Ernst-Georg Schwill
Acting
Biography
Ernst-Georg Schwill was born on March 30, 1939 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Good Bye Lenin! (2003), Tatort (1969) and Sie nannten ihn Amigo (1959).
Born: March 30, 1939
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Known For
Alarm at the Circus
Two boys from West Berlin, Klaus and Max, live in poverty. They dream of a career in boxing and save every penny in order to buy boxing gloves for training. Nevertheless, they cannot seem to save enough and so they let themselves be hired by the bartender Klott for a twisted scheme. However, Klaus overhears one of Klott's conversations and learns that Klott intends for the boys to steal horses from the East Berlin Barlay Circus, where Klaus recently made some good friends. Indignant, he sets out to stop the robbery—and an adventurous action story results.
Der Kaiser von Schexing
Andreas Kaiser returns to his Bavarian hometown of Schexing after around 15 years. The mayoral elections are coming up, but there is no one who wants to take over the office. Municipal treasurer Nelz and town hall manager Rosi Specht see Andreas as the ideal candidate. Inexperienced as he is, they believe they have an easy game with him. A mistake, as it soon turns out. No less stubborn than his father, farmer Ludwig Kaiser, Andreas throws himself into his work, develops unusual ideas and slowly but surely begins to turn the idyllic village upside down. Which doesn't meet with everyone's approval.
Rabbit Heart
The thirteen year old Janni is depressed, because she's still a little behind in her physical development. This leads to bullying remarks from her classmates. One day, a film crew comes to her school to find a candidate for the role of a Prince in a movie. They choose Janni, who they think is a boy. She takes on the role. At school, she tells her classmates she plays a Princess. When the moment of truth approaches she must find the self-confidence to invite the class to the premiere.
Zwei alte Hasen
Das Kleid
Poor weavers Hans und Kumpan try to enter a town surrounded by a tall, impenetrable wall, where everyone is apparently very happy. When they finally make it inside, the tyrannical Emperor Max demands they make him new clothes that would "bring all creatures to their knees." Hans and Kumpan claim only intelligent people can see the robe, and in order to prove himself clever, the emperor haughtily displays himself before his subjects wearing his new invisible regalia.
Kaule
Eleven-year-old Kaule lives with his aunt in Hinrichsfelde, a small village located in Mecklenburg. The smart and animated boy constantly comes up with plans that are supposed to help others. Since they usually go awry, however, most of the time his fellow men have a hard time appreciating these plans. Things get even worse when Kaule meets Karola, a girl who is new in the village.
Ways across the Country
East German TV miniseries about the young maid Gertrud Habersaat, who marries, moves from Mecklenburg to Poland in the early 1940s, has to come back to Mecklenburg as a refugee during World War II and finally finds her place during the 1950s.
Five Cartridges
It is the year 1936 and the Spanish Civil War is raging. When the German commander of an international brigade is badly wounded he gives his five comrades a message which he divides up and secretes into in five cartridges. All five shells must reach the battalion in order for the message to be relayed. But Frenchman Pierre can’t bear the heat of the Sierra. When he leaves their hide-out to drink from a well he is hit by an enemy bullet.
Good Bye, Lenin!
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
Strange Gardens
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.
Filmography
as Taxifahrer
as Herr Decker
as Conductor
as Menni
as Otto Günther
as Müller
as Gerd Scholz
as Polizist Dick
as Herr Maier
as Walter Schmidt
as Schröder
as Hilmar Wiesel
as Sergeant at the station
as Taxi Driver
as Bruder Petersen
as Heinz Kern
as Herbert Moll
as Joseph Sowa
as Polizist
as Paul Broszeit
as Horst Schaffke
as Pfleger Adolf
as Holger
as Shoemaker
as Baker (uncredited)
as Polizist
as Pfeiffer
as Herr Torf
as Self
as Zwiebel
as Erwin
as Greiner-Wiebel
as Rocker
as Küchenchef
as Grödel
as Herr Besse
as Paul Henkel
as Buckel
as Ulli Klein
as Schlosser
as Zinnfigurensammler
as Packer
as Wirt
as Egon Krempiehl
as Rübesam
as Wetterhahn
as Peter Hempel
as Werner Peto
as Simonis
as Brigadier Solemba
as Streckenläufer
as Kriminalkommissar Hempel
as Gutschmidt
as Zapf
as Leutnant Hempel
as Fiete
as Lutz Weber
as Achim Bräse
as Mechaniker
as SS-Mann
as Gustav
as Bauarbeiter
as Conny
as Norbert
as Kalle
as Walter Jagermann
as Herr Zander
as Justus
as Taxifahrer
as Reinhard
as Hauptwachtmeister Löffelholz
as Bär
as Dieter Krause
as Knispel
as Willi der Deutsche
as Rainer „Amigo“ Meister
as Kohle
as Max