Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent (18 July 1921 – 12 October 2011 ) was a German actor.

Biography

Bennent was born in Stolberg. He was conscripted into the Luftwaffe during World War II, where he was captured by Allied forces and spent much of the war in POW camps. His career began after the war in Göttingen. He moved to Switzerland in the 1970s, where he lived until his death at age 90. He was survived by his son, actor David Bennent, and daughter, actress Anne Bennent.

Selected filmography Film

1959: A Doctor of Conviction .... Walter Wichert 1960: Madame Pompadour .... Dichter Joseph Calicot 1967: .... Ulrich 1972: Les rendez-vous en forêt .... Akos 1974: Perahim - die zweite Chance 1975: Section spéciale .... Major Beumelburg 1975: Ice Age .... Pastor Holm 1975: The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum .... Dr. Hubert Blorna 1975: The Net .... Inspector Canonica 1976: Une femme fatale .... Moritz Korber 1976: .... Philip Ashby 1976: I Want to Live .... Professor Wolfgang Mach 1976: Die Wildente .... Doctor Relling 1977: The Serpent's Egg .... Professor Hans Vergerus 1978: Germany in Autumn .... Member of the board of TV producers 1978: The Man in the Rushes .... Felix 1978: Brass Target .... Kasten 1979: Son of Hitler .... Ostermayer 1979: The Tin Drum .... Greff 1979: Womanlight .... Georges 1979: Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness .... Münzinger 1980: .... Dr. Schön 1980: The Last Metro .... Lucas Steiner 1981: Possession .... Heinrich 1982: L'amour des femmes .... Manfred 1982: Le Lit .... Martin 1982: Espion, lève-toi .... Meyer 1982: War and Peace .... Joe 1983: Via degli specchi .... Gianfranco 1983: .... Pierre Baranne 1983: The Death of Mario Ricci .... Henri Kremer 1985: .... Heinz Steger 1988: Year of the Turtle .... Heinz August Kamp 1991: .... Raphaël 1993: Je m'appelle Victor 1994: Elles ne pensent qu'à ça... .... Léon 1995: A French Woman .... Andreas 1995: Tears of Stone .... Herr Richtof 1999: Jonas et Lila, à demain .... Anziano 2000: Cold Is the Evening Breeze .... Hugo Wimmer

Television 1969: (TV film) .... Edmund Frank 1969: (TV film) .... Mr. Lorenz, teacher 1970: Eine Rose für Jane (TV film) .... Jones 1971: Tatort: (TV series episode) .... Pilot Feininger 1972: Der Kommissar: Tod eines Schulmädchens (TV series episode) .... Dr. Gebhardt 1972: (TV film) .... Akos 1972: Sonderdezernat K1: Vier Schüsse auf den Mörder (TV series episode) .... Jeffrey Simmons 1973: Der Kommissar: Der Geigenspieler (TV series episode) .... Andreas Kolding 1974: Perahim – die zweite Chance (TV film) .... Perahim 1974: Die Eltern (TV film) .... Michael 1975: (TV film) .... Gregor Samsa's father 1975: Derrick: (TV series episode) .... Robert Hofer 1975: Tatort: (TV series episode) .... Martin Koenen 1976: : Der Einarmige (TV series episode) .... Franz Borsig 1976: Tatort: (TV series episode) .... Franz Scheller 1976: (TV series, 13 episodes) .... Dr. Wetzlar 1978: Derrick: Lissas Vater (TV series episode) .... Ludwig Heimer 1980: From the Life of the Marionettes (TV film) .... Arthur Brenner 1981: (TV miniseries) .... Wolf von Andergast 1982: Derrick: Nachts in einem fremden Haus (TV series episode) .... Dr. Stoll 1983: Derrick: Geheimnisse einer Nacht (TV series episode) .... Gustav Vrings 1985: Derrick: Die Tänzerin (TV series episode) .... Dr. Rohner 1986: Le Tiroir secret (TV miniseries) .... André Lemarchand 1987: (TV film) .... Feuerbach 1994: (TV series episode) .... Gustav Jonker 2004: (TV film) .... Sigmund Freud (final film role)

Awards In 1980, Bennent was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Last Metro.