Acting
Karl Michael Vogler
Born August 28, 1928 · Remscheid, Germany
Died June 9, 2009 · aged 80
No biography available.
Known For
5 Zimmer, Küche, Bad · 19925 Zimmer, Küche, Bad
★ 5.01992
MovieComedyTV Movie
In order to find an apartment, dancer Pia pressures the straight-laced clerk Hartwig to pretend to be a prosecutor and pose as her husband. Although Hartwig is acting on behalf of his snobbish girlfriend, he agrees and falls in love with the vivacious blonde. But Pia isn’t quite ready for that yet.
The Old Gun · 1975The Old Gun
★ 7.51975
MovieDramaHistory
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.
Patton · 1970Patton
★ 7.51970
MovieWarDrama
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
The Blue Max · 1966The Blue Max
★ 6.81966
MovieWarAction
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
Deep End · 1971Deep End
★ 7.01971
MovieDramaComedy
London, England. Mike, a fifteen-year-old boy, gets a job in a bathhouse, where he meets Susan, an attractive young woman who works there as an attendant.
The Cold Heart · 2013The Cold Heart
2013
MovieAnimationFantasy
The black forest in the 19th century. A magic place with ghosts, good and bad, living in it. Peter Munk is a poor but goodhearted young man, desperately wishing to be rich. Tempted by the evil ghost of the woods, he trades his warm heart for a heart of stone. He becomes rich but turns into a merciless and cruel man. Is there still hope for him?!
Shattered Dreams · 1976Shattered Dreams
★ 7.51976
MovieCrimeDrama
A young Viennese policeman can not free himself from his mistress and is also extorted over his illegal arms business.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes · 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
★ 6.81965
MovieComedy
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
Movies
5 Zimmer, Küche, Bad · 19925 Zimmer, Küche, Bad
★ 5.01992
MovieComedyTV Movie
In order to find an apartment, dancer Pia pressures the straight-laced clerk Hartwig to pretend to be a prosecutor and pose as her husband. Although Hartwig is acting on behalf of his snobbish girlfriend, he agrees and falls in love with the vivacious blonde. But Pia isn’t quite ready for that yet.
The Old Gun · 1975The Old Gun
★ 7.51975
MovieDramaHistory
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.
Patton · 1970Patton
★ 7.51970
MovieWarDrama
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
The Blue Max · 1966The Blue Max
★ 6.81966
MovieWarAction
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
Deep End · 1971Deep End
★ 7.01971
MovieDramaComedy
London, England. Mike, a fifteen-year-old boy, gets a job in a bathhouse, where he meets Susan, an attractive young woman who works there as an attendant.
The Cold Heart · 2013The Cold Heart
2013
MovieAnimationFantasy
The black forest in the 19th century. A magic place with ghosts, good and bad, living in it. Peter Munk is a poor but goodhearted young man, desperately wishing to be rich. Tempted by the evil ghost of the woods, he trades his warm heart for a heart of stone. He becomes rich but turns into a merciless and cruel man. Is there still hope for him?!
Shattered Dreams · 1976Shattered Dreams
★ 7.51976
MovieCrimeDrama
A young Viennese policeman can not free himself from his mistress and is also extorted over his illegal arms business.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes · 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
★ 6.81965
MovieComedy
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
Downhill Racer · 1969Downhill Racer
★ 5.91969
MovieDrama
An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.
Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi · 1967Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi
1967
MovieDrama
How I Won the War · 1967How I Won the War
★ 5.61967
MovieComedyWar
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
The Ring · 1984The Ring
★ 7.01984
MovieDrama
Andrei is now a truck driver, but in one of his travels to Germany, he must become once again a boxer just for one night at the middleweight category.
Shout at the Devil · 1976Shout at the Devil
★ 6.01976
MovieAdventureWar
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Mord am Pool · 1986Mord am Pool
★ 9.01986
MovieCrime
Jack Radford and his wife Sarah no longer love each other, but money keeps their marriage together. Jack runs the Donnington real estate agency, which Sarah and her brother Edward inherited from their father. Edward, a failed concert pianist, has not been involved in the business for years, but now a real estate scandal threatens to ruin the family business. An apartment building in Spain has collapsed due to structural defects, killing several people in the rubble. The company was heavily involved in the construction and sale. When a dead body is found in the Radfords' pool, Cliff Jordan, nearing the end of his career, gets back to work. At first, all he has is a bloody kitchen knife in his mailbox.
