Günter Pfitzmann
Known for ActingBorn 1924-04-08 — died 2003-05-30Berlin, Germany
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).
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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.
Known for
Der Kapitän
1971 · as Chefingenieur Oldenburg
The Bridge
1959 · as Heilmann
Auf Wiedersehen
1961 · as Willi Kuhlke
Der Doktor
1964 · as Dr. med. Bentin
Das Geständnis eines Mädchens
1967 · as Conny
Letzte Chance für Harry
1998 · as Simon Spradow
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961 · as Rudolf Reuschel
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959 · as Wachmeister Kunowski
Bühne frei für Kolowitz
1980 · as Theaterdirektor Ziegler
Heldinnen
1960 · as Werner
Jeden Mittwoch
1982 · as John
Drillinge an Bord
1959 · as Mac
Frohe Ostern
1983 · as Stephane Margelle
Die Jubilarin
1969 · as Grisar
The Day the Rains Came
1959
Die Brücke des Schicksals
1960 · as Frank Mossdorf
Der widerspenstigen Zähmung
1958 · as Petruchio
Es muß ja nicht der erste sein
1982 · as Norbert Bachmann