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Horst Tappert is a Actor Allemand born on 26 may 1923 at Elberfeld (German)

Horst Tappert

Horst Tappert
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Birth name Horst Tappert
Nationality German
Birth 26 may 1923 at Elberfeld (German)
Death 13 december 2008 (at 85 years) at Planegg (German)
Awards Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Horst Tappert (26 May 1923 − 13 December 2008) was a German movie and television actor who played Inspector Stephan Derrick in the television drama Derrick.

Biography

Horst Tappert was born on 26 May 1923 in Elberfeld (now Wuppertal), Germany. His father was a civil servant. Following high school, Tappert was drafted into the German army in World War II and ended up as a prisoner of war. Like the later author of the Derrick series, Herbert Reinecker, Tappert joined the Waffen-SS. Initially a member of the SS-Flak-Ersatzabteilung (Arolsen), he was listed as a member of 3rd SS Division Totenkopf in March 1943. Following the war, he was hired as a bookkeeper at a theatre in Stendal, Germany, and became interested in acting. He took acting classes and gave his stage debut in Stendal, playing Dr. Stribel in Paul Helwig's Die Flitterwochen.

In the following years, he changed employers several times and, in 1956, started working at the Kammerspiele, Munich. An independent actor since 1967, he worked as an actor until he died.

In the late 1950s, Tappert started taking part in movie and television productions. His big breakthrough was in 1966 with the three-part television show Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse, in which he played train robber Michael Donegan. In 1968, he changed sides by playing Scotland Yard detective Perkins in Edgar Wallace movies. When the second public television station in Germany, the ZDF, started planning a new mystery series with a different type of investigator in 1973, he was chosen for the character of detective Stephan Derrick, with sidekick assistant Harry Klein (played by Fritz Wepper).

The character of Stephan Derrick became a cult figure. The series was licensed in 104 countries and was popular with the Chinese, Japanese, and Italians (and even Pope John Paul II). The last of 281 episodes was filmed in 1998, when Tappert reached his self-imposed age limit of 75 years for being a television actor.

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Filmography of Horst Tappert (20 films)

