Jan Hendriks
Actor
- Born
- December 6, 1928 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- December 13, 1991 (age 63)
Jan Hendriks (born Heinz Joachim Hinz, December 6, 1928, Berlin – died likely December 13, 1991, Berlin) was a German actor and voice actor.
After studying acting at the Hebbel Theatre school in Berlin, he began his career on stage before making his film debut in Robert A. Stemmle’s Sündige Grenze (1951), for which he became the first winner of the German Film Award for Best New Actor. He went on to appear in more than 90 film and television productions, including several Edgar Wallace films.
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Hendriks was widely known to television audiences for his role as Inspector Martin Brenner in the crime series Der Alte (1977–1986). He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing performers such as Humphrey Bogart and Anthony Quinn.
He died in Berlin in December 1991.
Known for
The Squeaker
April 26, 1963
The Inn on the River
September 28, 1962
The College Girl Murders
August 11, 1967
The Devil's Daffodil
July 20, 1961
The Door with Seven Locks
June 18, 1962
Mark of the Tortoise
April 23, 1964
The Man with the Glass Eye
February 21, 1969
Brainwashed
September 2, 1960
Castle of the Creeping Flesh
July 25, 1968
Arms and the Man
November 20, 1958
Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen
March 25, 1970
She Walks by Night
October 22, 1959
Acting55
- 1982Ein gutes Land
- 1980Oh My God, Willi! as Kellner im 'Blauen Falter
- 1980Schönes Weekend, Mr. Bennett as Pedro Juarez
- 1978Alcaptar as Soldat
- 1972Das Geheimnis der Mary Celeste as Edward W. Head
- 1971Annemarie Lesser as Coudoyanis
- 1970Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen as Willi
- 1969Hotel Royal as Legrand
- 1969The Man with the Glass Eye as Rubiro
- 1968Appointment in Beirut