Helmut Fischer

Biography

In 1972 he played in the Bavarian Television's first episode of the Tatort series, as assistant to then-time Inspector Veigl (played by Gustl Bayrhammer). When Veigl was "retired" in 1981, Fischer was "promoted" to Commissioner Ludwig Lenz and as such he solved a total of seven cases until 1987. In 1974 Helmut Fischer, in his favourite café Münchner Freiheit met director Helmut Dietl. The latter recognised his friend's true talent and in 1980 gave him a major role in the TV series Der ganz normale Wahnsinn in which Fischer for the first time got to play a manquéed playboy. The final breakthrough came in 1983 with Helmut Fischer's series Monaco Franze - der ewige Stenz. Again Helmut Dietl was the director, Patrick Süskind cooperated on the scripts to almost all episodes. In the series, which has now reached cult status among fans, Fischer alongside Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Karl Obermayr and Erni Singerl in inimitable way embodied an easygoing dandy, charmer and ladies' men, who always manages to master awkward situations with a sheepy smile. Famous sayings by the character role like "A bisserl was geht immer (Anything goes)" were adapted into daily language use. Matching this, Fische…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Scene of the Crime (1970) — Ludwig Lenz
2. Derrick (1974) — Lindemann
3. Master Eder and his Pumuckl (1982) — Dr. Schredlbach
4. Three Crazy Jerks II (1988) — Xaver Prielmayer
5. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
6. Three Crazy Jerks (1987) — Schmidgruber
7. Das Traumschiff (1981) — Anton Stinglmayer
8. Monaco Franze (1983) — Monaco Franze
9. Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) — Butler
10. Mama Mia - Nur keine Panik (1984) — Bert
11. Kurzer Prozeß (1967) — Kellner
12. The Honors of War (1962) — Staff Sergeant Holbrock
13. Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (1990) — Leo Laxenender
14. Fast wia im richtigen Leben (1979) — James Grützner
15. Jede Menge Schmidt (1989) — Alfred Löffler
16. Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) — Knöferl
17. Die Hausmeisterin (1987) — Josef Haslbeck
18. Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
19. Was bin ich? (1955) — Self
20. Starke Zeiten (1988) — Monaco Franze
21. Hexenschuß (1987) — Leo Hansen
22. Das Einhorn (1978) — Dr. Blagge
23. Die Undankbare (1980) — Rechtsanwalt Dr. Hermann
24. Drei in fremden Kissen (1995) — Ludwig König
25. Hubertusjagd (1959) — Erwin
26. Sachrang (1978) — Kavallerieleutnant
27. Mein Freund der Scheich (1981) — Franz
28. Happy Divorced (1997) — Wiggerl Fröhlich
29. Der Röhm-Putsch (1967) — SA-Obergruppenführer August Schneidhuber
30. Oh, diese Bayern! (1960) — Gemeinderat Merkl
31. Der Durchdreher (1979) — Lino
32. Drei in fremden Betten (1996) — Ludwig König
33. Augenzeugen müssen blind sein (1971)
34. Umsonst (1967) — Müller
35. Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne (1979) — Julius Linnekogel
36. Knüpfe das Netz nach dem Fisch (1968) — Dragotin
37. Die Lokalbahn (1960) — Anton Hartl
38. Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (1979) — Lino Gailing
39. Unsere schönsten Jahre (1983) — Herbert Dirscherl
40. Der Millionenbauer (1979) — Rhaider Lois

Directed

1. Starke Zeiten (1988) — Director