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OSS 117: Lost in Rio, 1h40
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, Pascal Deux
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Pierre Bellemare, Reem Kherici, Rüdiger Vogler, Philippe Hérisson
Rating68% 3.411993.411993.411993.411993.41199
The film opens with a ski chalet party sequence in Gstaad where Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath aka OSS 117 is entertaining a Chinese countess. The party is attacked by Red Chinese gunmen working for a Mr. Lee and everyone but Hubert and the Countess are killed. Returning to SDECE headquarters, Hubert is assigned to deliver a blackmail payment of 50,000 new Francs to Professor Von Zimmel, a Nazi who escaped to South America and has a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers.
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time, 1h58
Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, Pascal Chaumeil
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Comic science fiction
Themes Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin, Christian Bujeau, Marie-Anne Chazel, Claire Nadeau
Roles l'inspecteur Derrick
Rating60% 3.0477553.0477553.0477553.0477553.047755
Le comte Godefroy de Montmirail est enfin parvenu à retourner dans son époque en compagnie, croit-il, de son écuyer Jacquouille la Fripouille, et à éviter l'assassinat de son futur beau-père, le duc Fulbert de Pouille. Mais Jacquouille, ayant découvert et pris plaisir à la vie harmonieuse du XX siècle, a fait en sorte d'envoyer son descendant, Jacques-Henri Jacquart, au Moyen Âge.
Derrick contre Superman, 16minutes
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Roger Hanin, Roger Moore, Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul
Roles Derrick (archive footage)
Rating70% 3.5053953.5053953.5053953.5053953.505395
1992 : la chaîne de télévision La Cinq disparaît tragiquement, Derrick essaye de la sauver en contactant des héros tels que le capitaine Kirk, Starsky et Hutch, Navarro. Mais ses plans sont contrecarrés par Superman, aidé par Numéro 6 (comprenez M6) et Roger Moore, qui le met hors d'état de nuire.
The Corpse Packs His Bags, 1h21
Directed by Jesús Franco
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors Horst Tappert, Fred Williams, Siegfried Schürenberg, Karl Heinz Mannchen, Barbara Rütting, Rainer Basedow
Roles Charles Barton
Rating44% 2.2253652.2253652.2253652.2253652.225365
Une série de meurtres secoue Londres : Après que la victime ait fait ses valises, le meurtrier le tue d'un lancer de couteau précis. Mais lors du troisième meurtre, l'inspecteur Redford et son ami, l'écrivain de polars Charles Barton, remarquent quelque chose : La valise a été volée après l'assassinat.
She Killed in Ecstasy, 1h17
Directed by Jesús Franco
Origin German
Genres Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Serial killer films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Howard Vernon, Paul Müller, Ewa Strömberg, Jesús Franco
Roles Inspector
Rating55% 2.7993352.7993352.7993352.7993352.799335
Dr. Johnson (Fred Williams) lives in bliss with his beautiful wife (Soledad Miranda) until his unorthodox experiments with human embryos causes a medical committee to reject his findings and orders him to discontinue his work. The unstable doctor slashes his wrists in the bathroom. Devastated, his wife vows to seduce and kill the woman and three men "responsible" for the suicide.
And Jimmy Went to the Rainbow's Foot
Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Horst Tappert, Alain Noury, Ruth Leuwerik, Horst Frank, Judy Winter, Heinz Baumann
Roles Rechtsanwalt Forster
Rating64% 3.230433.230433.230433.230433.23043
1969. In a Vienna bookshop the Argentine chemist Rafaelo Aranda is poisoned by the bookseller Valerie Steinfeld. The bookseller commits suicide immediately afterwards. It seems the bookseller has never met him before. The chemist's son, Manuel Aranda, wants to find out the background of this murder. He finds out that his father has developed chemical weapons of mass destruction and offered to sell them to the United States, the Soviet Union and France. The Secret Services of these countries try to prevent Aranda from publishing these facts. Aranda survives a first sniper attack without even noticing it.
The Devil Came from Akasava, 1h24
Directed by Jesús Franco
Origin German
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Horst Tappert, Ewa Strömberg, Siegfried Schürenberg, Walter Rilla
Roles Dr. Andrew Thorrsen
Rating48% 2.4138652.4138652.4138652.4138652.413865
Prof. Walter Forrester (Ángel Menéndez) is a British scientist working in the Akasava jungle in South America. His assistant finds a mysterious stone but it is stolen and Forrester vanishes, leaving him as the sole suspect. However, after a Scotland Yard detective is murdered while entering Forrester's office in London, the Scotland Yard chief Sir Philipp (Siegfried Schürenberg) hands the case to Jane Morgan (Soledad Miranda), an attractive agent, while given its international priority, Secret Intelligence Service will be on the case. Now, on a secret mission and with double identity as the young stripper wife of the British consul Irving Lambert (Alberto Dalbés), Morgan arrives in South America. Meanwhile, she meets Rex Forrester (Fred Williams), professor's nephew who is also concerned of his fate and arrives in the country for further investigation.
