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

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, Germany and died in

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, 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 Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was ...

films during the 1960s. He was also a busy dubbing actor, for example as the German voice for

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Rhett Butler Rhett Butler (born 1828) is a fictional character in the 1936 novel ''Gone with the Wind (novel), Gone with the Wind'' by Margaret Mitchell and in the 1939 film adaptation Gone with the Wind (film), of the same name. It is one of Clark Gable's ...

in ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* '' The Marathon Runner'' (1933) * '' A Man Wants to Get to Germany'' (1934) - Conner, British friend * '' Master of the World'' (1934) - Werner Baumann * '' Asew'' (1935) - Sawinkoff * '' The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (1935) - Herr von Tremoliere * '' Forget Me Not'' (1935) - Hellmut von Ahrens - Erster Offizier * ''

The Higher Command ''The Higher Command'' () 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 Babelsberg Studios in Pot ...

'' (1935) - Lord Beckhurst * '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Neumann * '' Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937) - Hauptmann Angermann * ''

To New Shores ''To New Shores'' () is a 1937 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, 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 ...

'' (1937) - Kapitän Gilbert * ''

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 ...

'' (1937) * '' Nights in Andalusia'' (1938) - Rittmeister Moraleda * ''Kautschuk'' (1938) - Ein Mitglied der Konferenz (uncredited) * '' The Green Emperor'' (1939) - Verteidiger * '' Escape in the Dark'' (1939) - Werkslaborant Dr. Marlow * ''

Madame Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lut ...

'' (1939) - Paul Fieri * ''Sensationsprozess Casilla'' (1939) - James, ihr Dienter * ''Fahrt ins Leben'' (1940) - 1. Offizier * ''Am Abend auf der Heide'' (1941) - Jensen * '' Conchita and the Engineer'' (1954) * '' The Plot to Assassinate Hitler'' (1955) - Generaloberst Friedrich Fromm * ''Du mein stilles Tal'' (1955) - Herr Widmeier * ''

Alibi An alibi (, from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person under suspicion in a crime that they were in a different place when the offence was committed. During a police investigation, all suspects are usually a ...

'' (1955) - Vorsitzender des Gerichts * ''Pulverschnee nach Übersee'' (1956) - Mister Frank Jones (narrator, uncredited) * '' My Father, the Actor'' (1956) - Gustav, Intendant * '' The Story of Anastasia'' (1956) - Amerikanischer Anwalt * '' A Heart Returns Home'' (1956) - Dr. Weißbach * ''

Stresemann Stresemann is a German family name which may refer to: * Christina Stresemann (born 1957), German judge; daughter of Wolfgang Stresemann * Erwin Stresemann (1889 – 1972), German ornithologist * Gustav Stresemann Gustav Ernst Stresemann (; 10 ...

'' (1957) - Lord d'Abernon * ''Made in Germany'' (1957) - Cullampton Bubble * ''Glücksritter'' (1957) - Brack * '' The Night of the Storm'' (1957) - Herr Herterich * '' Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957) - Rektor * '' Different from You and Me'' (1957) - Staatsanwalt * '' Goodbye, Franziska'' (1957) - Harris * '' Gejagt bis zum Morgen'' (1957) - Polizeiinspektor * '' Die Schönste'' (1957) - Wiedemann * ''Lilli - ein Mädchen aus der Großstadt'' (1958) - Holland * ''Das verbotene Paradies'' (1958) - Direktor Krailing * ''Solange das Herz schlägt'' (1958) - Dr. Wieler * '' The Journey'' (1959) - Von Rachlitz * '' And That on Monday Morning'' (1959) - Herr von Schmitz * '' The Rest Is Silence'' (1959) - Johannes Claudius * '' Menschen im Hotel'' (1959) - Dr. Behrend * ''

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'' (1959) - Lt. Colonel * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1959) - Staatsminister Haugk * ''Ich schwöre und gelobe'' (1960) - Krankenhausdirektor (uncredited) * '' The Avenger'' (1960) - Maj. Staines * ''Frau Irene Besser'' (1961) * ''Das letzte Kapitel'' (1961) - Konsul Ruben * '' The Door with Seven Locks'' (1962) - Sir John * '' The Inn on the River'' (1962) - Sir John * '' The Squeaker'' (1963) - Sir Geoffrey Fielding * ''

The Indian Scarf ''The Indian Scarf'' () 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 Case of the Frightened Lady' ...

'' (1963) - Sir Henry Hockbridge * '' Room 13'' (1964) - Sir John * '' The Curse of the Hidden Vault'' (1964) - Sir John * '' Der Hexer'' (1964) - Sir John * '' Neues vom Hexer'' (1965) - Sir John * ''

The Sinister Monk ''The Sinister Monk'' () is a 1965 West German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Harald Leipnitz and Siegfried Lowitz. It is based on the 1927 play ''The Terror'' by Edgar Wallace and was part of a very successful ...

'' (1965) - Sir John * '' The Hunchback of Soho'' (1966) - Sir John * '' The Trygon Factor'' (1966) - Sir John - German Version (uncredited) * ''

The Oldest Profession ''The Oldest Profession'' () is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages. Plot *''The Prehistoric Era'' – The cavew ...

'' (1967) - (segment "Belle époque, La") * '' Creature with the Blue Hand'' (1967) - Sir John * ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 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, who ...

'' (1967) -

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(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 B ...

'' (1967) - Sir John * ''

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, i ...

'' (1968) - Sir John * '' Asterix and Cleopatra'' (1968) - Julius Caesar (German version, narrator) * ' (1969) - Chefredakteur Berg * ''Herzblatt oder Wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter?'' (1969) - Rektor * '' The Sex Nest''(1970) - Werner Zibell alias Der General * '' Gentlemen in White Vests'' (1970) - Kommissar Berg * ''Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne'' (1970) - Minister * ''

Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best ''Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best'' () is a 1971 West German musical comedy film directed by Harald Reinl Harald Reinl (8 July 1908 in Bad Ischl, Austria – 9 October 1986 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) was an Austrian film director. He is kn ...

'' (1971) - General Pusch * '' The Devil Came from Akasava'' (1971) - Sir Philip * ''

The Body in the Thames ''The Body in the Thames'' (German: ''Die Tote aus der Themse'') is a 1971 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters.Bergfelder p. 257 It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace ...

'' (1971) - Sir John * ' (1971) - Gottwald Baumgartner * ''X312 - Flug zur Hölle'' (1971) - Bankpräsident Alberto Rupprecht * ' (1972) - Dr. Bladmore * '' When Mother Went on Strike'' (1974) - Onkel Walter Habinger * ''

The Immortal Bachelor ''The Immortal Bachelor'' (, also known as ''Midnight Pleasures'' and ''Midnight Lovers'') is a 1975 Italian film that stars Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Gassman, Monica Vitti, and Giancarlo Giannini. It tells the story of a cleaning woman who is a ...

'' (1975) - Man at sewer (uncredited) (final film role)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schurenberg, Siegfried 1900 births 1993 deaths People from Detmold German male film actors German male voice actors 20th-century German male actors Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia