Name
Friedrich Schoenfelder
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-10-17
Deathday
2011-08-14 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Sorau, Germany [now Zary, Lubuskie, Poland]
Biography
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.
Known For
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Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and jus...
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The beautiful world of Gaya is home to two similar humanoid species: Zeldons who are the f...
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Otto is Friesland's answer to Rambo and stands between two worlds, two women and two anima...
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The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world....
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Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small v...
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An Australian woman arrives in London to search for her sister who she finds is involved w...
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When the bank clerk Klaus Helwig is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, his son Heintje...
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Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted,...
- 1963 The Black Abbot as Dr. Loxon
- 1958 Der eiserne Gustav as Deutscher Botschafter
- 1970 Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los? as Dr. Senn
- 1987 Otto – The New Movie as Professor Edelsen
- 2006 The Trip to Panama as Paradies Vogel
- 1983 Kiez as Juweller
- 1979 The Magician of Lublin as Count Zaruski
- 1971 Angels of Terror as Anthony Wyman
- 1959 Peter schießt den Vogel ab as Toni Hartwig
- 1969 Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey as Schweizer Grenzpolizist
- 1954 Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine Prinz as Saint-Ex (voice)
- 1970 Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft as Schuldirektor
- 2002 Das Schloss des Grauens as Sir Douglas
- 1959 Grand Hotel as Receptionist
- 1970 Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen as Comissioner
- 1963 Bezauberndes Fräulein as Papa
- 1954 Viktoria und ihr Husar as Ehemaliger Rittmeister Graf Sandor Koltay
- 1970 Gentlemen in White Vests as Shopping Mall Director
- 1959 Rebel Flight to Cuba as Reverend Wilson
- 1960 Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet… as Gerichtsvorsitzender
- 1960 Willy, der Privatdetektiv as Direktor Schieske
- 1986 Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich as Museumsdirektor
- 1950 Königskinder as Prinz Sascha Alexander von Thessalien
- 1962 Frau Cheneys Ende as Jerome
- 1961 Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder as Dr. Bach
- 1960 The Avenger as Jack Jackson, Regisseur
- 1963 The White Spider as Sir James
- 1962 Wild Waters as Baron Ferdinand von Lindner
- 1964 The Inn on Dartmoor as Sir James
- 1980 Guten Abend, Mrs. Sunshine as Henry Fordyce
- 1950 Liebe auf Eis as Birger Sörensen
- 1960 The High Life as Ranowsky
- 1962 Only a Woman as Kellner
- 1969 Waterloo as Marschall Soult
- 1970 Mark of the Devil as Narrator
- 1967 Pension Clausewitz as Dr. Rudolf Zabel
- 1979 Aktion Abendsonne
- 1960 Sabine und die hundert Männer as William Hellberg
- 1968 Die Rivalin as Edouard - Baron de Rodemans
- 1959 For Love and Others as Generaldirektor Schreiber
- 1949 Tragödie einer Leidenschaft as Dodja
- 2006 Das unreine Mal as Herr Schröder
- 1961 Die Sache mit dem Ring as Tom Gore
- 1963 Sophienlund as Erik Stjernborg
- 1958 Der Dank der Unterwelt as Superintendent Smith
- 1981 Der Schützling
- 1950 City in the Fog as Dr. Sven Berling
- 1994 Glück im Grünen
- 2007 Little King Macius as King Friedewald (voice)
- 1977 Erben ist menschlich as Fischer
- 1986 Gestatten, Bestatter as Friedrich Barnewitz
- 1988 Stowaways on the Ark as Der "Chef"
- 1967 Das Attentat - Schleicher: General der letzten Stunde as Papen
- 1988 Romeo mit grauen Schläfen as Hajo Steinberg
- 1970 Die lieben Kinder as John Carlton
- 1976 Rosaura kam um zehn as Herr
