Henry van Lyck

Acting

Henry van Lyck

Born January 16, 1941 · Cologne, Germany

Died November 11, 2010 · aged 69

No biography available.

Known For

Signs of LifeSigns of Life · 1968
Signs of Life
6.61968
MovieDramaWar
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.
Coup de GrâceCoup de Grâce · 1976
Coup de Grâce
6.41976
MovieWarDrama
A countess loves her brother's Prussian-officer friend in the 1919 Baltic area.
The Enigma of Kaspar HauserThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser · 1974
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
7.31974
MovieDramaHistory
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.
The BrutesThe Brutes · 1970
The Brutes
7.11970
MovieThrillerDrama
On the edge of a big city on a go-kart track, Mike and Werner meet Alice and her friends. They like the girl. Mike manages to separate Alice from her group and get into the car with Werner. It had been decided to go to a lake with the others to take a bath at night. Too late Alice realizes that Mike and Werner did not drive to the agreed lake, but to a lonely gravel pit. The friends will not come anymore. And she realizes the intentions of her companions.
The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumThe Lost Honor of Katharina Blum · 1975
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
7.01975
MovieDrama
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
Feel the MotionFeel the Motion · 1985
Feel the Motion
3.41985
MovieComedyMusic
Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meets all kinds of stars like Falco, Meat Loaf, Die Toten Hosen and Pia Zadora and of course the presenter Ingolf Lück. The result is a colorful mix-up and the question arises as to whether Tina can make her dream come true.
Hau drauf, KleinerHau drauf, Kleiner · 1974
Hau drauf, Kleiner
8.01974
MovieComedy
SchicksalsspielSchicksalsspiel · 1993
Schicksalsspiel
5.31993
MovieRomanceTV Movie
A Romeo-and-Juliet-tale between the soccer-clubs of St. Pauli and Rostock.

