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Rudolf Donath(1932-2016)

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Rudolf Donath was born on 27 October 1932 in Oberlausitz, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), The Small White Mouse (1964) and The Legend of Rita (2000). He died on 3 July 2016 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
BornOctober 27, 1932
DiedJuly 3, 2016(83)
BornOctober 27, 1932
DiedJuly 3, 2016(83)
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Known for

Howalds Fall (1990)
Tatort
7.0
TV Series
  • Spurensicherer
The Small White Mouse (1964)
The Small White Mouse
6.5
  • Erster Volkspolizist
  • 1964
The Legend of Rita (2000)
The Legend of Rita
6.9
  • Tatjanas Vater(as Rudolph Donath)
  • 2000
Der Fremde (1961)
Der Fremde
  • Franz
  • 1961

Credits

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Actor

  • A Case for Two (1981)
    A Case for Two
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Richter
    • 2000
  • The Legend of Rita (2000)
    The Legend of Rita
    6.9
    • Tatjanas Vater (as Rudolph Donath)
    • 2000
  • Hannelore Elsner in Lady Cop (1994)
    Lady Cop
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Ludwig Ebert
    • 1999
  • Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall (1995)
    Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Stubbes alter Chef
    • 1998
  • Verbrechen, die Geschichte machten
    TV Series
    • Polizeipräsident Schubert
    • 1997
  • Jürgen Heinrich and Navid Navid in Wolffs Revier (1992)
    Wolffs Revier
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Eisenthal
    • 1996
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Spurensicherer
    • 1995–1996
  • Rosemarie Nitribitt - Tod einer Edelhure
    TV Movie
    • Polizeipräsident Schubert
    • 1995
  • Francis Fulton-Smith and Matthias Habich in Deutschlandlied (1996)
    Deutschlandlied
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Pfarrer Hellwig (as Rudolph Donath)
    • 1996
  • Das war der wilde Osten (1992)
    Das war der wilde Osten
    4.6
    • Bauer
    • 1992
  • Bismarck (1990)
    Bismarck
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Prinz Wilhelm von Preussen
    • 1990
  • Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)
    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Netzingenieur
    • 1988
  • Dietrich Körner and Marzena Trybala in Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel (1987)
    Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Rat Pauli
    • 1987
  • Die Irrfahrten des Odysseus (1986)
    Die Irrfahrten des Odysseus
    5.9
    • (voice)
    • 1986
  • Geschichten übern Gartenzaun (1982)
    Geschichten übern Gartenzaun
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Herr Müller
    • 1982–1985

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rolf Donath
  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • October 27, 1932
    • Oberlausitz, Germany
  • Died
    • July 3, 2016
    • Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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