Gedeon Burkhard
Gedeon Burkhard (born 3 July 1969) is a German film and television actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian/German television series Kommissar Rex (1997–2001), which has been aired on television in numerous countries around the world, or as Corporal Wilhelm Wicki in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. He is also well recognised for his role as Chris Ritter in the long-running series Alarm für Cobra 11.
Gedeon Burkhard | |
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 Burkhard at the Berlin premiere of The Pursuit of Happiness, 2007 | |
| Born | 3 July 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Birgit Cunningham Katjuscha Wladimirowna (twice divorced) |
Life and career
Gedeon Burkhard was born in Munich, West Germany, the son of Wolfgang Burkhard and German actress Elisabeth von Molo (then Burkhard) who is granddaughter of Alessandro Moissi, a famous Albanian actor of the 20th century.[1] Gedeon was educated at a boarding school in England and began his acting career in 1979 in the German TV film Tante Maria. His father, Wolfgang Burkhard, is his manager.
During the 1990s, he lived in the U.S.A, working in several productions, but without much recognition. Burkhard married Birgit Cunningham only to divorce three months later. After that, he lived in Vienna for Kommisar Rex for more than five years, before moving to Berlin for work reasons. Burkhard was working in Cologne on the TV series Alarm für Cobra 11 as the detective Chris Ritter, until the end of his contract in November 2007. His character Chris Ritter had a heroic death. He then returned to Berlin, to be close to his daughter and to work in new projects. He said: "For the moment I will dedicate myself again fully to my artistic vagabond life in Berlin".[2] Burkhard appeared in the Quentin Tarantino movie Inglourious Basterds. In February 2009, he was shooting the film Massel, made for German television. In 2011, he was in Rome, shooting an Italian mini TV series of 6 chapters Caccia al Re – La narcotici, in which he plays a drug investigator, Daniele Piazza.
In 2011, he competed in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of "Dancing with the Stars", accompanied by professional Italian dancer Samanta Togni, in which he danced with his "daughter" Laura Glavan.
In 2016, Burkhard played Gustav Froehlich, a German actor and UFA star, in the international movie "The Devil's Mistress" (original title: “Lída Baarová[3]") by Czech director Filip Renč. The biographical film is about the life of actress Lída Baarová and her relationship with Joseph Goebbels. The film was theatrically released in January 2016 in Prague.[4]
Gedeon Burkhard is in a relationship with a German woman, Katjuscha Burkhard (Wladimirowna).
Selected filmography
- Und ab geht die Post (1981, TV Movie) (segment "Des isch die Poscht")
- Tante Maria (1981, TV Movie) as Andreas Büdenbender
- Blut und Ehre: Jugend unter Hitler (a.k.a. Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (USA)) (1982, TV Series) as Hartmut Keller
- Nordlichter: Geschichten zwischen Watt und Wellen (1983, TV Series)
- Der Passagier - Welcome to Germany (a.k.a. The Passenger - Welcome to Germany, a.k.a. Welcome to Germany (USA)) (1988) as Janko
- Der Fahnder (1988, TV Series) as Hendrik Roloff
- Forsthaus Falkenau (1989, TV Series) as Konrad 'Konni' Frank
- Zwei Frauen (a.k.a. Silence Like Glass (USA)) (1989) as Bud
- Sekt oder Selters (1990, TV Series)
- Šípková Ruženka (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty (Europe: English title)) (1990) as Princ viliam / johan
