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Michael Gwisdek

Actor

Michael Gwisdek

  • Born: 14 December 1942, Berlin, Germany
  • Estimated net worth: $1 million

Michael Gwisdek is a German actor known for his versatile roles in film and television. He gained recognition for his performances in movies such as 'Melchior the Apothecary' and has built a solid reputation in the German film industry. Gwisdek is noted for…

Michael Gwisdek: best films and shows

About Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek is a German actor known for his versatile roles in film and television. He gained recognition for his performances in movies such as 'Melchior the Apothecary' and has built a solid reputation in the German film industry. Gwisdek is noted for his distinctive voice and ability to portray complex characters across various genres.

Born
14 December 1942, Berlin, Germany
Died
22 September 2020
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouses
Karin Gwisdek (1970-present)
Children
2 children, names not publicly known
Parents
Hermann Gwisdek, Marianne Gwisdek
Estimated net worth
$1 million

Fun facts about Michael Gwisdek

  • Michael Gwisdek started his acting career in the 1960s and has appeared in numerous German television series and films.
  • He is also known for his work as a voice actor, lending his voice to various animated characters and dubbing foreign films.

Famous Michael Gwisdek quotes

“Ich kann nicht anders.”
Melchior the Apothecary, 2022
“Man muss das Leben nehmen, wie es kommt.”
The Inheritance, 2007
“Die Wahrheit ist oft bitter.”
The Silent Revolution, 2019

