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 CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

• 2003Space Patrol — General Wamsler (archive footage)
• ...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr — Henning Carsten
• 1984Titanic — Duncan Fletcher
• 1983Hostage — Mr. Maresch
• 1982Ace of Aces — Major Aschbach, Gestapo officer
• On the Road to Atlantis — Kelley/Dr. Graf
• 1980Die Weber — Der alte Ansorge
• 1979Ein Mord, den jeder begeht — Kommerzienrat Veik
• 1979Gefangen in Frankreich: Theodor Fontane im Krieg 1870/71 — Bourgaut
• The Old Fox — Herr Färber
• Der Anwalt — Franz Schöller
• Der Stechlin
• PS — Karl Brensberger
• Derrick — Siegfried Horre, Birkmann
• Zwischen den Flügen — Buller
• 1971Augenzeugen müssen blind sein — Albin Herzog
• 1971Die Ballade von der wunderbaren Wandlung des Generals Fünfstern — General
• 1970Ausreißer — Vater Baker
• 1970Pippi on the Run — Policeman
• 1969Die Jubilarin — Braun
• 1969Ein Charleston für Lady Mac' Beth — Banco
• 1968Ich stehe zur Verfügung — Kriminalrat Beuerle
• Zirkus meines Lebens — Walter Farell
• 1967Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki — Galindo
• 1967Der Auswanderer — Barbi
• Adrian der Tulpendieb — Josias
• 1966Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc — Graf Dunois
• 1966Der Fall der Generale — Generaloberst Göring
• 1966Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! — Major Achbach
• 1966Johannisnacht — Matey
• Space Patrol — General Winston W. Wamsler
• 1966The Investigation — Zeuge 1
• 1966Towarisch — Charles
• 1965Der heimliche Teilhaber — Kapitän Archbold
• Der seidene Schuh
• 1965Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe — Grosshack
• 1965Und nicht mehr Jessica — Anthony Burton
• 1965Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt — Montague
• 1964Flight in Danger — Dr. Frank Baird
• 1964Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk — Gerichtsdiener Wladimir
• König Richard III. — Eduard IV
• 1963Der Geisterzug — Saul Hodgkins
• Die fünfte Kolonne — Dickmann
• 1963Mirandolina — Conte di Albafiorita
• 1963Was Ihr wollt — Tobias von Rülp
• 1962Der Abstecher — Erich
• 1962Der Schlaf der Gerechten — Fritz Walker
• 1962Die Feuertreppe — Ralph Mc Guiness
• 1962Max der Taschendieb — Charly Gibbons
• 1962Mord im Dom — Dritter Versucher
• 1961Der Strafverteidiger — Peter J. Malone
• 1960Die Friedhöfe — Pawlack
• 1960Einer von sieben — Herr Thomsen
• Es ist soweit — Lomax
• 1960The Avenger — Sir Gregory Penn
• 1959Freddy unter fremden Sternen — Miller
• 1958Antigone — Kreon
• 1957Der Richter und sein Henker — Zweiter Leibwächter
• 1955Der Cornet — Rittmeister Reningen
• 1955Der Korporal aus Java — Jan
• 1955Falsch verbunden — Cyril
• 1955Unternehmen Schlafsack — Offizier des SS
• 1954John Walker schreibt an seine Mutter — Direktor
• 1954Was ihr wollt — Junker Tobias von Rülp
• 1953Die Blume von Hawaii — Journalist
• 1948Paths in Twilight — Stefan Kolb

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Dalli Dalli — Self
• Zum blauen Bock — Self