Günther Kaufmann
Acting
Biography
Günther Kaufmann (16 June 1947 – 10 May 2012) was a German film actor best known for his association with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Born: June 16, 1947
Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Known For
Unsere Schule ist die Beste
Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller had been released. The series is unique for providing a little cooking show at the end of each episode. The book also includes recipes because "Thomas Lieven" is an accomplished amateur cook.
Die Straßen von Berlin
Die Straßen von Berlin is a German television series.
Berlin Alexanderplatz
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Technical draftsman Herr R. is a dependable guy. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. He's a dutiful husband; his wife's a social climber and pressures him to seek a promotion, but they also share sweet moments. He's a caring father, helping his son with homework. His parents visit; his mother criticizes his wife. Old schoolmates drop by, as do neighbours. Some comment on his wife's expensive tastes. His promotion may be a long shot, especially after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr R. run amok?
Veronika Voss
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Lola
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.
Killing Is My Business, Honey
A hit man whose mission is to prevent the printing of a tell-all book written by a former Mafioso, falls in love with the employee who may lose her job if the book doesn't get published.
Filmography
as Josef Gossmann
as Tongo
as Der schreckliche Sven
as DW Court
as Joe Brandenburg
as Der schreckliche Sven
as Salvatore Marino
as Mammut
as Mark
as Leroys Vater
as Morgan Jenkins
as Antonio
as Self
as Benno Schopf
as Fred
as Dr. Kimba
as Fitnesstrainer
as Pater Clemens
as Killer
as Self
as Mafioso
as Fredi McGregor
as Gastwirt
as Self
as Billy Baxter
as American Soldier
as Bimbo
as Mac
as Nono
as Anton
as G.I. / Dealer (as Günter Kaufmann)
as GI
as Theo
as Franz Walsch
as American on Train
as Chauffeur
as Roland Brückner
as Bubal
as Festredner
as Kellner
as Graf Holnstein
as Whity
as Max
as Günther
as Bauernführer
as Günter
as (uncredited)
as Leander
as Kutscher Orgauer
as Passant