Wilfried Baasner
Actor
May 28, 1940 — March 28, 2006 (65 years)
Wilfried Baasner (born May 28, 1940, in Mohrungen; died March 28, 2006, in Athens) was a German actor.
Baasner grew up in Lauenburg and Hamburg. At the age of 17, he left secondary school and began his acting training at the Hamburger Kammerspiele under Ida Ehre. This was followed by theater engagements at various venues, including the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, the Wiener Volkstheater, the Wiener Schauspielhaus, the Hamburger Kammerspiele, the Landesbühne Hannover, and the Renaissance-Theater in Berlin.
In 1982, Baasner received the prestigious Kainz Medal for his portrayal of John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance's *The Elephant Man* at the Schauspielhaus Wien. He also garnered significant acclaim for his role in the television drama *Hautnah* (1985), which was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize.
Baasner achieved nationwide fame through his role as the unscrupulous Achim Lauritzen in the ZDF television series *Das Erbe der Guldenburgs*. His bald head—originally shaved for a production of Bertolt Brecht's *The Threepenny Opera*, in which he played Mackie Messer—later became his trademark.
During the final years of his life, Baasner lived primarily in Greece. He died in 2006 in a hospital in Athens.
Baasner grew up in Lauenburg and Hamburg. At the age of 17, he left secondary school and began his acting training at the Hamburger Kammerspiele under Ida Ehre. This was followed by theater engagements at various venues, including the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, the Wiener Volkstheater, the Wiener Schauspielhaus, the Hamburger Kammerspiele, the Landesbühne Hannover, and the Renaissance-Theater in Berlin.
In 1982, Baasner received the prestigious Kainz Medal for his portrayal of John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance's *The Elephant Man* at the Schauspielhaus Wien. He also garnered significant acclaim for his role in the television drama *Hautnah* (1985), which was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize.
Baasner achieved nationwide fame through his role as the unscrupulous Achim Lauritzen in the ZDF television series *Das Erbe der Guldenburgs*. His bald head—originally shaved for a production of Bertolt Brecht's *The Threepenny Opera*, in which he played Mackie Messer—later became his trademark.
During the final years of his life, Baasner lived primarily in Greece. He died in 2006 in a hospital in Athens.
Known For
Filmography
| 2002 | Edel & Starck · as Markus Borell |
| 2000 | Klinikum Berlin Mitte – Leben in Bereitschaft · as Manfred Dittrich |
| 1999 | Die Pfefferkörner · as Herr Raffmann |
| 1999 | The Seventh Scroll · as Lord Intef |
| 1997 | The Fourth King · as Bakir |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Klinik unter Palmen · as Kaminsky |
| 1995 | Unser Charly · as Manfred Völkel |
| 1995 | The Streets of Berlin · as Hansi Prybilla |
| 1995 | Der schwarze Fluch - Tödliche Leidenschaften · as Attorney General Winston |
| 1994 | Im Namen des Gesetzes · as Lutz Gerlach |
| 1994 | The Watch (1994) · as Cornetti |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Der blaue Diamant · as Boris Ottinski (otto) |
| 1993 | Hecht & Haie · as Voss |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier · as Walter Keilhoff |
| 1992 | Ein Fall für TKKG - Drachenauge · as Hirnvogel |
| 1988 | The men from K3 · as Leo Biehl |
| 1987 | The Legacy of Guldenburgs · as Achim Lauritzen |
| 1986 | Lenz oder die Freiheit · as Glaubnitz |
| 1985 | Hautnah · as Meilick |
| 1985 | Ein Mann macht klar Schiff · as Cast |
| 1985 | Coconuts · as Kern |
| 1984 | Der Fahnder · as Jöckle |
| 1983 | Karambolage · as King |
| 1980 | I.O.B. Special Order · as Staatsanwalt |
| 1974 | Derrick · as Koller |
| 1970 | Tatort · as Diedrichs |