Horst Tappert

Horst Tappert

actor, director, soundtrack

Horst Tappert was born on May 26, 1923 in Germany. Horst Tappert's big-screen debut came with Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius directed by Karl Peter Gillmann in 1950, strarring Verkäufer (uncredited). Horst Tappert is known for The Great British Train Robbery directed by John Olden, Horst Tappert stars as Michael Donegan and Hans Cossy as Patrick Kinsey. Horst Tappert has got 7 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Horst Tappert achieved is Bavarian TV Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Horst Tappert plays is Derrick - Season 25 which will be released on Oct 20, 1974.

Born on 26 May 1923 in Wuppertal, he served with the Nazi German Waffen-SS in World War II. After attending acting lessons at the theater in Stendal, where he also made his stage debut, he performed on several important stages in Germany, but became widely popular as cinema and television actor in the late 1950s and 1960s, probably best known as gentleman gangster in Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse (1966). Nevertheless, the role of his role was the character of "Stephan Derrick", a Munich Chief Inspector, who became a cult figure all over the world. He played the role from 1974 to 1998 and received several awards such as the Golden Camera, Bambi and the Italian Telegatto.

  • Birthday

    May 26, 1923
  • Place of Birth

    Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany

Known For

Awards

7 wins & 1 nominations

Bavarian TV Awards
2003
Derrick (1974)
Winner - Special Award
Bambi Awards
1998
Lifetime Achievement
Winner - Honorary Bambi
1979
Best Actor - Television
Winner - Bambi
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