Siegfried Schürenberg

Acting

Siegfried Schürenberg

Born January 12, 1900 · Detmold, Germany

Died August 31, 1993 · aged 93

Siegfried Schürenberg was a German actor and voice actor. He was particularly well known for his role as Sir John in the Edgar Wallace films.

Known For

The JourneyThe Journey · 1959
The Journey
★ 6.31959
MovieDramaRomance
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
The BridgeThe Bridge · 1959
The Bridge
★ 7.61959
MovieDramaHistory
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.
The Oldest ProfessionThe Oldest Profession · 1967
The Oldest Profession
★ 5.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
The Indian ScarfThe Indian Scarf · 1963
The Indian Scarf
★ 6.81963
MovieCrimeThriller
When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything. At the castle (which is cut off from the outside world), the relatives soon begin to be killed off one by one, each strangled with an Indian scarf.
The Inn on the RiverThe Inn on the River · 1962
The Inn on the River
★ 6.81962
MovieCrimeDrama
A serial killer named The Shark is terrorizing London by killing his victims with a speargun and then, dressed in a scruba-diver's wetsuit, using the city's sewer tunnels to make his getaway.
The Door with Seven LocksThe Door with Seven Locks · 1962
The Door with Seven Locks
★ 6.51962
MovieCrimeMystery
A rich man bequeaths seven keys to seven of his friends, but only one will unlock the door to untold wealth.
The Death Ray of Dr. MabuseThe Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse · 1964
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
★ 6.21964
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
The Star of AfricaThe Star of Africa · 1957
The Star of Africa
★ 6.71957
MovieWarDrama
Biographic movie of the German fighter ace, who was killed in a plane crash after over 150 kills in North Africa.

Filmography

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The TraitorThe Traitor · 1936
The Traitor
★ 7.01936
MovieDrama
This 1936 film tells the story of the doings of foreign agents in Germany and their allies among the German population. Having placed an ad in a local paper looking for "contact with bigwigs in German industry", enemy agents Morris and Geyer end up making contact with an engineer named Brockau. Brockau has developed an improvement in turning oil into gasoline and that's just what these enemy agents are looking for. Brockau, for his part, needs money, because his girlfriend is a selfish cow who demands more and more toys and trinkets, which has put our naive little nerd deep into debt. Brockau, however, is not the only unwitting maroon to fall into the clutches of the evil agents: the former bank agent Hans Klemm, now doing his service in the Wehrmacht, ends up being contacted by an agent from the other side and ends up getting blackmailed into working for them.

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Otto – The SeriesOtto – The Series · 1995
Otto – The Series
★ 8.01995
SeriesComedy
“Otto – The Series” is an unusual comedy format from the early 1990s centred on Otto Waalkes, blending classic crime entertainment with Otto’s distinctive brand of humour. Rather than telling a continuous story, the series combines newly shot sketches featuring Otto with scenes from old Edgar Wallace films. These original sequences were re-dubbed, completely transforming their content. Dialogue that was once serious turns into absurd wordplay, and the originally suspenseful plots are deliberately played for laughs. In this way, Otto effectively “smuggles” himself into the dark world of the Wallace films, turning it into a parody driven by nonsense, running gags, and his characteristic humour. The result is an idiosyncratic mix of crime and comedy, whose particular charm lies above all in its playful use of the original material.

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