Benno Sterzenbach
Benno Sterzenbach (born 3 March 1916 Osnabrück - died 13 September 1985 Feldafing) was a German cinema and theatre actor and director.
His first major role on stage was Götz von Berlichingen at which he played next to Ellen Schwiers as Adelheid at the Jagsthausen festival. On television, he is mostly known for his roles in filmed theatrical adaptations: Der Richter und sein Henker (1957) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Schlaf der Gerechten (1962) by Albrecht Goes and Mirandolina (1963) by Carlo Goldoni.
Suspected of espionage due to his editorial relations, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941, and imprisoned for a month, during which time he protested his innocence. He was eventually freed after his case was expedited. This episode was repeated in a number of his plays.
With Paths in Twilight in 1948, he made his cinematic debut under the direction of Gustav Fröhlich. In 1960, he was in one of the first films by Edgar Wallace after the war: Der Rächer. In the same year, he was in Es ist soweit. In 1966, he acted alongside Heinz Reincke in one of the first German colour television series, Adrian der Tulpendieb.
After acting in 1962 in Max the Pickpocket with Heinz Rühmann, in 1964 he played the role of a doctor in Flug in Gefahr, a film which started a long series of films based on plane crashes.
Benno Sterzenbach found most success in the role of General Winston Woodrov Wamsler in Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion. After this, he was invited to series such as Die fünfte Kolonne, Derrick and The Old Fox.
In France, he is best known for his role as Major Achbach in La Grande Vadrouille with Louis de Funès and Bourvil.
Benno Sterzenbach has also written a number of books.
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Acted in
Space Patrol
2003
as General Wamsler (archive footage)
...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
1985
as Henning Carsten
Titanic
1984
as Duncan Fletcher
Hostage
1983
Ace of Aces
1982
as Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
On the Road to Atlantis
1982
as Kelley/Dr. Graf
Die Weber
1980
as Der alte Ansorge
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
1979
as Kommerzienrat Veik
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
1979
as Bourgaut
Der Alte
1977
as Herr Färber
Der Anwalt
1976
as Franz Schöller
PS
1975
as Karl Brensberger
Derrick
1974
as Siegfried Horre
Derrick
1974
as Birkmann
Zwischen den Flügen
1973
as Buller
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
1971
as General
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
1971
as Albin Herzog
Pippi on the Run
1970
as Policeman
Ausreißer
1970
as Vater Baker
Die Jubilarin
1969
as Braun
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
1969
as Banco
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
1968
as Kriminalrat Beuerle
Zirkus meines Lebens
1968
as Walter Farell
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
1967
as Galindo
Der Auswanderer
1967
as Barbi
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Major Achbach
Der Fall der Generale
1966
as Generaloberst Göring
Space Patrol
1966
as General Winston W. Wamsler
Johannisnacht
1966
as Matey
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
1966
as Graf Dunois
Adrian der Tulpendieb
1966
as Josias
Towarisch
1966
as Charles
The Investigation
1966
as Zeuge 1
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
1965
as Montague
Der heimliche Teilhaber
1965
as Kapitän Archbold
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
1965
as Grosshack
Und nicht mehr Jessica
1965
as Anthony Burton
Der seidene Schuh
1965
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
1964
as Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
König Richard III.
1964
as Eduard IV
Flight in Danger
1964
as Dr. Frank Baird
Die fünfte Kolonne
1963
as Dickmann
Der Geisterzug
1963
as Saul Hodgkins
Was Ihr wollt
1963
as Tobias von Rülp
Mirandolina
1963
as Conte di Albafiorita
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
1962
as Fritz Walker
Der Abstecher
1962
as Erich
Mord im Dom
1962
as Dritter Versucher
Max der Taschendieb
1962
as Charly Gibbons
Die Feuertreppe
1962
as Ralph Mc Guiness
Der Strafverteidiger
1961
as Peter J. Malone
Es ist soweit
1960
as Lomax
Die Friedhöfe
1960
as Pawlack
The Avenger
1960
as Sir Gregory Penn
Einer von sieben
1960
as Herr Thomsen
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
1959
as Miller
Antigone
1958
as Kreon
Der Richter und sein Henker
1957
as Zweiter Leibwächter
Der Cornet
1955
as Rittmeister Reningen
Unternehmen Schlafsack
1955
as Offizier des SS
Falsch verbunden
1955
as Cyril
Der Korporal aus Java
1955
as Jan
Was ihr wollt
1954
as Junker Tobias von Rülp
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
1954
as Direktor
Die Blume von Hawaii
1953
as Journalist
Paths in Twilight
1948
as Stefan Kolb