Friedrich Schoenfelder

Known for ActingBorn 1916-10-17Died 2011-08-14Sorau, Germany [now Zary, Lubuskie, Poland]

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Glück im Grünen

Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein

Der Schützling

Kintopp-Kintopp

Begegnung im Herbst

Algebra um acht

Duell zu Dritt

Die lieben Kinder

Waterloo

Die Rivalin

Pension Clausewitz

Quadrille

Berlin-Melodie

Only a Woman

Liebe auf Eis

Tragödie einer Leidenschaft

Berliner Weiße mit Schuß

Rebel Flight to Cuba

Dalli Dalli

Tietjen und Bommes

Justitias kleine Fische

Gestatten, Bestatter

Aktion Abendsonne

Vater einer Tochter

Cliff Dexter

Förster Horn

Frau Cheneys Ende

Willy, der Privatdetektiv

Sabine und die hundert Männer

Mein Freund Harvey

Der eiserne Gustav

Momo

City in the Fog

Pension Schöller

Immer wieder Sonntag

Die Wicherts von nebenan

Ein Heim für Tiere

Guten Abend, Mrs. Sunshine

Madame Pompadour

Die Montagsmaler

Weiß gibt auf

Long Legs, Long Fingers

Gentlemen in White Vests

Königskinder

Stowaways on the Ark

Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…

Escape from Sahara

Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich