Gerd Baltus
Born(1932-03-29)29 March 1932
Died13 December 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 87)
Hamburg, Germany

Gerd Baltus (29 March 1932 – 13 December 2019)[1] was a German television actor.

Baltus was born in Bremen. While doing law studies Baltus became interested in acting. In 1952 he got his first theatre booking in Hamburg, later in Bonn, West Berlin and Munich.

Baltus became known to a broad public however above all as a regular guest with crime film series such as Derrick and Tatort. He had basic roles also in the miniseries PS (1975) and in the popular family saga Lorentz & Söhne, where he starred with Ernst Schröder and Hans Korte before the camera. Besides his film work Baltus worked extensively as a speaker of radio plays.

In 1964 he received the Federal Film Award for his work in the film The Blood of the Walsungs. He died in Hamburg.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1965The Blood of the WalsungsJustus / Leutnant
1966I Am Looking for a ManStudienrat Benzinger
1967BonditisFrank Born
Der Tod läuft hinterherHarry Brenton2 episodes
1968Madame LegrosChevalier d'AngelotTV film
Komm nur, mein liebstes VögeleinCommentator
Der IdiotPrince MyshkinTV miniseries[2]
1969RotmordErnst TollerTV film
1970The Age of the FishTeacher
Christmas Not Just Once a YearNarratorTV film
1973The CaretakerAstonTV film
1974Ein ganz perfektes EhepaarRobert KriegTV film
1975–1976PSVolker Schmitting8 episodes
1975Der Strick um den HalsGalpinTV miniseries
1977–1994DerrickKonrad Schreiber / Kubeck / Abel / Hahne / Dr. Schöler / Erich Kleemann / Lehrer / Karl Hauweg / Martin Schlehdorn9 episodes
1978Die AnstaltDr. Steinhausen
Lean TimesDr. Peter Helfrich12 episodes
1985Angry HarvestGeistlicher
Die EinsteigerDirektor Kappellusch
1986Teufels GroßmutterFrank Engelhardt12 episodes
Käthe KollwitzSander
1988Lorentz & SöhneGerhard Lorentz11 episodes
1989–1992Mit Leib und SeeleKlaus Bardusch16 episodes
1993–1997Ein Bayer auf RügenDonatius Domberger45 episodes
1996Unser Lehrer Doktor SpechtHerr Hohlbein13 episodes
1999Der HochstaplerSommerTV film
2003Tiger Eyes See BetterGernotTV film

References

  1. "Schauspieler Gerd Baltus ist tot". Der Spiegel. 14 December 2019.
  2. "Der Idiot (D 1968)". Fernsehserien.de. 25 December 1968. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


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