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Bruno Fritz
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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.
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 …
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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. 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.
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Bruno Fritz's Filmography
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Rheinsberg
Escape from East Berlin
as Uncle Albert
Der eiserne Gustav
as Amtsarzt
Forbidden Paradise
as Max Dettmann
Solang' noch Unter'n Linden
No Poster
Ein Mann für Jenny
as Jimmy Broadbent
Not Afraid of Big Animals
as Herr Richter
Engel im Abendkleid
Schön muß man sein
as Regisseur Treff
No Poster
Mädchen mit Beziehungen
as Stahl
No Poster
Maharadscha wider Willen
as Arthur - Tankwart
No Poster
Mistress Moon
as Milke
No Poster
Summer, Sunshine, Erica
as Betrüger Herbert Specht
The Leghorn Hat
as Leierkastenmann
No Poster
The Mystery of Betty Bonn
as Reeder Winchester
No Poster
Die Arbeit des deutschen Eisenbahners
as Narrator (voice)
Tired Theodore
as Fritz Findeisen
Traumulus
as Obersekretär Tamaschke
No Poster
Silberner Segen des Meeres
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Metall des Himmels
as Narrator (voice)
Top Sergeant Schwenke
as Ein Stammgast
No Poster
Glückspilze
as Konferencier