Günter Hans Lamprecht (21 January 1930 – 4 October 2022) was a German film and stage actor, best-known internationally for his leading role in the Fassbinder miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) and as a ship captain in the epic war film Das Boot (1981).
Lamprecht in the television film Der Tod zu Basel [de] (1990), with Hilde Ziegler
Lamprecht began appearing on television in the 1960s. He was cast in the series Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi, which ran from 1973 to 1975. His first film role was in Ottokar Runze's Knife in the Back [de] (1975). In 1976, Lamprecht won the Ernst Lubitsch Award for his performance in Baker's Bread [de], and in 1978 won the Goldene Kamera award for Best German Actor for Rückfälle.[2] He played the leading role in the 1979 TV movie Frontiers of Darkness (Schattengrenze).[3]
Lamprecht had a role in the World War II submarine film Das Boot (1981), playing the captain of the SS Weser, and continued to appear regularly on German television.
Personal lifeedit
In 1999, Lamprecht and his partner, actress Claudia Amm, were badly injured in a mass shooting.[4][5]
Lamprecht's memoirs, And Sadly I'm Still: A Youth in Berlin was published in 2000, where he discusses his experiences in Nazi Germany and the postwar years. His second book, A Hellish Thing, Life was published in 2007. He died on 4 October 2022 in Bad Godesberg at the age of 92.[6]
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Gunter Hans Lamprecht 21 January 1930 4 October 2022 was a German film and stage actor best known internationally for his leading role in the Fassbinder miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980 and as a ship captain in the epic war film Das Boot 1981 Gunter LamprechtBornGunter Hans Lamprecht21 January 1930Berlin Brandenburg Prussia GermanyDied4 October 2022 2022 10 04 aged 92 Bad Godesberg North Rhine Westphalia GermanyOccupationActorYears active1959 2022 Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editLamprecht was born in Berlin the son of a taxi driver After training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar he had his first theatre engagement at the Schauspielhaus Bochum He joined the Theater Oberhausen in 1959 and remained with them until 1961 1 His roles there included Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and John in Gerhart Hauptmann s The Rats nbsp Lamprecht in the television film Der Tod zu Basel de 1990 with Hilde ZieglerLamprecht began appearing on television in the 1960s He was cast in the series Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi which ran from 1973 to 1975 His first film role was in Ottokar Runze s Knife in the Back de 1975 In 1976 Lamprecht won the Ernst Lubitsch Award for his performance in Baker s Bread de and in 1978 won the Goldene Kamera award for Best German Actor for Ruckfalle 2 He played the leading role in the 1979 TV movie Frontiers of Darkness Schattengrenze 3 In 1973 filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder cast Lamprecht in his series World on a Wire He recruited him again for The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 Fassbinder then gave Lamprecht the lead role of Franz Biberkopf in his acclaimed 1980 miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz based on Alfred Doblin s 1929 novel of the same name Turner Classic Movies wrote of his performance Lamprecht was quite extraordinary as the hapless center of gravity as Biberkopf is drawn into and betrayed by Berlin s underworld in the days spanning from the end of WWI to the Nazi era 3 The role won him Best Actor at the Munich Film Festival and he came in third place at the American National Society of Film Critics Awards 2 Lamprecht had a role in the World War II submarine film Das Boot 1981 playing the captain of the SS Weser and continued to appear regularly on German television Personal life edit In 1999 Lamprecht and his partner actress Claudia Amm were badly injured in a mass shooting 4 5 Lamprecht s memoirs And Sadly I m Still A Youth in Berlin was published in 2000 where he discusses his experiences in Nazi Germany and the postwar years His second book A Hellish Thing Life was published in 2007 He died on 4 October 2022 in Bad Godesberg at the age of 92 6 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes1960 Die Brucke des Schicksals de Schlager in Tanzbar1973 World on a Wire Fritz Walfang TV film1974 Martha Dr Herbert Salomon TV film1975 The Unguarded House The Baker TV filmStellenweise Glatteis Karl Maiwald TV filmKnife in the Back de Schoffe1976 Der Stumme de KahlmannDie Ilse ist weg de Kurt TV filmBaker s Bread de Georg Baum1977 Planubung Bundeswehr Officer TV filmRuckfalle Manfred Burger TV film1978 The Marriage of Maria Braun Hans Wetzel1979 Frontiers of Darkness Matthias Berger TV filmThe Great Runaway de Piesch TV miniseries1980 Das gefrorene Herz GwerderBerlin Alexanderplatz Franz Biberkopf his magnum opus1981 Das Boot Captain of the Weser 1982 Fleeting Acquaintances Walter TV film1983 Milo Barus the Strongest Man in the World Milo Barus de 1984 Love Is Not an Argument de FelixWhat s Up Chancellor de ChefEin Mann namens Parvus Alexander Parvus TV filmSuper KuballaAfter Your Decrees de Sergeant KleinschmidtSilent Poison Philipp Fasch TV filmGnadenlos Jakob TV film1985 Liebfrauen Philipp TV filmDie Komplizen Joseph Lambert TV filmRed Kiss Herschel1987 Gegen die Regel Klaus Weber TV film1991 Amaurose1992 Herzsprung VaterMoebius de Arnold1993 Gefahrliche Verbindung Kiefer TV filmEngel ohne Flugel Paul1997 Berlin Moskau Jurgen Schroder TV filmFriedrich und der verzauberte Einbrecher FischerComedian Harmonists Erik Charell1998 Black Ice Jupp Scholten TV film2002 Epstein s Night de Groll Giesser2013 Wir Sprecher voice2017 Babylon Berlin President Hindenburg TV seriesReferences edit Andrea Rickers Hier ist es menschlich Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung September 2010 In German a b Gunter Lamprecht Awards Internet Movie Database Retrieved 11 January 2015 a b Gunter Lamprecht Turner Classic Movies Retrieved 11 January 2015 Eltern des Amoklaufers von Reichenhall sollen vor Gericht Spiegel Online 17 November 1999 Retrieved 11 January 2015 In German Motiv bis heute unklar Heimatzeitung 27 October 2009 In German Gunter Lamprecht ist tot Tatort Kommissar im Alter von 92 Jahren gestorben External links editGunter Lamprecht at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gunter Lamprecht amp oldid 1178420910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
