Walter Sedlmayr

Actor

January 6, 1926 (64 years)

† July 14, 1990

Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic [now Germany]

Biography

Walter Sedlmayr was a German folk actor, television director, and author. His murder in 1990 caused a media sensation.

Filmography

6.2

Scene of the Crime

Dünnkitz

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

6.3

The Old Fox

Ziesenhut

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

6.1

Derrick

Koch

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

8.0

The Commissioner

Polizist

Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.

10.0

Polizeiinspektion 1

Franz Schöninger

Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.

7.0

Heut' abend

Self

No description available

8.0

Das Kriminalmuseum

Bahnwärter

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

7.5

Hafenpolizei

Loetz

Hafenpolizei is a German television series.

8.0

Pater Brown

Privatdetektiv Muggleton

No description available

7.3

World on a Wire

Janitor

In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.

7.7

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Witwer

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) is a West German television drama miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973. In Cologne, West Germany, young toolmaker Jochen's world is explored, including those around him: the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

7.7

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Mr. Angermayer

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

8.1

Monaco Franze

Felix Hallerstein

A Munich detective falls into various misadventures as he pursues criminals and tries to evade women across the city.

9.0

Eichholz & Söhne

Dritter Skatfreund

No description available

7.2

Fox and His Friends

Car Dealer

Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.