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Horst Schön(1926-2020)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Additional Crew
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Horst Schön was born on 26 December 1926 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1954) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He died on 10 November 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
BornDecember 26, 1926
DiedNovember 10, 2020(93)
BornDecember 26, 1926
DiedNovember 10, 2020(93)
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Known for

Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo
8.2
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German, 1984 version)
  • 1958
Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window
8.4
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1954
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1983
Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
Superman III
5.0
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Aus heiterem Himmel (1995)
    Aus heiterem Himmel
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Rudolf Baumgartner
    • 1995
  • Immer wieder Sonntag
    3.8
    TV Series
    • 1993
  • Die große Freiheit (1992)
    Die große Freiheit
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Theo Winter
    • 1993
  • Hans Clarin and Carl-Heinz Schroth in Geld macht nicht glücklich (1989)
    Geld macht nicht glücklich
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Felix Hutterer
    • 1989
  • Casablanca Express (1989)
    Casablanca Express
    4.1
    • Priest (as Horst Schon)
    • 1989
  • Wayne Carpendale, Caroline Scholze, Gunter Schoß, Erika Skrotzki, and Niklas Tschernich in The Country Doctor (1987)
    The Country Doctor
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Fritz Karlsen
    • 1987–1989
  • Thunder III (1988)
    Thunder III
    4.3
    • Colonel Magnum
    • 1988
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Kriminaloberrat Stegmüller
    • Wichmann
    • 1983–1988
  • Was zu beweisen war
    TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Detektivbüro Roth (1986)
    Detektivbüro Roth
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Förster
    • 1986
  • Andreas Fröhlich, Oliver Korittke, Timmo Niesner, Christina Plate, Oliver Rohrbeck, and Ulrike Stürzbecher in Eine Klasse für sich - Geschichten aus einem Internat (1984)
    Eine Klasse für sich - Geschichten aus einem Internat
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Dr. Sindermann
    • 1985
  • Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
    Code Name: Wild Geese
    5.1
    • General Lao Khan (voice: German version, uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Lutz Mackensy and Vladimír Matejcek in Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht (1983)
    Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Kaufmann (voice)
    • 1983
  • Kommissariat 9 (1975)
    Kommissariat 9
    8.0
    TV Series
    • van Otterloo
    • Dr. Franke
    • 1979–1983
  • Nachruf auf Othello
    TV Movie
    • 1983

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, and Matthew Macfadyen in Holland (2025)
    Holland
    5.0
    • Lt. Frank Drebin [TV-Ausschnitt aus 'Die nackte Kanone'] (German)
    • 2025
  • Leslie Nielsen, Alexandra Kamp, and Ophélie Winter in 2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
    2001: A Space Travesty
    3.5
    • Richard ‘Dick’ Dix (German)
    • 2000
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Pierre Willer (German)
    • 1988
  • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
    21 Jump Street
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Principal Jake Shaffer (German)
    • 1987
  • Tutti dentro (1984)
    Tutti dentro
    5.8
    • Judge Annibale Salvemini (German)
    • 1984
  • Amadeus (1984)
    Amadeus
    8.4
    • Salieris Kammerdiener (German, 1984 Kino)
    • 1984
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    Once Upon a Time in America
    8.3
    • Chief Vincent Aiello (German, 1984 Kino)
    • 1984
  • Gorky Park (1983)
    Gorky Park
    6.7
    • KGB Maj. Pribluda (German)
    • 1983
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)
    Silkwood
    7.1
    • Quincy Bissell (German)
    • 1983
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)
    Scarface
    8.3
    • Frank Lopez (German, 1983 Kino)
    • 1983
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • Perry White (German)
    • 1983
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Anakin Skywalker (German)
    • 1983
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, and Derek Fowlds in Yes Minister (1980)
    Yes Minister
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Sir Frank Gordon (German)
    • 1981
  • Raise the Titanic (1980)
    Raise the Titanic
    5.3
    • Sander Vanocur - Nachrichtensprecher (German)
    • 1980
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • General Rieekan (German)
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Family of Lies (1995)
    Family of Lies
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • voice dubbing: Michel Piccoli (uncredited)
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Horst Schon
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 26, 1926
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • November 10, 2020
    • Berlin, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    German voice of: Richard Burton, Leslie Nielsen.

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