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Werner Dissel

Acting 90 (deceased) years old Köln, Germany ★ 0.5
Born: August 26, 1912
Died: January 22, 2003

Biography

Werner Friedrich Dissel (26 August 1912 – 22 January 2003) was a German actor, director, and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime.

Dissel's began working as a newspaper photographer in the late 1920s. After the Nazis' rise to power, he became a member of an antifascist group headed by Harro Schulze-Boysen, and was involved in the resistance newspaper Wille zum Reich. Dissel was caught and imprisoned from 1937 to 1939. During his time in prison, the Gestapo arranged for Boysen to visit him, in the hope that something incriminating would be said while the two would be left alone in a tapped room; Boysen passed a cigarette pack to Dissel, on which he wrote that the police had no concrete evidence against him. After his release, Boysen convinced him to volunteer into the Wehrmacht, so he could "destroy Hitler's army from within". Dissel joined the armed forces shortly before the German Invasion of Poland, and served in a military meteorology unit. At 1942, he barely avoided an arrest during the Gestapo's crackdown on the Red Orchestra.

After the war, he openly joined the KPD and decided to pursue his old dream to become an actor. Dissel joined a cabaret in Wiesbaden, and in 1950 emigrated to East Germany. There he appeared in numerous plays, TV shows and movies. He worked with the Berliner Ensemble, DEFA and DFF. He continued his acting career after the reunification. In total, he appeared in more than a hundred film and television productions.

He received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic at a collective awarding in October 1986.

Source: Article "Werner Dissel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Known For

Coming Out
Coming Out Älterer Homosexueller Walter 1989
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow Alfred Jodl 1970
As Long as There’s Life in Me
As Long as There’s Life in Me Bethmann-Hollweg 1965
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Max Planck 1990
Späte Ankunft
Späte Ankunft Kutscher Pankoke 1989

Filmography

Acting Credits (86)

Anatomy
Anatomy Paulas Großvater 2000
Picknick im Schnee
Picknick im Schnee Mann mit Decke 1999
In aller Freundschaft
In aller Freundschaft Herr Kagel 1998
Der letzte Zeuge
Der letzte Zeuge Karl Waller 1998
The German Bronx
The German Bronx Pfarrer Müller 1997
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police Neighbor 1996
Immenhof
Immenhof Wilhelm 1994
Auf eigene Gefahr
Auf eigene Gefahr Schreiner 1993
Motzki
Motzki Birne 1993
Andy
Andy Grandfather 1992
Verlorene Landschaft
Verlorene Landschaft 1992
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers 1992
Scheusal
Scheusal Alfons Pfeiffer 1992
Everything's a Lie
Everything's a Lie Notary 1992
Unser Haus
Unser Haus Dr.Olbert 1991
Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse
Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse Hinkelmann 1991
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Max Planck 1990
The Architects
The Architects Alter 1990
Der Magdalenenbaum
Der Magdalenenbaum Opa Panse 1989
Coming Out
Coming Out Älterer Homosexueller Walter 1989
Späte Ankunft
Späte Ankunft Kutscher Pankoke 1989
Barfuß ins Bett
Barfuß ins Bett Opa Jonny 1988
Fallada: The Last Chapter
Fallada: The Last Chapter Doktor 1988
Nachts schlafen die Ratten
Nachts schlafen die Ratten 1988
Childhood
Childhood Lehrer 1987
Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...
Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen... Invalide 1987
Der Traum vom Elch
Der Traum vom Elch Paulchen 1986
Das wirkliche Blau
Das wirkliche Blau 1986
Ernst Thälmann
Ernst Thälmann Emil Kirdorf 1986
Die Schöne und das Tier
Die Schöne und das Tier Alter 1984
Zeitzünder
Zeitzünder Dr. Engelberger 1984
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth Gundelsheimer 1981
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth 1981
A Stortebeker Girl
A Stortebeker Girl Opa Warning 1980
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell Schiffsarzt 1979
Die Lange Strasse
Die Lange Strasse ein Arzt 1979
Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild
Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild Älterer Herr mit Hund 1978
Jörg Ratgeb, Painter
Jörg Ratgeb, Painter 1978
Beethoven - Days in a Life
Beethoven - Days in a Life Grisslinger 1976
Jede Woche Hochzeitstag
Jede Woche Hochzeitstag Otto Haubold 1976
Man against Man
Man against Man Angler 1975
Till Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel Scholastischer Professor 1975
Am Ende der Welt
Am Ende der Welt Amtsdiener Göpel 1975
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler Richter 1974
Ulzana
Ulzana Mexikanischer Arzt 1974
Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui Butcher 1974
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 Herr Breit 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 Herr Wolf 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 Alfons Seebacher 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 Otto Masurke 1971
Optimistische Tragödie
Optimistische Tragödie 1971
Pułapka
Pułapka Runge 1971
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow Alfred Jodl 1970
Die Rosenholzmöbel
Die Rosenholzmöbel Duponchel 1969
Liberation: The Fire Bulge
Liberation: The Fire Bulge Alfred Jodl 1968
Geheimkommando Ciupaga
Geheimkommando Ciupaga Hauptmann Garzel 1968
Heroin
Heroin Zollrat Donkenberg 1968
Stories of That Night
Stories of That Night Kilian (segment "Materna") 1967
Zejście do piekła
Zejście do piekła Rudolf Knoll 1966
Black Panthers
Black Panthers Dressurreiter Alois Feldmann 1966
Lebende Ware
Lebende Ware Erno Brody 1966
Die Tage der Commune
Die Tage der Commune Delegierter 1966
Just Don't Think I'll Cry
Just Don't Think I'll Cry Mantek 1965
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort Matthes Horka 1965
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort Opa Schütz 1965
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort Sanitätsrat 1965
As Long as There’s Life in Me
As Long as There’s Life in Me Bethmann-Hollweg 1965
Pension Boulanka
Pension Boulanka Dr. Vollmer 1964
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes Herr Merker 1963
Naked Among Wolves
Naked Among Wolves Otto Lange 1963
The Green Monster
The Green Monster Dr. Luis Guerra 1962
Entdeckung des Julian Böll
Entdeckung des Julian Böll 1962
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood Wolf 1962
Ärzte
Ärzte 1962
The Gleiwitz Case
The Gleiwitz Case Volksschullehrer 1961
Der Fremde
Der Fremde 1961
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot Meteorologe 1961
The Opportunists
The Opportunists Fario 1960
Love's Confusion
Love's Confusion Taxifahrer 1959
Before lightning strikes
Before lightning strikes Silvio O. Schmitt 1959
Ware für Katalonien
Ware für Katalonien Portier 1959
Der Prozeß wird vertagt
Der Prozeß wird vertagt 1958
Ein Mädchen von 16 ½
Ein Mädchen von 16 ½ Rohn 1958
Les Misérables
Les Misérables Brevet (uncredited) 1958
The Captain from Cologne
The Captain from Cologne 1956

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