Post by teleadm on Apr 22, 2021 5:50:38 GMT
German film, television and dubbing actor Thomas Fritsch has left us at the age of 77, on April 21st.
He was the son of pre-war Ufa Film matinee idol Willy Fritsch and the actress and dancer Dinah Grace.
He became a successful actor in his own right, and an idol in German films in the 1960's, acting opposite screen icons like Lilli Palmer in Adorable Julia 1962 and Das große Liebesspie 1963, Daliah Lavi in Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett 1962 and Senta Berger in ...e la donna creò l'uomo 1964, he became one of the most popular juvenile leads of the decade. He gained further cinematic exposure through co-starring in European westerns The Last Ride to Santa Cruz 1964, Legend of a Gunfighter 1964 and in international co-productions as Uncle Tom's Cabin 1965.
Military service and changes in public taste made his star wane for awhile.
Following several years in the wilderness, he made a comeback on stage as the star of light satirical comedies. By the mid-70's, he had also reinvented himself as a TV character player, often alternating sympathetically roguish with comical roles.
He is remembered by ZDF
R.I.P. Thomas Fritsch
He was the son of pre-war Ufa Film matinee idol Willy Fritsch and the actress and dancer Dinah Grace.
He became a successful actor in his own right, and an idol in German films in the 1960's, acting opposite screen icons like Lilli Palmer in Adorable Julia 1962 and Das große Liebesspie 1963, Daliah Lavi in Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett 1962 and Senta Berger in ...e la donna creò l'uomo 1964, he became one of the most popular juvenile leads of the decade. He gained further cinematic exposure through co-starring in European westerns The Last Ride to Santa Cruz 1964, Legend of a Gunfighter 1964 and in international co-productions as Uncle Tom's Cabin 1965.
Military service and changes in public taste made his star wane for awhile.
Following several years in the wilderness, he made a comeback on stage as the star of light satirical comedies. By the mid-70's, he had also reinvented himself as a TV character player, often alternating sympathetically roguish with comical roles.
He is remembered by ZDF
R.I.P. Thomas Fritsch