Helmut Fischer
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Helmut Fischer was a popular award winning German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 actor.

Life

Helmut Fischer was the son of a businessman and a tailor and grew up in the Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 district of Neuhausen in Donnersbergerstraße 50a, where he also went to school. When the secondary school rejected him, he joined Otto Falckenberg's drama school, which he quit after a short time. In the subsequent period Fischer worked as a theater actor. In 1952 was his stage debut at the Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

 city theatre as Albrecht III in Friedrich Hebbel's Agnes Bernauer. The reviews were devastating.

For almost 20 years Fischer remained largely unknown and had to deal with minor supporting roles. Among other things, he worked at the Munich "Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest, or Wiesn, is a 16–18 day beer festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest fair, with more than 5 million people attending every year. The...

" at the Zuban show as part of a zebra's behind. In 1953 he married the dancer Utta Martin, with whom he lived up to his death (44 years). In 1961 saw the actor's debut in Bavarian Television
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Bayerischer Rundfunk [Bavarian Broadcasting] is the public broadcasting authority for the German Freistaat of Bavaria, with its main offices located in Munich. BR is a member of ARD.- Legal foundation :...

: as a hairdresser in Ludwig Thoma's comedy Die Lokalbahn. Fischer described himself as "terrible" and said in retrospect: "Richtig g'schämt hab' ich mich, wie überzogen ich damals g'spielt hab (I was terribly ashamed about my totally excessive acting)". As he was under-worked with acting alone, Fischer also worked as a film critic for the Munich Abendzeitung.

In 1972 he played in the Bavarian Television's first episode of the Tatort
Tatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...

series, as assistant to then-time Inspector Veigl (played by Gustl Bayrhammer
Gustl Bayrhammer
Gustl Bayrhammer was a German actor. He appeared in 79 films and television shows between 1964 and 1993. He starred in the 1970 film o.k., which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. However, the competition was cancelled and no prizes were awarded, over controversy...

). When Veigl was "retired" in 1981, Fischer was "promoted" to Commissioner Ludwig Lenz and as such he solved a total of seven cases until 1987. In 1974 Helmut Fischer, in his favourite café Münchner Freiheit met director Helmut Dietl
Helmut Dietl
Helmut Dietl is a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.- Work :After completion of grammar school in 1958, Dietl studied theatre science and the history of art. Afterwards, he became head of photography and later assistant director to the Munich Kammerspiele theatre...

. The latter recognised his friend's true talent and in 1980 gave him a major role in the TV series Der ganz normale Wahnsinn in which Fischer for the first time got to play a manquéed playboy.

The final breakthrough came in 1983 with Helmut Fischer's series Monaco Franze - der ewige Stenz. Again Helmut Dietl was the director, Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter.- Life and work :The public knows little about Patrick Süskind. He has withdrawn from the literary scene in Germany and never grants interviews or allows photos. He was born in Ambach am Starnberger See, near Munich in Germany...

 cooperated on the scripts to almost all episodes. In the series, which has now reached cult status among fans, Fischer alongside Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Karl Obermayr and Erni Singerl in inimitable way embodied an easygoing dandy, charmer and ladies' men, who always manages to master awkward situations with a sheepy smile. Famous sayings by the character role like "A bisserl was geht immer (Anything goes)" were adapted into daily language use. Matching this, Fischer also recorded a successful single titled "Spatzl (Schau wia i schau)) (Sweetheart (Look like I'm looking))".

From now on, the actor was busy with roles whose character were always based on Stenz though. Until the end of his life Fischer kept assuring that the figure of Monaco Franze had nothing to do with his real life. In the mid-1980s, Fischer played with Thomas Gottschalk
Thomas Gottschalk
Thomas Johannes Gottschalk is a German TV host. He is best-known for hosting the popular show Wetten, dass..?, which he has led to a huge success in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol.-Early life:...

 and Michael Winslow
Michael Winslow
Michael Winslow is an American actor and a comedian billed as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects" for his ability to make realistic sound effects using only his voice.-Early life:...

 in the two Zärtliche Chaoten films, from 1987 to 1992 he could be seen as "Josefbärli" along Veronika Fitz
Veronika Fitz
Veronika Fitz is a German television actress.She also had some solo-shows on the stage and produced a few singles.-External links:*...

 and Ilse Neubauer in the series Die Hausmeisterin (The House Keeper). Fischer enjoyed his last success in the series Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (A castle on the Wörthersee
Wörthersee
The Wörthersee is an alpine lake in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia.-General facts:The lake is elongated, about 20 km long and 1–2 km wide. It stretches from the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt in the east to Velden in the west...

