Benno Sterzenbach

Biography

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 19…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) — Major Achbach
2. Ace of Aces (1982) — Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
3. Pippi on the Run (1970) — Policeman
4. Derrick (1974) — Siegfried Horre
5. Space Patrol (1966) — General Winston W. Wamsler
6. The Old Fox (1977) — Herr Färber
7. Space Patrol (2003) — General Wamsler (archive footage)
8. The Avenger (1960) — Sir Gregory Penn
9. Hostage (1983) — Mr. Maresch
10. Max der Taschendieb (1962) — Charly Gibbons
11. Titanic (1984) — Duncan Fletcher
12. Flight in Danger (1964) — Dr. Frank Baird
13. Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959) — Miller
14. Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self
15. Zum blauen Bock (1957) — Self
16. Johannisnacht (1966) — Matey
17. Was Ihr wollt (1963) — Tobias von Rülp
18. Der Cornet (1955) — Rittmeister Reningen
19. Die Blume von Hawaii (1953) — Journalist
20. Der Richter und sein Henker (1957) — Zweiter Leibwächter
21. Die fünfte Kolonne (1963) — Dickmann
22. PS (1975) — Karl Brensberger
23. On the Road to Atlantis (1982) — Kelley/Dr. Graf
24. König Richard III. (1964) — Eduard IV
25. Die Feuertreppe (1962) — Ralph Mc Guiness
26. Mirandolina (1963) — Conte di Albafiorita
27. Der Fall der Generale (1966) — Generaloberst Göring
28. Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk (1964) — Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
29. Die Friedhöfe (1960) — Pawlack
30. Paths in Twilight (1948) — Stefan Kolb
31. Und nicht mehr Jessica (1965) — Anthony Burton
32. Augenzeugen müssen blind sein (1971) — Albin Herzog
33. Einer von sieben (1960) — Herr Thomsen
34. Towarisch (1966) — Charles
35. Die Weber (1980) — Der alte Ansorge
36. The Investigation (1966) — Zeuge 1
37. Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe (1965) — Grosshack
38. Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki (1967) — Galindo
39. John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter (1954) — Direktor
40. Der Korporal aus Java (1955) — Jan