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Bernhard Wicki
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Born October 28, 1919Died January 3, 2000 (80 years)
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Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria - 5 January 2000 in Munich) was an Austrian actor and film director.
Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as Art History, History und German Literature. In 1938, he transferred to the Schauspielschule des Staatlichen Schauspielhauses (drama school) in Berlin. In 1939, because of his membership in the Bündischen Jugend he was imprisoned for many months in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. After his release he moved to Vienna, and then in 1944 to Switzerland.
After the end of World War II, he starred in many films, like Die letzte Brücke (1953) and Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955). He was also a photographer. His first attempt at directing came three years later with the documentary Warum sind sie gegen uns? (1958). He became internationally famous with his anti-war film of 1959 called Die Brücke. In 1961, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Miracle of Father Malachia.
After his death in 2001, a fund was started and named after him in Munich, the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund. Since 2002, it has awarded a film prize, The Bridge, considered a peace prize. A further prize was endowed in 2006 with 15,000 euros, a prize given in the city of Emden since 2000. He was a patron of the International Film Festival in Emden-Norderney which first started in 1990.
He first married Agnes Fink, a fellow acting colleague, and later married Elisabeth Endriss, also a colleague. In the documentary Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie (June, 2007), Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss portrayed the life and work for Wicki.
He is buried at the Nymphenburger cemetery in Munich (grave number 4-1-23).
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Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria - 5 January 2000 in Munich) was an Austrian actor and film director.
Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as Art History, History und German Literature. In 1938, he transferred to the Schauspielschule des Staatlichen Schauspielhauses (drama school) in Berlin. In 1939, because of his membership in the Bündischen Jugend he was imprisoned for many months in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. After his release he moved to Vienna, and then in 1944 to Switzerland.
After the end of World War II, he starred in many films, like Die letzte Brücke (1953) and Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955). He was also a photographer. His first attempt at directing came three years later with the documentary Warum sind sie gegen uns? (1958). He became internationally famous with his anti-war film of 1959 called Die Brücke. In 1961, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Miracle of Father Malachia.
After his death in 2001, a fund was started and named after him in Munich, the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund. Since 2002, it has awarded a film prize, The Bridge, considered a peace prize. A further prize was endowed in 2006 with 15,000 euros, a prize given in the city of Emden since 2000. He was a patron of the International Film Festival in Emden-Norderney which first started in 1990.
He first married Agnes Fink, a fellow acting colleague, and later married Elisabeth Endriss, also a colleague. In the documentary Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie (June, 2007), Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss portrayed the life and work for Wicki.
He is buried at the Nymphenburger cemetery in Munich (grave number 4-1-23).
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Known For
Filmography
| 2004 | René Deltgen - Der sanfte Rebell · as Cast |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) · as Sir Kenneth |
| 1991 | Erfolg · as Bichler |
| 1990 | Martha et moi · as Narrator |
| 1989 | I promessi sposi (TV Series) · as Padre Gentiluomo |
| 1989 | Spider's Web · as Herr Waizenbaum |
| 1987 | The Legacy of Guldenburgs (TV Series) · as Frederico Torres |
| 1986 | Killing Cars · as Von Der Mühle |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas · as Doctor Ulmer |
| 1984 | Bereg · as Weber, Verleger |
| 1984 | Dangerous Moves · as Pühl |
| 1983 | Spring Symphony · as Baron Von Fricken |
| 1983 | A Love in Germany · as Dr. Borg |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Stranger · as Heinrich Stein |
| 1982 | Domino · as Lehrter |
| 1981 | A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Professor Kaiser |
| 1980 | Death Watch · as Katherine's Dad |
| 1979 | Theodor Chindler - The Story of A German Family (TV Series) · as Helmberger |
| 1979 | Lemmings (TV Series) · as Herr Leuwen |
| 1978 | Kidnapped (1978) (TV Series) · as Hoseason |
| 1978 | Despair · as Orlovius |
| 1978 | The Glass Cell · as Polizeikommissar Österreich |
| 1977 | The Left-Handed Woman · as The Publisher |
| 1977 | The Old Fox (TV Series) · as Dragan Janczak |
| 1976 | Three Paths to the Lake · as Branco Trotta |
| 1975 | Crime and Passion · as Rolf |
| 1974 | Derrick (TV Series) · as Dr. Lechner |
| 1972 | The Century of Surgeons (TV Series) · as König Edward Vii. |
| 1971 | Carlos · as Philipp |
| 1969 | Deine Zärtlichkeiten · as Vater |
| 1969 | The Commissioner (TV Series) · as Johannes Berneis |
| 1968 | Die Affaire Dreyfus (TV Series) · as Émile Zola |
| 1963 | Vacances portugaises · as Bernard |
| 1962 | Of Wayward Love · as Hans (segment "il Serpente") |
| 1961 | La Notte · as Tommaso Garani |
| 1958 | Frauensee · as Karl Anton Graf Chur |
| 1958 | The Restless Night · as Priest Brunner |
| 1958 | Escape from Sahara · as Luigi Locatelli |
| 1958 | La chatte · as Bernard Werner |
| 1957 | The Zurich Engagement · as Paul Frank |
| 1957 | Königin Luise · as Zar Alexander |
| 1956 | Skandal um Dr. Vlimmen · as Dr. Jan Vlimmen |
| 1956 | Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben · as Dr. Grüter |
| 1955 | Rosen im Herbst · as Geert Von Innstetten |
| 1955 | Du mein stilles Tal · as Erik Linden |
| 1955 | It Happened on July 20th · as Oberst Graf Schenk Von Stauffenberg |
| 1955 | Sons, Mothers and a General · as Hauptmann Dornberg |
| 1954 | A Double Life · as Rainer Von Hohenburg |
| 1954 | Die Mücke · as Hugo |
| 1954 | Circus of Love · as Franz |
| 1954 | The Eternal Waltz · as Johann Strauss Sohn |
| 1954 | The Last Bridge · as Boro |
| 1954 | Prisoners of Love · as Franz Martens |
| 1953 | Junges Herz voll Liebe · as Vitus Zingerl |
| 1950 | The Falling Star · as Otto |
| 1940 | The Stationmaster · as Statist |