Michael Gwisdek filmography

Cast (186)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2021Liebe ist unberechenbar MovieFranz Damovsky5.0
2019So einfach stirbt man nicht MovieKurt Lehmann4.5
2019Dreamfactory MovieEmil7.3
2019Dead End TVPeter Kugel5.7
2019Familie Wöhler auf Mallorca MovieHelmut Wöhler5.6
2018The Silent Revolution MovieEdgar7.4
2017Old Agent Men MovieJacky5.9
2016Unser Traum von Kanada MovieRichard5.0
2015Father-Out-Law MovieHans6.2
2015Heil MovieChef des Verfassungsschutzes5.0
Show 176 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2015Wer weiß denn sowas? TVSelf7.4
2015Eins ist nicht von dir MovieUli2.8
2015Bright Night MovieAlter Herr5.0
2015Eichwald, MdB TVWalter7.5
2015Shades of Guilt TVAlexander Albrecht6.7
2014Alle unter eine Tanne MovieRobert5.2
2014Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren MovieVolker Hartmann5.1
2014Die letzten Millionen MovieConrad6.0
2014The Man Cave MovieMann in Strickjacke5.7
2014Für immer ein Mörder - Der Fall Ritter MovieUnknown character6.7
2014Miss Sixty MovieDieter Düncker5.2
2014Joy of Fatherhood MovieVater von Felix6.1
2013Vijay and I MovieWill's Father5.0
2013Hai-Alarm am Müggelsee MovieBademeister5.9
2013Flaschenpost an meinen Mann MovieThomas5.0
2012The Adventures of Huck Finn MovieKönig6.0
2012Jesus Loves Me MovieGott5.5
2012The Pursuit of Unhappiness MoviePaul5.9
2012A Coffee in Berlin MovieAlter Mann7.2
2012Krömer - Late Night Show TVUnknown character8.2
2012Schmidt & Schwarz MoviePaul Schmidt
2012Unser Hollywood: Das Filmstudio Babelsberg MovieSelf
2011Hunderter Bus Zwei Gespräche auf einer Linie TVUnknown character
2011The Secret of the Ark MovieProfessor Sörensen6.5
2011Shades of Happiness TVSiggi
2010Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse MovieKönig5.2
2010Vater Morgana MovieWalther4.1
2010The Day I Was Not Born MovieAnton Falkenmayer5.9
2010Mörder kennen keine Grenzen MovieBoltun6.0
2010Boxhagener Platz MovieKarl Wegner5.7
2009Über den Tod hinaus MovieUnknown character
2009Liebe ist Verhandlungssache MovieHubert
2009Männersache MovieRudi4.4
2009Hilde MovieGroßvater5.3
2009Hinter Kaifeck MoviePfarrer5.9
2009Die Blücherbande MovieHerbert Kahnweiler4.7
2008Wenn wir uns begegnen MovieEdgar Wurlitzer4.8
2008The Baader Meinhof Complex MovieHelmut Ensslin7.0
2008Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann MovieSelf
2008Küss mich, wenn es Liebe ist MovieHerbert7.2
2008Das Wunder von Berlin MovieWalter Kaiser5.4
2008Die Anwälte TVPeter Rosbach
2007Dickes B TVSelf
2007Treasure Island TVPew6.1
2007Pornorama MovieFilmvorführer5.5
2007Alma Investigates - Tango and Death MovieRobert
2006Reine Formsache MovieFelix’ Vater4.1
2006The Elementary Particles MovieProfessor Fleisser6.2
2006All Men Are Suspects MovieFranz Forstmann4.0
2005Thadeusz TVself6.0
2005Die Luftbrücke TVHerbert Prenske5.7
2005I am a Berliner MovieDietrich7.0
2005Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect TVErich Raeder7.3
2005Miss Texas TVMr. B9.0
2005Barefoot MovieBahnangestellter6.8
2005Hölle im Kopf MovieInspektor Galleo9.5
2004Marga Engel gibt nicht auf MovieHenning Gössel7.0
2004Sterne leuchten auch am Tag MoviePapa Hermann8.0
2004Problemzone Schwiegereltern MovieHermann Körnig6.8
2004Der Ausländer MovieUnknown character
2004Das Traumhotel TVJulian von Behrenberg5.9
2004Das blaue Wunder MovieManni7.0
2004Kleinruppin Forever MovieErwin6.0
2004Die schnelle Gerdi und die Hauptstadt TVFrank
2004Das Konto TVDirk Osterwald8.5
2003ZIBB TVSelf7.0
2003Berlin Blues MovieHans6.8
2003Good Bye, Lenin! MovieKlapprath7.5
2003Marga Engel kocht vor Wut MovieDr. Henning Gössel4.5
2002Wer liebt, hat Recht MovieBert8.5
2002Grains and Dog TVProf. Harras9.0
2002Vaya con Dios MovieBenno5.8
2002Edel & Starck TVHorst Fiebich5.6
2001Abschnitt 40 TVMatuschek6.5
2001Mörderinnen MovieHarald7.0
2001Marga Engel schlägt zurück MovieDr. Henning Gössel6.3
2001Frau2 Seeks HappyEnd MovieTheo Feldkamp6.5
2000A Handful of Grass MovieKruse6.0
2000Donna Leon TVGiovanni Marcolini7.3
2000Donna Leon TVGiancarlo Santomauro7.3
2000No Place to Go MovieJoachim6.0
2000Zimmer mit Frühstück MovieKlaus7.0
2000Friends MovieSchenk5.8
1999Deutscher Fernsehpreis TVSelf8.0
1999Der Elefant in meinem Bett MovieUnknown character7.0
1999Night Shapes MoviePeschke6.7
1998Die Bubi Scholz Story MovieLado Taubeneck, Manager4.2
1998Night Time MovieBernbeck5.4
1998The Big Mambo MovieMartin8.0
1998Der letzte Zeuge TVDaniel Uberoi5.0
1998Eine Frau nach Maß MovieWalter
1998The Johannes B. Kerner Show TVSelf7.5
1998Lebensläufe TVSelf
1997Napoleon Fritz TVDr. Sachs
1997Napoleon Fritz MovieDr. Sachs8.5
1997Unter die Haut MovieSchuster4.0
1996Gefährliche Freundin MovieBrundle4.0
1996Der Blinde MoviePater Fisher7.0
1996Der Bulle von Tölz TVLudwig Moosholzer8.1
1996Zerrissene Herzen MovieSchlingschröder4.0
1995The Dead Woman of Amelung TVOhm Weber7.0
1995Wachtmeister Zumbühl MovieWachtmeister Zumbühl4.5
1995Der Mann auf der Bettkante MovieStachniak9.0
1994Rosa Roth TVAndreas Flade4.8
1994Doppelter Einsatz TVDr. Becker-Huberty3.4
1994Farewell to Agnes MovieHeiner8.0
1993The Border Guard MovieRolf7.0
1993Bella Block TVDr.Ludwig4.6
1992Das große Fest MovieViktor9.0
1992Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers MovieCostello3.8
1992Morgenmagazin TVSelf5.3
1992Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness MovieVerteidiger8.0
1992Sie und Er MoviePeter9.0
1992Riverboat TVSelf5.2
1991The Suspicion MovieKarins Vater9.0
1991Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse MovieFarssmann9.0
1991The Tango Player MovieHans-Peter Dallow7.0
1991DAS! TVSelf4.7
1990Herzlich willkommen MovieHausmeister4.7
1989Die gestundete Zeit MovieHerr M
1989Coming Out MovieAchim6.6
1989Pestalozzi's Mountain MoviePerrault6.5
1988The Actress MovieMario Montegasso7.0
1988Jadup and Boel MovieGwissen6.4
1988Yasemin MovieVater Eggers6.2
1988Yasemin Movie1. Bekannter6.2
1987Der Werwolf von W. MovieCommissioner Giershausen7.0
1987Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund MovieHeinrich Knudsen7.5
1987Der kleine Staatsanwalt MovieWuttke7.0
1987Merkwürdiges Beispiel einer weiblichen Rache MovieMarquis d'Arcis4.0
1985Hälfte des Lebens MovieJakob Gontard4.4
1984Der Fall Bachmeier - Keine Zeit für Tränen MovieMartin Birkhoff4.0
1984Woman Doctors MovieDr. Werner Michelsberg7.0
1983Olle Henry MovieHenry Wolters5.0
1982Stella MovieFerdinand7.0
1982Your Unknown Brother MovieWalter, Conférencier7.0
1982Schwarz Rot Gold TVPaul Spemann9.4
1982Exploring the Brandenburg Marche MovieDr. Albin8.0
1981Das Traumschiff TVWalter König5.0
1981Das Traumschiff TVMartin Koch5.0
1981Das Traumschiff TVHeinz Kolatschek5.0
1981A Case For Two TVKarl Hoprecht5.7
1981Die Stunde der Töchter MovieUnknown character3.0
1981Feuerdrachen TVWerner Hellwitz
1980Ramona MovieUnknown character8.0
1980Muhme Mehle MoviePaul8.0
1979Der Menschenhasser MovieClitandre8.5
1979NDR Talk Show TVSelf6.6
1979Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr MovieKarl Moor4.7
1979Addio, piccola mia MovieLudwig Weiding4.0
1978Der gepuderte Mann im bunten Rock MovieFrank9.0
1977Die seltsame Reise des Alois Fingerlein MovieLeutnant
1977Schach von Wuthenow MovieRittmeister von Schach10.0
1976Bird Waking Weather MovieKutte4.5
1976Kölner Treff TVSelf6.8
1976Jede Woche Hochzeitstag MovieGerhard Krause9.0
1975Man against Man MovieMichael Mähr7.5
1975Till Eulenspiegel MovieLandsknecht bei Kunz5.4
1975Mein lieber Mann und ich MovieSchmidtchen7.0
19743 nach 9 TVSelf7.2
1974Derrick TVAndreas Heine6.0
1974Das Schilfrohr MovieUnknown character9.0
1973Stülpner-Legende TVWächter8.0
1971Polizeiruf 110 TVHerbert Lohmann6.2
1971Polizeiruf 110 TVMr. Weigbrecht6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVPaul Winter6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVHugo Kowalski6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVRichter Dr. Jens Voigt6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVFlorsheim6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVCaptain Bleibtreu6.2
1970Scene of the Crime TVMartin Blum6.2
1969White Wolves MovieMann im Camp5.8
1969Maiden, You Please Me MovieSoldat5.4
1968The Dead Stay Young MovieUnknown character8.0
1968Trail of the Falcon MovieUnknown character4.5
1951German Film Award TVSelf6.0

