Wilfried Klaus

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YEAR & PLACE OF BIRTH
1941 in Munich, Germany
NATIONALITY
German
LOCATION
Munich, Germany
HEIGHT
179 cm
EYES
Green-Brown
HAIR
Grey
EDUCATION
Ruth von Zerboni Acting School
AWARDS
2023 Nomination during Berlinale Film Festival | Blaue Blume
Short Film Award | for Best Actor in "Klang des Lebens"
LANGUAGE
English basic
DIALECTs
Bavarian native | Franconian native
VOICE
Baritone
DRIVING LICENCE
Car

Film Selection

2022
Klang des Lebens | Bavaria Short | Director Florian Bell
2017
Frühling - Mama kommt nie mehr zurück | ZDF TV Movie | Director Michael Karen
Sturm der Liebe | ARD TV Series | Director Sabine Landgraeber, Lutz von Sicherer, Steffen Nowak, Felix Bärwald
2016
Hubert & Staller - Ein ehrenwertes Haus | ARD TV Series | Director Holger Gimpel
2015
SOKO Stuttgart - Dirty Harry | ZDF TV Series | Director Gero Weinreuter
Die Rosenheim Cops - Tödliches Klassentreffen | ZDF TV Series |
Director Jörg Schneider
München 7 - Das Alte im Neuen | ARD TV Series | Director Franz Xaver Bogner
Untold | Short Film | Director Anna-Lena Ponath
2014
Frühling mit Kopftuch | ZDF TV Movie | Director Michael Karen
2013
Alles Verbrecher | ARD TV Movie | Director Jürgen Bretzinger
München 7 - Täuschungen | ARD TV Series | Director Franz Xaver Bogner
Rasputin | Short Film | Director Frank Carsten Walter
2012
Pfarrer Braun - Ausgegeigt! | ARD TV Movie | Director Werner Siebert
2011
Der Bergdoktor - Auf Liebe und Tod | ZDF TV Series | Director Dirk Pientka
2010
Die Rosenheim Cops - Die kalte Gräfin | ZDF TV Series | Director Jörg Schneider
Eine Nonne zum Verlieben | ARD TV Movie | Director Peter Weissflog
2009
Der Staat ist für den Menschen da | BR alpha Documentation | Director Bernd Fischerauer
In der Welt habt ihr Angst | Feature Film | Director Hans W. Geissendörfer
2008
Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell - Das Voynich Manuskript | ZDF TV Movie | Director Florian Kern
1976 - 2007
SOKO 5113 | ZDF TV Serie | Continuous Role | Directors Jürgen Bretzinger, Florian Froschmeier, Jörg Schneider, Bodo Schwarz, Marcus Ulbricht, Werner Siebert and others
2001
Café Meineid - Kommissar Kogel | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Series | Director Franz Xaver Bogner
1997
Dr. Mad - Halbtot in Weiß | ZDF TV Movie | Jürgen Bretzinger
1994 - 1997
Der König | SAT.1 TV Movie | Director Christian Görlitz, Michael Rowitz, Rainer Wolffhardt
1995
Dr. Schwarz und Dr. Martin | ARD TV Movie | Director Bernd Fischerauer
1994
Die Männer vom K3 - Ende eines Schürzenjägers | NDR TV Movie | Director Gero Erhardt
1990
Tatort - Animals | WDR TV Movie | Director Walter Bannert
Erfolg | Feature Film | Director Franz Seitz
1998
Ein anderer Liebhaber | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Movie | Director Xaver Schwarzenberger
1987
Der Millionenbauer | ARD TV Series | Director Peter Weissflog
1986
Gunda's Vater | Feature Film | Director Michael Verhoeven
1985
Schafkopfrennen | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Series | Director Bernd Fischerauer
1984
Schwarz Rot Gold | ZDF TV Movie | Director Dieter Wedel
1983
Monaco Franze | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Series | Director Helmut Dietl
Klawitter | TV Movie | Director Günter Gräwert
Die Wiesingers | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Series | Director Bernd Fischerauer
1981 - 1983
Büro-Büro | ARD TV Series | Director Reinhard Schwabenitzky
1982
Die weiße Rose | Feature Film | Director Michael Verhoeven
1977
Die Konsequenz | Feature Film | Director Wolfgang Petersen
1976
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Series | Director Helmut Dietl
1973
Münchner Gschichten | Bayerischer Rundfunk TV Series | Director Helmut Dietl
1972
Freiherr Friedrich von der Trenck | Feature Film | Director Fritz Umgelder
1971
Puzzlespiele | Feature Film | Director Dagmar Damek

Stage Selection

1960 - 1982
Volkstheater München, Lore Bronner Bühne, Kleine Komödie München and others
Role Estragon in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckettt
Role Aunt in Carley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas
Role Pantalone in Der Diener zweier Herren by Goldoni
Role Tom in The Glass Menagerie by Tenesse Williams
Role Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Role Uncle vanja in Onkel Wanja by Anton Chekov
Role Lago in Othello by William Shakespeare
Role Licht in Der zerbrochene Krug written by Heinrich von Kleist
and many others

Wilfried Klaus’ acting career began on stage. His first performance at the distinguished Munich Volkstheater was followed by 6 continuous years of steady ensemble theater work at that venue. He was the lead character in many of the famous classical works and later developed a liking plays by Ludwig Thoma. It should not go unmentioned that Wilfried Klaus has always been an artist who enjoys playing comedic roles. Beginning in 1965, countless film and TV roles directed by Rainer Erler, Hans W. Geissendörfer, Franz Seitz, Helmut Dietl, Bernd Fischerauer, Günter Gräwert, Michael Verhoeven, Wolfgang Petersen to name a few, have added to Wilfried Klaus’ impressive body of work. His most well-known role, though, was that of the Chief of Detective Horst Schickl in the ZDF series SoKo 5113. In this very role he stayed true to the audience from 1976 until 2007. In 2008 he got exempted from duty by his own wish and has accepted new challenges since then.

Wilfried Klaus in 8 Episodes of the TV series Sturm der Liebe

First Broadcast of his role as Gottfried Saalfeld in July 2017
Monday till Friday at 3:10 pm on the TV Station ARD

Director Sabine Landgraeber / Felix Bärwald
Steffen Nowak / Lutz von Sicherer

Wilfried Klaus Teaserbild OK

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