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Josef Ostendorf

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Josef Ostendorf was born in 1956 in Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor, known for Buffalo Soldiers (2001), Eden (2006) and A Rat's Tale (1997).
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    Known for

    Joaquin Phoenix in Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
    Buffalo Soldiers
    6.7
    • Herman
    • 2001
    Eden (2006)
    Eden
    7.1
    • Gregor
    • 2006
    A Rat's Tale (1997)
    A Rat's Tale
    5.4
    • Mr. Lou Dollart
    • 1997
    St. Angela (1997)
    St. Angela
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Sir Henry

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Altød
      • Pfarrer O'Riley
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • Endless (2024)
      Endless
      3.5
      • M
      • 2024
    • Die Mumins (2024)
      Die Mumins
      Podcast Series
      • Hemul
      • 2024
    • Sophia, Death and Me (2023)
      Sophia, Death and Me
      5.8
      • G
      • 2023
    • Simone Bucio in Piaffe (2022)
      Piaffe
      5.4
      • Psychiater
      • 2022
    • The Black Spider (2022)
      The Black Spider
      5.0
      • Konrad
      • 2022
    • Cornelia Gröschel and Devid Striesow in Schwartz & Schwartz: Bestie von Malchow (2020)
      Schwartz & Schwartz: Bestie von Malchow
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Herr Otte
      • 2020
    • Der Kriminalist (2006)
      Der Kriminalist
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Dr. Jan Krone
      • Udo Brücher
      • 2009–2019
    • Martin Gruber, Brigitte Kren, Andreas Kiendl, and Lilian Klebow in Vienna Crime Squad (2005)
      Vienna Crime Squad
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Laszlo Blatnik
      • 2018
    • Harter Brocken (2015)
      Harter Brocken
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kuzman Petrovic
      • 2017
    • Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Edition 2000 (2000)
      Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Edition 2000
      6.2
      Podcast Series
      • Paul Breaver
      • Bayonne
      • Lou Tanaka (voice)
      • 2015–2016
    • Rettet Raffi! (2015)
      Rettet Raffi!
      4.9
      • Dr. Breuer
      • 2015
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Raxon
      • Ulrich Göbel
      • Walter Grimm
      • 2007–2014
    • Police Call 110 (1971)
      Police Call 110
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Detti Ellermann
      • 2012
    • Four Women and a Funeral (2005)
      Four Women and a Funeral
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Gourmetkritiker
      • 2012
    • Misel Maticevic and Ulrike C. Tscharre in Lösegeld (2012)
      Lösegeld
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Gerhard Haessler
      • 2012

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    Lotte Sings
    Clip 2:03
    Lotte Sings
    A Rat's Tale
    Trailer 0:46
    A Rat's Tale
    A Rat's Tale
    Trailer 0:46
    A Rat's Tale

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joseph Ostendorf
    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • 1956
      • Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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