Friedrich Schoenfelder

Birthday: 1916-10-17
Deathday: 2011-08-14
Birthplace: Sorau, Germany [now Zary, Lubuskie, Poland]
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Friedrich Wilhelm Schoenfelder (born October 17, 1916, in Sorau, Lower Lusatia; died August 14, 2011, in Berlin) was a German actor and voice-over artist.

Friedrich Schoenfelder received his acting training under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin, where he made his stage debut in 1936. After World War II, he performed at major theaters in Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Berlin, later working as a freelance actor at numerous German-language theaters. He became particularly well known for his elegant stage presence in boulevard plays and musicals. Among his greatest theatrical successes was *My Fair Lady*, in which he appeared approximately 1,200 times over the course of many years.

From the late 1940s onward, Schoenfelder also appeared regularly in film and television productions. He acted in numerous light entertainment films, Edgar Wallace adaptations, and TV series, and participated in projects such as *Otto – Der neue Film* and, as the narrator, *Der Schuh des Manitu*. With over 140 film and television roles to his name, he remained one of the defining character actors of German popular cinema and television for decades.

His work as a voice-over artist was also of particular significance. In more than 400 productions, Schoenfelder lent his distinctive voice to international actors such as David Niven, John Gielgud, Rex Harrison, Vincent Price, and Alec Guinness. He also enjoyed a successful career as a radio drama actor, narrator, and radio host, working on projects including *Sesame Street*, *Little Britain*, and numerous audio drama productions for the labels Europa and Titania Medien.

Even in his advanced years, Schoenfelder continued to appear regularly on stage; in 1996, he published his memoirs, titled *Ich war doch immer ich* ("I Was Always Just Me"). He passed away in Berlin in 2011 at the age of 94.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2007-09-20	Little King Macius	King Friedewald (voice)
	2006-12-27	Das unreine Mal	Herr Schröder
	2006-09-20	The Trip to Panama	Paradies Vogel
	2004-04-16	A Journey Into Bliss	voice
	2004-03-18	Back to Gaya	Albert Drollinger
	2002-04-06	Das Schloss des Grauens	Sir Douglas
	1999-10-01	Das Mädchen aus der Torte	Uncle
	1998-03-20	A Rat's Tale	Walter Demokratz
	1997-01-01	Pension Schöller	Major von Mühlen
	1994-01-01	Glück im Grünen
	1990-02-15	Willi - Ein Aussteiger steigt ein
	1988-04-14	Stowaways on the Ark	Der "Chef"
	1988-01-01	Romeo mit grauen Schläfen	Hajo Steinberg
	1987-07-16	Otto – The New Movie	Professor Edelsen
	1986-10-22	Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich	Museumsdirektor
	1986-01-01	Gestatten, Bestatter	Friedrich Barnewitz
	1983-04-22	Kiez	Juweller
	1981-01-01	Der Schützling
	1980-01-01	Guten Abend, Mrs. Sunshine	Henry Fordyce
	1979-11-09	The Magician of Lublin	Count Zaruski
	1979-08-05	Hatschi!	Polizeipräsident
	1979-01-01	Aktion Abendsonne
	1977-12-04	Begegnung im Herbst	Mr. Brown
	1977-01-07	Erben ist menschlich	Fischer
	1976-10-11	Rosaura kam um zehn	Herr
	1974-05-02	Madame Pompadour	Der König
	1973-05-08	Die Welt des Robert Stolz
	1972-04-01	Das System Fabrizzi	Kommissar Nera
	1971-03-30	Angels of Terror	Anthony Wyman
	1970-09-24	Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft	Schuldirektor
	1970-07-01	Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?	Dr. Senn
	1970-04-17	Die lieben Kinder	John Carlton
	1970-03-25	Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen	Comissioner
	1970-03-12	Gentlemen in White Vests	Shopping Mall Director
	1969-10-08	Waterloo	Marschall Soult
	1969-08-27	De Sade	Marquis' Father
	1969-08-25	Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey	Schweizer Grenzpolizist
	1968-09-28	Die Rivalin	Edouard - Baron de Rodemans
	1967-12-21	Das Attentat - Schleicher: General der letzten Stunde	Papen
	1967-10-12	Hugenberg - Gegen die Republik	Franz von Papen
	1967-04-27	Pension Clausewitz	Dr. Rudolf Zabel
	1966-11-27	Vater einer Tochter	Dr. Leopold Walter
	1966-08-26	Long Legs, Long Fingers
	1966-08-17	Weiß gibt auf	Basil Mallard
	1966-05-24	Quadrille	Lord Hubert Heronden
	1964-09-17	The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse	Jason Monta (voice)
	1964-04-09	The Inn on Dartmoor	Sir James
	1964-02-14	Casanova wider Willen	Julius Seibold
	1963-07-05	The Black Abbot	Dr. Loxon
	1963-06-06	Sophienlund	Erik Stjernborg
	1963-05-23	Bezauberndes Fräulein	Papa
	1963-04-05	The White Spider	Sir James
	1963-03-31	Berlin-Melodie
	1962-11-30	Only a Woman	Kellner
	1962-10-26	Wild Waters	Baron Ferdinand von Lindner
	1962-09-27	Frau Cheneys Ende	Jerome
	1962-07-18	Everyone Dies Alone	Staatsschauspieler Harteisen
	1961-11-24	Die Sache mit dem Ring	Tom Gore
	1961-01-26	Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder	Dr. Bach
	1960-12-22	Sabine und die hundert Männer	William Hellberg
	1960-12-15	Willy, der Privatdetektiv	Direktor Schieske
	1960-09-26	Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…	Gerichtsvorsitzender
	1960-08-05	The Avenger	Jack Jackson, Regisseur
	1960-02-16	The High Life	Ranowsky
	1959-11-05	Rebel Flight to Cuba	Reverend Wilson
	1959-09-23	Grand Hotel	Receptionist
	1959-09-05	Der Mann im Manne	Tommy Turner
	1959-08-13	For Love and Others	Generaldirektor Schreiber
	1959-07-10	Mein Freund Harvey	Dr. Chumley
	1959-05-14	Peter schießt den Vogel ab	Toni Hartwig
	1958-12-05	Der eiserne Gustav	Deutscher Botschafter
	1958-10-22	Die Bürger von Calais	Ein englischer Gesandter
	1958-07-31	Der Dank der Unterwelt	Superintendent Smith
	1958-02-07	Jim und Jill	Robbi
	1958-01-21	Escape from Sahara
	1954-03-04	Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine Prinz	Saint-Ex (voice)
	1954-01-01	Viktoria und ihr Husar	Ehemaliger Rittmeister Graf Sandor Koltay
	1950-08-03	Liebe auf Eis	Birger Sörensen
	1950-03-03	City in the Fog	Dr. Sven Berling
	1950-01-20	Königskinder	Prinz Sascha Alexander von Thessalien
	1949-03-25	Tragödie einer Leidenschaft	Dodja