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Karl Heinz Oppel(1924-2016)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Karl Heinz Oppel was born on 16 December 1924 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Planet of the Apes (2001), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). He was married to Rosemarie. He died on 27 October 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
BornDecember 16, 1924
DiedOctober 27, 2016(91)
BornDecember 16, 1924
DiedOctober 27, 2016(91)
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Known for

Planet of the Apes (2001)
Planet of the Apes
5.7
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2001
Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas
7.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2012
Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
7.7
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2005
George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.5
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1999

Credits

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Actor

  • Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Edition 2000 (2000)
    Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Edition 2000
    6.2
    Podcast Series
    • Wächter (voice, as Karl-Heinz Oppel)
    • 2007
  • Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Labyrinth des Bösen (2006)
    Star Wars: Labyrinth des Bösen
    Podcast Series
    • Rune Haako (voice, as Karl-Heinz Oppel)
    • 2006–2007
  • Scheusal (1992)
    Scheusal
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Wurzer
    • 1992
  • Mensch, mein Papa...! (1988)
    Mensch, mein Papa...!
    • Der Sensible
    • 1988
  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Pförtner
    • Wirt
    • 1974–1987
  • Mensch Hermann (1987)
    Mensch Hermann
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Referent
    • 1987
  • Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)
    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Erster Kunde
    • Bauleiter
    • 1985–1986
  • Der Verrückte vom Pleicher-Ring
    TV Movie
    • Felderhoff
    • 1986
  • Der Mexikaner Felipe Rivera
    TV Movie
    • Wards Manager
    • 1984
  • Der entführte Prinz (1983)
    Der entführte Prinz
    • Gast
    • 1983
  • Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann (1983)
    Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann
    TV Movie
    • Osterhase
    • 1983
  • Bruno H. Bürgel - Berliner Firmament
    TV Movie
    • Fransenprofessor
    • 1983
  • Die Mahnung (1982)
    Die Mahnung
    5.5
    • 1982
  • Das Geheimnis der drei Orangen
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 1981
  • Der Eisriese
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 1980

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cloud Atlas
    7.3
    • Mr. Meeks / Old Salty Dog / Prescient #1 (German)
    • 2012
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)
    There Will Be Blood
    8.2
    • Plainviews Angestellter (German)
    • 2007
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hallworthy
    • Mr. Pibb (German, German)
    • 2007
  • 300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • Ephor #1 (German)
    • 2006
  • Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    The Black Dahlia
    5.6
    • Dolph Bleichert (German)
    • 2006
  • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    7.4
    • Wyvern (German)
    • 2006
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    7.7
    • Rune Haako (German)
    • 2005
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    6.6
    • Rune Haako (German)
    • 2002
  • Planet of the Apes (2001)
    Planet of the Apes
    5.7
    • Zaius (German)
    • 2001
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom
    7.3
    Video
    • Telegraph Man 1 (German)
    • 1999
  • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    6.5
    • Rune Haako (German)
    • 1999
  • Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
    Mulan
    7.7
    • Additional voices (German)
    • 1998
  • Mrs Dalloway (1997)
    Mrs Dalloway
    6.5
    • Lord Lexham (German)
    • 1997
  • John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, and Patrick Swayze in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
    6.9
    • Alter Mann (German)
    • 1995
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    Forrest Gump
    8.8
    • Stanley Loomis (German)
    • 1994

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Karl-Heinz Oppel
  • Born
    • December 16, 1924
    • Dresden, Germany
  • Died
    • October 27, 2016
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Rosemarie? - October 27, 2016 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Provided the voice of Additional Voices in the German version of Mulan (1998).

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