Movies

Signs of LifeSigns of Life · 1968
Signs of Life
6.61968
MovieDramaWar
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.
Coup de GrâceCoup de Grâce · 1976
Coup de Grâce
6.41976
MovieWarDrama
A countess loves her brother's Prussian-officer friend in the 1919 Baltic area.
The Enigma of Kaspar HauserThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser · 1974
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
7.31974
MovieDramaHistory
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.
The BrutesThe Brutes · 1970
The Brutes
7.11970
MovieThrillerDrama
On the edge of a big city on a go-kart track, Mike and Werner meet Alice and her friends. They like the girl. Mike manages to separate Alice from her group and get into the car with Werner. It had been decided to go to a lake with the others to take a bath at night. Too late Alice realizes that Mike and Werner did not drive to the agreed lake, but to a lonely gravel pit. The friends will not come anymore. And she realizes the intentions of her companions.
The Lost Honor of Katharina BlumThe Lost Honor of Katharina Blum · 1975
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
7.01975
MovieDrama
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
Feel the MotionFeel the Motion · 1985
Feel the Motion
3.41985
MovieComedyMusic
Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meets all kinds of stars like Falco, Meat Loaf, Die Toten Hosen and Pia Zadora and of course the presenter Ingolf Lück. The result is a colorful mix-up and the question arises as to whether Tina can make her dream come true.
Hau drauf, KleinerHau drauf, Kleiner · 1974
Hau drauf, Kleiner
8.01974
MovieComedy
SchicksalsspielSchicksalsspiel · 1993
Schicksalsspiel
5.31993
MovieRomanceTV Movie
A Romeo-and-Juliet-tale between the soccer-clubs of St. Pauli and Rostock.
Sex Is Not for VirginsSex Is Not for Virgins · 1970
Sex Is Not for Virgins
3.21970
MovieComedy
Entrepreneur's daughter Renate runs away from home because she does not want to marry the American textile manufacturer chosen for her. Her father's employees take her on a business trip to the Black Forest. There is not much work done on the trip, but everyone gets their money's worth.
The Bed Student, or What Do I Do With the Girls?The Bed Student, or What Do I Do With the Girls? · 1970
The Bed Student, or What Do I Do With the Girls?
3.81970
MovieComedy
Christof Müller continues as a prospective student with the train from Augsburg to Munich. Already when Enrolling he is intercepted by the artist life “sports fan”, who introduced him to so many university internals. Along with “Justus von Liebig,” he runs a practice for student hardship cases, but is mostly just drunk and fooling around. Christof lives with his cousin Brigitte, who is behind him, and with him is intimate. In between, he will perform the little fairy and goes with her to the zoo. Because the girl wants not just to the ladies room, he must call and reap evil suspicions of passers-by.
Der Mann, der sich Abel nannteDer Mann, der sich Abel nannte · 1966
Der Mann, der sich Abel nannte
9.01966
MovieDramaCrime
Red SunRed Sun · 1970
Red Sun
5.21970
MovieCrime
Thomas hitchhikes from Hamburg to Munich where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Peggy. Thomas doesn't have a bed for the night and goes home with Peggy, not knowing that she and her four roommates have all made a strange pact.
Rosamunde Pilcher: Tiefe der GefühleRosamunde Pilcher: Tiefe der Gefühle · 2004
Rosamunde Pilcher: Tiefe der Gefühle
7.42004
MovieDrama
Until Hell Is FrozenUntil Hell Is Frozen · 1961
Until Hell Is Frozen
9.01961
Movie
A drama that chronicles the heroic endeavors of POWs trapped within a Russian prison camp in 1950 and their attempts to escape.
Go for It, BabyGo for It, Baby · 1968
Go for It, Baby
7.51968
MovieComedy
Martin is 25 years old and very reserved about work. Together with his buddy Henry, he lives in their Schwabing apartment in the day. But everything changes when he falls in love with the attractive Barbara and observed a slump: For when he gives up the police report, the officials themselves suspect him of the crime. In addition, he still owes a text to the hit producer Viktor Block. Suddenly Martin is up to his ears in chaos.
HatschipuhHatschipuh · 1987
Hatschipuh
6.11987
MovieAnimationFamily
In the Bavarian village of Schladerbach, the kobold Hatschipuh and his comrades live, of whose existence only Grandpa Reiter is aware. When the building constructor Lederer builds himself a new mansion, the subterranean settlement of the kobolds gets destroyed, and Grandpa Reiter sees himself forced to move them into his barn. But this abode as well is soon threatened: Since the farm is no longer profitable, Father Reiter plans to sell it…
Snow White and the Seven JugglersSnow White and the Seven Jugglers · 1962
Snow White and the Seven Jugglers
6.41962
MovieComedyMusic
Norbert Lang inherits a hotel and has to deal with a multitude of problems at the end of the year. There's the pushy singer who wants to get closer to him than he'd like. The staff quickly takes off after arguments. When the heating starts acting up, he has to hire a repairman. But the repairman shows up with unexpected backup and causes even more chaos.
Mit mir nicht, du KnallkoppMit mir nicht, du Knallkopp · 1983
Mit mir nicht, du Knallkopp
9.01983
MovieComedy
The Parallel StreetThe Parallel Street · 1962
The Parallel Street
7.41962
MovieDrama
Feature-documentary "pointing up a thousand facets of this world and probing to determine what may lie beneath the surface".
Wehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommtWehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommt · 1979
Wehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommt
9.01979
MovieComedy
Zu dumm zum...Zu dumm zum... · 1971
Zu dumm zum...
3.71971
MovieComedy
Sex comedy about a man trying to score with various ladies.
Marga Engel gibt nicht aufMarga Engel gibt nicht auf · 2004
Marga Engel gibt nicht auf
7.02004
MovieComedy
Marga Engel, the likeable and self-confident cook, has built up a new life for herself with a lot of energy and love: she works as a cook and "financial manager" in a children's home, whose little residents have taken the shrewd woman very much to their hearts. However, Marga's "favorite enemy", the slick building contractor Ohrmann, has his eye on the picturesque villa in which the home is housed. His plan: he wants to transform the magnificent building into an elegant anti-ageing clinic for a wealthy group of investors.
No Pawing, DarlingNo Pawing, Darling · 1970
No Pawing, Darling
7.71970
MovieComedy
A man is thrown out by his girlfriend and moves in with a friend who is part of a group of terrorists plotting an assault on a department store.
Glück auf vier RädernGlück auf vier Rädern · 2006
Glück auf vier Rädern
2.02006
MovieComedy
When psychology professor Friedrich Sibelius gives up his teaching job, a new phase of his life begins: his son Thomas needs advice, his grandchildren need attention, and his wife Anna drags him to a salsa course. On top of that, Friedrich finally wants to get his driver's license - and dares to flirt with his driving instructor Eva...

