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Walter Niklaus(1925-2021)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Director
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Walter Niklaus was born on 8 June 1925 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Awakenings (1990), Meine Frau macht Musik (1958) and Das unsichtbare Visier (1973). He died on 6 November 2021 in Söllichau, Bad Schmiedeberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
BornJune 8, 1925
DiedNovember 6, 2021(96)
BornJune 8, 1925
DiedNovember 6, 2021(96)
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Known for

Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings
7.8
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1990
Meine Frau macht Musik (1958)
Meine Frau macht Musik
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1958
Armin Mueller-Stahl in Das unsichtbare Visier (1973)
Das unsichtbare Visier
8.1
TV Series
  • CIA-Agent James D. Wilson
  • Wilson
Jean Marais and Marilù Tolo in Seven Guys and a Gal (1967)
Seven Guys and a Gal
5.8
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1967

Credits

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Actor

  • Die Tannenbaumverschwörung
    TV Short
    • Erzähler
    • 2013
  • Mein Bruder, der Clown
    TV Movie
    • Reno
    • 1991
  • Dietrich Körner and Marzena Trybala in Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel (1987)
    Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Chronist (voice)
    • 1987
  • Ezard Haußmann and Monika Woytowicz in Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria - Aus dem siebenjährigen Krieg (1985)
    Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria - Aus dem siebenjährigen Krieg
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Chronist
    • 1985
  • Dietrich Körner and Marzena Trybala in Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel (1987)
    Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Brühl
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Chronist (voice)
    • 1985
  • Bahnwärter Thiel (1982)
    Bahnwärter Thiel
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Erzähler
    • 1982
  • Nachspiel eines Verhörs
    TV Movie
    • Prof. Shuman
    • 1981
  • Armin Mueller-Stahl in Das unsichtbare Visier (1973)
    Das unsichtbare Visier
    8.1
    TV Series
    • CIA-Agent James D. Wilson
    • Wilson
    • 1973–1979
  • Abschied vom Frieden (1979)
    Abschied vom Frieden
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Chronist
    • 1979
  • Verfolgung (1977)
    Verfolgung
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Weitz
    • 1977
  • Fernsehpitaval
    TV Series
    • 1977
  • Ein Feigenblatt für Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt? (1975)
    Ein Feigenblatt für Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt?
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Sprecher
    • 1975
  • Die Brüder Lautensack (1973)
    Die Brüder Lautensack
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Erster Erzähler
    • 1973
  • Der Adjutant (1972)
    Der Adjutant
    TV Series
    • General Roman
    • 1972
  • Everyone Dies Alone (1970)
    Everyone Dies Alone
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Erzähler
    • 1970

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
    Awakenings
    7.8
    • Putzmann im Krankenhaus (German)
    • 1990
  • The Conductor (1980)
    The Conductor
    6.9
    • John Lasocki (German)
    • 1980
  • Jean Marais and Marilù Tolo in Seven Guys and a Gal (1967)
    Seven Guys and a Gal
    5.8
    • Pastagnac (German)
    • 1967
  • Caesar the Conqueror (1962)
    Caesar the Conqueror
    4.7
    • Cicero (German, 1987 DDR)
    • 1962

Director

  • Heute bei Krügers (1960)
    Heute bei Krügers
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 8, 1925
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Died
    • November 6, 2021
    • Söllichau, Bad Schmiedeberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
  • Other works
    German dubbing version of How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1975) - dubbed Miloš Kopecký.

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