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Burkhard Driest(1939-2020)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Burkhard Driest in Slow Attack (1980)
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Sepa: Nuestro Señor de los milagros (1986)
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Burkhard Driest was born on 28 April 1939 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Querelle (1982), Annas Mutter (1984) and Cross of Iron (1977). He was married to Bettina and ???. He died on 27 February 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
BornApril 28, 1939
DiedFebruary 27, 2020(80)
BornApril 28, 1939
DiedFebruary 27, 2020(80)
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Known for

Brad Davis in Querelle (1982)
Querelle
6.6
  • Mario
  • 1982
Gudrun Landgrebe in Annas Mutter (1984)
Annas Mutter
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1984
Cross of Iron (1977)
Cross of Iron
7.4
  • Schütze Maag
  • 1977
Burkhard Driest and Rolf Zacher in Slow Attack (1980)
Slow Attack
6.3
  • Nik Dellmann
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Toni Costa: Kommissar auf Ibiza - Der rote Regen (2011)
    Toni Costa: Kommissar auf Ibiza - Der rote Regen
    4.5
    • El Cubano
    • 2011
  • Lasko - The Fist of God (2009)
    Lasko - The Fist of God
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Abt Patrizius
    • 2009
  • Hamlet_X (2003)
    Hamlet_X
    6.1
    • Observer
    • 2003
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Manfred Dernedde
    • Rudloff
    • Herbert Rull
    • 1980–2002
  • SK Kölsch (1999)
    SK Kölsch
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Michael Kosslow
    • 2001
  • Jasmin Gerat and Mark Keller in I Love You, Baby (2000)
    I Love You, Baby
    5.3
    • Decker
    • 2000
  • Callboys - Jede Lust hat ihren Preis (1999)
    Callboys - Jede Lust hat ihren Preis
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Busch
    • 1999
  • Sieben Monde (1998)
    Sieben Monde
    5.4
    • Lasinger
    • 1998
  • Der Ausbruch (1997)
    Der Ausbruch
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Peter Stolzek
    • 1997
  • Ex (1995)
    Ex
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Pastor
    • 1995
  • Private Life Show (1995)
    Private Life Show
    TV Movie
    • Showmoderator Burkhard Driest
    • 1995
  • Jürgen Heinrich and Navid Navid in Wolffs Revier (1992)
    Wolffs Revier
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Raoul Verdoux
    • 1994
  • Gerd Baltus, Harald Dietl, Hannelore Elsner, and Hartmut Reck in Die Männer vom K3 (1988)
    Die Männer vom K3
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Fritz Holler
    • 1992
  • The Democratic Terrorist (1992)
    The Democratic Terrorist
    5.8
    • Horst
    • 1992
  • Der Fahnder (1984)
    Der Fahnder
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Nagel (as Burkard Driest)
    • 1992

Writer

  • André Trampenau and Fynn Zinapold in Heimsuchung (2023)
    Heimsuchung
    Short
    • script contribution
    • 2023
  • The Visitor (2013)
    The Visitor
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 2013
  • Toni Costa - Kommissar auf Ibiza - Küchenkunst (2012)
    Toni Costa - Kommissar auf Ibiza - Küchenkunst
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2012
  • Toni Costa: Kommissar auf Ibiza - Der rote Regen (2011)
    Toni Costa: Kommissar auf Ibiza - Der rote Regen
    4.5
    • novel
    • 2011
  • Stephanie Charlotta Koetz in Schande (1999)
    Schande
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Sanfte Morde
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Gudrun Landgrebe in Annas Mutter (1984)
    Annas Mutter
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Brad Davis in Querelle (1982)
    Querelle
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Burkhard Driest and Rolf Zacher in Slow Attack (1980)
    Slow Attack
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • Bud Cort in Son of Hitler (1979)
    Son of Hitler
    3.9
    • original screenplay
    • 1979
  • Zwischen 18 und 20
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • co-writer
    • 1977
  • Paule Pauländer (1976)
    Paule Pauländer
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Der Fall von nebenan
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Zündschnüre (1974)
    Zündschnüre
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Jürgen Prochnow in The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)
    The Brutalization of Franz Blum
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • novel
    • 1974

Producer

  • Gudrun Landgrebe in Annas Mutter (1984)
    Annas Mutter
    5.6
    • co-producer
    • 1984
  • Brad Davis in Querelle (1982)
    Querelle
    6.6
    • co-producer
    • 1982
  • The Wizard of Babylon (1982)
    The Wizard of Babylon
    7.1
    • co-producer
    • 1982
  • Burkhard Driest and Rolf Zacher in Slow Attack (1980)
    Slow Attack
    6.3
    • co-producer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Bud Cort in Son of Hitler (1979)
    Son of Hitler
    3.9
    • producer
    • 1979

Videos4

hamlet_X (2009)
Clip 7:54
hamlet_X (2009)
hamlet_X
Clip 6:18
hamlet_X
hamlet_X
Clip 6:18
hamlet_X
Sepa: Nuestro Senor de los Milagros
Trailer 1:25
Sepa: Nuestro Senor de los Milagros
Cross of Iron
Trailer 3:44
Cross of Iron

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Burkard Driest
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • April 28, 1939
    • Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • February 27, 2020
    • Berlin, Germany(long illness)
  • Spouses
      Bettina? - February 27, 2020 (his death)
  • Children
    • Johanna Driest

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The plot of The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974) was based on his life. He was imprisoned for bank robbery and wrote the script in jail.

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