . It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of ...
, Germany and died in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
, Germany in 1993, at age 93. Although he never played leading roles, he was a well-known supporting actor who played the role of Sir John in numerous
Edgar Wallace films during the 1960s. He was also a busy dubbing actor, for example as the German voice for
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades ...
in most of his films, including
Rhett Butler in ''
Gone with the Wind''.
Selected filmography
* ''
Master of the World'' (1934)
* ''
Forget Me Not
Forget-me-not refers to any member of the flowering plant genus ''Myosotis'', particularly:
* Flowers in the genus ''Myosotis''
* ''Myosotis sylvatica'' or wood forget-me-not
* '' Cynoglossum amabile'' or Chinese forget-me-not
Forget me not may ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Higher Command
''The Higher Command'' (german: Der höhere Befehl) is a 1935 German historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Heli Finkenzeller. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company's B ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Asew'' (1935)
* ''
The Cossack and the Nightingale
''The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (German: ''Der Kosak und die Nachtigall'') is a 1935 Austrian romantic thriller film directed by Phil Jutzi and starring Jarmila Novotna, Iván Petrovich and Gerda Maurus.Bock & Bergfelder p.233 The film's ar ...
'' (1935)
* ''
To New Shores
''To New Shores'' (german: Zu neuen Ufern) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio UFA, a ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius.
The film's sets were designed by th ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Men Without a Fatherland
''Men Without a Fatherland'' (german: Menschen ohne Vaterland) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Fritsch, Maria von Tasnady and Willy Birgel.Richards p. 371
The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Nights in Andalusia'' (1938)
* ''
Escape in the Dark
''Escape in the Dark'' or ''Flight into Darkness'' (german: Flucht ins Dunkel) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hertha Feiler, Joachim Gottschalk and Ernst von Klipstein.
It was made at the Babelsberg St ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Madame Butterfly'' (1939)
* ''
The Green Emperor'' (1939)
* ''
Conchita and the Engineer
''Conchita and the Engineer'' (german: Conchita und der Ingenieur), a.k.a. ''Macumba'', is a 1954 Brazilian-German adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Hans Hinrich and starring Paul Hartmann, Vanja Orico and Robert Freitag. It was base ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Alibi'' (1955)
* ''
A Heart Returns Home
''A Heart Returns Home'' (german: Ein Herz kehrt heim) is a 1956 West German musical film, musical drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Maximilian Schell, Willy Birgel and Maria Holst.Parish p.41
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in H ...
'' (1956)
* ''
My Father, the Actor
''My Father, the Actor'' (German: ''Mein Vater, der Schauspieler'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring O.W. Fischer, Hilde Krahl and Susanne von Almassy.Alpi p.229 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...
'' (1956)
* ''
Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957)
* ''
Stresemann'' (1957)
* ''
The Night of the Storm
''The Night of the Storm'' or ''Tempestuous Love'' (german: Wie ein Sturmwind) is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Lilli Palmer, Ivan Desny and Willy A. Kleinau.Bock & Bergfelder p. 357
It was made at the Span ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Goodbye, Franziska'' (1957)
* ''
The Journey'' (1959)
* ''
And That on Monday Morning
''And That on Monday Morning'' (german: Und das am Montagmorgen) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring O.W. Fischer, Ulla Jacobsson and Vera Tschechowa . Based on the 1955 British play ''Mr. Kettle and Mrs. M ...
'' (1959)
* ''
Old Heidelberg'' (1959)
* ''
The Rest Is Silence'' (1959)
* ''
Menschen im Hotel
''Menschen im Hotel'' (french: Grand Hotel) is a 1959 German and French black-and-white drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, and produced by Artur Brauner. It starred O.W. Fischer, Michèle Morgan, Heinz Rühmann and Gert Fröbe. The scre ...
'' (1959)
* ''
Die Brücke
The Brücke (Bridge), also Künstlergruppe Brücke or KG Brücke was a group of German expressionist artists formed in Dresden in 1905. Founding members were Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Later memb ...
'' (1959)
* ''
The Avenger'' (1960)
* ''
The Door with Seven Locks'' (1962)
* ''
The Inn on the River'' (1962)
* ''
The Squeaker'' (1963)
* ''
The Indian Scarf
''The Indian Scarf'' (german: Das indische Tuch) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1931 play ''The Cas ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Room 13'' (1964)
* ''
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
''The Curse of the Hidden Vault'' (german: Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß) is a 1964 black and white West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Harald Leipnitz, Eddi Arent, Siegfried Schürenberg and Klaus Kinski. It ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Der Hexer'' (1964)
* ''
Neues vom Hexer
''Neues vom Hexer'' (lit. "News from the Sorcerer"), aka ''Again the Ringer'', is a 1965 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It is part of a series of German screen adaptations of Edgar Wa ...
'' (1965)
* ''
Der unheimliche Mönch'' (1965)
* ''
The Hunchback of Soho
''The Hunchback of Soho'' (german: Der Bucklige von Soho) is a 1966 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun and Monika Peitsch.Bock & Bergfelder p. 253
It was part of Rialto Film's long-runnin ...
'' (1966)
* ''
The Trygon Factor
''The Trygon Factor'' is a 1966 British-West German crime film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Stewart Granger, Susan Hampshire and Robert Morley. It is one of the films based on works by Edgar Wallace of the 1960s and its German titl ...
'' (1966) - Sir John - German Version (uncredited)
* ''
The Oldest Profession'' (1967)
* ''
Creature with the Blue Hand
''Creature with the Blue Hand'' (german: Die blaue Hand) is a West German horror film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Harald Leipnitz, Klaus Kinski and Ilse Steppat. It is based on the 1925 novel '' The Blue Hand'' by Edgar Wallace and w ...
'' (1967)
* ''
The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...
'' (1967) -
Shere Khan
Shere Khan (Hindi- शेर खान/ English pronunciation) is a fictional Bengal tiger and the main antagonist of Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book, Jungle Book'' and its adaptations. According to The Kipling Society, the word ''shere'' ...
(voice, German Version)
* ''
The Monk with the Whip
''The Monk with the Whip'' (German: ''Der Mönch mit der Peitsche'') is a 1967 West German mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Uschi Glas and Grit Boettcher. It is inspired by the 1926 novel '' The Blac ...
'' (1967)
* ''
The Hound of Blackwood Castle
''The Hound of Blackwood Castle'' (German: ''Der Hund von Blackwood Castle'') is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache, Karin Baal and Horst Tappert.Bergfelder p.153 Based on a story by Edgar Wallace, it ...
'' (1968)
* ''
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)
* ''
The Body in the Thames'' (1971)
* ''
Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best'' (1971)
* ''
When Mother Went on Strike
''When Mother Went on Strike'' (german: Als Mutter streikte) is a 1974 West German comedy film directed by Eberhard Schröder and starring Peter Hall, Gila von Weitershausen and Belinda Mayne.Bock & Bergfelder, p.442
It was based on the 1970 nov ...
'' (1974) - Onkel Walter Habinger
References
External links
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1900 births
1993 deaths
German male film actors
People from Detmold
20th-century German male actors