Dieter Wedel

Dieter Karl Cäsar Wedel known as Dieter Wedel (; 12 November 1939 – 13 July 2022) was a German director.

Biography

Wedel was born on 12 November 1939. He has directed several television productions since the late 1960s, among them very popular mini-series like , , and . He is considered to be one of Germany's best-known television directors. He also served as the artistic director of the Nibelung Festival in Worms between 2003 and 2014.

In the Me Too campaign, Wedel was accused in January 2018 by several actresses of sexual harassment, and in the case of actress Jany Tempel, even rape. There have been official concerns about the alleged long-time coverup of Wedel's actions because most of his work was done through public broadcasting and received government money. After official investigations against him, Wedel resigned from his post as the artistic director of the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele.

Wedel was married to Ursula Wolters for many years, but in the past he has also had relationships with other women, among them actresses Hannelore Elsner and Ingrid Steeger. He had six children.

Wedel died from leukemia on 13 July 2022 in Hamburg, at the age of 82.

Filmography Source:

(with producing television channel behind the title) 1969: Willi, NDR 1970: Gedenktag, NDR 1971: Hamburg Transit: Grüner Türke, NDR/ARD 1972: (TV miniseries), NDR/ARD 1972: (TV series), ARD 1973: Tatort: Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Mord, ARD 1974: Eintausend Milliarden, NDR/ARD 1974: Eiger, ARD 1974: Aus Liebe zum Sport (TV series), ARD 1975: , ARD 1976: (TV miniseries), ARD 1977: Das Rentenspiel 1981/1982: Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten (TV series), SR/ARD 1982: Schwarz Rot Gold: Alles in Butter, NDR/ARD 1982: Schwarz Rot Gold: Unser Land, NDR/ARD 1983: Das Protokoll, NDR/ARD 1984: Der Mann, der keine Autos mochte, ZDF 1985: Schwarz Rot Gold: Nicht schießen!, NDR/ARD 1987: Kampf der Tiger, ZDF 1988: (TV miniseries), WDR/ARD 1993: (TV miniseries), ZDF 1994: Sylvia Brandt – Ich greife ein, Sat.1 1996: (TV miniseries), ZDF 1998: (TV miniseries), Sat.1 2002: (TV miniseries), ZDF 2006: , ZDF 2007: , ZDF 2010: , ARD