German actor (1935–2025)
Horst Janson
Janson in 2003
Born (1935-10-04 ) 4 October 1935Died 28 January 2025 (aged 89) Occupation Actor Spouse(s) Children 2 Awards
Horst Janson (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔʁst English-speaking audiences, he is best remembered for roles as captains in the filmsEscape from East Berlin submarine captain inMurphy's War Hammer Film productionCaptain Kronos – Vampire Hunter German West African -set war adventure filmShout at the Devil Breakthrough Der Bastian Sesamstraße Sesame Street
Janson was born inMainz-Kastel [ 1] [ 2] Wiesbaden , but temporarily inBad Soden during World War II. He was already interested in acting at school. He took acting lessons and made his stage debut at theStaatstheater Wiesbaden .[ 3]
Janson made his cinematic debut in 1959 inThe Buddenbrooks [ 2] Das Glas Wasser A Glass of Water ) in 1960, alongsideGustaf Gründgens andLiselotte Pulver .[ 3] Ruf der Wildgänse The Cry of the Wild Geese , 1961),Das Riesenrad Escape from East Berlin Don Murray ,Christine Kaufmann andWerner Klemperer .[ 4] [ 5]
In 1971, Janson starred inMurphy's War Peter O'Toole andPhilippe Noiret .[ 6] [ 7] Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter SMSBlücher in theGerman West African -set British war adventure filmShout at the Devil Lee Marvin andRoger Moore .[ 8] Breakthrough Richard Burton ,Robert Mitchum andRod Steiger .[ 9] Franco Nero ,Eli Wallach and other international productions withTony Curtis ,Anthony Perkins ,Charles Bronson , andRobert Wagner .[ 3]
On television, he had a breakthrough in the seriesSalto Mortale [ 10] [ 11] Der Bastian [ 11] [ 3] [ 2] Sesamstraße Sesame Street [ 12] [ 7] [ 11] Zwei Schlitzohren in Antalya (1991–1994).[ 13]
Janson also appeared in many German, French, Spanish, Italian, and English-language TV films includingDer Bunker (1992),Il segno della scimmia (The Sign of the Ape , 1997),[ 14] Freundinnen fűr Immer (2003).[ 15] Unter weißen Segeln In White Sails ).[ 1]
Janson was married to the actressMonika Lundi , with whom he worked, from 1973 to 1976.[ 16] [ 7] [ 16] Grünwald near Munich[ 1] [ 3]
Janson suffered a stroke in June 2024.[ 11] [ 11] [ 17]
Janson's film appearances include:[ 18]
The Buddenbrooks [ 2] [ 14] …und noch frech dazu! [de ] [ 14] A Glass of Water [ 3] [ 14] Der Teufel hat gut lachen [de ] [ 14] Das Riesenrad [ 14] Ruf der Wildgänse The Cry of the Wild Geese , 1961), as Sven Sandbo[ 14] Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt [ 14] Escape from East Berlin [ 4] Die Liebenden von Florenz (1966, TV film), as MartinEine Frau sucht Liebe [de ] A Woman Needs Loving , 1969), as George[ 14] Spielst du mit schrägen Vögeln [de ] If You Play with Crazy Birds , 1969), as Alfred[ 14] Der Kerl liebt mich – und das soll ich glauben? [de ] That Guy Loves Me, Am I Supposed to Believe That? , 1969), as Rainer Forst[ 14] You Can't Win 'Em All The McKenzie Break [ 19] Murphy's War [ 7] Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen [de ] [ 14] Der Kapitän The Captain , 1971), as Jörg Neher[ 14] Long Live Your Death Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? Zinksärge für die Goldjungen [de ] Battle of the Godfathers , 1973), as ErikEin toter Taucher nimmt kein Gold No Gold for a Dead Diver , 1974), as Hans Faerber[ 14] Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter Die Zwillinge vom Immenhof The Twins from Immenhof , 1973), as Alexander Arkens[ 14] Frühling auf dem Immenhof Spring in Immenhof , 1974), as Alexander Arkens[ 14] Shout at the Devil [ 8] Taxi 4012 (1976, TV film), as Stefan Kamensky[ 14] Breakthrough [ 9] Wie hätten Sie's denn gern? [de ] How Would You Like to Have It? , 1983), as Jack[ 14] To Catch a King Danger – Keine Zeit zum Sterben [de ] No Time to Die , 1984), as Martin Forster[ 14] The Last Days of