Günter Pfitzmann
Actor
Biography
Günter Pfitzmann (April 8, 1924, Berlin – May 30, 2003, Berlin) was a German actor, voice actor, and cabaret performer.
He was best known for portraying characters with the distinctive Berlin blend of warmth and blunt humor, and gained widespread popularity through leading roles in television series such as Drei Damen vom Grill, Praxis Bülowbogen, and Der Havelkaiser. His film work included notable titles like Die Brücke (1959) and the Edgar Wallace thriller Der Zinker (1963).
In addition to stage, film, and television, Pfitzmann was a prolific dubbing artist, voicing actors such as Kirk Douglas, Jean Gabin, and Lloyd Bridges, and providing the German voice of Obelix in Asterix the Gaul. He remained active well into his later years and was one of Berlin’s most recognizable television personalities until his death in 2003.
Filmography
The Squeaker
as Frank Sutton 1963
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
as Wachmeister Kunowski 1959
Drillinge an Bord
as Mac 1959
Emil and the Detectives
as Lehrer 1954
The Miracle of Father Malachia
as Rudolf Reuschel 1961
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
as Oberleutnant Dankel 1960
Spy for Germany
as Korvettenkapitän Hilbig 1956
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
as Max 1959
The Day the Rains Came
1959
I'll Carry You on My Hands
as Georg 1958
Der Kapitän
as Chefingenieur Oldenburg 1971
Doctor Crippen Lives
as Pierre, Kriminalassistent 1958
Letzte Chance für Harry
as Simon Spradow 1998
Die Meute der Erben
as Arno Adelmann 2001
Heldinnen
as Werner 1960
Forbidden Paradise
as Assessor Dr. Linde 1958