Rosamunde Pilcher: Möwen im Wind · 1999Rosamunde Pilcher: Möwen im Wind
★ 6.01999
MovieDrama
Dr. David Douglas is about to start his own private clinic and marry architect Jane Merchenson. Then his father dies, leaving debts from a real estate fraud he fell victim to, so selling the mortgaged Cornish family estate Oaktree isn't nearly enough. David cancels the wedding and sells to John Tyson, a friend of Jane's father Michael, who starts renovating it, employing her. Later David discovers Jane gave birth to their son, Nicky, without telling him.
Michael, the Dog That Sang · 1979Michael, the Dog That Sang
★ 7.11979
MovieDramaAdventure
The adventures of the Irish terrier Michael began the moment he ran to the shore during a walk. Here he was picked up by the steward of the schooner McCambo, Dag Daughtry. Dag decided to sell the purebred dog at the nearest port, secretly brought Michael onto the schooner and hid him in his cabin. Michael was given another name. He became very attached to his new owner, with whom he would have to go through many happy and sad days, break up after a series of dramatic events and meet again.
Seventeen and Anxious · 1970Seventeen and Anxious
★ 5.01970
MovieDrama
Anna, a 17-year-old girl from Munich, is searching for answers about her sexuality and identity. While living in her affluent world, she feels neglected by her distant parents and her reserved boyfriend, Robert. Her curiosity leads her to unexpected experiences, including a night in a hippie commune and her first night of sex with Robert. Despite these experiences, Anna remains uncertain about her future as she tries to reconcile her family's expectations with her own desires.
Charleys Onkel · 1969Charleys Onkel
★ 5.01969
MovieComedy
Driving instructor Carola "Charley" can no longer stand the constant advances of her pupils and quits her job without further ado. To gain some distance, she takes the opportunity to look after her friend Lilo's dog, the two parrots and her apartment while Lilo is on vacation. But even here she has to fend off unloved admirers, as Lilo earns her living as a playgirl. However, "Charley" has received a good tip from her friend: As soon as a man becomes too pushy, janitor Pinkus pretends to be "Captain Tressblekken" on cue and quickly chases the visitors away. But when the real Uncle Tressblekken turns up at "Charley's" house, chaos can no longer be averted...
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall · 1959The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
★ 7.21959
MovieComedy
Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps collection. Sadly, even this consolation and his peace are threatened by a new, charming, neighbour who teaches piano. Increasingly infuriated, he discovers accidentally one evening that he has the ability to go through walls. With this power, he decides to settle the scores, firstly with his boss who downgraded him.
House of Pleasure · 1969House of Pleasure
★ 4.61969
MovieComedy
Susanna travels to Paris with her small group of actors. There she saves Emperor Napoleon from rather painful predicaments, uncovers a number of nasty court intrigues and finds, with much skill and ability, the man of her choice.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark · 1961Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
★ 2.81961
MovieFantasyDrama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.
The Journey to Tilsit · 1969The Journey to Tilsit
★ 7.01969
MovieDramaTV Movie
A villager is tempted by a sophisticated city woman and almost kills his wife in a boating accident.
Fröhliche Weihnachten · 1970Fröhliche Weihnachten
★ 7.01970
MovieDrama
C'est la vie, mon ami · 2001C'est la vie, mon ami
2001
MovieThriller
A sophisticated thriller about violence, revenge and a ruined life.
TV Shows
Scene of the Crime · 1970Scene of the Crime
★ 6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Derrick · 1974Derrick
★ 6.11974
SeriesDramaCrime
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
A Case For Two · 1981A Case For Two
★ 5.61981
SeriesDramaCrime
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
Das Traumschiff · 1981Das Traumschiff
★ 5.01981
SeriesComedyFamily
The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.
Dalli Dalli · 1971Dalli Dalli
★ 9.31971
Series
The Commissioner · 1969The Commissioner
★ 8.01969
SeriesDramaCrime
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.
Weißblaue Geschichten · 1984Weißblaue Geschichten
1984
SeriesFamily
Auf eigene Gefahr · 1993Auf eigene Gefahr
★ 6.51993
SeriesDramaCrime
Hamburg Transit · 1970Hamburg Transit
★ 8.01970
SeriesCrime
Hamburg Transit was a German crime television series that first aired in 1970. It ran for 52 episodes over four series until 1974. It depicts the officers of the Hamburg CID. It was a successor to the show Polizeifunk ruft which ran between 1966 and 1970.
