Benno Sterzenbach
Acting • Born 1916-03-03 – Died 1985-09-13
Biography
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. Source: Article "Benno Sterzenbach" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
71 credits
Max der Taschendieb
Movie • 1962
Charly Gibbons
Pippi on the Run
Movie • 1970
Policeman
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Movie • 1966
Major Achbach
Ace of Aces
Movie • 1982
Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
Hostage
Movie • 1983
The Avenger
Movie • 1960
Sir Gregory Penn
Flight in Danger
Movie • 1964
Dr. Frank Baird
Freddy unter fremden Sternen
Movie • 1959
Miller
Space Patrol
Movie • 2003
General Wamsler (archive footage)
Johannisnacht
Movie • 1966
Matey
Was ihr wollt
Movie • 1954
Junker Tobias von Rülp
König Richard III.
Movie • 1964
Eduard IV
Die Feuertreppe
Movie • 1962
Ralph Mc Guiness
Was Ihr wollt
Movie • 1963
Tobias von Rülp
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
Movie • 1965
Montague
Ausreißer
Movie • 1970
Vater Baker
Der seidene Schuh
Movie • 1965
Mirandolina
Movie • 1963
Conte di Albafiorita
Der Fall der Generale
Movie • 1966
Generaloberst Göring
Der Geisterzug
Movie • 1963
Saul Hodgkins
Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk
Movie • 1964
Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
Movie • 1979
Kommerzienrat Veik
Die Friedhöfe
Movie • 1960
Pawlack
Paths in Twilight
Movie • 1948
Stefan Kolb
Und nicht mehr Jessica
Movie • 1965
Anthony Burton
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
Movie • 1971
Albin Herzog
Einer von sieben
Movie • 1960
Herr Thomsen
Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth
Movie • 1969
Banco
Towarisch
Movie • 1966
Charles
Die Weber
Movie • 1980
Der alte Ansorge
Titanic
Movie • 1984
Duncan Fletcher
The Investigation
Movie • 1966
Zeuge 1
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
Movie • 1965
Grosshack
Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki
Movie • 1967
Galindo
John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter
Movie • 1954
Direktor
Der Korporal aus Java
Movie • 1955
Jan
Die Jubilarin
Movie • 1969
Braun
Der Cornet
Movie • 1955
Rittmeister Reningen
Die Blume von Hawaii
Movie • 1953
Journalist
Der Schlaf der Gerechten
Movie • 1962
Fritz Walker
Mord im Dom
Movie • 1962
Dritter Versucher
Der heimliche Teilhaber
Movie • 1965
Kapitän Archbold
Der Richter und sein Henker
Movie • 1957
Zweiter Leibwächter
Ich stehe zur Verfügung
Movie • 1968
Kriminalrat Beuerle
Falsch verbunden
Movie • 1955
Cyril
Unternehmen Schlafsack
Movie • 1955
Offizier des SS
Der Auswanderer
Movie • 1967
Barbi
Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern
Movie • 1971
General
Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71
Movie • 1979
Bourgaut
Der Strafverteidiger
Movie • 1961
Peter J. Malone
Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc
Movie • 1966
Graf Dunois
Der Abstecher
Movie • 1962
Erich
Antigone
Movie • 1958
Kreon
Zwischen den Flügen
TV • 1973
Buller
Adrian der Tulpendieb
TV • 1966
Josias
Space Patrol
TV • 1966
General Winston W. Wamsler
...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
TV • 1985
Henning Carsten
Die fünfte Kolonne
TV • 1963
Dickmann
PS
TV • 1975
Karl Brensberger
On the Road to Atlantis
TV • 1982
Kelley/Dr. Graf
Zirkus meines Lebens
TV • 1968
Walter Farell
Der Alte
TV • 1977
Herr Färber
Derrick
TV • 1974
Siegfried Horre
Der Anwalt
TV • 1976
Franz Schöller
Derrick
TV • 1974
Birkmann
Dalli Dalli
TV • 1971
Self
Es ist soweit
TV • 1960
Lomax
Zum blauen Bock
TV • 1957
Self
Der Stechlin
TV • 1975
König Richard III.
TV • 1964
Eduard IV
Der seidene Schuh
TV • 1965