The Man with the Glass Eye, 1h27
Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Origin German
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Horst Tappert, Karin Hübner, Hubert von Meyerinck, Fritz Wepper, Iris Berben, Ilse Pagé
Roles Insp. Perkins
Rating57% 2.854892.854892.854892.854892.85489
Leila, danseuse des "Las Vegas Girls", un club de Londres, a rendez-vous dans un hôtel avec Mr. Jefferson, son amant, pour un nouveau contrat. Jefferson est tué sous les yeux de Leila par un lanceur de couteaux masqué. Horrifiée, elle reste dans l'hôtel. L'inspecteur Perkins et Sir Arthur de Scotland Yard trouvent dans la poche du pyjama de l'assassiné un œil de verre. Le portier de l'hôtel rapporte qu'un peu avant Jefferson a reçu des queues de billard. Perkins et son assistant, le sergent Pepper, découvrent que Jefferson était impliqué dans un trafic de femmes international. Peu avant la prochaine répétition au théâtre de l'Odéon, Leila est victime d'un empoisonnement. Dans les coulisses, ils soupçonnent de nombreuses personnes comme Eric le ventriloque ou Rubiro le lanceur de couteaux, à qui il en manque un. Par ailleurs, la danseuse Yvonne Duval, qui est amoureuse de Bruce Sharringham, fait son apparition. Lady Sharringham, sa mère, s'oppose au mariage de son fils avec une danseuse. Yvonne a du mal à le croire, car il obéit à sa mère et il est héroïnomane.
The Monster of Blackwood Castle, 1h32
Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Genres Crime
Actors Heinz Drache, Ilse Pagé, Mady Rahl, Horst Tappert, Agnes Windeck, Karin Baal
Roles Douglas Fairbanks
Rating62% 3.1011353.1011353.1011353.1011353.101135
Une jeune femme se rend au château de Blackwood dont elle a hérité à la mort de son père. Des évènements étranges se produisent, et des morts inexpliquées se succèdent.
Der Tod läuft hinterher, 3h31
Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors Joachim Fuchsberger, Marianne Koch, Pinkas Braun, Josef Meinrad, Gisela Uhlen, Marianne Hoppe
Roles Sprecher der Zusammenfassung
Rating82% 4.1465554.1465554.1465554.1465554.146555
Edward Morrison vient d'Amérique du Sud à Londres, pour rendre visite à sa sœur Alice. Mais arrivée chez elle, il trouve une nouvelle locataire, Janet Winters. Elle lui apprend qu'Alice s'est suicidée en se jetant sous un camion. Morrison l'interroge ainsi que des témoins. Le principal témoin oculaire, Sam Hotkins, pense qu'elle a été assassinée. En discutant avec Harry Brenton, son ancien fiancé, Morrisson se fait une meilleure idée. la piste le mène à un bar où il rencontre entre autres, la barmaid Myrna Collins, le propriétaire du bar Gaston, les employés Dan Low et John Evans. Tout le monde semble suspect, une tentative d'assassinat de Dan Low contre Morrison le confirme. Janet Winters est danseuse dans cet établissement, Morrison l'interroge chez elle sans rien apprendre. Morrison, qui est soutenue par Mary, la fille de Sam Hotkins, découvre le corps de Winters assassinée. Soudain le téléphone sonne. Alice dit être à l'autre bout du fil, dans une maison de campagne, elle ne peut pas en dire plus. Avec la police et l'inspecteur Brown, Morrison et Mary Hotkins pensent avoir trouvé cette maison et y rencontrent David Stone. Morrison soupçonne que son épouse Edna a quelque chose à voir avec l'affaire. Elle tient une école de danse dans laquelle Alice a pris des cours. Morrisson part pour Paris, car David Stone est mort au moulin de Garascon. Il y croise de nouveau la bande d'Evans. Encore une fois, il échappe de justesse à une tentative d'assassinat. Après la dénonciation de Donald Rutley, l'oncle de Janet Winters, Morrisson peut finalement découvrir toute la vérité.
Four Queens for an Ace, 1h35
Directed by Jacques Poitrenaud, Philippe Monnier
Origin Espagne
Genres Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Roger Hanin, Sylva Koscina, Catherine Allégret, Dominique Wilms, Laura Valenzuela, François Maistre
Roles Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.122553.122553.122553.122553.12255
Dan Layton, un « as » du contre-espionnage français, est délégué à Malaga sur la piste d'Hakim Gregory, redoutable espion qui a démantelé un réseau français. Assisté de l'agente Petula, Layton découvre le repaire de Gregory, une maison de couture tenue par sa maîtresse Dolorès. Marion, la fiancée de Layton, qui exerce le métier de guide touristique en Espagne, jalouse des femmes qui gravitent autour de lui, et ignorant sa vraie profession, vient involontairement contrarier ses activités. À cause d'elle, Layton tombe entre les mains de Gregory, mais est finalement délivré par Petula et une escouade d'agents français. Layton réussit à abattre Gregory et, mission accomplie, part filer le parfait amour avec Marion.
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included
Directed by Helmuth Ashley
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Yvonne Monlaur, Horst Tappert, Heinz Weiss, Richard Münch, Ullrich Haupt
Roles Charles Anderson
Rating58% 2.912322.912322.912322.912322.91232
An elaborate bank robbery takes place and the gangsters succeed although the FBI had been warned. The bank president dies of a heart attack. Jerry Cotton, who is considered accountable for this major failure, loses his badge over this. Being the man he is, Cotton doesn't let the evil-doers forget that he has unfinished business with them. He catches even the last one although he must jump onto a flying helicopter in order to get him.