- The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990-1992, TV Series) as Manfred
- Náhrdelník (a.k.a. The Necklace (Europe: English title)) (1992, TV Series) as Julius
- Kleine Haie (a.k.a. Acting It Out, a.k.a. Little Sharks) (1992) as Ali
- Sommerliebe (1993, TV Movie) as Matthias
- Abgeschminkt! (a.k.a. Making Up! (USA)) (1993) as Rene
- Mein Mann ist mein Hobby (1993, TV Movie) as Franz Ferdinand
- Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet (1994, TV Series)
- Affären (1994) as Thomas Prinz
- La piovra - season 7 (1994, TV Mini-Series) as Daniele Rannisi, the pirate reporter
- Der König (1994, TV Series) as Markus Bassermann
- Ein Fall für zwei (1995, TV Series) as Michael Marten
- Kommissar Rex (a.k.a. Inspector Rex (Australia), a.k.a. Rex: A Cop's Best Friend (UK)) (1995-2001, TV Series) as Alexander Brandtner / Stefan Lanz
- Wem gehört Tobias? (a.k.a. In the Wrong Hands (USA)) (1996, TV Movie) as Thomas Urban
- SOKO 5113 (1996, TV Series) as Philip Steger
- Polizeiruf 110 (1996, TV Series) as Louis
- Magenta (1996) as Roy
- 2 Männer, 2 Frauen - 4 Probleme!? (a.k.a. Four for Venice, a.k.a. Two Women, Two Men (USA)) (1998) as Luis
- The Brylcreem Boys (1998) as Krach
- Gefährliche Lust - Ein Mann in Versuchung (1998, TV Movie) as Leon Heflin
- Superfire (2002, TV Movie) as Reggie
- Zwei Affären und eine Hochzeit (2002, TV Movie) as Jan Richter
- We'll Meet Again (2002, TV Movie) as Dr. Peter Gaynes
- Yu (2003) as Tom
- Das bisschen Haushalt (2003, TV Movie) as Reinhard Burger
- Der Wunschbaum (2004, TV Mini-Series) as Steve Kammer
- Der Vater meines Sohnes (2004, TV Movie) as Ricardo Potero
- Utta Danella - Eine Liebe in Venedig (2005, TV Series) as Francesco di Selari
- Der Todestunnel (2005, TV Movie) as Andrea Sala
- Leipzig Homicide (2005, TV Series) as Ralph Kessler
- Goldene Zeiten (2006) as Mischa Hahn
- Der letzte Zug (2006) as Henry Neumann
- Alarm für Cobra 11 (2007-2008, TV Series) as Chris Ritter / Mark Jäger
- Märzmelodie (2007) as Florian (lead)
- Inglourious Basterds (2009, USA movie) as Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki
- So ein Schlamassel (2009, TV Movie) as Patrick Silberschatz
- La Narcotici (2009, TV Series) as Chief Daniele Piazza (lead)
- Inga Lindström - Millionäre küsst man nicht (2010-2013, TV Series) as Jasper Svensson / Tomas Lindberg
- Wunderkinder (2011, German movie) as Boris Brodsky (lead)
- Bridges (2011, German animated short film-noir) as Captain Saul Bridges (lead)
- Ludwig II (2012) as Graf Maximilian von Holnstein
- Kokowääh 2 (2013) as Luc
- Ohne Gnade (2013, German movie) as Ronzo (supporting role)
- Tränen der Sextner Dolomiten (2014)
- Gefällt mir (2014) as Peter Jungbluth
- Shades of Truth (2015, by Liana Marabini (Condor Pictures)[5] as Father Roberto
- Lída Baarová (Devil's Mistress) (2016, Czech film) as Gustav Fröhlich
- The Key (2016) as Tim
- Plan B: Scheiß auf Plan A (2016) as Schulz
- Titanium White (2016) as Agent Buckley
- Schneeflöckchen (2017) as Winter
- Rhein-Lahn Krimi: Jammertal (2017) as Peter Löber
- Ronny & Klaid (2018) as Bouncer
- Sauerkrautkoma (2018) as Karl-Heinz Fleischmann
References
- http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/leute/article439566/Riesentheater_auch_ohne_Hund.html
- "Gedeon Burkhard stirbt den Heldentod - Bild.de". Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- The Devil's Mistress, retrieved 2020-06-03
- Strbova, Denisa. "Devil's Mistress Premieres on Netflix - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3565406/
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