Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 28, 1919
Place of Birth:
St. Pölten, Austria
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Bernhard Wicki
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria - 5 January 2000 in Munich) was an Austrian actor and film director.
Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as Art History, History und German Literature. In 1938, he transferred to the Schauspielschule des Staatlichen Schauspielhauses (drama school) in Berlin. In 1939, because of his membership in the Bündischen Jugend he was imprisoned for many months in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. After his release he moved to Vienna, and then in 1944 to Switzerland.
After the end of World War II, he starred in many films, like Die letzte Brücke (1953) and Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955). He was also a photographer. His first attempt at directing came three years later with the documentary Warum sind sie gegen uns? (1958). He became internationally famous with his anti-war film of 1959 called Die Brücke. In 1961, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Miracle of Father Malachia.
After his death in 2001, a fund was started and named after him in Munich, the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund. Since 2002, it has awarded a film prize, The Bridge, considered a peace prize. A further prize was endowed in 2006 with 15,000 euros, a prize given in the city of Emden since 2000. He was a patron of the International Film Festival in Emden-Norderney which first started in 1990.
He first married Agnes Fink, a fellow acting colleague, and later married Elisabeth Endriss, also a colleague. In the documentary Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie (June, 2007), Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss portrayed the life and work for Wicki.
He is buried at the Nymphenburger cemetery in Munich (grave number 4-1-23).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Rosamunde Pilcher: Wilder Thymian | Sir Kenneth |
| 1994 | Das Geheimnis | Dr. Virgil Schwarz |
| 1993 | Royal Baths | |
| 1991 | Success | Bichler |
| 1989 | Spider's Web | Herr Waizenbaum |
| 1987 | Pattberg's Legacy | Herr Pattberg |
| 1986 | Killing Cars | Von der Mühle |
| 1985 | Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie | George Abbot |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | Doctor Ulmer |
| 1984 | Dangerous Moves | Pühl |
| 1984 | The Shore | Weber, Verleger |
| 1984 | Eine Art von Zorn | Philipp Sanger |
| 1983 | A Love in Germany | Dr. Borg |
| 1983 | Spring Symphony | Baron von Fricken |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Stranger | Heinrich Stein |
| 1982 | Domino | Lehrter |
| 1981 | Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten | Bankier James Türkheimer |
| 1980 | Death Watch | Katherine's Dad |
| 1979 | Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie | Helmberger |
| 1978 | The Glass Cell | Polizeikommissar Österreich |
| 1978 | The Left-Handed Woman | The Publisher |
| 1978 | Der Mann im Schilf | Sir Gerald |
| 1978 | Despair | Orlovius |
| 1977 | Glücksucher | Kurt Siebold |
| 1977 | Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam | Self |
| 1976 | Crime and Passion | Rolf |
| 1976 | Three Paths to the Lake | Branco Trotta |
| 1971 | Carlos | Philipp |
| 1969 | Your Caresses | Vater |
| 1969 | Die Enthüllung | Prof. Karl Jordan |
| 1968 | Affäre Dreyfuss | Emile Zola |
| 1968 | Graf Öderland | Staatsanwalt |
| 1968 | Der Feldmarschall | Baron |
| 1967 | Ostwind | Konarski |
| 1963 | Elf Jahre und ein Tag | Karl Rodenbach |
| 1963 | Portuguese Vacation | Bernard |
| 1962 | Sex Can Be Difficult | Hans (segment "Il serpente") |
| 1961 | La Notte | Tommaso Garani |
| 1961 | Die Nashörner | Herr Behringer |
| 1960 | Lampenfieber | Rohrbach |
| 1959 | Frau im besten Mannesalter | Tex Richards |
| 1958 | The Cat | Bernard Werner |
| 1958 | The Restless Night | Priest Brunner |
| 1958 | Escape from Sahara | Luigi Locatelli |
| 1958 | Am Set von "Warum sind sie gegen uns?" | Self |
| 1958 | Flucht in die Tropennacht | Robert |
| 1958 | Frauensee | Karl Anton Graf Chur |
| 1957 | The Zurich Engagement | Paul Frank |
| 1957 | Es wird alles wieder gut | Dr. Johann Krapp |
| 1957 | Königin Luise | Zar Alexander |
| 1956 | Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen | Dr. Jan Vlimmen |
| 1956 | Frucht ohne Liebe | Dr.Kolb |
| 1956 | Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben | Dr. Grüter |
| 1955 | It Happened on July 20th | Oberst Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg |
| 1955 | Rosen im Herbst | Geert von Innstetten |
| 1955 | Du mein stilles Tal | Erik Linden |
| 1955 | Children, Mother, and the General | Hauptmann Dornberg |
| 1954 | The Last Bridge | Boro |
| 1954 | Circus of Love | Franz |
| 1954 | Ewiger Walzer | Johann Strauss Sohn |
| 1954 | Prisoners of Love | Franz Martens |
| 1954 | Double Destiny | Rainer von Hohenburg |
| 1954 | The Mosquito | Hugo |
| 1953 | Junges Herz voll Liebe | Vitus Zingerl |
| 1950 | The Fallen Star | Otto |
| 1940 | The Postmaster | Statist |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | I promessi sposi | padre gentiluomo |
| 1987 | The Legacy of Guldenburgs | Frederico Torres |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Professor Kaiser |
| 1979 | Kidnapped | Hoseason |
| 1979 | Bayerischer Filmpreis | Self |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Hans Pagel |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Dragan Janczak |
| 1974 | Derrick | Dr. Lechner |
| 1974 | Derrick | Karl Yurowski |
| 1973 | Je später der Abend | Self |
| 1972 | Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen | König Edward VII. |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Johannes Berneis |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Dr. Wolfgang Brandes |
| 1964 | Grimme Awards Ceremony | Self |
| 1959 | Stars in the Ring | Self |
| 1951 | Deutscher Filmpreis | Self |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self |