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Dieter B. Gerlach(1942-2022)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Writer
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Dieter B. Gerlach was born on 23 May 1942. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Isn't It Romantic (2019) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). He died on 6 December 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
BornMay 23, 1942
DiedDecember 6, 2022(80)
BornMay 23, 1942
DiedDecember 6, 2022(80)
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Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1977
Rebel Wilson in Isn't It Romantic (2019)
Isn't It Romantic
5.9
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2019
Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Kung Fu Panda 2
7.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2011
Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Hop (2011)
Hop
5.4
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Gezeichnet
    • Wolfgang
    • Post-production
  • Aus Liebe (2018)
    Aus Liebe
    Short
    • Butcher
    • 2018
  • SOKO Wismar (2004)
    SOKO Wismar
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Frank Hilpert
    • 2017
  • Red Roses (2006)
    Red Roses
    3.2
    TV Series
    • Stefan Hartmann
    • 2015–2016
  • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (1990)
    Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
    Podcast Series
    • Rocksteady (voice)
    • 1990
  • Großer Bahnhof - Hilfe! Die Franzosen kommen
    TV Movie
    • (as Dieter Brian Gerlach)
    • 1985
  • Direktion City (1976)
    Direktion City
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hotte
    • Hehler Lebert
    • 1976–1980
  • Gerlinde Döberl and Claus Wilcke in IOB Spezialauftrag (1980)
    IOB Spezialauftrag
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Bauarbeiter
    • 1980
  • Schattengrenze
    TV Movie
    • Kessler
    • 1979
  • Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, and Rod Steiger in Breakthrough (1979)
    Breakthrough
    5.0
    • Uffz. Klingsmann
    • 1979
  • Ein Mann will nach oben (1978)
    Ein Mann will nach oben
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Hauptmann (as Dieter Gerlach)
    • 1978
  • Siegfried Rauch and Nadja Tiller in Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977)
    Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Agent Miller
    • 1977
  • Senta Berger, Heinz Rühmann, Christian Kohlund, and Peter Pasetti in Das chinesische Wunder (1977)
    Das chinesische Wunder
    4.3
    • 1977
  • Verdunkelung
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Wittich
    • 1976
  • Ein Fall für Stein (1976)
    Ein Fall für Stein
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Staatsanwalt
    • 1976
  • Berlin - 0:00 bis 24:00
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Reidel
    • 1975

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Rebel Wilson in Isn't It Romantic (2019)
    Isn't It Romantic
    5.9
    • Giovanni (German)
    • 2019
  • The New Life of Paul Sneijder (2016)
    The New Life of Paul Sneijder
    6.7
    • Maître Wagner-Leblond (German)
    • 2016
  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
    6.8
    Video
    • Meister Ochse (German)
    • 2011
  • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
    Kung Fu Panda 2
    7.3
    • Meister Ochse (German)
    • 2011
  • Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Hop (2011)
    Hop
    5.4
    • Hugh Hefner (German)
    • 2011
  • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dale Horvath (German)
    • 2010
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)
    24
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Aaron Pierce (German)
    • 2001–2002
  • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
    21 Jump Street
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Robert Cousins
    • Kemp
    • Merriweather (German, German, German, German, German, German, German, German, German, German, German, German, German) ...
    • 1987–1990
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • Garven Dreis [Rot 1] (German)
    • 1977

Writer

  • Der Neurosen-Kavalier
    TV Movie
    • play (as Alan Cooper)
    • 2001
  • Ach du Fröhliche
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • co-writer (as Alan Cooper)
    • 1995
  • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (1990)
    Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
    Podcast Series
    • adaption
    • 1990
  • Zwei Mann um einen Herd
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alan Cooper
  • Born
    • May 23, 1942
  • Died
    • December 6, 2022
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    German voice of Rocksteady in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987).

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