Hans-Joachim Recknitz

Biography

Jack Recknitz (born Hans-Joachim Recknitz; 1931-2013) was a German and Polish actor. Born 25 May 1931 in Baden-Baden to a family of actors: Hans-Joachim Zinke senior and Katharina Recknitz. Early in his youth he started working for the Leipzig Radio as a speaker and news anchor, as well as appearing in various theatres in the German Democratic Republic. In 1953 he graduated from Schauspielschule in Mannheim and passed his actors' exams as an extramural student. He appeared on stage in Annaberg, Parchim, Bautzen and Karl-Marx-Stadt (modern Chemnitz). In 1965 he moved to Poland, where he appeared in over 80 feature films, mostly in the roles of foreigners: Germans, Britons or Americans. While in Poland he was sometimes credited as Jacek Recknitz. Between 1966 and 1968 he also worked at the Polish Radio. In addition to his film work, in 1967 he became a permanent member of the Jewish Theatre in Warsaw, where he remained until 1980. Perhaps his greatest acting success was the role of unnamed "foreign journalist", based on the real-life experiences of Julien Bryan, in the 1978 film ...Gdziekolwiek jesteś Panie Prezydencie (Wherever you may be, Mr. President) by Andrzej Trzos-Rastawieck…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) — Jew (uncredited)
2. Vabank (1981) — sprawozdawca niemiecki na meczu
3. Sara (1997) — Jozef's man
4. The Slurb (2001) — Pilot
5. Dom (1980) — korespondent "United Press"
6. Warszawa (2003) — Karl
7. Rh+ (2005) — Gerard
8. Der tote Taucher im Wald (2000) — Marian Kattowitz
9. Ekstradycja (1995)
10. Aria for an Athlete (1979) — amerykański sprawozdawca
11. Death of a President (1977) — Delagneau
12. Influence (2015) — Heinrich Tiedemann
13. Tender Spots (1981) — Mężczyzna w kawiarni
14. A Rat's Tale (1998) — Mr. Adams
15. Unser Charly (1995) — Jens Krüger
16. Küstenwache (1997) — Kapitän
17. There Is No Return, Johnny (1970) — John William Scott
18. The Big Picnic (1981) — Jerry Liszka
19. Geisterjäger John Sinclair (2000) — Terence Bull
20. Wizja lokalna 1901 (1981) — Gendarme
21. Wherever You Are, Mr. President (1978) — dziennikarz z USA
22. Die Wache (1994) — Herr Herzog
23. Ostatnie takie trio (1977) — Narzeczony (niewymieniony w czołówce)
24. Pygmalion XII (1971)
25. Katastrofa w Gibraltarze (1983) — General Mason MacFarlane
26. Skarb trzech łotrów (1972) — Ike Samish
27. Pułapka (1971) — Weiss
28. SK Kölsch (1999) — Jack Walsh
29. Życie na gorąco (1979) — Alfonso, goryl don Octavia
30. Na krawędzi (1973) — Major Jack Tooth
31. Różaniec z granatów (1970) — English Officer
32. Der Voyeur (1999) — Morris Hunter
33. Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod (1980)
34. Czekam w Monte Carlo (1969) — Gene Stothard
35. Westerdeich (1995) — Heinz Schuster
36. SK-Babies (1996) — Herr Korte