)
, where he played the absentminded estate manager Leo Laxeneder, and as the fictitious mayor of Hohenwaldau, Peter Elfinger in Peter and Paul alongside Hans Clarin
Hans Clarin
Hans Clarin was a German actor. In Germany he became most famous as the dub voice actor of characters in children audio plays, particularly the goblin Pumuckl and the ghost Hui Buh. In 1989 he starred in the German TV series Rivalen Der Rennbahn.-Literature:* Hans Clarin: Paged through...

.

In 1993 Helmut Fischer was diagnosed with cancer. He kept this diagnosis largely secret, only his wife Utta knew about it. In 1996, the actor underwent treatment by the well-known and controversial cancer specialist Julius Hackethal. In November he celebrated his 70th anniversary with a great number of friends and colleagues. At the occasion the told the press: "Das Leben macht sich ja mehr und mehr aus dem Staub (Life is more and more buzzing off)". Eight months later Fischer, to the surprise of the common public, died in Chiemgau
Chiemgau
Chiemgau is the common name of a geographic area in Upper Bavaria. It refers to the foothills of the Alps between the rivers Inn and Traun, with lake Chiemsee at its center. The political districts that contain the Chiemgau are Rosenheim and Traunstein...

. More than 1,000 people participated in the funeral service at the mortuary of Munich's northern cemetery and the subsequent funeral at the Bogenhausen cemetery (gravesite no. 2-4-2) on 19 June 1997. In his funeral speech Munich's Lord Mayor Christian Ude
Christian Ude
Christian Ude is the current mayor of Munich. He is a member of the German Social Democratic Party.Additionally, until 2009 he was a member of the board of directors of the football club TSV 1860 München....

, a friend and neighbour of Fischer, said: "... Populär war er in ganz Deutschland - in München wurde er geliebt. (He was popular throughout Germany - in Munich, he was loved.)"

On Fischer's favourite spot in the garden of café Münchner Freiheit in Schwabing, a bronze monument by Nicolai Tregor Jr. was revealed which depicts Fischer in his famous role as Monaco Franze.

Filmography

  • 1958 – Cherchez la femme (Curse the Women); with Helen Vita
  • 1959 – Hubertusjagd (St. Hubert's Hunt); with Angelika Meissner and Wolf Albach-Retty
    Wolf Albach-Retty
    Wolf Albach-Retty was a Vienna-born Austrian actor. He had a daughter with German actress Magda Schneider named Romy Schneider....

  • 1960 – Oh, diese Bayern (Oh, those Bavarians); with Liesl Karlstadt and Ludwig Schmid-Wildy
    Ludwig Schmid-Wildy
    -Selected filmography:* Um das Menschenrecht * Shock Troop * Music in Salzburg * Der Jäger von Fall * The Beggar Student * Wir Wunderkinder * Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer...

  • 1960 – Die vor die Hunde gehen (Those Who go to the Dogs)
  • 1962 – Florence und der Zahnarzt (Florence and the Dentist)
  • 1970 – Der Röhm-Putsch (Night of the Long Knives
    Night of the Long Knives
    The Night of the Long Knives , sometimes called "Operation Hummingbird " or in Germany the "Röhm-Putsch," was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July 2, 1934, when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political murders...

    )
    ; with Hans Korte
    Hans Korte
    Hans Korte is a German television actor.-Selected filmograqphy:* Derrick - Season 5, Episode 11: "Die verlorenen Sekunden" * Derrick - Season 11, Episode 11: "Gangster haben andere Spielregeln"...

     and Gustl Bayrhammer
  • 1978 – Sachrang (Order of the Case); with Gustl Bayrhammer
  • 1978 – Das Einhorn (The Unicorn)
  • 1978 - Derrick
    Derrick (TV series)
    Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a...

