RIP Claus Biederstaedt

Actor Claus Biederstaedt is dead

Archyde

June 22, 2020

German actor and voice actor Claus Biederstaedt is dead. He died on Thursday at the age of 91, his son confirmed yesterday. “We are very thankful that he died peacefully in his asleep,” he said. Previously, the “image was reported” on the death of the actor.

Biederstaedt was in the 1950s with films like “Charley’s Aunt” at the side of the famous Heinz Rühmann. For the film “Fireworks” with the then 16-year-old Romy Schneider in front of the camera. For his canvas, The Great Temptation (1951) debut he was with the Federal film prize as best young actor award. Overall, he appeared in around 60 movies.

Appeared in over 200 television broadcasts

In the 1960s and 1970s Biederstaedt appeared in more than 200 TV productions, including series such as “Derrick”, “The Black Forest Clinic” and “The Old”.

Also as a synchronous speaker Biederstaedt was successful, among other things, he lent Hollywood greats such as Marlon Brando, Yves Montand, James Garner and Paul Newman in his voice. Later, he focused on the Theater and was still appearing on the stage at an advanced age.

In the past few years it had become quiet around Biederstaedt, after he was diagnosed with tongue cancer. Doctors had to amputate two-thirds of the tongue. The cancer he had defeated, but, said the son. Now, he died shortly before his 92nd birthday.

BIEDERSTAEDT, Claus

Born: 6/28/1928, Staigard. Pomerania, Germany

Died: 6/18/2020, Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany

Claus Biederstaedt’s westerns – actor, voice dubber:

Maverick (TV) – 1957-1962 [German voice of James Garner]

Frontier Doctor (TV) – 1958-1959 [German voice of Rex Allen]

Fury (TV) – 1959 [German voice of Paul Picerni]

Bonanza (TV) – 1966 [German voice of Don Collier]

Chuka – 1967 [German voice of Rod Taylor]

Payment in Blood - 1967 [German voice of Guy Madison]

Mexikanische Revolution (TV) – 1968 (Jose Maria Gonzales)

Pancho Villa – 1968 [German voice of Yul Brynner]

Shalako – 1968 [German voice of Stephen Boyd]

Shotgun – 1968 [German voice of Mimmo Palmara]

High Chaparral (TV) – 1967, 1969-1970 [German voice of Robert Lansing, John Vernon,

     William Sylvester, Ken Mayer]

Ned Kelly – 1969 [German voice of Bruce Barry]

Chisum – 1970 [German voice of Glenn Corbett]

One Little Indian – 1973 [German voice of James Garner]

Burning Daylight (TV) – 1975 (Erzhaler)

Bret Maverick (TV) – 1978 [German voice of James Garner]

Bret Maverick (TV) – 1981-1982 [German voice of James Garner]

Streets of Laredo (TV) – 1995 [German voice of James Garner]