Hotel Paradies · 1990Hotel Paradies
★ 5.41990
SeriesFamilyDrama
Hotel Paradies is a German television series.
Amico mio · 1993Amico mio
★ 8.01993
SeriesDrama
Amico mio is a 1993 Italian-German television series set in a children's hospital and stars Massimo Dapporto. The series, which focuses on the stories of Dr. Magri and his colleagues in the department of pediatrics of San Carlo di Nancy hospital in Rome, aired for two seasons on Rai 2 and then Canale 5, as well as on ZDF in Germany.
Der Mann, der keinen Mord beging · 1968Der Mann, der keinen Mord beging
★ 9.01968
SeriesCrime
Alpha Alpha · 1972Alpha Alpha
★ 7.81972
SeriesCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy
Alpha Alpha was a 1972 German science fiction fantasy television series which aired on ZDF. It starred Karl Michael Vogler, Lilith Ungerer, Arthur Brauss and Horst Sachtleben. Each episode was only 25 minutes long, the series lasted only one season. Karl Michael Vogler played agent alpha of an unnamed secret organization, investigating mysteries, technical and psychic phenomena and even alien encounters. Alpha Alpha's tenor is comparable to the later X-Files drama television series.
Les Roses de Dublin · 1981Les Roses de Dublin
★ 9.01981
SeriesDrama
TV mini series
Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere · 1995Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere
1995
SeriesDramaCrime
The three-part miniseries portrays the rise of the unscrupulous Stefan Stolze. Stefan Stolze gets through life with the motto "smarter than the others." Even as a schoolboy, he supplements his pocket money with tricks and scams. In the 1970s, he initially works as a pimp, but then manages to break into the Berlin real estate business—the first step on his way to the top, on which rich, influential women always play a role, but whom he drops at the right moment.
Ein Mann will nach oben · 1978Ein Mann will nach oben
★ 7.71978
SeriesDrama
In 1909, Karl Siebrecht, who has just become an orphan, arrives in Berlin. The 16-year-old is eager to conquer the city for himself in just a few weeks. On the train ride there, he meets Rieke Busch, a girl from the working-class district of Wedding. She accompanies Karl from then on. But he soon realizes that he will have to start at the bottom. His path is characterized by small successes and setbacks. Only later does he make his breakthrough by founding a luggage transportation company. But once again, his success was short-lived as his business partner booted him out. Karl Siebrecht is faced with the ruins of his company. But he does not give up, finds new ways and seems to have achieved another breakthrough. But then the First World War breaks out...
Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi · 1973Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi
1973
Series
Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi is a German television series broadcast from 1973 through 1975 in 26 parts and two seasons. It featured an adventurer probably inspired by British explorers Richard Francis Burton and T. E. Lawrence. The scripts were faithful to Karl May's Orient novels and the score is from Martin Böttcher who previously had composed the music for ten very successful Karl May films in cinema and in 1998 also for the two parts of Winnetous Rückkehr, also being aired by the German station ZDF.
Wallenstein · 1978Wallenstein
★ 7.01978
SeriesDrama
The rise of Albrecht von Wallenstein from minor Moravian nobleman to imperialist generalissimo in the Thirty Years-War, and his fall once the emperor begins to doubt his loyalty.
The Century of Surgeons · 1972The Century of Surgeons
★ 10.01972
SeriesDrama
A special insight into medicine presented on film: sterile operations, hospitals used to be built by the wind, anaesthesia, surgical gloves, similar to the films Sauerbruch or Kneip.
Stella Stellaris · 1994Stella Stellaris
★ 8.01994
SeriesComedy
Affäre Dreyfuss · 1968Affäre Dreyfuss
★ 9.01968
SeriesDrama
The disaster began in the late summer of 1894, when a French staff officer appeared at the military attaché of the German embassy in Paris. He offers important military information at very high prices. A cover letter for this case ends up in the attaché's wastepaper basket. It is stolen. Investigations by the French Ministry of War incriminate Captain Dreyfus.
Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau · 1972Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau
1972
SeriesComedyDrama
Ein Fall für TKKG · 1985Ein Fall für TKKG
★ 7.01985
SeriesFamily
Ein Fall für TKKG is a German television series.
Zu viele Köche · 1961Zu viele Köche
★ 9.01961
SeriesMysteryDrama