Lamprecht, Günter

Biography:

Günter Lamprecht was born in 1930 in Berlin. He took acting classes at the Max Reinhardt School and performed at various theaters until he joined the Schiller Theater in Berlin, where he worked until 1972. Since the 1960s, he has appeared in over 150 film and television productions. After playing supporting roles in over 30 films, in 1975 Lamprecht finally was given the lead in Oskar Runze’s film Das Messer im Rücken. In 1973, Rainer Werner Fassbinder cast him in Martha, and other collaborations with Fassbinder followed, including Welt am Draht and Die Ehe der Maria Braun. Lamprecht garnered international praise for his interpretation of Franz Biberkopf in Fassbinder’s Berlin Alexanderplatz.

 

Bibliography & More:

Lamprecht, Günter. Ein höllisches Ding, das Leben: Erinnerungen. Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. 2007.

Lamprecht, Günter. Und wehmütig bin ich immernoch. Eine Jugend in Berlin. Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. 2002.

 

 

Filmography:

2005 Josef und Maria (Joseph and Maria, TV)
2002 Epsteins Nacht (Epstein’s Night)
1997 Comedian Harmonists (The Comedian Harmonists)
1992 Herzsprung
1981 Das Boot (The Boat)
1980 Berlin Alexanderplatz (TV mini-series)
1978 Die Ehe der Maria Braun (The Marriage of Maria Braun)
1977 Rückfälle (transl. Relapses, TV)
1976 Das Brot des Bäckers (Baker’s Bread)
1975 Das Messer im Rücken (Knife in the Back)
1973 Welt am Draht (World on a Wire, TV)
1973 Martha
1970-99 Tatort (Crime Scene, TV series)

 

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