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Claus Biederstaedt was born in Stargard, a mid-sized historic town in Pomerania, the son of a senior educational councillor who was also a conductor and taught music and art history. He was conscripted into the army as a 16-year-old and served on the Eastern Front, barely managing to escape to the west ahead of the Russian advance in 1945. His mother, believing her only son killed in action, tragically committed suicide by poison. Biederstaedt eventually reunited with his father in Hamburg and began to study medicine on the way to a career as a physician. However, after matriculating, he changed his plans and instead joined the ensemble of the Deutsches Theatre in Hamburg where he received acting tuition from noted thespians Will Quadflieg and Joseph Offenbach. He made his stage debut in 1950 and two years later first appeared on screen in the medical drama Die große Versuchung (1952), winning a coveted Film Award in Gold as most promising newcomer.
At the peak of his popularity in the '50s and '60s, Biederstaedt popped up in as many as five pictures a year, becoming one of the most sought-after lead actors in German cinema. A cheerful presence, he made himself at home in most contemporary genres, from wartime melodramas to romantic comedies (he famously gave Romy Schneider her first screen kiss in Fireworks (1954)). By the 1970s, he made regular TV appearances (Der Kommissar (1969), The Old Fox (1977), Derrick (1974), etc.) and worked behind the microphone as a singularly prolific voice-over actor, his trademark deep, smoky tones used for dubbing (among others) Peter Falk (Columbo (1971)), James Garner (The Rockford Files (1974)), Gregory Peck (Other People's Money (1991)), Gene Hackman (Lucky Lady (1975)), Richard Harris (A Man Called Horse (1970) ), Yul Brynner (Villa Rides (1968)), Paul Newman (Torn Curtain (1966)) and Marlon Brando (Bedtime Story (1964)). Biederstaedt also acted on and directed for the stage until cancer pre-empted his retirement in 2008. He died on June 18, 2020, ten days prior to his 92nd birthday.- Ewa Kasprzyk is a Polish actress known for her work in theater, television, and movies. She completed her studies at the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow in 1983 and joined the Wybrzeze Theater in Gdansk, where she performed until 2000. She then became an actress at the Kwadrat Theater in Warsaw. Her movie debut was in 1985. She gained popularity with her role as Wolanska in Kogel-mogel (1988) and its sequels. On television, she is known for her roles in Zlotopolscy (1997) and the series Prosto w serce (2011).
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- Writer
Bartlomiej Kotschedoff was born on 4 November 1987 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He is an actor and writer, known for Panic Attack (2017), Lovetown and eNDuRance (2016).- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Margaret was born on 30 June 1991 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. She is an actress and composer, known for Margaret: Wasted (2014), Margaret: Lollipop (2018) and Their Lucky Stars (2019).- Actor
- Production Designer
Dietrich Kerky was born on 26 November 1930 in Stargard, Pomerania, Germany [now Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and production designer, known for Der Unsichtbare (1987), Brass Target (1978) and Das Trauerspiel von Julius Caesar (1969). He died on 19 October 2023 in Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Joachim Wolff was born on 22 July 1920 in Stargard, Pomerania, Germany [now Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Trauer muß Elektra tragen (1966), Kümo Henriette (1979) and The Captain from Köpenick (1956). He died on 30 November 2000.- Werner Spitz was born on 22 August 1926 in Stargard, Germany [now Stargard, Poland]. He was married to Anne Keates. He died on 14 April 2024 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA.
- Werner von Blomberg was born on 2 September 1878 in Stargard, Pomerania, Germany [now Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He died on 22 March 1946 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.
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- Writer
Wolf Redl was born in 1939 in Stargard, Pomerania, Germany [now Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Peer Gynt (1971), Sommergäste (1976) and Caspar David Friedrich - Grenzen der Zeit (1986). He died on 16 December 2010 in Berlin, Germany.- Actor
- Sound Department
Krzysztof Radkowski was born on 4 February 1967 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Twarza w twarz (2007), Strazacy (2015) and Betar (2010).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ryszard Szebesta was born on 21 October 1954 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He is an assistant director, known for Czerwone ciernie (1977) and Troche wielkiej milosci (1977).- Carlo von Tiedemann was born on 20 October 1943 in Stargard, Pomerania, Germany [now Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Zwei Münchner in Hamburg (1989) and Unternehmen Köpenick (1986). He has been married to Julia Laubrunn since October 2012. They have two children. He was previously married to Dodo von Tiedemann.
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- Music Department
- Actor
Theo Mackeben was born on 5 January 1897 in Preußisch Stargard, West Prussia, Germany [now Starogard Gdanski, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a composer and actor, known for Suite Française (2014), The Way to Freedom (1941) and Patriots (1937). He was married to Loni Heuser and Toni Neft. He died on 10 January 1953 in Berlin, Germany.- Wladyslaw Cichoracki was born on 3 August 1899 in Preußisch Stargard, West Prussia, Germany [now Starogard Gdanski, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Ziemia (1957). He died on 10 February 1967 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Przemyslaw Gintrowski was born on 21 December 1951 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He was a composer and actor, known for The Walls (1988), Tato (1995) and Show (2003). He died on 20 October 2012 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Ryszard Maciej Nyczka was born on 4 September 1958 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He is a writer and director, known for Kobieta z papuga na ramieniu (2002), Siedem przystanków na drodze do raju (2003) and Television Theater (1953).- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Edward Pallasz was born on 30 August 1936 in Preußisch Stargard, Pomerania, Germany [now Starogard Gdanski, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Troje i las (1963), Zakochani sa miedzy nami (1965) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 22 December 2019.- Actor
- Producer
Oskar Dawicki was born on 28 July 1971 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He is an actor and producer, known for Performer (2015) and The Opening (2016).- Rafal Synówka was born on 22 March 1975 in Stargard Szczecinski, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for The Road Home (1988), Bliskie spotkania z wesolym diablem (1989) and Zero zycia (1988).