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Klaus Sonnenschein(1935-2019)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Director
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Klaus Sonnenschein was born on 13 June 1935 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). He was married to Edith Hancke. He died on 19 April 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJune 13, 1935
DiedApril 19, 2019(83)
BornJune 13, 1935
DiedApril 19, 2019(83)
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Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1977
Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Transformers: Age of Extinction
5.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2014
Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road
8.1
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 2015
Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
GoldenEye
7.2
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1995

Credits

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Actor

  • Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Edition 2000 (2000)
    Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Edition 2000
    6.2
    Podcast Series
    • Seher
    • Buck Bannister
    • Ralf (voice) ...
    • 2002–2015
  • Schaumküsse (2009)
    Schaumküsse
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Harald 'Harry' Heiden
    • 2009
  • Sperling (1996)
    Sperling
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Hausmeister Kruse
    • 2007
  • Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Labyrinth des Bösen (2006)
    Star Wars: Labyrinth des Bösen
    Podcast Series
    • Count Dooku (voice)
    • 2006–2007
  • Impy's Island (2006)
    Impy's Island
    5.0
    • König Pumponell (voice)
    • 2006
  • Boo, Zino & the Snurks (2004)
    Boo, Zino & the Snurks
    5.2
    • Galger (voice: German version)
    • 2004
  • Frank Röth and Barbara Wussow in Mord an Bord (2002)
    Mord an Bord
    3.2
    TV Movie
    • Herr Edel
    • 2002
  • TKKG 9 - Voodoozauber
    Video Game
    • Wuchtig (voice)
    • 2001
  • The Settlers: Fourth Edition (2001)
    The Settlers: Fourth Edition
    6.7
    Video Game
    • (voice: German version)
    • 2001
  • Battle Isle: The Andosia War (2000)
    Battle Isle: The Andosia War
    Video Game
    • Major
    • Adjutant
    • Officers (voice)
    • 2000
  • Jim Button (1999)
    Jim Button
    7.2
    TV Series
    • King Lormoral (voice)
    • 1999–2000
  • The Fearless Four (1997)
    The Fearless Four
    5.8
    • Baron (voice)
    • 1997
  • Der Nelkenkönig
    TV Series
    • 1994
  • Hape Kerkeling in Kein Pardon (1993)
    Kein Pardon
    7.2
    • Stimme in der "Batzen"-Werbung (voice, uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Wirt Kutte
    • Rudi
    • Taxifahrer ...
    • 1972–1993

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Mad Max: Fury Road
    8.1
    • The People Eater (German)
    • 2015
  • Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton in 5 Flights Up (2014)
    5 Flights Up
    6.2
    • Alex Carver (German)
    • 2014
  • Mark Wahlberg, Peter Cullen, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
    Transformers: Age of Extinction
    5.6
    • Hound (German)
    • 2014
  • Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, and Seth MacFarlane in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
    A Million Ways to Die in the West
    6.1
    • Schlangenöl-Verkäufer (German)
    • 2014
  • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)
    2 Broke Girls
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Blarney Bill (German)
    • 2014
  • Jack Angel, Fred Armisen, and Melissa Sturm in The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
    The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Papa Schlumpf (German)
    • 2013
  • Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman, Martha MacIsaac, Josh Gad, André Holland, Benjamin Stockham, and Amara Miller in 1600 Penn (2012)
    1600 Penn
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Senator Frohm Thoroughgood (German)
    • 2013
  • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
    Oblivion
    7.0
    • Beech (German)
    • 2013
  • Maggie Smith, Pauline Collins, Billy Connolly, and Tom Courtenay in Quartet (2012)
    Quartet
    6.8
    • Cedric Livingstone (German)
    • 2012
  • Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in The Campaign (2012)
    The Campaign
    6.1
    • Raymond Huggins (German)
    • 2012
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
    The Dark Knight Rises
    8.4
    • Fox (German)
    • 2012
  • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Paul Bailey, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    • Aberforth Dumbledore (German)
    • 2011
  • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
    Rango
    7.3
    • Roadkill (German)
    • 2011
  • We Believed (2010)
    We Believed
    6.4
    • Marquis (German)
    • 2010
  • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
    Toy Story 3
    8.3
    • Lotso Knuddelbär (German)
    • 2010

Director

  • Mutter Gräbert macht Theater (1990)
    Mutter Gräbert macht Theater
    TV Special
    • theatre version
    • 1990
  • Scherenschnitt oder Der Mörder sind Sie
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • June 13, 1935
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • April 19, 2019
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Spouses
      Edith Hancke1972 - June 4, 2015 (her death)
  • Other works
    He's the German dubbing voice of Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman, John Goodmann, Gene Hackman and now Danny DeVito (after Gerd Duwner's death). Sometimes replaced by the similar sounding Hartmut Neugebauer.

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  • Trivia
    German dubbing voice of Sean Connery, Danny DeVito, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Christopher Lee, John Goodman and William Shatner.

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