    - Season 05, Episode 04: "Ein Hinterhalt"
  • 1979 – Blauer Himmel, den ich nur ahne (Blue Heavens which I can but sense); with Jörg Hube
    Jörg Hube
    Jörg Hube was a German actor and director. He died of cancer.- Theatre :Some of Hube's roles:*1973 in Plenzdorf's Die neuen Leiden des jungen W., München*1974 in Brechts Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe...

     and Hans Stadtmüller
  • 1979 – Der Durchdreher; Director: Helmut Dietl
    Helmut Dietl
    Helmut Dietl is a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.- Work :After completion of grammar school in 1958, Dietl studied theatre science and the history of art. Afterwards, he became head of photography and later assistant director to the Munich Kammerspiele theatre...

  • 1980 – Die Undankbare (The Ungrateful)
  • 1984 – Mamma Mia - Nur keine Panik (Mamma mia - don't panic); with Uschi Glas
    Uschi Glas
    Uschi Glas is a German film and television actress.Born in Landau, Bavaria, Glas started appearing in films in 1965...

     and Thomas Gottschalk
  • 1987 – Hexenschuß (Lumbago); with Birte Berg and Beppo Brem
    Beppo Brem
    -Selected filmography:* The Bartered Bride * Um das Menschenrecht * The Private's Job * Meiseken * Quax in Afrika * Elephant Fury * Winter in the Woods * Season in Salzburg...

  • 1987 – Zärtliche Chaoten (Tender Chaotics); with Thomas Gottschalk and Michael Winslow
  • 1988 – Starke Zeiten (Hard Times) with Karl Dall
    Karl Dall
    Karl Bernhard Dall is a German comedian, singer and television presenter. His distinctive 'hanging' eye is caused by an inborn Ptosis.- Family :...

    , Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
    Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
    Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, nickname Kuli was a German actor and TV host, remembered mainly as host of Einer wird gewinnen, a quiz show that ran from 1964 to 1987.- External links :* *...

     and David Hasselhoff
    David Hasselhoff
    David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...

  • 1988 – Zärtliche Chaoten 2; with Thomas Gottschalk und Michael Winslow
  • 1989 – Jede Menge Schmidt (Lots of Schmidt); with Anja Schüte
  • 1992 – Der Unschuldsengel (Innoncent as an Angel); with Hans Clarin and Iris Berben
    Iris Berben
    Iris Berben is a German actress. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant....

  • 1993 – Probefahrt ins Paradies (Test run to Paradise)
  • 1995 – Drei in fremden Kissen (Three in foreign Sheets); with Hans Brenner and Fritz Wepper
    Fritz Wepper
    Fritz Wepper is a German television actor.- Life and work :He has been married to Angela Prinzessin von Hohenzollern since 1979, and they have one daughter, Sophie...

  • 1996 – Drei in fremden Betten (Three in foreign Beds); with Fritz Wepper and Heidelinde Weis
    Heidelinde Weis
    -Selected filmography:* Ich heirate Herrn Direktor * Dead Woman from Beverly Hills * Serenade for Two Spies * Tante Frieda * Liselotte von der Pfalz * Onkel Filser * The Man Outside...

  • 1997 – Fröhlich geschieden (Happily divorced); with Rainhard Fendrich
    Rainhard Fendrich
    Rainhard Jürgen Fendrich is an Austrian singer, composer, entertainer, and actor. He is one of the most successful Austropop musicians. His lyrics are written in Viennese German, and he is very popular in Austria, but less in other German-speaking countries, and by far less known in non-German...


TV series

  • Funkstreife Isar 12 (Patrol Car Isar 12); with Wilmut Borell and Karl Tischlinger
  • Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (Count Yoster) ; with Lukas Ammann and Wolfgang Völz
    Wolfgang Völz
    Wolfgang Völz is a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, feature films Wolfgang Völz (* 16 August 1930 in Danzig) is a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, feature films Wolfgang Völz (* 16 August 1930 in Danzig) is a German actor. He is known for his roles...

  • 1972–1981 – Tatort
    Tatort
    Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...

