Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Bennent (born September 9, 1966) is a Swiss actor. He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents are actor Heinz Bennent and former dancer Diane Mansart. His sister Anne is also an actress. He has lived in Germany and France as well as Switzerland and speaks fluent French and English. When he was 12 he starred in The Tin Drum, which caused much controversy because David was allegedly shown in sex scenes with an adult. Aged 19, he starred as Honeythorn Gump in the movie Legend, co-starring alongside Tom Cruise and Mia Sara. Bennett has appeared in such plays as Peer Gynt (2004), Die Juden (2003), Michael Kramer (2003), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Bennent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Legend (1985) — Honeythorn Gump
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Happy as Lazzaro (2018) — Swiss engineer
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The Tin Drum (1979) — Oskar Matzerath
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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) — César
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Planetarium (2016) — Juncker
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She Hate Me (2004) — Herman Schiller
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Scene of the Crime (1970) — Jörn Weig
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Dogs of Berlin (2018) — Späti
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Fog in August (2016) — Oja
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The Universal Theory (2023) — Kommissar Arnold
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Dog Day (1984) — Chim
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Derrick (1974) — Heinz Weik
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Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
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Shades of Guilt (2015) — Bernhard Strelitz
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Ulzhan (2007) — Shakuni
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The Commissioner (1969) — Sigi Kempe
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Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold (2015) — Paul Daeron
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Spuk unterm Riesenrad (2024) — Rumpelstilzchen
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NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
- 3 nach 9 (1974) — Self
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Kölner Treff (1976) — Self
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Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1) (2024) — Jürg Dolmas
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Beckmann (1999) — Self
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Warum ich? (2025) — Eddie
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Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient (1975) — Manfred Wurster
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Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003) — Actor - Das Morgenlied
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L’enfant des lumières (2002) — Hyacinthe Mignon
- Die Eltern (1974) — David
- Traumschatten (2005) — Tristan
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To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels (2023) — Self
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Das schaffen wir schon (2017) — Lukas Grasser
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The Invisible Film (2017) — Podsneznikow
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Canicule (1983)
- Was wurde aus...? (2011) — himself
- Menschen hautnah (1998) — Self
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Ciné regards (1978) — Self