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Johannes Rotter

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Johannes Rotter was born on 6 June 1960 in Dortmund, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Tatort (1970), Phoenixsee (2016) and Kehrtwende (2011).
BornJune 6, 1960
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Kriminaltechniker
    • Spurensicherer
    • Thomas Krien
    Phoenixsee (2016)
    Phoenixsee
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Willi Schimanski
    Kehrtwende (2011)
    Kehrtwende
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2011
    Der kleine Mönch (2002)
    Der kleine Mönch
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Pater Ludwig

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Homicide Hills (2008)
      Homicide Hills
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Pfarrer Puttermann
      • Pastor Puttermann
      • Blasius Puttermann
      • 2022–2024
    • Phoenixsee (2016)
      Phoenixsee
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Willi Schimanski
      • 2016–2019
    • Milan Peschel, Anna Thalbach, Katharina Thalbach, Nellie Thalbach, Vincent Krüger, Emma Bading, and Tilman Döbler in Wir sind die Rosinskis (2016)
      Wir sind die Rosinskis
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Stadtwerkemann
      • 2016
    • The Old Fox (1977)
      The Old Fox
      6.4
      TV Series
      • 2016
    • Matterns Revier (2015)
      Matterns Revier
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Willi Surdieck
      • 2015–2016
    • Hans-Jochen Wagner and Marian Meder in Brezeln für den Pott (2014)
      Brezeln für den Pott
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Horst
      • 2014
    • Tessa Hennig: Mutti steigt aus (2013)
      Tessa Hennig: Mutti steigt aus
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Makler
      • 2013
    • Lindenstraße (1985)
      Lindenstraße
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Herr Schmetter
      • 2013
    • A Case for Two (1981)
      A Case for Two
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Heinz
      • Empfang
      • Security ...
      • 2007–2013
    • Kostja Ullmann in Sources of Life (2013)
      Sources of Life
      6.3
      • Verkäufer KDW
      • 2013
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Kriminaltechniker
      • Spurensicherer
      • Thomas Krien
      • 2002–2013
    • Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (2006)
      Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Yasmins Vater
      • 2012
    • Partly Sunny (2012)
      Partly Sunny
      6.6
      • 2012
    • Pommes essen (2012)
      Pommes essen
      6.0
      • Oberwachtmeister Schmittke
      • 2012
    • Cologne P.D. (2003)
      Cologne P.D.
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Josef Klütsch
      • Prof. Jacob Teller
      • 2006–2011

    Writer

    • Mord mit Aussicht
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Homicide Hills (2008)
      Homicide Hills
      8.0
      TV Series
      • screenwriter
      • head writer
      • writer ...
      • 2022–2024
    • McLenBurger - 100 % Heimat (2022)
      McLenBurger - 100 % Heimat
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Rainer Hunold in Der Staatsanwalt (2005)
      Der Staatsanwalt
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015–2022
    • Greetings from America (2021)
      Greetings from America
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2021–2024
    • Unter anderen Umständen (2006)
      Unter anderen Umständen
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • written by
      • 2013–2020
    • Bibiana Beglau, Peter Simonischek, Sabrina Amali, Mehdi Meskar, and Daniel Donskoy in Crescendo (2019)
      Crescendo
      6.8
      • writer
      • 2019
    • The Old Fox (1977)
      The Old Fox
      6.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2014–2019
    • Ein starkes Team (1994)
      Ein starkes Team
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Philipp Hochmair, Janek Rieke, Caro Scrimali, and Anna König in Ein Ferienhaus auf Teneriffa (2019)
      Ein Ferienhaus auf Teneriffa
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Familie! (2016)
      Familie!
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Milan Peschel, Anna Thalbach, Katharina Thalbach, Nellie Thalbach, Vincent Krüger, Emma Bading, and Tilman Döbler in Wir sind die Rosinskis (2016)
      Wir sind die Rosinskis
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Matterns Revier (2015)
      Matterns Revier
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015–2016
    • Dieter Pfaff and Katharina Schüttler in Bloch (2002)
      Bloch
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • A Case for Two (1981)
      A Case for Two
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • screenplay
      • 2006–2013

    Additional Crew

    • Rainer Hunold in Der Staatsanwalt (2005)
      Der Staatsanwalt
      5.8
      TV Series
      • dramatization
      • 2017–2020

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • J. Rotter
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • June 6, 1960
      • Dortmund, Germany

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