Bruno Fritz
Actor
- Born
- March 4, 1900 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- June 12, 1984 (age 84)
Bruno Fritz (March 4, 1900, Berlin – June 12, 1984, Berlin) was a German cabaret performer, actor, and voice actor.
Trained at the acting school of the German Theatre in Berlin, he appeared on numerous Berlin stages before co-founding the cabaret Tatzelwurm in 1935. After World War II, he became widely known as a founding member of the RIAS radio cabaret Die Insulaner, where he gained popularity as the quintessential “Berliner with heart and bite”, especially in the role of Herr Kummer.
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Fritz appeared mainly in supporting film roles from the 1930s onward, often portraying satirical authority figures, and remained a familiar presence on German television into the 1970s. He also worked as a dubbing artist, providing German voices for actors such as Bud Abbott, Richard Widmark, and Gino Cervi.
Known for
Escape from East Berlin
October 22, 1962
Traumulus
January 23, 1936
The Leghorn Hat
April 4, 1939
Der eiserne Gustav
December 5, 1958
Top Sergeant Schwenke
January 14, 1935
Rheinsberg
December 20, 1967
Not Afraid of Big Animals
July 30, 1953
Forbidden Paradise
October 16, 1958
Tired Theodore
March 16, 1936
Mistress Moon
July 22, 1941
Schön muß man sein
February 1, 1951
Engel im Abendkleid
June 8, 1951
Acting22
- 1967Rheinsberg
- 1962Escape from East Berlin as Uncle Albert
- 1958Der eiserne Gustav as Amtsarzt
- 1958Forbidden Paradise as Max Dettmann
- 1958Solang' noch Unter'n Linden
- 1956Ein Mann für Jenny as Jimmy Broadbent
- 1953Not Afraid of Big Animals as Herr Richter
- 1951Engel im Abendkleid
- 1951Schön muß man sein as Regisseur Treff
- 1950Mädchen mit Beziehungen as Stahl