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Alexander Kerst(1924-2010)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Alexander Kerst in Ciske de Rat (1955)
Alexander Kerst was born on 23 February 1924 in Kralup an der Moldau, Czechoslovakia [now Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for 1941 (1979), The Winds of War (1983) and Das Messer (1971). He was married to Susanne Korda and Ingrid Saleike. He died on 9 December 2010 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornFebruary 23, 1924
DiedDecember 9, 2010(86)
BornFebruary 23, 1924
DiedDecember 9, 2010(86)
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Known for

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Lee, Toshirō Mifune, Eddie Deezen, and Robert Stack in 1941 (1979)
1941
5.7
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1979
Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)
The Winds of War
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Wie ein Blitz (1970)
Das Messer
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Colonel Cardew Green
Suchkind 312 (1955)
Suchkind 312
6.6
  • Achim Lenau
  • 1955

Credits

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Actor

  • Silberhochzeit (2006)
    Silberhochzeit
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Bens Vater
    • 2006
  • Verbrechen, die Geschichte machten
    TV Series
    • August Seibel
    • 2005
  • Die Patriarchin (2005)
    Die Patriarchin
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Gorm Vandenberg
    • 2005
  • Carolina Vera and Greg Wise in Rosamunde Pilcher (1993)
    Rosamunde Pilcher
    4.1
    TV Series
    • John Hanks
    • 2001
  • The Sands of Time (2000)
    The Sands of Time
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Malaspina
    • 2000
  • SOKO München (1978)
    SOKO München
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Carl Dormin
    • 2000
  • Padre papà (1996)
    Padre papà
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Pater Kurtius
    • 1996
  • Hallo, Onkel Doc! (1994)
    Hallo, Onkel Doc!
    4.5
    TV Series
    • 1996
  • Thomas Kretschmann and Pia Podgornik in Anna - Im Banne des Bösen (1995)
    Anna - Im Banne des Bösen
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Raabe
    • 1995
  • Schloß Hohenstein - Irrwege zum Glück (1992)
    Schloß Hohenstein - Irrwege zum Glück
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Graf Eduard von Ahrensberg
    • 1994–1995
  • Clara (1993)
    Clara
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Heinrich Bartels
    • 1993
  • Die Ringe des Saturn
    TV Movie
    • Hohenstein
    • 1993
  • Haus am See (1992)
    Haus am See
    6.4
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Herr Stössl
    • Herr Wegmann
    • Herr Friess ...
    • 1975–1992
  • Peter Strohm (1989)
    Peter Strohm
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Breker
    • 1992

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Michael Caine in The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
    The Holcroft Covenant
    5.7
    • Gen. Heinrich Clausen (German)
    • 1985
  • Nicol Williamson in Macbeth (1983)
    Macbeth
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Old Siward (German)
    • 1983
  • S.A.S. San Salvador (1982)
    S.A.S. San Salvador
    3.3
    • David Wise (German)
    • 1982
  • John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Lee, Toshirō Mifune, Eddie Deezen, and Robert Stack in 1941 (1979)
    1941
    5.7
    • Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell (German)
    • 1979
  • Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained (1959)
    Hercules Unchained
    4.6
    • Erzähler (German)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alexander Kerszt
  • Born
    • February 23, 1924
    • Kralup an der Moldau, Czechoslovakia [now Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • December 9, 2010
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Susanne Korda1960 - 196? (divorced)
  • Children
      Daniel Kerszt
  • Relatives
      Constantin Kerszt(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of the most popular post-war character actors of German-speaking screen and television, with a penchant for playing authority figures and gentlemen. The Austrian-born actor was also much in demand as a voice-over artist. Kerst began his acting career at the Vienna Burgtheater and was still performing on stage at the age of 84.

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