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Benno Hoffmann(1919-2005)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Additional Crew
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Benno Hoffmann was born on 30 May 1919 in Süderbrarup, Germany. He was an actor, known for North by Northwest (1959), Frankenstein (1931) and Seven Samurai (1954). He was married to Anna Smolik. He died on 9 March 2005 in Vomp, Austria.
BornMay 30, 1919
DiedMarch 9, 2005(85)
BornMay 30, 1919
DiedMarch 9, 2005(85)
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Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest
8.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1959
Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, and Colin Clive in Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein
7.7
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1931
Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai
8.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1954
Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)
The Birds
7.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1963

Credits

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Actor

  • Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! (1999)
    Werner - Volles Rooäää!!!
    5.4
    • Bruno (voice)
    • 1999
  • Werner: Eat My Dust!!! (1996)
    Werner: Eat My Dust!!!
    5.6
    • Bruno (voice, uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Briefgeheimnis
    TV Series
    • 1995
  • Immenhof (1994)
    Immenhof
    4.6
    TV Series
    • 1995
  • Familie Heinz Becker (1992)
    Familie Heinz Becker
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Kunstführer
    • 1994
  • Das Jahrhundert der Detektive
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Oppen und Ehrlich
    TV Series
    • Herr Müller
    • 1992
  • Großstadtrevier (1986)
    Großstadtrevier
    6.2
    TV Series
    • 1991
  • Juhnkes Schauspielführer
    TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990)
    Werner and the Wizard of Booze
    6.8
    • Bruno (voice)
    • 1990
  • Trautes Heim
    TV Mini Series
    • Paul Patschke
    • 1990
  • Auch das noch...
    TV Series
    • 1988
  • Ursela Monn and Henning Schlüter in Ein heikler Fall (1986)
    Ein heikler Fall
    TV Series
    • 1988
  • Mary & Gordy: Frau'n, Frau'n, Frau'n
    TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Der Fahnder (1984)
    Der Fahnder
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Anton Plaschke
    • 1985

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • The Whales of August (1987)
    The Whales of August
    7.1
    • Joshua Brackett (German)
    • 1987
  • Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Pat Buttram, Candy Candido, Keith Coogan, Clarence Nash, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell, and 'Squeeks' the Caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
    The Fox and the Hound
    7.2
    • Amos Slade (German)
    • 1981
  • Roger Moore and Stacy Keach in Street People (1976)
    Street People
    5.3
    • Luigi Nicoletta (German)
    • 1976
  • The Yakuza (1974)
    The Yakuza
    7.2
    • George Tanner (German)
    • 1974
  • Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Shirley Knight, David Hemmings, Clifton James, and Roy Kinnear in Juggernaut (1974)
    Juggernaut
    6.6
    • Corrigan (German)
    • 1974
  • D'Artagnan (1969)
    D'Artagnan
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Le bourreau de Béthune (German)
    • 1969–1970
  • Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Eight on the Lam
    5.6
    • Police Sgt. Jasper Lynch (German)
    • 1967
  • Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)
    Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
    4.9
    • Dad [Narrator] (German)
    • 1967
  • Daktari (1966)
    Daktari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Rayburn (German)
    • 1966
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Stefanie Powers, and Patrick Wayne in McLintock! (1963)
    McLintock!
    7.1
    • Ben Sage (German)
    • 1963
  • Charlton Heston, David Niven, and Ava Gardner in 55 Days at Peking (1963)
    55 Days at Peking
    6.7
    • Sgt. Harry (German)
    • 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)
    The Birds
    7.6
    • Sebastian Sholes (German)
    • 1963
  • Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962)
    Maciste contro lo sceicco
    4.9
    • The Sheik (German)
    • 1962
  • Gordon Scott and Yôko Tani in Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961)
    Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
    4.8
    • Man attacking Lei-Ling in Bar (German)
    • 1961
  • Dzis w nocy umrze miasto (1961)
    Dzis w nocy umrze miasto
    6.6
    • Kurt Zumpe (German)
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • St. Pauli zwischen Nacht und Morgen (1967)
    St. Pauli zwischen Nacht und Morgen
    6.1
    • voice dubbing: Hans Waldherr (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Kommissar X - Drei gelbe Katzen (1966)
    Kommissar X - Drei gelbe Katzen
    5.6
    • voice dubbing: Dan Vadis (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965)
    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    6.3
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Lex Barker in Old Shatterhand (1964)
    Old Shatterhand
    6.1
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Lex Barker and Pierre Brice in Apache Gold (1963)
    Apache Gold
    6.8
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Hypnosis (1962)
    Hypnosis
    5.9
    • voice dubbing: José Villasante (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Crucible (1957)
    The Crucible
    7.2
    • west german voice dubbing: Wenrer Segtrop (uncredited)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Bernd Hoffmann
  • Born
    • May 30, 1919
    • Süderbrarup, Germany
  • Died
    • March 9, 2005
    • Vomp, Austria(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Anna Smolik1964 - March 9, 2005 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Was the German voice of Boris Karloff, Jack Watson, Richard Boone, Albert Dekker, Clifton James and Jonathan Winters.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

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