Udo Samel (born 25 June 1953) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1994 film ''

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'', which was entered into the

44th Berlin International Film Festival The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film ''In the Name of the Father'' directed by Jim Sheridan. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian director, ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Knife in the Head A knife ( : knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced ...

'' (1978) * ' (1983) * ''

The Death of the White Stallion ''The Death of the White Stallion'' (german: Der Tod des weißen Pferdes) is a 1985 West German drama film directed by Christian Ziewer. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Thomas Anzenhofer as Veit * Pét ...

'' (1985) * ''

Mit meinen heißen Tränen ''Mit meinen heißen Tränen'' ("with my hot tears") is a West German-Austrian-Swiss joint production film which depicts the final years of the life of 19th century Austrian composer Franz Schubert. It was released on 31 October 1986 in Germany, Au ...

'' (1986, TV film) * ' (1988) * '' The Seventh Continent'' (1989) * ' (1991, TV film) * ' (1993) * '' 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance'' (1994) * ''

'' (1994) * ''

Killer Condom ''Killer Condom'' (original title ''Kondom des Grauens'' (English: Condom of Horror)) is a 1996 German horror comedy directed by Martin Walz. It is based on the comic books ''Kondom des Grauens'' and ''Bis auf die Knochen'' ("Down to the Bones") b ...

'' (1996) * '' The Piano Teacher'' (2001) - Dr. George Blonskij * ''

Alles auf Zucker! ''Alles auf Zucker!'' (german: Go for Zucker!) is a German comedy film, released internationally in 2004. It can be seen as part of the " Ossi- Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hanne ...

'' (2004) * ''

The Call of the Toad ''The Call of the Toad'', published in Germany in 1992 as ''Unkenrufe'', is a novel by Danzig-born German author Günter Grass. It describes the love story between the German widower Alexander Reschke and Alexandra Polin widowed Piatkowska. It ...

'' (2005) * ' (2014, TV film) * ''

Goodbye Berlin ''Tschick'' (English: ''Goodbye Berlin'') is a 2016 German comedy-drama film directed by Fatih Akın, based on Wolfgang Herrndorf's bestselling 2010 novel ''Tschick'' (released as ''Why We Took the Car'' in English-speaking countries). The film d ...

'' (2016) * ''Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile'' (2017) * ''

The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch ''The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch'' (german: Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse, ) is a 2018 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Michael Steiner. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature ...

'' (2018) * ''

Babylon Berlin ''Babylon Berlin'' is a German neo-noir television series. Created, written, and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Hendrik Handloegten. It is loosely based on novels by German author Volker Kutscher. The series premiered on 13 O ...

'' (2018, TV series) * ''

The Story of My Wife ''The Story of My Wife: The Reminiscences of Captain Storr '' is a Hungarian novel by Milán Füst. First published in Hungary in 1946, it was eventually translated into English by Ivan Sanders in 1988. The book is written as if it is a memoir a ...

'' (2021)

Awards

* 1977:

Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf The Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is a German literary award donated by the City of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Prize for Literature in support of the City of Düsseldorf has been awarded since 1972 by ...

Northrhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabi ...

Udo Samel in: Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
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* 1953 births Living people People from Trier German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Gay actors {{Germany-screen-actor-stub