TV Shows

The Old FoxThe Old Fox · 1977
The Old Fox
6.31977
SeriesCrimeDrama
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Scene of the CrimeScene of the Crime · 1970
Scene 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.
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceAlarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police · 1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
6.61996
SeriesDramaComedy
A long-running German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.
DerrickDerrick · 1974
Derrick
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.
SOKO MünchenSOKO München · 1978
SOKO München
5.91978
SeriesCrime
SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.
A Case For TwoA Case For Two · 1981
A 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.
Wolffs RevierWolffs Revier · 1992
Wolffs Revier
3.71992
SeriesCrime
Wolffs Revier is a German television series.
KüstenwacheKüstenwache · 1997
Küstenwache
5.81997
SeriesCrime
Küstenwache is a German television series that tells the fictionalized adventures of a unit of Federal Coast Guard officers off the German coast of the Baltic Sea.
Im Namen des GesetzesIm Namen des Gesetzes · 1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes
7.21994
SeriesCrimeDrama
Der FahnderDer Fahnder · 1984
Der Fahnder
7.31984
SeriesCrime
Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.
Forsthaus FalkenauForsthaus Falkenau · 1989
Forsthaus Falkenau
5.91989
SeriesDramaFamily
Forsthaus Falkenau is a German television series.
SiskaSiska · 1998
Siska
8.01998
SeriesCrime
Siska is a German television series created by Herbert Reinecker and Helmut Ringelmann and broadcast since October 30, 1998 on the network ZDF. In France, the series was broadcast on France 3 and rebroadcast on 13th Street. It is a police drama and follows the adventures of Peter Siska and later Victor Siska. Anyway it wasn't the best surname for a policeman because in some languages word "Siska" has extremely close meaning to "Boob" or "Tit". So you'll never see this series on, for example, Russian television. Croatian Radiotelevision has however shown the series, despite 'Siska' having the same meaning in the Croatian language
Die KommissarinDie Kommissarin · 1994
Die Kommissarin
8.01994
SeriesCrime
Die Kommissarin is a German police TV series which aired on Das Erste. Its 66 episodes ran from 1994 till 2006. The series, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is notable as being the first, and as yet one of the few commercially successful, German detective series to have a female lead character. The main character is Inspector Lea Sommer, played by Hannelore Elsner. Sommer is divorced with custody of her teenage son, Daniel. She is looking forward to a new relationship with her new boyfriend, Jonathan. Although Lea and Jonathan telephone each other frequently, he has never actually been seen or heard on screen. Sommer was originally paired with Nick Siegel, but in a 1996 episode, Siegel was shot to death by an escaping criminal. His last words were "Lea, ich fühle mich so kalt". Sommer's current partner officer is Jan Orlop. Die Kommissarin airs on the German Language channel German Kino Plus in the United States. In Finland it airs on YLE TV2 under the title Etsivä Lea Sommer.
BalkoBalko · 1995
Balko
6.21995
SeriesCrime
Balko is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko and his colleague Klaus Krapp. Balko's main characteristics are his coolness and his consistently laid-back appearance, whereas “Krappi” is a typical mama’s boy and very clumsy. The series started in 1995 and has won several television awards.
Polizeiinspektion 1Polizeiinspektion 1 · 1977
Polizeiinspektion 1
10.01977
SeriesCrime
Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.
Das AmtDas Amt · 1997
Das Amt
5.81997
SeriesComedy
Das Amt was a German comedy television series which aired between 1997 to 2002 on RTL. It was created by Dietmar Jacobs.
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! · 2006
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2.02006
Series
Der Bulle von TölzDer Bulle von Tölz · 1996
Der Bulle von Tölz
8.21996
SeriesCrime
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef WanningerDie seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger · 1965
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
7.31965
SeriesCrime
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger is a German television series.
Master Eder and his PumucklMaster Eder and his Pumuckl · 1982
Master Eder and his Pumuckl
7.51982
SeriesFamily
Pumuckl is a Kobold from a German radio play series for children. He is a descendant of the Klabautermänner. He is invisible to people around him except for the master carpenter Eder with whom Pumuckl lives. Pumuckl was invented by Ellis Kaut for a radio play series of the Bavarian Radio in 1961. Later on it was turned into a very successful TV series. Three movies and a musical also deal with the adventures of the little kobold. Pumuckl is one of the most popular characters in children's entertainment in Germany and several generations have now grown up with the cheeky but funny little Kobold.
Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreGraf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre · 1967
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
6.91967
SeriesCrimeMystery
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.
Büro, BüroBüro, Büro · 1983
Büro, Büro
8.31983
SeriesComedy
Büro, Büro is a German comedy television series.
EurocopsEurocops · 1988
Eurocops
6.51988
SeriesCrimeMystery
Ein Schloß am WörtherseeEin Schloß am Wörthersee · 1990
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
6.71990
SeriesComedy
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee is a German television series.