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Martin Ripkens(1934-2012)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Martin Ripkens was born on 15 April 1934 in Hinsberg, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Eine Liebe wie andere auch (1983), Bis zum Happy-End (1968) and Au hasard Bresson (1967). He died on 24 June 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornApril 15, 1934
DiedJune 24, 2012(78)
BornApril 15, 1934
DiedJune 24, 2012(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Eine Liebe wie andere auch (1983)
Eine Liebe wie andere auch
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1983
Klaus Löwitsch and Helga Sommerfeld in Bis zum Happy-End (1968)
Bis zum Happy-End
  • Writer
  • 1968
Au hasard Bresson (1967)
Au hasard Bresson
6.9
Short
  • Producer
  • 1967
Die Sachverständigen (1973)
Die Sachverständigen
6.6
  • Actor(as Martin Ripkins)
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Death Is My Trade (1977)
    Death Is My Trade
    7.1
    • Angestellter
    • 1977
  • Die Angst ist ein zweiter Schatten (1975)
    Die Angst ist ein zweiter Schatten
    • 1975
  • Die Sachverständigen (1973)
    Die Sachverständigen
    6.6
    • (as Martin Ripkins)
    • 1973

Writer

  • Eine Liebe wie andere auch (1983)
    Eine Liebe wie andere auch
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Klaus Löwitsch and Helga Sommerfeld in Bis zum Happy-End (1968)
    Bis zum Happy-End
    • writer
    • 1968

Director

  • Eine Liebe wie andere auch (1983)
    Eine Liebe wie andere auch
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Martin Ripkins
  • Born
    • April 15, 1934
    • Hinsberg, Germany
  • Died
    • June 24, 2012
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany(cerebral hemorrhage)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the longtime companion of Hans Stempel since they first met in Düsseldorf in 1957. The two remained a couple until Ripkens' death in 2012.

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