    ; as Kommissar Veigl's (Gustl Bayrhammer) assistant Ludwig Lenz, with Willy Harlander
    • 1972 Münchner Kindl
    • 1973 Weißblaue Turnschuhe (White and blue Sneakers)
    • 1973 Tote brauchen keine Wohnung (Dead Persons need no Flat)
    • 1974 3:0 für Veigl (3-0 for Veigl)
    • 1975 Als gestohlen gemeldet (Reported stolen)
    • 1975 Das zweite Geständnis (The second Confession)
    • 1976 Wohnheim Westendstraße (Westendstraße Boarding House)
    • 1977 Das Mädchen am Klavier (The Girl at the Piano)
    • 1977 Schüsse in der Schonzeit (Shots during Closed Season)
    • 1978 Schlußverkauf (Sale-out)
    • 1978 Schwarze Einser (Black Ones)
    • 1979 Ende der Vorstellung (End of the Show)
    • 1979 Maria im Elend (Miserable Maria)
    • 1980 Spiel mit Karten (A Card Game)
    • 1981 Usambaraveilchen (Saintpaulia
      Saintpaulia
      Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of six species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa, with a concentration of species in the Nguru mountains of Tanzania...

      s)

  • 1981–1987 – Tatort; as Hauptkommissar Ludwig Lenz
    • 1981 Im Fadenkreuz (In the Crosshairs)
    • 1982 Tod auf dem Rastplatz (Death on the resting place)
    • 1983 Roulette mit sechs Kugeln (Roulette with six Bullets)
    • 1984 Heißer Schnee (Hot Snow)
    • 1985 Schicki Micki (Fancy)
    • 1987 Die Macht des Schicksals (The Power of Fate)
    • 1987 Gegenspieler (Opponent)

  • Tatort series as visiting commissioner in:
    • 1976 Transit ins Jenseits (Transit to the Afterlife)
    • 1977 Wer andern eine Grube gräbt (Harm set, Harm get)
    • 1979 Der King (The King)
    • 1987 Wunschlos tot (Perfectly Dead)

  • 1968 – Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (The strange Methods of F. J. Wanninger) - Die Beschützer (The Protectors); TV police series
  • 1972 – Gestern gelesen (Read Yesterday)
  • 1978 – Derrick
    Derrick (TV series)
    Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a...

    - Ein Hinterhalt (An Ambush); TV police series with Horst Tappert
    Horst Tappert
    Horst Tappert was a German movie and television actor who played Inspector Stephan Derrick in the television drama Derrick.-Biography:...

     and Fritz Wepper
  • 1979 and 1986/1987 – Der Millionenbauer (The Million Mark Farmer); with Walter Sedlmayr
    Walter Sedlmayr
    Walter Sedlmayr was a Bavarian stage, television, and movie actor.-Career:After his 1945 wartime Abitur, Sedlmayr served as a Flakhelfer towards the end of World War II...

     and Veronika Fitz
  • 1979 – Fast wia im richtigen Leben (Almost like Real Life); with Gerhard Polt
    Gerhard Polt
    Gerhard Polt is a Bavarian writer, filmmaker, actor and satirical cabaret artist.Gerhard Polt often performs using Bavarian dialect. His main topics are Bavarian people, culture and politics. His performances in Munich theaters, which he started in 1976, are very popular...

  • 1979 – Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (The ordinary Madness)
  • 1982 – Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl
    Pumuckl
    Pumuckl is a Kobold from a German radio play series for children. He is a descendant of the Klabautermänner.He is invisible to people around him except for the master carpenter Eder with whom Pumuckl lives....

    - Die abergläubische Putzfrau (The superstitious Cleaner); Children's series
  • 1983 – Krimistunde (Thriller Time)
  • 1983 – Monaco Franze − Der ewige Stenz; with Ruth Maria Kubitschek
  • 1983 – Unsere schönsten Jahre (Our best Years); with Uschi Glas and Elmar Wepper
    Elmar Wepper
    Elmar Wepper is a German actor. His television credits include Der Kommissar, Unsere schönsten Jahre and Zwei Münchner in Hamburg, the latter starring with Uschi Glas. His film credits include Cherry Blossoms, Café Europa, Lammbock and Dreiviertelmond....

