Dieter Mann

Dieter Mann (20 June 1941 – 3 February 2022) was a German actor, director, university professor, and radio personality. In his career, he acted in several theater productions and in over 140 film and television productions. Between 1984 and 1991, he was director of the Deutsches Theater. In 1986, he became a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts. He went to school in Pankow and learned the trade of lathe operator at VEB Kühlautomat. After his Abitur, he began acting training in the early 1960s at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. He also portrayed Demetrius in a German production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Mann was also a radio announcer for Rundfunk der DDR and would often read plays while on the air. His audio books became bestsellers. From 1998 to 2007, he played Prof. Dr. Siegmar Bondzio in the series Der letzte Zeuge.

From 1995, Mann was a lecturer at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. His mother-in-law was actress Inge Keller. He died on 3 February 2022 in Berlin, at the age of 80.

Filmography The following is an incomplete list of the films where he is credited as actor 2009: 13 Semester – Professor Schäfer 2009: – Michael 2011: – Günther

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