Bernd von Beyenbach
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Bernhard 'Bernd ' Konstantin Ferdinand von Beyenbach (formerly von Beyenbach-Lahnstein) is a fictional character
on the German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love). The character was portrayed by Ron Holzschuh from March 19, 2003 to February 13, 2007. It was expected that Holzschuh would just take a break from the role and return later in 2007, after a six months commitment to a stage play ended. However that never happened.
(Heike Brentano), when the family still owned a shipping company in Hamburg
. He also managed an insurance fraud, which lead to the ruin of the company and brought Sylvia, his partner-in-crime, behind bars for four years. Bernd himself never played for the fraud, when he fled to Brazil
for the last couple of years. In Brazil also his daughter Vanessa (Inez Bjørg David
).
Nearly 20 years later, Bernd comes to Düsseldorf
, where Martin lives with his three children and his second wife Beatrice. But between the married-couple rages the wars of the roses. Bernd uses the situation to get Beatrice's trust. She doesn't know that Bernd only wants to use her to get Martin's company Beyenbach AllMedia. After the divorce, Bernd wants to marry Beatrice and brings her to accept his proposal. After the wedding, Bernd thinks that he can get his hand on Beatrice's shares of the company. But she wants to sell them to have for time for her new husband. Bernd needs to act fast and plans to murder his wife on a masked-ball. The attempted murder is foiled by Sylvia, but Beatrice falls into a coma. After another attempted murders come to nothing, Bernd lets Beatrice come home and sends her in a medically induced coma. Martin and his son Felix (Stefan Kirch) manage it to get Beatrice out of Bernd's care. But when Beatrice finally wakes up, she suffers amnesia
and doesn't remember anything. While Bernd thinks he is safe, Beatrice's memories slowly come back and she realizes that Bernd tried to kill her. She plans her revenge, but Sylvia and Martin come behind Beatrice's plan and want to detain her. Martin even warns Bernd and he realizes that he needs to get away, while Beatrice is on a yacht waiting for him. She is shocked when Martin arrives instead of Bernd. It gets worse, when Beatrice tells him that she started a bomb and she can't stop it. When Martin and Beatrice try to escaped, Beatrice falls. Martin tries to help, when they both get killed by the explosion. Meanwhile, Bernd is driving to the airport and gets nervous when the police is looking for him, when he arrives. But they don't come to arrest Bernd, they want to tell him about Beatrice and Martin's death. Bernd is relieved and with the heritage of Beatrice's shares of Beyenbach AllMedia, he thinks he gets what he wanted in the first place. But Beatrice changed her will before her death and Bernd is left with nothing. He tries to fake the will, but his daughter Vanessa tells him to leave it. Felix becomes the sole heir. Sylvia and Felix enjoy their new power over Bernd, fire him from his job by Beyenbach AllMedia and throw him out of the house.
It doesn't take long, until Bernd meets the beautiful countess Carla von Lahnstein
(Claudia Hiersche
). He wants to marry her, but this marriage with Carla would be a fake for Carla's father Johannes
(Thomas Gumpert
), who doesn't know that his daughter is a lesbian
. After the lie comes out, Johannes still wants Carla to marry to Bernd, but later Carla and Bernd get a divorce, when the marriage lost their use.
After her marriage with Carla, Bernd has lots of money problems. He finds a new victim to get to money in the wealthy bistro owner Charlie Schneider
(Gabriele Metzger). Charlie's brother Lars
(Herbert Ulrich) and Carla warn her about Bernd, but she doesn't listen to them. Bernd's game seems to be a success, but then he sleeps with an attractive, young woman. He doesn't know is that this was Charlie's niece Olivia
(Kristina Dörfer
). She blackmailes Bernd, when she needs more money for her dissolute life. But Olivia discovers that Bernd has no money. Olivia then discloses her one-night-stand with Bernd on his engagement party with Charlie. Thinking that Charlie wouldn't forgive him, Bernd leaves town.
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on the German
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soap opera
Soap opera
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Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love). The character was portrayed by Ron Holzschuh from March 19, 2003 to February 13, 2007. It was expected that Holzschuh would just take a break from the role and return later in 2007, after a six months commitment to a stage play ended. However that never happened.
Character's background
Bernd is the younger brother of Martin von Beyenbach (Gerry Hungbauer), but the relationship between the two brothers hasn't been easy for a very long time. Few years back, Bernd had an affair with Martin's first wife SylviaSylvia Jones (Verbotene Liebe)
Sylvia Jones is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe ...
(Heike Brentano), when the family still owned a shipping company in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. He also managed an insurance fraud, which lead to the ruin of the company and brought Sylvia, his partner-in-crime, behind bars for four years. Bernd himself never played for the fraud, when he fled to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
for the last couple of years. In Brazil also his daughter Vanessa (Inez Bjørg David
Inez Bjørg David
Inez Björg David is a Danish and German actress.- Life :She went to a theatre school in Copenhagen and took private acting classes. Fluent in German, she featured in featured in the filmlets "The Date", "Dasein" and "Wilde Jungs"...
