Hellmut Lange

Hellmut Lange (19 January 1923 – 13 January 2011) was an actor and journalist who became famous as action hero on TV and eventually succeeded as presenter of his popular TV show "Kennen Sie Kino?" ("Are you a cinema connoisseur?")

First engagements

Hellmut Lange started his acting career on radio drama shows for the West-German Radio Station SFB (Sender Freies Berlin= Radio Free Berlin). After finishing his school formation he studied acting for two years in Hanover and then he worked as a stage actor in Munich. In the early fifties he played Old Shatterhand on an open-air stage.

On the screen

In 1961 he was the principal actor in a German Edgar Wallace adaption for cinema. The next year he had one of the main roles in a TV mini series based on a story of Francis Durbridge. He also acted as the protagonist of the TV series John Kling.

In 1969 Hellmut Lange played Natty Bumppo in a European miniseries based on James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Later he appeared in a Hollywood picture about General Patton, and he was also the German voice of Richard Harris, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman and other American stars for the German dubbed versions of some of their feature films.

Career as journalist

Due to his accomplished expertise in regards to all aspects of acting and filming Lange was also much in demand as an author of articles about cinema. German TV took advantage of this well-known fact by employing him as presenter of a quiz programme ("Kennen Sie Kino?") which ran from 1971 till 1981.

Retirement

Lange worked successfully as an actor on TV until he was over seventy years old. In 2009 it was published that serious health issues would hinder him continuing. Lederstrumpf and John Klings Abenteuer had just been digitally remastered and released on DVD.

Selected filmography

Film
  • Lebensborn (1961), as Oberscharführer Nietermann
  • The Forger of London (1961), as Peter Clifton
  • Camp der Verdammten (1962), as Harald Birk
  • Barras heute (1963), as Leutnant Junkermann
  • Murder in Rio (1963), as Peter Jordan
  • Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964), as Ferrow
  • Serenade for Two Spies (1965), as John Krim
  • 4 Schlüssel (1966), as Thilo
  • Zwei Girls vom Roten Stern (1966), as Harry Miller
  • Im Nest der gelben Viper (1966), as Claus van Dongen
  • Diamond Safari (1966), as Robert Alphène
  • Treasure Island (1966), as Narrator (voice)
  • Mädchen, Mädchen (1967), as Ernst
  • The Blonde from Peking (1967), as Malik
  • Love Nights in the Taiga (1967), as Captain Jimmy Braddock
  • Patton (1970), as Major Dorian von Haarenwege (uncredited)
  • Das Messer im Rücken (1975), as Untersuchungsrichter
  • Das Gesetz des Clans (1977), as Gordon Hamilton
  • Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), as Hitlers Kammerdiener / Goebbels-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann
  • Miko – aus der Gosse zu den Sternen (1986), as Television presenter

Television
  • Der Tod des Sokrates (1957), as Kriton
  • Stahlnetz: Mordfall Oberhausen (1958, TV series episode), as Kriminalkommissar Mattern
  • Johnny Belinda (1961, based on Johnny Belinda), as Dr. Jack Roberts
  • Das Halstuch (1962, TV miniseries), as Edward Collins
  • Laura (1962, based on Laura), as Mark McPherson
  • Der Belagerungszustand (1963, based on The State of Siege), as Diego
  • Die fünfte Kolonne: Das gelbe Paket (1963, TV series episode), as Ted Richter
  • Stahlnetz: Strandkorb 421 (1964, TV series episode), as Gustav Streuner
  • John Kling (1965–1970, TV series), as John Kling
  • Die Ermittlung (1966, based on The Investigation), as Stark
  • Stahlnetz: Der fünfte Mann (1966, TV series episode), as Kriminalhauptkommissar Helmut Meyer
  • Heydrich in Prag (1967), as Jindra
  • Sieben Wochen auf dem Eis (1967), as Baldizzone
  • König Richard II (1968, based on Richard II), as Northumberland
  • Von Mäusen und Menschen (1968, based on Of Mice and Men), as Slim
  • Kennen Sie Kino? (1968–1984, TV game show)
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1969, TV miniseries), as Natty Bumppo
  • Salto Mortale (1969–1972, TV series, 14 episodes), as Mischa
  • Der Kommissar: Blinde Spiele (1972, TV series episode), as Dr. Gerd Kerrut
  • The Old Fox: Nachtmusik (1978, TV series episode), as Gregor Kerner
  • Tatort: Der Schläfer (1983, TV series episode), as Wellmann
  • Mandara (1983, TV miniseries), as Pastor Petersen
  • Rivalen der Rennbahn (1989, TV series, 11 episodes), as Wolf Kremer
  • Fähre in den Tod (1996, TV film), as Herwegh

German-language Dubbing

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