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Jürgen Knieper

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Jürgen Knieper was born on 14 March 1941 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Wrong Move (1975) and Christiane F. (1981).
BornMarch 14, 1941
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Wings of Desire (1987)
    Wings of Desire
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 1987
    Rüdiger Vogler in Wrong Move (1975)
    Wrong Move
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1975
    David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. (1981)
    Christiane F.
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1981
    December Bride (1990)
    December Bride
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Wim Wenders, Paulo Branco, Laura Mulvey, and Walter Salles in Films to Die For (2025)
      Films to Die For
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Lindenstraße (1985)
      Lindenstraße
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1985–2020
    • Hiam Abbass, Karim Saleh, and Hafsia Herzi in Dawn of the World (2008)
      Dawn of the World
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Back to Room 666 (2008)
      Back to Room 666
      7.3
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003)
      Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
      7.1
      Video
      • Composer (as Jürgen Kneiper)
      • 2003
    • Tuvalu (1999)
      Tuvalu
      7.3
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Damenwahl - Szenen aus dem Abendland
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Life Is All You Get (1997)
      Life Is All You Get
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Harald Juhnke and Deborah Kaufmann in Der Trinker (1995)
      Der Trinker
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Mutter mit 18
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Anima angelus
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Das Versprechen (1994)
      Das Versprechen
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Praxis Bülowbogen (1987)
      Praxis Bülowbogen
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1987–1994
    • Lisbon Story (1994)
      Lisbon Story
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Michael Roll and Günter Strack in Der König (1994)
      Der König
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1994

    Music Department

    • Lindenstraße (1985)
      Lindenstraße
      4.7
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2012–2017
    • Scheibenwischer (1980)
      Scheibenwischer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • musical director
      • musician
      • music director (uncredited)
      • 1980–2004
    • Après la guerre (1989)
      Après la guerre
      6.8
      • conductor
      • 1989
    • Wrong Move: Super 8 Behind the Scenes Footage
      Short
      • music score: disc releases
      • 1975
    • Rosa Zeiten
      TV Movie
      • music supervisor
      • 1971

    Actor

    • Scheibenwischer (1980)
      Scheibenwischer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Band Leader
      • 1984–2001
    • Angela Winkler in Ediths Tagebuch (1983)
      Ediths Tagebuch
      6.8
      • Pianist
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jürgen Kneiper
    • Born
      • March 14, 1941
      • Karlsruhe, Germany

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