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Thomas Nikel

  • Director
  • Editor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Thomas Nikel was born on 5 August 1946 in Munich, Germany. He is a director and editor, known for Enemy Mine (1985), Landluft (1983) and Solo für Sudmann (1997).
BornAugust 5, 1946
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    • Known for

    Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. in Enemy Mine (1985)
    Enemy Mine
    6.9
    • Editorial Department
    • 1985
    Landluft
    TV Series
    • Director
    Solo für Sudmann (1997)
    Solo für Sudmann
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Achtung Zoll! (1980)
    Achtung Zoll!
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Air Rescue Team (1997)
      The Air Rescue Team
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004–2007
    • Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt (1998)
      Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998–2006
    • Und ich lieb dich doch! (2006)
      Und ich lieb dich doch!
      2.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Die Rettungshunde: Hochzeitsreise in den Tod
      2.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Die Hinterbänkler
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Our Charly (1995)
      Our Charly
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Kap der guten Hoffnung (1997)
      Kap der guten Hoffnung
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Solo für Sudmann (1997)
      Solo für Sudmann
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • SOKO München (1978)
      SOKO München
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1991–1997
    • Carolina Vera and Greg Wise in Rosamunde Pilcher (1993)
      Rosamunde Pilcher
      4.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Another View
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Flucht ins Paradies (1995)
      Flucht ins Paradies
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Wildbach (1993)
      Wildbach
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Anja Kruse and Christian Wolff in Forsthaus Falkenau (1989)
      Forsthaus Falkenau
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Jeans und rote Rosen
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1993

    Editor

    • Auf Achse (1980)
      Auf Achse
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1980–1981
    • Das Ziel
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1980
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1976–1979
    • Nonstop Nonsens (1975)
      Nonstop Nonsens
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1976–1978
    • Elke Haltaufderheide, Rüdiger Kirschstein, and Gunther Malzacher in Rhinegold (1978)
      Rhinegold
      6.4
      • Editor
      • 1978
    • Jürgen von Manger in Tegtmeiers Reisen (1972)
      Tegtmeiers Reisen
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1972–1977
    • Lukas Ammann and Wolfgang Völz in Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)
      Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1974–1977
    • Härte 10 (1974)
      Härte 10
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 1975
    • Monika Peitsch and Walter Schmidinger in Okay S.I.R. (1972)
      Okay S.I.R.
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1973–1974
    • Die Senta Berger Show
      TV Special
      • Editor
      • 1969

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Nonstop Nonsens (1975)
      Nonstop Nonsens
      7.7
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1976–1978
    • Jürgen von Manger in Tegtmeiers Reisen (1972)
      Tegtmeiers Reisen
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1974–1977
    • Härte 10 (1974)
      Härte 10
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 1974–1975

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Thomas Nickel
    • Born
      • August 5, 1946
      • Munich, Germany

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