  • 1986 – Das Traumschiff (The Dreamliner); guest role
  • 1986 – Rette mich, wer kann (Save Me who Can!); with Gundi Ellert
    Gundi Ellert
    Gundi Ellert is a German television actress.- External links :*...

  • 1987–1992 – Die Hausmeisterin (The House Keeper); with Veronika Fitz
  • 1992–1993 – Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (A Castle on Wörthersee; with Uschi Glas
  • 1993–1994 – Peter und Paul (Peter and Paul; series with Hans Clarin
  • 1996 – Wir Königskinder; with Fritz Wepper
  • Lilli Lottofee (roughly: Lilli Lucky Fairy)

Stage plays

  • 1952 – Agnes Bernauer
    Agnes Bernauer
    Agnes Bernauer was the mistress and perhaps also the first wife of Albert, later Albert III, Duke of Bavaria...

    - at the Würzburg
    Würzburg
    Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

     city theatre
  • 1953 – Diener zweier Herren (Servant of Two Masters
    Servant of Two Masters
    Servant of Two Masters is a comedy by the Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1743. Goldoni originally wrote the play at the request of actor Antonio Sacco, one of the great Truffaldinos in history...

    )
    - am Stadttheater Würzburg
  • 1964 – Die großen Sebastians (The Great Sebastians) - at the Kleine Komödie in Munich
    Munich
    Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

  • 1966 – Italienische Nacht (Italian Night) - at Residenz Theatre
    Residenz Theatre
    The Residence Theatre or New Residence Theatre of the Residence in Munich was built from 1950 to 1951 by Karl Hocheder...

  • 1969-1970 – Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (Hunting Scenes from Lower Bavaria) - Münchner Kammerspiele
  • 1975 – Fast wie ein Poet (Almost like A Poet) - at Residenz Theatre - Director: Rudolf Noelte
  • 1984-1985 – Waldfrieden (Peace in the Woods) - Münchner Volkstheater
    Münchner Volkstheater
    Münchner Volkstheater is a theatre in Munich, Germany which is operated by the cultural office of that city's government. The original theatre opened in 1903. The theatre was rebuilt in 1955 and again in 1983.-External links:*...

  • 1984-1985 – Die Brautschau (Looking for a Wife) - am Münchner Volkstheater mit Hans Brenner

Awards

  • 1983 – Goldener Gong for "Monaco Franze", together with Ruth-Maria Kubitschek and Helmut Dietl
    Helmut Dietl
    Helmut Dietl is a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.- Work :After completion of grammar school in 1958, Dietl studied theatre science and the history of art. Afterwards, he became head of photography and later assistant director to the Munich Kammerspiele theatre...

  • 1983 – "Rose des Jahres (Rose of the Year)" by tz (Munich tabloid)
  • 1983 – "Stern des Jahres (Star of the Year)" by Münchner Abendzeitung
  • 1987 – "Bambi"
  • 1990 – "Bambi"
  • 1990 – Adolf Grimme Awards
    Adolf Grimme Awards
    The Adolf Grimme Award is a television award and one of the most prestigious awards for German television, which is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme . It is also called the "German TV Oscar".The awards ceremony takes place annually at Theater Marl...

     for Die Hausmeisterin, together with Veronika Fitz
    Veronika Fitz
    Veronika Fitz is a German television actress.She also had some solo-shows on the stage and produced a few singles.-External links:*...

     and Cornelia Zaglmann-Willinger (author)
  • 1991 – "München leuchtet" medal (for merits on Munich)
  • 1992 – Siegfried Sommer Literary Awards
  • 1993 – Golden Romy
    Romy (TV award)
    The Romy TV award in honor of the actress Romy Schneider was created in 1990 by the Austrian newspaper Kurier – or rather their movie reviewer Rudolf John, who also designed the 30.5 cm gilded trophy. It recalls a scene from the movie The Swimmingpool with Alain Delon, when Romy Schneider...

     for "Most popular actor"
  • 1997 – Bronze monument by Nicolai Tregor in Munich Schwabing
    Schwabing
    Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is divided into the city borough 4 and the city borough 12...

  • – "Krenkl-Preis" by the Munich Social Democrats for moral courage and civil engagement
  • – The Helmut-Fischer-Platz (Helmut Fischer Square) in Munich's Schwabing-West was named after him

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