- 1967 Hugenberg - Gegen die Republik as Franz von Papen
- 2004 Back to Gaya as Albert Drollinger
- 1999 Das Mädchen aus der Torte as Uncle
- 1969 De Sade as Marquis' Father
- 2004 A Journey Into Bliss as voice
- 1977 Begegnung im Herbst as Mr. Brown
- 1966 Weiß gibt auf as Basil Mallard
- 1959 Mein Freund Harvey as Dr. Chumley
- 1958 Die Bürger von Calais as Ein englischer Gesandter
- 1972 Das System Fabrizzi as Kommissar Nera
- 1990 Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein
- 1958 Jim und Jill as Robbi
- 1979 Hatschi! as Polizeipräsident
- 1962 Everyone Dies Alone as Staatsschauspieler Harteisen
- 1973 Die Welt des Robert Stolz
- 1966 Vater einer Tochter as Dr. Leopold Walter
- 1963 Berlin-Melodie
- 1964 Casanova wider Willen as Julius Seibold
- 1966 Quadrille as Lord Hubert Heronden
- 1974 Madame Pompadour as Der König
- 1997 Pension Schöller as Major von Mühlen
- 1959 Der Mann im Manne as Tommy Turner
- 2001 Manitou's Shoe as Narrator (voice)
- 1964 The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Jason Monta (voice)
- 1959 The Indian Tomb as Narrator (voice)
- 1958 Escape from Sahara
- 1966 Long Legs, Long Fingers
- 1998 A Rat's Tale as Walter Demokratz
- 1994 Berg & Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten ( 1 episode ) as Regisseur
- 1967 Death Runs After Them ( 3 episodes ) as David Stone
- 1986 Die Wicherts von nebenan ( 15 episodes ) as Dr. Helmer
- 1985 Ein Heim für Tiere ( 1 episode ) as Ernst Voller
- 1981 A Case For Two ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Norden
- 1995 Unser Charly ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Vandenberg
- 1971 Dalli Dalli ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 1975 Beschlossen und verkündet ( 1 episode ) as Hugo von Bessem
- 1975 Beschlossen und verkündet ( 1 episode ) as Ewald Karsten
- 1986 Detektivbüro Roth ( 1 episode ) as Arbo von Keilmann
- 1966 Cliff Dexter ( 1 episode ) as Botschafter
- 1974 Am laufenden Band ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1971 Dalli Dalli ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Kommissariat 9 ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Freiherr von Arning
- 1972 Algebra um acht ( 1 episode )
- 1986 Großstadtrevier ( 1 episode ) as Friedrich Schwalbe
- 1991 Insel der Träume ( 1 episode ) as Popescu
- 1984 Berliner Weiße mit Schuß ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Friedrich Berghoff
- 1993 Immer wieder Sonntag ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Matchball ( 1 episode ) as Sir Alec
- 1988 Justitias kleine Fische ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Die Montagsmaler ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 The Country Doctor ( 1 episode ) as Friedrich Schornfeld
- 2009 SOKO Stuttgart ( 1 episode ) as Dieter Posch
- 1977 Drei Damen vom Grill ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Förster Horn ( 1 episode ) as Herr Tietz
- 2001 Leipzig Homicide ( 1 episode ) as Kurt Schwennstedt
- 1972 Semesterferien ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Hufschmidt
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Alexander Nilgens
- 2010 Lotta & ... ( 1 episode ) as Herr Schlegel
- 1958 Eine Geschichte aus Soho ( 3 episodes ) as Oberst Smith
- 1971 Duell zu Dritt ( 13 episodes )
- 1954 The Gallery of the Great Detectives ( 1 episode ) as Hauptmann Peter Wain
- 1981 Kintopp-Kintopp ( 2 episodes ) as Konsul Kruse
- 1961 Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla ( 1 episode ) as Hugo
- 1984 Tanzschule Kaiser ( 13 episodes )
- 2003 Momo ( 26 episodes ) as Meister Hora (Voice)
- 1957 Zum blauen Bock ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 Tietjen und Bommes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 DAS! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1979 NDR Talk Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1969 Das Sonntagskonzert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1994 Höchstpersönlich ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1981 Das Traumschiff ( 1 episode ) as Karl Preuss
