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Bernhard Wicki

​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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernhard Wicki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Oct 28, 1919 In St. Pölten
Movie/TV Credits:
65
First Appeared:
In the movie The Postmaster 1940-04-23
Latest Project:
Movie Rosamunde Pilcher: Wilder Thymian 1994-10-22
Known For
Poster of Carlos
Poster of The Restless Night
Poster of Flucht in die Tropennacht
Poster of The Zurich Engagement
Filmography
Movie Rosamunde Pilcher: Wilder Thymian Sir Kenneth 1994-10-22
Movie Royal Baths 1993-09-01
Movie Success Bichler 1991-02-28
Movie Spider's Web Herr Waizenbaum 1989-09-21
Series I promessi sposi padre gentiluomo 1989-11-12
Movie Pattberg's Legacy Herr Pattberg 1987-05-31
Movie Killing Cars Von der Mühle 1986-02-13
Movie Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie George Abbot 1985-05-02
Movie Dangerous Moves Pühl 1984-04-15
Movie The Shore Weber, Verleger 1984-06-06
Movie Eine Art von Zorn Philipp Sanger 1984-09-18
Movie Paris, Texas Doctor Ulmer 1984-07-16
Movie Spring Symphony Baron von Fricken 1983-04-08
Movie A Love in Germany Dr. Borg 1983-10-26
Movie Domino Lehrter 1982-06-11
Movie The Mysterious Stranger Heinrich Stein 1982-10-11
Movie Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten Bankier James Türkheimer 1981-01-01
Series A Case For Two Professor Kaiser 1981-09-11
Movie Death Watch Katherine's Dad 1980-01-23
Movie Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie Helmberger 1979-05-13
Movie Despair Orlovius 1978-09-20
Movie The Glass Cell Polizeikommissar Österreich 1978-04-06
Movie Der Mann im Schilf Sir Gerald 1978-10-30
Series Kidnapped Hoseason 1978-12-01
Movie Glücksucher Kurt Siebold 1977-02-08
Series The Old Fox Dragan Janczak 1977-04-11
Movie The Left-Handed Woman The Publisher 1977-10-30
Movie Crime and Passion Rolf 1976-02-06
Series Derrick Karl Yurowski 1974-10-20
Series Je später der Abend Unknown 1973-03-18
Series Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen König Edward VII. 1972-01-20
Movie Carlos Philipp 1971-11-20
Series Der Kommissar Dr. Wolfgang Brandes 1969-01-03
Movie Your Caresses Vater 1969-11-06
Movie Graf Öderland Staatsanwalt 1968-12-08
Movie Affäre Dreyfuss Emile Zola 1968-11-08
Movie La Notte Tommaso Garani 1961-01-24
Movie Die Nashörner Herr Behringer 1961-03-02
Movie Lampenfieber Rohrbach 1960-03-03
Series Stars in der Manege Unknown 1959-04-11
Movie Frau im besten Mannesalter Tex Richards 1959-01-29
Movie Escape from Sahara Luigi Locatelli 1958-01-21
Movie La Chatte Bernard Werner 1958-04-19
Movie Frauensee Karl Anton Graf Chur 1958-11-26
Movie Flucht in die Tropennacht Robert 1958-06-03
Movie The Restless Night Priest Brunner 1958-10-29
Movie Königin Luise Zar Alexander 1957-02-15
Movie Es wird alles wieder gut Dr. Johann Krapp 1957-10-23
Movie The Zurich Engagement Paul Frank 1957-04-16
Movie Frucht ohne Liebe Dr.Kolb 1956-01-26
Movie Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen Dr. Jan Vlimmen 1956-09-06
Movie Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben Dr. Grüter 1956-04-11
Movie Children, Mother, and the General Hauptmann Dornberg 1955-03-04
Movie It Happened on July 20th Oberst Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg 1955-06-18
Movie Rosen im Herbst Geert von Innstetten 1955-09-28
Movie Du mein stilles Tal Erik Linden 1955-09-23
Movie Prisoners of Love Franz Martens 1954-07-28
Movie The Last Bridge Boro 1954-02-11
Movie Ewiger Walzer Johann Strauss Sohn 1954-08-04
Movie Die Mücke Hugo 1954-10-17
Movie Double Destiny Rainer von Hohenburg 1954-11-12
Movie Circus of Love Franz 1954-08-20
Movie Junges Herz voll Liebe Vitus Zingerl 1953-09-02
Movie The Fallen Star Otto 1950-08-12
Movie The Postmaster Statist 1940-04-23