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The actor Siegfried Schürenberg was born as Siegfried Wittig in
Detmold.
When he served at the Red Cross during World War I this gave rise to
wish to study medicine. But eventually thought better of it and followed
his father's footsteps who was the actor Emil Wittig.
Siegfried Schürenberg made his theater debut in 1920 where he let
prick up one's ears as a character actor and comedian in the next years.
He went to the Deutsches Theater Berlin in 1931, beside it he also
appeared at the Theater in der Josefstadt.
He made his film debut in 1933 with the movie "Der Läufer von Marathon"
(33). His roles became bigger in the following years and he took part in
the movies "Ein Mann will nach Deutschland" (34), "Der Herr der Welt" (34),
"Verräter" (36), "Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war" (37), "Zu neuen
Ufern" (37) and "Sensationsprozess Casilla" (39).
His easily remembered voice didn't only show to advantage for the German
film, Siegfried Schürenberg was also selected by MGM as the German
voice of the US star Clark Gable.
When Germany went to war his film career was interrupted. He was called
up for the war and could only return to Germany one year later for the
movie "Fahrt ins Leben" (40). After his next call up he was exempt from
military finally at the end of 1941. He resumed his activity at the new
built Strassburger Stadttheater.
After the war he went to the Zürcher Schauspielhaus, a place he
already knew from 1929 and of which he had fond memories of.
For the film he only worked from 1953. His second film career became
even more successful as the one before the war.
To his well-known movies of the 50's belong "Der 20. Juli" (55), "Alibi"
(55), "Mein Vater, der Schauspieler" (56), "Stresemann" (56), "The Journey
- Die Reise" (59) and "Die Brücke" (59).
When Siegfried Schürenberg was engageged for the successful Edgar-Wallace
serial at the beginning of the 60's he achieved the heigt of his popularity.
Mostly casted in the role of Scotland Yard chief Sir John he was also allowed
to show his comic side to advantage.
To these popular movies belong "Das Gasthaus an der Themse" (62), "Der
Zinker" (63), "Das indische Tuch" (63), "Der Hexer" (64) and "Der unheimliche
Mönch" (65).
When wages quarrels ended the cooperation between him and Wallace producer
Horst Wendlandt, he almost only appeared in unimportant movies - apart
from "Die Herren mit der weissen Weste" (70).
To his last works belong "Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft" (70), "Der
Teufel kam aus Akasawa" (71) and "Der Todesrächer von Soho" (72).
Finally he retired from the film business in 1974.
Siegfried Schürenberg gave his voice besides Clark Gable also to
Lionel Barrymore, Joel McCrea and James Stewart.
Other movies with Siegfried Schürenberg:
Lockspitzel Asew (34) Der Kosak und die Nachtigall (35)
Vergiss mich nicht (35) Der höhere Befehl (35) Wilddiebe (37) Menschen
ohne Vateland (37) Susi und der schwarze Mann (38) Andalusische Nächte
(38) Der grüne Kaiser (39) Flucht ins Dunkel (39) Premiere der Butterfly
(39) Am Abend auf der Heide (41) Mönche, Tänzer und Soldaten
(53) Indische Rhapsodie (54) Conchita und der Ingenieur (54) Du mein stilles
Tal (55) Das verbotene Paradies (55) Anastasia, die Zarentochter (56) Ein
Herz kehrt heim (56) Made in Germany (56) Glücksritter (57) Sie ein
Sturmwind (57) Die Schönste (57) Der Stern von Afrika (57) Auf Wiedersehen,
Franziska (57) Anders ald Du und ich (57) Gejagt bis zum Morgen (57) Lilli,
ein Mädchen aus der Grossstadt (58) Solange das Herz schlägt
(58) Kriegsgericht (59) Der Rest ist Schweigen (59) ...und das am Montagmorgen
(59) Menschen im Hotel (59) Alt-Heidelberg (59) Das Haus voll Gäste
(60) Der Rächer (60) Town Without Pity - Stadt ohne Mitleid (61) Die
kleinen Füchse (61) Das letzte Kapitel (61) Parkstrasse 13 (62) Die
Tür mit den sieben Schlössern (62) Zimmer 13 (64) Die Gruft mit
dem Rätselschloss (64) Neues vom Hexer (65) Kubinke (65) Der Bucklige
von Soho (66) Das Geheimnis der weissen Nonne (66) Das älteste Gewerbe
der Welt (67) Die blaue Hand (67) Der Mönch mit der Peitsche (67)
Der Hund von Blackwood Castle (67) Klassenkeile - Pauker werden ist nicht
schwer, Schüler sein dagegen sehr (69) Herzblatt oder Wie sag ich's
meiner Tochter (69) Das gelbe Haus am Pinnasberg (69) Musik, Musik, da
wackelt die Penne (70) Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (71) x312 - Flug
zur Hölle (71) Die Tote aus der Themse (71) Bleib sauber, Liebling!/Rosy
und der Herr aus Bonn (71) Als Mutter streikte (74) |