).
Nearly 20 years later, Bernd comes to Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, where Martin lives with his three children and his second wife Beatrice. But between the married-couple rages the wars of the roses. Bernd uses the situation to get Beatrice's trust. She doesn't know that Bernd only wants to use her to get Martin's company Beyenbach AllMedia. After the divorce, Bernd wants to marry Beatrice and brings her to accept his proposal. After the wedding, Bernd thinks that he can get his hand on Beatrice's shares of the company. But she wants to sell them to have for time for her new husband. Bernd needs to act fast and plans to murder his wife on a masked-ball. The attempted murder is foiled by Sylvia, but Beatrice falls into a coma. After another attempted murders come to nothing, Bernd lets Beatrice come home and sends her in a medically induced coma. Martin and his son Felix (Stefan Kirch) manage it to get Beatrice out of Bernd's care. But when Beatrice finally wakes up, she suffers amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
and doesn't remember anything. While Bernd thinks he is safe, Beatrice's memories slowly come back and she realizes that Bernd tried to kill her. She plans her revenge, but Sylvia and Martin come behind Beatrice's plan and want to detain her. Martin even warns Bernd and he realizes that he needs to get away, while Beatrice is on a yacht waiting for him. She is shocked when Martin arrives instead of Bernd. It gets worse, when Beatrice tells him that she started a bomb and she can't stop it. When Martin and Beatrice try to escaped, Beatrice falls. Martin tries to help, when they both get killed by the explosion. Meanwhile, Bernd is driving to the airport and gets nervous when the police is looking for him, when he arrives. But they don't come to arrest Bernd, they want to tell him about Beatrice and Martin's death. Bernd is relieved and with the heritage of Beatrice's shares of Beyenbach AllMedia, he thinks he gets what he wanted in the first place. But Beatrice changed her will before her death and Bernd is left with nothing. He tries to fake the will, but his daughter Vanessa tells him to leave it. Felix becomes the sole heir. Sylvia and Felix enjoy their new power over Bernd, fire him from his job by Beyenbach AllMedia and throw him out of the house.
It doesn't take long, until Bernd meets the beautiful countess Carla von Lahnstein
Carla von Lahnstein
Carla Sophia von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , portrayed by actress Claudia Hiersche. She made her first appearance on screen on September 19, 2003 and left the show on November 10, 2009. Hiersche then returned for a guest stint on January 29, 2010...
(Claudia Hiersche
Claudia Hiersche
Claudia Hiersche Claudia Hiersche Claudia Hiersche (* 22 February 1977 in Frankfurt (Oder), German Democratic Republic [now Federal Republic of Germany] is a German host and actress and is well known for her portrayal of the lesbian fictional character Carla von Lahnstein in the soap opera...
). He wants to marry her, but this marriage with Carla would be a fake for Carla's father Johannes
Johannes von Lahnstein
Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by actor Thomas Gumpert from September 23, 2003 to January 9, 2008.-Storylines:...
(Thomas Gumpert
Thomas Gumpert
Thomas Gumpert is a German actor.He studied acting from 1972 to 1976 in Leipzig.Since 2003, he played the role of the patriarch Johannes von Lahnstein in the soap opera Verbotene Liebe.-Theater:...
), who doesn't know that his daughter is a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
. After the lie comes out, Johannes still wants Carla to marry to Bernd, but later Carla and Bernd get a divorce, when the marriage lost their use.
After her marriage with Carla, Bernd has lots of money problems. He finds a new victim to get to money in the wealthy bistro owner Charlie Schneider
Charlie Schneider
Charlotte 'Charlie' Schneider is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, portrayed by actress Gabriele Metzger. She made her first appearance on screen in the series premiere on 2 January 1995...
(Gabriele Metzger). Charlie's brother Lars
Lars Schneider
Lars Schneider is a fictional character of German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character has been played by actor Herbert Ulrich from October 24, 2002 to May 18, 2005 and again from October 13, 2006 to August 29, 2008....
(Herbert Ulrich) and Carla warn her about Bernd, but she doesn't listen to them. Bernd's game seems to be a success, but then he sleeps with an attractive, young woman. He doesn't know is that this was Charlie's niece Olivia
Olivia Schneider
Olivia Schneider is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actress and singer Kristina Dörfer from December 29, 2006 to September 24, 2009.- Character's background :...
(Kristina Dörfer
Kristina Dörfer
Kristina Dörfer, also known by the stage name KR!S or Kris, is a German singer and television actress.-Biography:...
). She blackmailes Bernd, when she needs more money for her dissolute life. But Olivia discovers that Bernd has no money. Olivia then discloses her one-night-stand with Bernd on his engagement party with Charlie. Thinking that Charlie wouldn't forgive him, Bernd leaves town.
Crimes committed
- Insurance fraud.
- Illegal business activities.
- Several attempted murders of the life of Beatrice von Beyenbach.