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- Mark Waschke was born on 10 March 1972 in Wattenscheid, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Habermann (2010), A Hidden Life (2019) and Buddenbrooks (2008). He is married to Filipa César. They have two children.
- Was an aspiring Jewish stage actress in Germany and had to flee in 1934 with her first husband, the cutter (film editor) Victor Palfi, after the Nazis came to power. She played only bit parts in Hollywood, many of them uncredited. Her most memorable roles were in Casablanca (1942), where she was "the woman who has to sell her diamonds" in order to escape the Nazis and in Marathon Man (1976), where she was "the woman on 47th street," chasing a Nazi who is trying to escape with robbed diamonds.
In 1943, she married the German-American actor Wolfgang Zilzer (stage name: Paul Andor), who had been the "man with expired papers" in Casablanca (1942). The couple divorced in old age when the American-born Zilzer wanted to die in Germany and his wife refused to return to her native country. - Annina Hellenthal was born on 9 September 1983 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Bettys Diagnose (2015) and Diamantenhochzeit (2009).
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Bastian Pastewka was born as the son of a primary school teacher and an agricultural engineer in Bochum but grew up in Bonn. After graduating from high school and doing community service, Pastewka began studying education, German, and sociology but left the university without finishing his degree. In 1992, he founded the comedy group "Comedy Crocodiles" with Bernhard Hoecker and Keirut Wenze. In 1994, Pastewka's career began as a television comedian on the WDR youth show "U30". As Brisko Schneider, presenter of "Sex-TV" in the legendary Sat.1 "Wochenshow" and as philistine Ottmar Zittlau, Bastian Pastewka became known to an audience of millions in 1996. Since then, the actor has been on the A-list of German comedians and has played a central role in countless movie and TV productions. Bastian Pastewka has been honored for his work with various prizes, such as the German Comedy Prize, the Rose d'Or, the Bavarian Television Prize, and the Adolf Grimme Prize. The actor lives with his wife, Heidrun Buchmaier, in Cologne and Berlin.- Actress
- Costume Designer
- Production Designer
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori was born on 14 July 1921 in Bochum, Germany. She was an actress and costume designer, known for The Red Menace (1949), They Were So Young (1954) and Der Platzanweiser - Porträt eines Kinomanen (1983). She was married to Rezzori, Gregor von, Edward Tierney and Tierney, Edward. She died on 30 April 2000 in Briare, Loiret, France.- Ingo Naujoks was born on 1 March 1962 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor, known for Bewegte Männer (2003), Morden im Norden (2012) and Tatort (1970).
- Willi Brokmeier was born on 28 April 1928 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Zigeunerbaron (1975), Geschichten über Frauen der Geschichte (1971) and G'schichten aus dem Theater an der Wien (1969). He was married to Heide Vogl. He died on 18 May 2024 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Hans Korte was born on 8 April 1929 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der große Bellheim (1993), Everyone Dies Alone (1976) and Der Vater eines Mörders (1987). He was married to Karin Eickelbaum and Barbara Rath. He died on 25 September 2016 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Claus Holm was born on 4 August 1918 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959), The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) and Gorilla Gang (1968). He died on 21 September 1996 in Berlin, Germany.- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
Lives in Berlin, Germany. Previously Knut Loewe has lived in London, UK, New York and Los Angeles, USA, and Munich, Germany. Married to Claudia Loewe, they have two children. Loewe graduated from Royal College of Art, School for Film and Television, London with a Master of Arts degree. Loewe has also majored in architecture at the Polytechnical University in Stuttgart, Germany.- Jürgen Schmidt was born on 30 April 1938 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Waldhaus (1987), Fernfahrer (1963) and Telerop 2009 - Es ist noch was zu retten (1974). He was married to Loni von Friedl. He died on 15 November 2004 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Benjamin Hessler was born in 1978 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Benjamin is a writer, known for Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010), Crooks (2024) and 4 Blocks (2017).- Werner Karle Jr. was born on 24 March 1963 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999), Und tschüss! (1995) and Lautlos (2004). He died on 28 September 2002.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jochen Schroeder was born on 8 February 1954 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor, known for MS Franziska (1977), The Black Forest Hospital (1985) and Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986). He has been married to Helga since 2002.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Kronenberg was born in 1980 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Barbara is a director and writer, known for Die Ballade von Ella Plummhoff (2015), Mission Ulja Funk (2021) and Doppelhaushälfte (2022).- Friedrich Gnaß was born on 13 November 1892 in Langendreer, Bochum, Province of Westphalia, Prussia [now Bochum, North-Rhine Westphalia], Germany. He was an actor, known for M (1931), Danton (1931) and Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932). He died on 8 May 1958 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Sepp Wäsche was born on 30 November 1929 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Fernfahrer (1963) and Die Straße (1978). He died on 30 June 2002 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Edith Schneider was born on 16 July 1919 in Bochum, Germany. She was an actress, known for Venus im Licht (1960), The Quiller Memorandum (1966) and Odysseus auf Ogygia (1968). She was married to Peter Mosbacher. She died on 11 August 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Max Kruk was born on 15 September 2000 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Masters of the Air (2024) and Meme Girls (2023).
- Patrick Joswig was born on 12 August 1975 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor, known for Strafe (2022), Davos 1917 (2023) and V2. Escape from Hell (2021).
- Actor
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Ygal Gleim was born on 2 October 1972 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor, known for Electric Light - elektrisches Licht in einer kleinen Stadt (2023), Marienhof (1992) and Der Albaner (2010).- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Gershon Kingsley was born on 28 October 1922 in Bochum, Germany. He was a composer, known for The Snowman (2017), Detroit Rock City (1999) and Brüno (2009). He was married to Lillian Bozinoff. He died on 10 December 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Christian Goebel was born on 14 August 1959 in Bochum, Germany. He is an actor, known for Don 2 (2011), Die Tigerin (1992) and SK Kölsch (1999).
- Willem Menne was born in 1940 in Wattenscheid, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Logik des Gefühls (1982), Etwas wird sichtbar (1981) and Ich räume auf (1979).
- Anna Schmidt was born in 1978 in Bochum, Germany. She is an actress, known for Was es ist (2010), Fango - Die Bestie (2006) and Top Girl (2014).