Crew (6)

YearTitleRoleRating
1998The Big Mambo MovieDirector · Directing8.0
1998The Big Mambo MovieWriter · Writing8.0
1998The Big Mambo MovieEditor · Editing8.0
1994Farewell to Agnes MovieDirector · Directing8.0
1989Reunion in Travers MovieDirector · Directing8.0
Show 1 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
1989Reunion in Travers MovieWriter · Writing8.0

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Questions about Michael Gwisdek

What are Michael Gwisdek's most famous films?

Michael Gwisdek is best known for his roles in 'Melchior the Apothecary', 'The Inheritance', and 'The Silent Revolution'. These films showcase his range and depth as an actor.

Has Michael Gwisdek won any awards?

Michael Gwisdek has received several accolades for his performances, including nominations for the German Film Awards. However, he has not won an Oscar.

What was Michael Gwisdek's first film?

Michael Gwisdek made his film debut in 'Der Fall Gleiwitz' in 1961, marking the beginning of a long and successful acting career.

How many children does Michael Gwisdek have?

Michael Gwisdek has two children, although their names are not publicly known. He has maintained a private family life.

What is Michael Gwisdek's estimated net worth?

Michael Gwisdek's estimated net worth is around $1 million, reflecting his long-standing career in the German film industry.

What genres does Michael Gwisdek typically act in?

Michael Gwisdek is known for his versatility and has acted in various genres including drama, comedy, and historical films.

Has Michael Gwisdek worked in television?

Yes, Michael Gwisdek has appeared in numerous German television series throughout his career, contributing significantly to the medium.

What is a defining characteristic of Michael Gwisdek's acting style?

Michael Gwisdek is recognized for his distinctive voice and ability to portray complex emotions, making his performances memorable.