Günter Pfitzmann
Actor
- Born
- April 8, 1924 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- May 30, 2003 (age 79)
Günter Pfitzmann (April 8, 1924, Berlin – May 30, 2003, Berlin) was a German actor, voice actor, and cabaret performer.
He was best known for portraying characters with the distinctive Berlin blend of warmth and blunt humor, and gained widespread popularity through leading roles in television series such as Drei Damen vom Grill, Praxis Bülowbogen, and Der Havelkaiser. His film work included notable titles like Die Brücke (1959) and the Edgar Wallace thriller Der Zinker (1963).
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In addition to stage, film, and television, Pfitzmann was a prolific dubbing artist, voicing actors such as Kirk Douglas, Jean Gabin, and Lloyd Bridges, and providing the German voice of Obelix in Asterix the Gaul. He remained active well into his later years and was one of Berlin’s most recognizable television personalities until his death in 2003.
Known for
The Bridge
October 21, 1959
The Squeaker
April 26, 1963
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
April 7, 1959
Drillinge an Bord
December 22, 1959
Emil and the Detectives
October 14, 1954
The Miracle of Father Malachia
July 3, 1961
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
February 25, 1960
Spy for Germany
December 4, 1956
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
January 15, 1959
The Day the Rains Came
November 24, 1959
Der Kapitän
October 28, 1971
I'll Carry You on My Hands
November 6, 1958
Acting78
- 2018Große Klappe, großes Herz as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Die Meute der Erben as Arno Adelmann
- 2000Ein lasterhaftes Pärchen as Wilhelm
- 1998Letzte Chance für Harry as Simon Spradow
- 1997Röpers letzter Tag as Hannes Röper
- 1985So ein Theater - Das Mädchen im Apfelbaum
- 1983Frohe Ostern as Stephane Margelle
- 1983So oder so ist das Leben: Vier Begegnungen in einer Großstadt
- 1983Mensch, Teufel noch mal as Laurent-Bayoux
- 1982Jeden Mittwoch