Patton Tierärztin Christine (Veterinarian Christine , 1993, TV film), as Thomas Nemes[ 14] Il segno della scimmia (1997, TV film), as Professor Simak[ 14] Der Bunker – Eine todsichere Falle (The Last Bomb , 1999, TV film), as General Kilian[ 14] Liebe, Tod & viele Kalorien (2001, TV film), as Kurt Markmann[ 20] [ 21] Freundinnen für immer (2003, TV film), as Fred Jakob[ 15] Momella – Eine Farm in Afrika (2007, TV film), as Graf RantzauDunkelrot (2008, Short), as Erich Krahl[ 14] Schlaflos [de ] [ 14] Böseckendorf – Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand [de ] The Night a Village Vanished , 2009, TV film), as PfarrerEines Tages... (2010), as Jakob Filzmeyer[ 14] Flaschendrehen (2011, TV film), as Hansen Senior[ 14] Fliegen lernen [de ] [ 14] Destruction of Silence (2013, Short), as Philipp Schmidt[ 14] Das Privileg / Die Auserwählten (2021), as Opa[ 14] Janson's appearances in TV series, miniseries & shorts include:
Salto mortale [ 11] Der Bastian [ 11] Härte 10 [de ] Sesamstraße [ 22] [ 12] [ 23] Zwei Schlitzohren in Antalya (20 episodes, 1991–1994), as Thomas Parler[ 13] Unter weißen Segeln [ 1] ^a b c d "Schauspieler Horst Janson gestorben" .Hessenschau . Retrieved3 February 2025 .^a b c d "Schauspieler Horst Janson gestorben" .FAZ DPA . 28 January 2025. Retrieved3 February 2025 .^a b c d e f g "Studiogast: Horst Janson" .Bayerischer Rundfunk the original on 18 November 2015.^a b Escape from East Berlin catalog.afi.com^ Motion Picture Herald ^ Beck, Simon D. (24 June 2016).The Aircraft-Spotter's Film and Television Companion ISBN 9781476663494 ^a b c d "Top German actor Horst Janson dies" . Yahoo!.DPA . 28 January 2025. Retrieved2 February 2025 .^a b "Shout at the Devil" . AFI Catalogue. Retrieved2 February 2025 .^a b "Breakthrough" . Filmdb.co.uk. Retrieved2 February 2025 .^ Bettina Brömme, Thomas Endl, ed. (1999).Ein Herz und eine Serie Fernseh-Geschichten ISBN 9783379016667 ^a b c d e f g Cerebral hemorrhage and hospital germ: ARD acting legend Horst Janson died in Munich Münchner Merkur Internet Archive . Retrieved February 6, 2025.^a b "Horst Janson ist tot" .ZDFheute (in German). 28 January 2025. Retrieved4 February 2025 .^a b "Zwei Schlitzohren in Antalya" (in German). Fernsehlexikon. Retrieved3 February 2025 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Horst Janson" .Filmportal . Retrieved3 February 2025 .^a b [1] Filmdienst^a b "Sesame Street" is crying! TV star Horst Janson is dead Bild viaInternet Archive . Retrieved February 6, 2025.^ "Die „Sesamstraße" weint! TV-Star Horst Janson (89) ist tot" .Bild (in German). 28 January 2025. Retrieved22 March 2025 .^ Hung, Steffen."Schweizer Film Charts" .filmcharts.ch (in German). Retrieved4 February 2025 . ^ The McKenzie Break catalog.afi.com^ "Liebe, Tod und viele Kalorien 24.02.2025 14:30" .rbb (in German). Retrieved4 February 2025 .^ Hung, Steffen."Liebe, Tod und viele Kalorien" .filmcharts.ch (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved4 February 2025 . ^ "Sesamstrasse Classics S2 F5" .filmfriend (in German). 3 March 1980. Retrieved4 February 2025 .^ Seeßlen, Georg (29 January 2025)."Horst Janson: Er fing die Trapezkünstler auf" .ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved4 February 2025 . ^ Die Otto-Sieger 1973 ^ Bambi 1974 Hermann J. Huber :Langen Müller's Schauspielerlexikon der Gegenwart [de ] ISBN 3-7844-2058-3 Horst Janson:Der 85-jährige, der morgens aufstand und immer noch jung war . List, Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, Berlin 2020,ISBN 978-3-471-36032-3 Kay Weniger :Das große Personenlexikon des Films [de ] . Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts.H–L. Botho Höfer – Richard Lester . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001,ISBN 3-89602-340-3
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