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Karl Walter Diess(1928-2014)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Karl Walter Diess and Horst Tappert in Derrick (1974)
Karl Walter Diess was born on 25 January 1928 in Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Bismarck (1990), Wallenstein (1978) and Der trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt (1964). He was married to Silvia Simon and Miriam Spoerri. He died on 30 March 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
BornJanuary 25, 1928
DiedMarch 30, 2014(86)
BornJanuary 25, 1928
DiedMarch 30, 2014(86)
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Known for

Bismarck (1990)
Bismarck
6.9
TV Mini Series
  • Dr. Rudolf Virchow
Rolf Boysen, Karl Walter Diess, and Romuald Pekny in Wallenstein (1978)
Wallenstein
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Collalto
Der trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt (1964)
Der trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt
9.4
TV Movie
  • Paris
  • 1964
Christiane Krüger in Ludwig van Beethoven: '...in allem streng die Wahrheit' (1970)
Ludwig van Beethoven: '...in allem streng die Wahrheit'
TV Movie
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • 1970

Credits

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Actor

  • Drachenlanze (2011)
    Drachenlanze
    Podcast Series
    • Pherages (voice, as Karl-Walter Diess)
    • 2012
  • Siska (1998)
    Siska
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Erich Reincke
    • 2007
  • Reblaus
    TV Movie
    • Hermann Bachmayer
    • 2005
  • Gaby Dohm, Eva Habermann, Alexander Wussow, and Klausjürgen Wussow in Die Schwarzwaldklinik - Die nächste Generation (2005)
    Die Schwarzwaldklinik - Die nächste Generation
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Schäfer
    • 2005
  • Für immer und jetzt
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Portier im Hotel am Dom
    • 2004
  • Carolina Vera and Greg Wise in Rosamunde Pilcher (1993)
    Rosamunde Pilcher
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Herbert
    • 2002
  • Singapur-Express - Geheimnis einer Liebe
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Albert Latour
    • 2002
  • Die Affäre Semmeling (2002)
    Die Affäre Semmeling
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 2002
  • Du oder keine
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Henry Kuhlmann
    • 2001
  • Happy Birthday
    TV Series
    • Henry Steinhoff
    • 1999
  • Der Coup
    TV Movie
    • 1997
  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Dr. Dahlgrün
    • Kolbasch
    • Richard Brack ...
    • 1979–1997
  • Eine Frau wird gejagt
    TV Series
    • Heinz Walter
    • 1995
  • Bismarck (1990)
    Bismarck
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Dr. Rudolf Virchow
    • 1990
  • Fabrik der Offiziere (1989)
    Fabrik der Offiziere
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Hauptmann Feders
    • 1989

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • The Promised Land (1975)
    The Promised Land
    7.8
    • Karol Borowiecki (German)
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Heinrich Baum
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • January 25, 1928
    • Salzburg, Austria
  • Died
    • March 30, 2014
    • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Silvia Simon(divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He was the German voice of Man-At-Arms in the "Masters of the Universe" Radio play (1984-1987).

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