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Friedrich Schoenfelder
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schoenfelder (born October 17, 1916, in Sorau, Lower Lusatia; died August 14, 2011, in Berlin) was a German actor and voice-over artist.
Friedrich Schoenfelder received his acting training under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin, where he made his stage debut in 1936. After World War II, he performed at major theaters in Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin, later working as a freelance actor at numerous German-language theaters. He became particularly well known for his elegant stage presence in boulevard plays and musicals. Among his greatest theatrical successes was *My Fair Lady*, in which he appeared approximately 1,200 times over the course…
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schoenfelder (born October 17, 1916, in Sorau, Lower Lusatia; died August 14, 2011, in Berlin) was a German actor and voice-over artist. Friedrich Schoenfelder received his acting training under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin, where he made his stage debut in 1936. After World War II, he performed at major theaters in Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin, later working as a freelance actor at numerous German-language theaters. He became particularly well known for his elegant stage presence in boulevard plays and musicals. Among his greatest theatrical successes was *My Fair Lady*, in which he appeared approximately 1,200 times over the course of many years. From the late 1940s onward, Schoenfelder also appeared regularly in film and television productions. He acted in numerous light entertainment films, Edgar Wallace adaptations, and TV series, and participated in projects such as *Otto – Der neue Film* and, as the narrator, *Der Schuh des Manitu*. With over 140 film and television roles to his name, he remained one of the defining character actors of German popular cinema and television for decades. His work as a voice-over artist was also of particular significance. In more than 400 productions, Schoenfelder lent his distinctive voice to international actors such as David Niven, John Gielgud, Rex Harrison, Vincent Price, and Alec Guinness. He also enjoyed a successful career as a radio drama actor, narrator, and radio host, working on projects including *Sesame Street*, *Little Britain*, and numerous audio drama productions for the labels Europa and Titania Medien. Even in his advanced years, Schoenfelder continued to appear regularly on stage; in 1996, he published his memoirs, titled *Ich war doch immer ich* ("I Was Always Just Me"). He passed away in Berlin in 2011 at the age of 94.
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BODY OF WORK
Friedrich Schoenfelder's Filmography
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Little King Macius
as King Friedewald (voice)
No Poster
Das unreine Mal
as Herr Schröder
The Trip to Panama
as Paradies Vogel
A Journey Into Bliss
as voice
Back to Gaya
as Albert Drollinger
Das Schloss des Grauens
as Sir Douglas
Manitou's Shoe
as Narrator (voice)
Das Mädchen aus der Torte
as Uncle
A Rat's Tale
as Walter Demokratz
Pension Schöller
as Major von Mühlen
No Poster
Glück im Grünen
No Poster
Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein
Stowaways on the Ark
as Der "Chef"
No Poster
Romeo mit grauen Schläfen
as Hajo Steinberg
Otto – The New Movie
as Professor Edelsen
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich
as Museumsdirektor
Gestatten, Bestatter
as Friedrich Barnewitz
Kiez
as Juweller
No Poster
Der Schützling
No Poster
Guten Abend, Mrs. Sunshine
as Henry Fordyce
The Magician of Lublin
as Count Zaruski
No Poster
Hatschi!
as Polizeipräsident
No Poster
Aktion Abendsonne
No Poster
Begegnung im Herbst
as Mr. Brown
No Poster
Erben ist menschlich
as Fischer
No Poster
Rosaura kam um zehn
as Herr
No Poster
Madame Pompadour
as Der König
No Poster
Die Welt des Robert Stolz
No Poster
Das System Fabrizzi
as Kommissar Nera
Angels of Terror
as Anthony Wyman
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
as Schuldirektor
Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?
as Dr. Senn
No Poster
Die lieben Kinder
as John Carlton
Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen
as Comissioner
Gentlemen in White Vests
as Shopping Mall Director
Mark of the Devil
as Narrator
No Poster
Waterloo
as Marschall Soult
De Sade
as Marquis' Father
Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey
as Schweizer Grenzpolizist
No Poster
Die Rivalin
as Edouard - Baron de Rodemans
No Poster
Das Attentat - Schleicher: General der letzten Stunde
as Papen
No Poster
Hugenberg - Gegen die Republik
as Franz von Papen
No Poster
Pension Clausewitz
as Dr. Rudolf Zabel
No Poster
Vater einer Tochter
as Dr. Leopold Walter
Long Legs, Long Fingers
No Poster
Weiß gibt auf
as Basil Mallard
No Poster
Quadrille
as Lord Hubert Heronden
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Jason Monta (voice)
The Inn on Dartmoor
as Sir James
No Poster
Casanova wider Willen
as Julius Seibold
The Black Abbot
as Dr. Loxon
No Poster
Sophienlund
as Erik Stjernborg
No Poster
Bezauberndes Fräulein
as Papa
The White Spider
as Sir James
No Poster
Berlin-Melodie
No Poster
Only a Woman
as Kellner
Wild Waters
as Baron Ferdinand von Lindner
Frau Cheneys Ende
as Jerome
No Poster
Everyone Dies Alone
as Staatsschauspieler Harteisen
No Poster
Die Sache mit dem Ring
as Tom Gore
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
as Dr. Bach
Sabine und die hundert Männer
as William Hellberg
No Poster
Willy, der Privatdetektiv
as Direktor Schieske
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
as Gerichtsvorsitzender
The Avenger
as Jack Jackson, Regisseur
No Poster
The High Life
as Ranowsky
Rebel Flight to Cuba
as Reverend Wilson
Grand Hotel
as Receptionist
No Poster
Der Mann im Manne
as Tommy Turner
No Poster
For Love and Others
as Generaldirektor Schreiber
No Poster
Mein Freund Harvey
as Dr. Chumley
Peter schießt den Vogel ab
as Toni Hartwig
The Indian Tomb
as Narrator (voice)
Der eiserne Gustav
as Deutscher Botschafter
No Poster
Die Bürger von Calais
as Ein englischer Gesandter
No Poster
Der Dank der Unterwelt
as Superintendent Smith
No Poster
Jim und Jill
as Robbi
Escape from Sahara
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine Prinz
as Saint-Ex (voice)
Viktoria und ihr Husar
as Ehemaliger Rittmeister Graf Sandor Koltay
Liebe auf Eis
as Birger Sörensen
City in the Fog
as Dr. Sven Berling
Königskinder
as Prinz Sascha Alexander von Thessalien
No Poster
Tragödie einer Leidenschaft
as Dodja