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Klaus Manchen(1936-2024)

  • Actor
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A man called Thorsten Schulz who lives in a little village in eastern Germany has to face up to his past: as a border guard in the German Democratic Republic he shot a young couple as they were fleeing to West Germany. Only their little son escaped. Now t
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Klaus Manchen was born on 1 December 1936 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The White Ribbon (2009), Die Stein (2008) and Betten-Seifert ist tot (2011). He was married to Christine Schorn and Karola. He died on 27 September 2024 in Hoppegarten, Brandenburg, Germany.
BornDecember 1, 1936
DiedSeptember 27, 2024(87)
BornDecember 1, 1936
DiedSeptember 27, 2024(87)
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Known for

The White Ribbon (2009)
The White Ribbon
7.8
  • Bauer(voice)
  • 2009
Die Stein (2008)
Die Stein
5.2
TV Series
  • Ulrich König
Klaus Manchen and Astrid Polak in Betten-Seifert ist tot (2011)
Betten-Seifert ist tot
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  • Actor
  • 2011
Police Call 110 (1971)
Police Call 110
6.5
TV Series
  • Veit Bukow
  • Fritz König
  • Professor Falk
  • Gerhard Kowalski
  • Klaus-Jürgen Proll

Credits

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Actor

  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Veit Bukow
    • Fritz König
    • Professor Falk ...
    • 1971–2020
  • Leif in Concert (2019)
    Leif in Concert
    6.2
    • (Ex-) Chef Klaus
    • 2019
  • Stephanie Amarell and Cai Cohrs in Der namenlose Tag (2017)
    Der namenlose Tag
    6.1
    • 2017
  • Der Tunnel (2017)
    Der Tunnel
    5.9
    Short
    • Schachspieler
    • 2017
  • Jonas Nay and Julia Koschitz in A Minute's Silence (2016)
    A Minute's Silence
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Never Too Late for Justice (2016)
    Never Too Late for Justice
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Herr Meinhard
    • 2016
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Hans Garbrecht
    • Heinz Lienhardt
    • Harry Reens ...
    • 1996–2016
  • Ludwig Trepte and Jonas Nay in Line of Separation (2015)
    Line of Separation
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Kurt Hofstätter
    • 2015
  • Alles Klara (2012)
    Alles Klara
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Opa Kausch
    • 2014
  • Sisters (2013)
    Sisters
    5.3
    • Günther Kerkhoff
    • 2013
  • Klaus Manchen in Willkommen bei Habib (2013)
    Willkommen bei Habib
    6.1
    • Ingo
    • 2013
  • Francis Fulton-Smith and Janina Hartwig in Willkommen in Kölleda (2012)
    Willkommen in Kölleda
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Heinrich Saalfeld
    • 2012
  • Mädchenabend (2012)
    Mädchenabend
    7.5
    Short
    • Robert
    • 2012
  • Die Stein (2008)
    Die Stein
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Ulrich König
    • 2008–2011
  • Combat Girls (2011)
    Combat Girls
    6.7
    • Großvater Franz
    • 2011

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Klaus-Joachim Manchen
  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • December 1, 1936
    • Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • September 27, 2024
    • Hoppegarten, Brandenburg, Germany(long illness)
  • Spouses
      Christine Schorn(divorced)

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    In addition to his native German, he also spoke Russian and English.

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