Horst Frank

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German actor (1929–1999)

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::summary German actor (1929–1999) ::

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Field	Value
image	Horst Frank by Stuart Mentiply.jpg
name	Horst Frank
birth_date
birth_place	Lübeck, Germany
death_date
death_place	Heidelberg, Germany
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1955–1999
signature	Horst Frank signature.svg
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Horst Frank (28 May 1929 – 25 May 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1955 and 1999. He was born in Lübeck and died in Heidelberg.

Selected filmography

Der Stern von Afrika (1957) – Albin Droste
** (1957) – Heyne
The Copper (1958) – Josef Schmitz
Rosemary (1958) – Student Michael Runge
Blitzmädels an die Front (1958) – Gaston, ein Franzose
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958) – Jan Lindgren
Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte (1958) – Sabri
My Ninety Nine Brides (1958) – Jonny der Husar
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959) – Feldwebel Böse
Wolves of the Deep (1959) – Lo Sposino
The Head (1959) – Dr. Brandt – alias Dr. Ood
Rebel Flight to Cuba (1959) – Richard Marshall
The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960) – Le Major Von Hollwitz
Boomerang (1960) – Willy Schneider
Kein Engel ist so rein (1960) – Bubi Lausch
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960) – Narrator (uncredited)
Die zornigen jungen Männer (1960) – Dr. Gerd Schneider
Le Bois des amants (1960) – Le colonel von Stauffen
** (1960) – Hauptmann Feder
Tu ne tueras point (1961) – Adler
** (1961) – Emil Frenzel
Darling (1961) – Alberto – Albert
Our House in Cameroon (1961) – Klaas Steensand
Melody of Hate (1962) – Rasan
The Hot Port of Hong Kong (1962) – Frank Marek
Between Shanghai and St. Pauli (1962) – Frederic
The Black Panther of Ratana (1963) – Jack Roller
The White Spider (1963) – Kiddie Phelips
Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) – Théo
The Pirates of the Mississippi (1963) – Kelly
Mission to Hell (1964) – Jack McLean
Mystery of the Red Jungle (1964) – Robert Perkins
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964) – Manning / Dr. Steininger
The Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964) – Leutnant Legget
Bullets Don't Argue (1964) – Billy Clayton
Massacre at Marble City (1964) – Dan McCormick
Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965) – Blade Carpenter
13 Days to Die (1965) – Perkins
Red Dragon (1965) – Pereira
Code Name: Jaguar (1965) – Karl
Die letzten Drei der Albatros (1965) – Sven Broderson
Blue Light (1966, Episode: "The Weapon Within" (1966) – Luber
The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight (1966) – Larry Link
Diamond Safari (1966) – Fédérico
Countdown to Doomsday (1966) – Dr. Soarez
I Deal in Danger (1966) – Luber
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) – Rudy Moss
Dead Run (1967) – Manganne
Desert Commandos (1967) – Lt. Roland Wolf
A Handful of Heroes (1967) – Hauptmann Bruck
Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968) – David Barry
Johnny Hamlet (1968) – Claude Hamilton
Hate Thy Neighbor (1968) – Chris Malone
The Moment to Kill (1968) – Jason Forrester
Le Paria (1969) – Rolf
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) – Marquis de Bressac
La porta del cannone (1969) – Müller, Gestapo
** (1969) – Duke Philippe
Angels of the Street (1969) – Jule Nickels
So Sweet... So Perverse (1969) – Klaus
Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei (1970) – Waldemar Klingel
Das Glöcklein unterm Himmelbett (1970) – Pater Guderim
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) – Dr. Braun
Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen (1971) – Karl Flemming
** (1971) – Heinrich Müller
Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971) – Willy Jensen
Carlos (1971) – Ligo
The Dead Are Alive (1972) – Stephen
Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) – Luca
The Grand Duel (1972) – David Saxon / Patriarch Samuel Saxon
Carambola! (1974) – Clydeson
** (1975) – Himmel – the Boss
The Mimosa Wants to Blossom Too (1976) – Oberst Oschenko
Albino (1976) – Whispering Death
** (1976) – Dominikaner
Rosemary's Daughter (1976) – Heinrich "Mario" Schmitz
Derrick (1976, Episode: "Auf eigene Faust") – Achim Schenke
** (1976, TV Mini-Series) – Freder Soermann / Soerman
** (1977) – Pepe Coronado
** (1977, TV Movie) – Mac
** (1979) – Hans Albert
Timm Thaler (1979, TV Mini-Series) – Baron de Lefouet
** (1980) – Conrad Kolberg
Derrick (1980, Episode: "Dem Mörder eine Kerze") – Pfarrer Scholz
Flächenbrand (1981, TV Movie) – Lothar Steingruber
Derrick (1983, Episode: "Die Tote in der Isar") – Robert Kabeck
Mandara (1983, TV Mini-Series)
** (1983, TV Mini-Series)
Catherine the Great (1995, TV Movie) – Schwerin
Die Menschen sind kalt (1998) – Museumsdirektor

References

III, Harris M. Lentz. (24 October 2008). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture". McFarland.
(26 May 1999). "Heidelberg: Horst Frank gestorben – SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de.
(27 May 1999). "Fast vergessener Bösewicht, liebster Widerling: Der Schauspieler Horst Frank ist tot: Nie küssen, immer nur morden | Archiv – Berliner Zeitung". Berliner-zeitung.de.
"Zauberspiegel – In memoriam: Horst Frank – Der Bösewicht vom Dienst". Zauberspiegel-online.de.

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