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Klaus Emmerich(1943-2026)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Klaus Emmerich was born on 10 August 1943 in Freital, Saxony, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Rosa und Lin (1972), The First Polka (1979) and Trokadero (1981). He died on 20 May 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
BornAugust 10, 1943
DiedMay 20, 2026(82)
BornAugust 10, 1943
DiedMay 20, 2026(82)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Rosa und Lin (1972)
Rosa und Lin
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1972
The First Polka (1979)
The First Polka
6.9
  • Director
  • 1979
Trokadero (1981)
Trokadero
5.1
  • Director
  • 1981
Kreutzer
6.6
  • Director
  • 1977

Credits

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Director

  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–2003
  • Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (1998)
    Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999–2000
  • Gunda Ebert and Jophi Ries in Mordkommission (1998)
    Mordkommission
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Inzest - Ein Fall für Sina Teufel
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Morlock (1993)
    Morlock
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Klaus Löwitsch in Zorc (1992)
    Zorc
    5.0
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1992
  • Pizza Colonia (1991)
    Pizza Colonia
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Rote Erde (1983)
    Rote Erde
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1990
  • Reporter
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Kein schöner Land (1985)
    Kein schöner Land
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Trokadero (1981)
    Trokadero
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (1979)
    Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • The First Polka (1979)
    The First Polka
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Heinrich Heine (1978)
    Heinrich Heine
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978

Writer

  • Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (1998)
    Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2000
  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1994
  • Kreutzer
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Rosa und Lin (1972)
    Rosa und Lin
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Ein Film für Cheyenne
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Die Maßnahme
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Vater stirbt
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Vorspiel
    TV Short
    • Writer
    • 1970

Actor

  • The Wonderbeats: Kings of Beat (1990)
    The Wonderbeats: Kings of Beat
    4.6
    • 1990
  • Der Havarist (1984)
    Der Havarist
    6.4
    • 1984
  • Angemacht
    Short
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Klaus Peter Emmerich
  • Born
    • August 10, 1943
    • Freital, Saxony, Germany
  • Died
    • May 20, 2026
    • Berlin, Germany

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