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Birth name Gerhard Otto Henneberg
Nationality German
Birth 14 july 1922 at Magdeburg (German)
Death 1 january 2011 (at 88 years) at Berlin (German)

Gerd Michael Henneberg (14 July 1922 – 1 January 2011) was a German actor and theater director.

Biography

Gerd Henneberg's father, Richard, was a theater director. After the young Heeneberg took private acting classes, he debuted on stage at age sixteen, in the Leipzig Theater. Afterwards, he worked in the Aschaffenburg Theater and later became a member of the cast in the German National Theater in Weimar, where he remained until after the end of World War II.

In 1948, Henneberg moved to East Berlin. He appeared on the stages of the Schiffbauerdamm Theater and the People's Theater, but finally settled in the Maxim Gorky Theater. Henneberg's most recognized performance was that of Scanlon of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a character he depicted more than four hundred times. On 5 October 1960, he was awarded the People's Artist Prize. In 1960, he was named manager of the Neustrelitz Theater. In February 1962 he assumed the same duties in the Dresden Theater.

Henneberg was removed from the latter post in October 1965, after the Socialist Unity Party of Germany disapproved of several plays he allowed to be performed and from the lack of cooperation with communist writers. He was criticized for lacking "Socialist ardor", and had to announce that he left due to "failing to make a contribution to Socialist dramaturgy." Henneberg returned to Neustrelitz, where he remained as manager until 1968. He continued to direct plays and to perform in the Maxim Gorky Theater until the 1980s, and made his last appearance on stage in Dresden, in 1997.

Beside his theatrical work, he also appeared in some sixty cinema and television productions, mostly East German ones. He is mostly remembered for portraying Wilhelm Keitel in all of Yuri Ozerov's World War II films and for making several guest appearances in the popular crime drama Polizeiruf 110.

After a prolonged illness, Henneberg died on New Year's Day 2011.

Usually with

Fritz Diez
Fritz Diez
(6 films)
Youri Ozerov
Youri Ozerov
(4 films)
Hannjo Hasse
Hannjo Hasse
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gerd Michael Henneberg (18 films)

