- Born
- Died
- Siegmar Schneider was born on December 10, 1916 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1954) and 12 Monkeys (1995). He was married to Gertrud Wienecke. He died on February 8, 1995 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- SpouseGertrud Wienecke(? - 1990) (her death)
- From the 60's followed often TV productions beside his feature films.
- The stage was still his dominant sphere of activity after the war but he also continued his film career with "Morituri" (1948), "Unser täglich Brot" (1949) and "Stresemann" (1957).
- Famous stars he lend his voice in German were Laurence Olivier, Peter Cushing, Henry Fonda, Alec Guiness, Jean Marais, Errol Flynn, Peter Sellers and Lloyd Bridges.
- He learned his acting abilities at the "Ausbildungsanstalt für Bühnennachwuchs" by Ackermann and made his film debut in 1936 with "Annemarie" (1936) and "Soldaten - Kameraden" (1936). In the next years followed stage appearances by the majority.
- Siegmar Schneider was not only well-known as an actor, the public knew his voice in first place. Since 1949 Siegmar Schneider was very busy with dubbing foreign stars. His most famous star he dubbed was James Stewart for whom he spoke in over 30 movies.
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