Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 14, 2014 8:12:47 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/german-film-tv-star-joachim-fuchsberger-dies-at-87-1201304443/
LONDON — German actor and TV host Joachim “Blacky” Fuchsberger, who described himself as a “TV dinosaur” on his 80th birthday, has died at his home near Munich at the age of 87.
After working as a miner and in various blue-collar jobs, Fuchsberger became active in the arts scene in the 1950s as an MC, poet and actor, according to Deutsche Welle.
His first major film roles were in the 1954/55 trilogy “08/15″ and 1959’s “Der Frosch mit der Maske,” based on the novel “The Fellowship of the Frog” by Edgar Wallace. He then appeared in 12 other adaptations of Wallace’s novels, including “The Dead Eyes of London.”
Fuchsberger had roles in more than 60 feature films and TV movies, including “Hotel Royal,” for which he received best actor at the Bambi Awards.
Fuchsberger found further fame in the late 1970s and 1980s as the host of talkshow “Heut’ abend” (Tonight), and in the quizshow “Auf Los geht’s los” (Go On Go!).
He was awarded a lifetime achievement honor at the Bambi Awards, the oldest media awards in Germany, in 2012.
LONDON — German actor and TV host Joachim “Blacky” Fuchsberger, who described himself as a “TV dinosaur” on his 80th birthday, has died at his home near Munich at the age of 87.
After working as a miner and in various blue-collar jobs, Fuchsberger became active in the arts scene in the 1950s as an MC, poet and actor, according to Deutsche Welle.
His first major film roles were in the 1954/55 trilogy “08/15″ and 1959’s “Der Frosch mit der Maske,” based on the novel “The Fellowship of the Frog” by Edgar Wallace. He then appeared in 12 other adaptations of Wallace’s novels, including “The Dead Eyes of London.”
Fuchsberger had roles in more than 60 feature films and TV movies, including “Hotel Royal,” for which he received best actor at the Bambi Awards.
Fuchsberger found further fame in the late 1970s and 1980s as the host of talkshow “Heut’ abend” (Tonight), and in the quizshow “Auf Los geht’s los” (Go On Go!).
He was awarded a lifetime achievement honor at the Bambi Awards, the oldest media awards in Germany, in 2012.