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Stalingrad
Stalingrad (1990)
, 3h16
Directed by Youri Ozerov
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Powers Boothe, Fernando Allende, Mikhaïl Oulianov, Bruno Freindlich, Sergueï Garmach, Nikolai Kryuchkov
Roles Keitel
Rating68% 3.4308153.4308153.4308153.4308153.430815
In January 1942, Adolf Hitler appoints Fedor von Bock to command Army Group South and supervise Operation Blau. The German forces advance in the south of Russia, scattering the Soviets and approaching Stalingrad, that seems on the verge of falling to the enemy's hands. The movie ends with Vasily Chuikov assuming command of the 62nd Army at September.
Battle of Moscow, 5h58
Directed by Youri Ozerov
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Olegar Fedoro, Juozas Budraitis, Lev Prygunov, Aleksandre Filippenko, Bruno Freindlich, Yury Yakovlev
Rating72% 3.630083.630083.630083.630083.63008
In the aftermath of the victory in France, Hitler decides to attack the Soviet Union and selects Marshal von Bock in charge of leading Army Group Center of the Wehrmacht into Russia. Ilse Stöbe, Rudolf von Scheliha and Richard Sorge inform of the danger, but the Soviet intelligence dismisses their warnings. Zhukov is concerned that the army is ill-prepared; Pavlov decries him as a fear-monger. The Red Army officers are convinced that in the event of an invasion, they would immediately counter-attack. On 22 June 1941 Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, overwhelming the Soviets.
On Probation, 1h33
Directed by Herrmann Zschoche
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Katrin Sass, Ursula Werner, Gerd Michael Henneberg, Jaecki Schwarz, Christian Steyer, Barbara Dittus
Roles uncredited role
Rating65% 3.285253.285253.285253.285253.28525
Nina Kern, une jeune mère célibataire âgée d'environ 25 ans, est privée du droit d'éduquer ses trois enfants, Jacqueline, René et Mireille, à cause de son "mode de vie asocial". Elle souhaite retrouver une vie ordonnée avec ses enfants avec l'aide d'amis, de voisins et de collègues. Officiellement, un ingénieur civil et un professeur de musique sont chargés de la seconder. Nina aime s'amuser et, lorsque de vieilles connaissances lui rendent visite, les bonnes intentions sont presque oubliées.
Soldiers of Freedom, 9h59
Directed by Youri Ozerov
Genres War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Yevgeny Semyonovich Matveyev, Vasily Lanovoy, Viktor Avdyushko, Anton Gorchev, Stanisław Jaśkiewicz, Naum Shopov
Roles Wilhelm Keitel
Rating58% 2.912942.912942.912942.912942.91294
The film reflects the following events of World War II: the capitulation of Friedrich Paulus's Sixth Army as a result of the failed assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942; the preparation for revolt in Slovakia; negotiations of the Polish communists with Władysław Sikorski's government over their joint struggle against fascism; the creation of a National Committee of the Domestic Front in Bulgaria and preparation by underground workers-communists for armed revolt; expansion of the guerrilla (partisan) movement; the failure of a German attempt to destroy People's Liberation Army of Josip Broz Tito; one of the largest military operations, Bagration; the beginning of the liberation of Poland; creation of the Polish National Government in Lublin; the Warsaw Uprising; the capitulation of Bór-Komorowski and defeat of the Polish patriots; the entry of Soviet and Polish armies into Warsaw.
Liberation (film series), 1h10
Directed by Youri Ozerov
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Nikolay Olyalin, Larisa Golubkina, Boris Seidenberg, Vsevolod Sanaïev, Vasily Shukshin, Fritz Diez
Roles Wilhelm Keitel.
Rating76% 3.8361553.8361553.8361553.8361553.836155
After the Soviets are alerted to the imminent German offensive in Kursk, they launch a preemptive artillery strike, delaying the enemy. The battalion of Lieutenant Colonel Lukin – led by officers Tzvetaev, Orlov, and Maximov – participates in the battle, as well as the tank of Lieutenant Vasiliev.
Frozen Flashes, 2h46
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Alfred Müller, Leon Niemczyk, Emil Karewicz, Victor Beaumont, Renate Blume, Ewa Wiśniewska
Roles Speer
Rating66% 3.3021453.3021453.3021453.3021453.302145
on 5 November 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives the Oslo Report, but the Military Intelligence doubts its veracity. The German research in Peenemünde goes undisturbed from the British. In spite of this, various resistance groups gather information about the site and attempt to hinder the missiles' development, taking great risks.
Goods for Catalonia, 1h39
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Peter Sturm, Manfred Krug, Fritz Diez, Werner Dissel, Carola Braunbock, Margot Ebert
Roles executive Director
Rating66% 3.3453053.3453053.3453053.3453053.345305
At 1959, the People's Police notices a strange occurrence: the local demand for optical instruments increases, while the orders from abroad sharply decrease. Several detectives launch an investigation, revealing that a West German criminal named Hasso Teschendorf has been forging documents and using them to illegally obtain the goods, which he sold to the Spanish Army and to customers in Barcelona. After a long hunt, the smuggler is arrested just before he manages to flee to West Berlin.
Special Mission, 1h18
Directed by Heinz Thiel
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Fritz Diez, Katharina Matz, Gustav Püttjer, Gerd Michael Henneberg
Roles Port commander

