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Werner Dissel

Werner Dissel

Acting

Born: August 26, 1912Köln, Germany

Werner Friedrich Dissel (26 August 1912 – 22 January 2003) was a German actor, director, and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime. Dissel's began working as a newspaper photographer in the late 1920s. After the Nazis' rise to power, he became a member of an antifascist group headed by Harro Schulze-Boysen, and was involved in the resistance newspaper Wille zum Reich. Dissel was caught and imprisoned from 1937 to 1939. During his time in prison, the Gestapo arranged for Boysen to visit him, in the hope that something incriminating would be said while the two would be left alone in a tapped room; Boysen passed a cigarette pack to Dissel, on which he wrote that the police had no concrete evidence against him. After his release, Boysen convinced him to volunteer into the Wehrmacht, so he could "destroy Hitler's army from within". Dissel joined the armed forces shortly before the German Invasion of Poland, and served in a military meteorology unit. At 1942, he barely avoided an arrest during the Gestapo's crackdown on the Red Orchestra. After the war, he openly joined the KPD and decided to pursue his old dream to become an actor. Dissel joined a cabaret in Wiesbaden, and in 1950 emigrated to East Germany. There he appeared in numerous plays, TV shows and movies. He worked with the Berliner Ensemble, DEFA and DFF. He continued his acting career after the reunification. In total, he appeared in more than a hundred film and television productions. He received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic at a collective awarding in October 1986. Source: Article "Werner Dissel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For
Filmography
Anatomy

Anatomy

Paulas Großvater

2000
Picknick im Schnee

Picknick im Schnee

Mann mit Decke

1999

Andy

Grandfather

1992
Verlorene Landschaft

Verlorene Landschaft

1992
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers

Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers

1992

Scheusal

Alfons Pfeiffer

1992
Everything's a Lie

Everything's a Lie

Notary

1992

Unser Haus

Dr.Olbert

1991

Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse

Hinkelmann

1991
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Max Planck

1990
The Architects

The Architects

Alter

1990
Der Magdalenenbaum

Der Magdalenenbaum

Opa Panse

1989
Coming Out

Coming Out

Älterer Homosexueller Walter

1989
Späte Ankunft

Späte Ankunft

Kutscher Pankoke

1989
Fallada: The Last Chapter

Fallada: The Last Chapter

Doktor

1988

Nachts schlafen die Ratten

1988
Childhood

Childhood

Lehrer

1987
Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...

Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...

Invalide

1987
Der Traum vom Elch

Der Traum vom Elch

Paulchen

1986

Das wirkliche Blau

1986
Ernst Thälmann

Ernst Thälmann

Emil Kirdorf

1986
Die Schöne und das Tier

Die Schöne und das Tier

Alter

1984

Zeitzünder

Dr. Engelberger

1984
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth

Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth

1981
Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth

Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth

Gundelsheimer

1981
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell

Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell

Schiffsarzt

1979
Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild

Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild

Älterer Herr mit Hund

1978
Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

1978
Beethoven - Days in a Life

Beethoven - Days in a Life

Grisslinger

1976
Jede Woche Hochzeitstag

Jede Woche Hochzeitstag

Otto Haubold

1976
Man against Man

Man against Man

Angler

1975
Till Eulenspiegel

Till Eulenspiegel

Scholastischer Professor

1975
Am Ende der Welt

Am Ende der Welt

Amtsdiener Göpel

1975
Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler

Richter

1974
Ulzana

Ulzana

Mexikanischer Arzt

1974
Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui

Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui

Butcher

1974
Optimistische Tragödie

Optimistische Tragödie

1971
Pułapka

Pułapka

Runge

1971
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Alfred Jodl

1970
Liberation: The Fire Bulge

Liberation: The Fire Bulge

Alfred Jodl

1970

Die Rosenholzmöbel

Duponchel

1969
Heroin

Heroin

Zollrat Donkenberg

1968
Stories of That Night

Stories of That Night

Kilian (segment "Materna")

1967
Zejście do piekła

Zejście do piekła

Rudolf Knoll

1966
Black Panthers

Black Panthers

Dressurreiter Alois Feldmann

1966
Lebende Ware

Lebende Ware

Erno Brody

1966

Die Tage der Commune

Delegierter

1966
Just Don't Think I'll Cry

Just Don't Think I'll Cry

Mantek

1965
As Long as There’s Life in Me

As Long as There’s Life in Me

Bethmann-Hollweg

1965
Pension Boulanka

Pension Boulanka

Dr. Vollmer

1964
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes

Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes

Herr Merker

1963
Naked Among Wolves

Naked Among Wolves

Otto Lange

1963
Entdeckung des Julian Böll

Entdeckung des Julian Böll

1962
Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Wolf

1962
Ärzte

Ärzte

1962
The Gleiwitz Case

The Gleiwitz Case

Volksschullehrer

1961
Der Fremde

Der Fremde

1961
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot

Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot

Meteorologe

1961
The Opportunists

The Opportunists

Fario

1960
Love's Confusion

Love's Confusion

Taxifahrer

1959
Before lightning strikes

Before lightning strikes

Silvio O. Schmitt

1959
Ware für Katalonien

Ware für Katalonien

Portier

1959
Der Prozeß wird vertagt

Der Prozeß wird vertagt

1958
Ein Mädchen von 16 ½

Ein Mädchen von 16 ½

Rohn

1958
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Brevet (uncredited)

1958
The Captain from Cologne

The Captain from Cologne

1956
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