Benno Sterzenbach born 3 March 1916 Osnabrück died 13 September 1985 Feldafing was a German cinema and theatre actor and director His first major role on stage was Götz von Berlichingen at which he played next to Ellen Schwiers as Adelheid at the Jagsthausen festival On television he is mostly known for his roles in filmed theatrical adaptations Der Richter und sein Henker 1957 by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Der Schlaf der Gerechten 1962 by Albrecht Goes and Mirandolina 1963 by Carlo Goldoni Suspected of espionage due to his editorial relations he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 and imprisoned for a month during which time he protested his innocence He was eventually freed after his case was expedited This episode was repeated in a number of his plays With Paths in Twilight in 1948 he made his cinematic debut under the direction of Gustav Fröhlich In 1960 he was in one of the first films by Edgar Wallace after the war Der Rächer In the same year he was in Es ist soweit In 1966 he acted alongside Heinz Reincke in one of the first German colour television series Adrian der Tulpendieb After acting in 1962 in Max the Pickpocket with Heinz Rühmann in 1964 he played the role of a doctor in Flug in Gefahr a film which started a long series of films based on plane crashes Benno Sterzenbach found most success in the role of General Winston Woodrov Wamsler in Raumpatrouille Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion After this he was invited to series such as Die fünfte Kolonne Derrick and The Old Fox In France he is best known for his role as Major Achbach in La Grande Vadrouille with Louis de Funès and Bourvil Benno Sterzenbach has also written a number of books Source Article Benno Sterzenbach from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30
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