In 1958, somewhere in the Baltic Sea, a People's Navy minesweeper commanded by Captain Fischer encounters a foreign boat. Its skipper is a man named Arendt, who has served with Fischer in the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. Fischer recalls how, in 1943, his superior Captain Lieutenant Wegner planned to defect to the Danish resistance and join the communists, but was arrested and sentenced to death. Fischer realizes that Arendt, one of the few who knew of Wegner's plans, was actually a Gestapo agent and betrayed him. Now, he understands that Arendt works for West Germany and intends to gather intelligence in the German Democratic Republic. Fischer foils his plans and the minesweeper returns to its mission.
The Witches of Salem, 2h37
Directed by Raymond Rouleau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Prison films, Films about religion, Théâtre, Witches in film, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays
Actors Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Mylène Demongeot, Jean Debucourt, Alfred Adam, Pierre Larquey
Roles Herrick
Rating71% 3.583963.583963.583963.583963.58396
1692, Salem, Massachusetts. John Proctor is the only member in the town's assembly who resists the attempts of the rich to gain more wealth on the expense of the poor farmers, thus incurring the wrath of deputy governor Danforth. Proctor's sternly puritanical wife, Elizabeth, is sick and has not shared his bed for months, and he was seduced by his maid, Abigail. When he ends his affair with her, Abigail and several other local girls turn to slave Tituba. Reverend Parris catches the girls in the forest as they partake in what appears to be witchcraft. Abigail and the rest deny it, saying that they have been bewitched. A wave of hysteria engulfs the town, and Danforth uses the girls' accusations to instigate a series of trials, during which his political enemies are accused of heresy and executed. When Abigail blames Elizabeth Proctor, the latter rejects John's pleas to defraud Abigail as an adulteress. Eventually, both Proctors are put on trial and refuse to sign a confession. The townspeople rebel, but not before John is hanged with other defendants; his pregnant wife has been spared. Elizabeth tells the angry crowd to let Abigail live.
Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner, 1h21
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ilse Pagé, Raimund Schelcher, Helga Göring, Erika Dunkelmann, Siegfried Weiss, Gerd Michael Henneberg
Roles Amerikaner
Rating64% 3.241753.241753.241753.241753.24175
Dieter, Angela, Kohle and Karl-Heinz are part of a group of delinquent youths who prowl Schönhauser Allee, in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg. The four, each with his troubled life, are often in trouble with the police. Karl-Heinz steals an identity document and uses it to enter West Berlin, where he murders a man while committing armed robbery. The police suspect that his friends assisted him. When he returns, Kohle and Dieter confront Karl-Heinz about an unpaid debt; he threatens them both with a pistol, and Kohle knocks him unconscious. Karl-Heinz recovers and runs away. But Dieter and Kohle believe they have killed Karl-Heinz. Kohle and Dieter get assistance in fleeing to West Berlin, and are staying in a home with other young men. They plan to get to the Federal Republic of Germany. Before long Dieter wonders whether Karl-Heinz is really dead, and whether it would be safe to return to East Berlin. He is threatened by some of the young men in the home where they are staying. Kohle is concerned that the two friends will be separated. He drinks a solution of coffee and tobacco to feign illness, so he can't be sent away. On the next day, Dieter discovers Kohle dead, poisoned by the beverage. Dieter returns home, where Angela awaits his child, and explains the situation to the police. He is released, while Karl-Heinz is imprisoned.
Lissy
Lissy (1957)
, 1h29
Directed by Konrad Wolf
Genres Drama
Actors Sonja Sutter, Gerhard Bienert, Raimund Schelcher, Annemarie Hase, Gerd Michael Henneberg
Roles Staudinger
Rating72% 3.6304353.6304353.6304353.6304353.630435
Lissy Schroeder, a working class girl in Berlin, marries Alfred, a clerk. In 1932, Alfred is fired by his Jewish boss. Despite having ties to the Communist party through Lissy's brother Paul, the previously apolitical Alfred joins the Nazi party. After Hitler gains power, Paul is shot by the Nazis, causing Lissy to question the country's and her husband's politics and where her loyalties truly lie.
Die Schönste
Genres Drama
Actors Gerhard Bienert, Siegfried Schürenberg, Friedrich Gnaß, Maly Delschaft, Charlott Daudert, Herbert Kiper
Rating55% 2.760832.760832.760832.760832.76083
Two boys in West Berlin stash their own mothers's jewellery to find out whether the ladies are still admirable or not.