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Helmut Heyne(1906-2001)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Helmut Heyne was born on 27 April 1906 in Gera, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Superman III (1983) and Primal Fear (1996). He died on 7 February 2001 in Berlin, Germany.
BornApril 27, 1906
DiedFebruary 7, 2001(94)
BornApril 27, 1906
DiedFebruary 7, 2001(94)
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Known for

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1983
Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
Superman III
5.0
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1983
Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear
7.7
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1996
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
When Harry Met Sally...
7.7
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1989

Credits

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Actor

  • Die blinde Kuh
    • Lubscha
    • 1996
  • Der Patenonkel
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Der Hausgeist (1991)
    Der Hausgeist
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Prof. Dr. Hans Bernsdorf (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
    Asterix and the Big Fight
    6.4
    • Methusalix (voice: German version)
    • 1989
  • Günter Pfitzmann in Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972)
    Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Miklaus
    • 1972
  • Thomas Danneberg in Praise, What Makes You Hard (1972)
    Praise, What Makes You Hard
    5.0
    • Ajax
    • 1972
  • Kudammgeschichten
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Anneliese ruft Krokodil
    TV Movie
    • Hellebein
    • 1967
  • Herr Schrott verwertet sich
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 1967
  • Anita Kupsch in Der Seidenprinz (1967)
    Der Seidenprinz
    TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Weiß gibt auf
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Obmann der Geschworenen
    • 1966
  • Leben wie die Fürsten
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Ein Mann
    • 1966
  • Hava, der Igel
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Lakai Karol
    • 1966
  • The Sinister Monk (1965)
    The Sinister Monk
    6.3
    • Notar (voice, uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Ein langer Tag
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Westhoff
    • 1964

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, June Foray, and Keith Scott in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
    4.3
    • Wossamotta U. President (German)
    • 2000
  • Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Crucible (1996)
    The Crucible
    6.8
    • George Jacobs (German)
    • 1996
  • Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)
    Primal Fear
    7.7
    • Old Man (German)
    • 1996
  • Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)
    Pocahontas
    6.7
    • Kekata (German)
    • 1995
  • Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)
    Dennis the Menace
    5.7
    • Edward Little (German)
    • 1993
  • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
    When Harry Met Sally...
    7.7
    • Doku-Mann #1 (German)
    • 1989
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    8.2
    • Gralsritter (German)
    • 1989
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)
    The Princess Bride
    8.0
    • Der König / Priester (German)
    • 1987
  • Miss Mona (1987)
    Miss Mona
    7.4
    • Monas Vater (German)
    • 1987
  • Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
    9½ Weeks
    5.9
    • Farnsworth (German)
    • 1986
  • John Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron
    6.3
    • Doli (German)
    • 1985
  • Klaus Maria Brandauer in Colonel Redl (1985)
    Colonel Redl
    7.4
    • alter Jude / Gesangslehrer (German)
    • 1985
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • Mr. Simpson (German)
    • 1983
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Imperator (German)
    • 1983
  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)
    Ordinary People
    7.7
    • Großvater (German)
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Helmuth Heyne
  • Born
    • April 27, 1906
    • Gera, Thuringia, Germany
  • Died
    • February 7, 2001
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Other works
    Provided the Emperor's voice for the German dubbing of "Return of the Jedi".

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