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Helmuth Ashley(1919-2021)

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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Helmuth Ashley was born on 17 September 1919 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben (1984), Die fünfte Kolonne (1963) and Murder Party (1961). He was married to Doris Kirchner and Benny Benghauser. He died on 2 July 2021 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornSeptember 17, 1919
DiedJuly 2, 2021(101)
BornSeptember 17, 1919
DiedJuly 2, 2021(101)
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Known for

Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben (1984)
Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben
3.9
  • Director
  • 1984
Die fünfte Kolonne (1963)
Die fünfte Kolonne
8.3
TV Series
  • Director
Murder Party (1961)
Murder Party
6.9
  • Director
  • 1961
Notarztwagen 7 (1976)
Notarztwagen 7
6.8
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–2005
  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975–1997
  • Katrin ist die Beste
    TV Series
    • Director (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1997
  • Mutter, ich will nicht sterben!
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1994
  • Anja Kruse and Christian Wolff in Forsthaus Falkenau (1989)
    Forsthaus Falkenau
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1991
  • Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben (1984)
    Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Der Trotzkopf (1983)
    Der Trotzkopf
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Fernando Gómez in Sonderdezernat K1 (1972)
    Sonderdezernat K1
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1972–1977
  • Notarztwagen 7 (1976)
    Notarztwagen 7
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1977
  • Der Kommissar (1969)
    Der Kommissar
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1974–1975
  • Ferdinand Lassalle
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Die drei Gesichter der Tamara Bunke (1971)
    Die drei Gesichter der Tamara Bunke
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Peter Pasetti and Charles Regnier in Die Münchner Räterepublik (1971)
    Die Münchner Räterepublik
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Der Portland-Ring
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970

Cinematographer

  • Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben (1960)
    Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • Mein Schulfreund (1960)
    Mein Schulfreund
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht (1959)
    Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
    6.5
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1959
  • Barbara Rütting in Doctor Without Scruples (1959)
    Doctor Without Scruples
    5.6
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1959
  • Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959)
    Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
    7.2
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1959
  • Wet Asphalt (1958)
    Wet Asphalt
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • Horst Buchholz, Barbara Frey, and Georg Tressler in Two Worlds (1958)
    Two Worlds
    6.4
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1958
  • Banktresor 713 (1957)
    Banktresor 713
    6.4
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1957
  • Der Stern von Afrika (1957)
    Der Stern von Afrika
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Anouk Aimée and Karlheinz Böhm in Nina (1956)
    Nina
    5.9
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1956
  • Kitty und die große Welt (1956)
    Kitty und die große Welt
    6.1
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1956
  • Regine (1956)
    Regine
    6.5
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1956
  • Alibi (1955)
    Alibi
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1955
  • Heidemarie Hatheyer and Wilhelm Borchert in Du darfst nicht länger schweigen (1955)
    Du darfst nicht länger schweigen
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1955
  • O.W. Fischer in Hanussen (1955)
    Hanussen
    6.0
    • Cinematographer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1955

Writer

  • Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben (1984)
    Danger - Keine Zeit zum Sterben
    3.9
    • Writer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1984
  • Notarztwagen 7 (1976)
    Notarztwagen 7
    6.8
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1976–1977
  • Kidnap - Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1968
  • Die schwarze Hand
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1966
  • Die fünfte Kolonne (1963)
    Die fünfte Kolonne
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1966
  • Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)
    Das Kriminalmuseum
    8.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1963–1964
  • Murder Party (1961)
    Murder Party
    6.9
    • screenplay (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1961
  • Anouk Aimée and Karlheinz Böhm in Nina (1956)
    Nina
    5.9
    • Writer (as Helmut Ashley)
    • 1956
  • Maria Schell in The Last Bridge (1954)
    The Last Bridge
    7.3
    • additional material (as Ashley)
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Helmut Ashley
  • Born
    • September 17, 1919
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • July 2, 2021
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Spouses
      Doris Kirchner(divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    After he divorced Doris Kirchner he lived together with Emily Reuer.
  • Nickname
    • Helmut Ashley

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