Friedrich Schoenfelder
Acting
Born 1916-10-17
Died 2011-08-14
Sorau, Germany [now Zary, Lubuskie, Poland]
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schoenfelder (born October 17, 1916, in Sorau, Lower Lusatia; died August 14, 2011, in Berlin) was a German actor and voice-over artist.
Friedrich Schoenfelder received his acting training under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin, where he made his stage debut in 1936. After World War II, he performed at major theaters in Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin, later working as a freelance actor at numerous German-language theaters. He became particularly well known for his elegant stage presence in boulevard plays and musicals. Among his greatest theatrical successes was *My Fair Lady*, in which he appeared approximately 1,200 times over the course of many years.
From the late 1940s onward, Schoenfelder also appeared regularly in film and television productions. He acted in numerous light entertainment films, Edgar Wallace adaptations, and TV series, and participated in projects such as *Otto – Der neue Film* and, as the narrator, *Der Schuh des Manitu*. With over 140 film and television roles to his name, he remained one of the defining character actors of German popular cinema and television for decades.
His work as a voice-over artist was also of particular significance. In more than 400 productions, Schoenfelder lent his distinctive voice to international actors such as David Niven, John Gielgud, Rex Harrison, Vincent Price, and Alec Guinness. He also enjoyed a successful career as a radio drama actor, narrator, and radio host, working on projects including *Sesame Street*, *Little Britain*, and numerous audio drama productions for the labels Europa and Titania Medien.
Even in his advanced years, Schoenfelder continued to appear regularly on stage; in 1996, he published his memoirs, titled *Ich war doch immer ich* ("I Was Always Just Me"). He passed away in Berlin in 2011 at the age of 94.
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Acting
53 credits
Scene of the Crime
DAS!
SOKO Leipzig
NDR Talk Show
Die Montagsmaler
SOKO Stuttgart
A Case For Two
Das Traumschiff
Großstadtrevier
Dalli Dalli
The Country Doctor
Tietjen und Bommes
Unser Charly
Zum blauen Bock
Ein Heim für Tiere
Höchstpersönlich
Förster Horn
Am laufenden Band
Back to Gaya
Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
Kommissariat 9
Weiß gibt auf
Detektivbüro Roth
Königskinder
Beschlossen und verkündet
Das Sonntagskonzert
Manitou's Shoe
Kiez
De Sade
Mark of the Devil
Cliff Dexter
Die Wicherts von nebenan
Momo
Insel der Träume
The Inn on Dartmoor
Lotta & ...
The Indian Tomb
Kintopp-Kintopp
Semesterferien
A Rat's Tale
Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten
A Journey Into Bliss
The High Life
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
Matchball
Death Runs After Them
Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
Sophienlund
The Gallery of the Great Detectives
Angels of Terror
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Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey
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Drei Damen vom Grill
Justitias kleine Fische
Immer wieder Sonntag
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Algebra um acht
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