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Heinz Petruo(1918-2001)

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Petruo was one of the most popular German radio announcers during the Cold War (RIAS Berlin, 1951-1981) and even a famous dubbing actor (e.g. Yul Brynner, "Darth Vader", Lee van Cleef). His son Thomas (1950-2018) was the German Voice of Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson and later became best known for providing the voice of Plankton in the German dub of 'SpongeBob SquarePants', and Petruo's granddaughter Vanessa is a singer in the German pop group "No Angels".
BornJune 11, 1918
DiedNovember 12, 2001(83)
BornJune 11, 1918
DiedNovember 12, 2001(83)
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Known for

Tausend Melodien (1956)
Tausend Melodien
3.4
  • Actor
  • 1956
Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen (1959)
Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen
6.3
  • Navigator Frühbaum
  • 1959
Allemagne mère blafarde (1980)
Allemagne mère blafarde
7.2
  • Actor
  • 1980
Direktion City (1976)
Direktion City
7.7
TV Series
  • Einsatzleiter Kalweit

Credits

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Actor

  • Lutz Mackensy and Vladimír Matejcek in Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht (1983)
    Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ratsmitglied (voice)
    • 1983
  • Blut und Ehre: Jugend unter Hitler (1982)
    Blut und Ehre: Jugend unter Hitler
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Erzähler
    • 1982
  • Kintopp Kintopp (1981)
    Kintopp Kintopp
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Fotoreporter (voice, uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Onkel & Co
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Hosenträger-Charlie (voice, uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Allemagne mère blafarde (1980)
    Allemagne mère blafarde
    7.2
    • 1980
  • Direktion City (1976)
    Direktion City
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Einsatzleiter Kalweit
    • 1976–1977
  • Le bonheur de Monsieur Rossi (1976)
    Le bonheur de Monsieur Rossi
    7.7
    • Narrator, Opening Credits Sequence (German version, voice, uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Gina Arnold in Gina Wildkatze (1975)
    Gina Wildkatze
    6.5
    • Peter Linder (voice, uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Dr. M schlägt zu (1972)
    Dr. M schlägt zu
    4.2
    • Voice of Prof. Parkinson (voice, uncredited)
    • 1972
  • X 312... vol pour l'enfer... (1971)
    X 312... vol pour l'enfer...
    4.9
    • Pedro (voice, uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Soledad Miranda and Fred Williams in Le diable vint d'Akasava (1971)
    Le diable vint d'Akasava
    4.8
    • Prof. Forrester (voice, uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Hamburg Transit (1970)
    Hamburg Transit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Trailersprecher (voice)
    • 1971
  • Drüben bei Lehmanns (1970)
    Drüben bei Lehmanns
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Verbandsvorsitzender Winkler
    • 1970
  • Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970)
    Heintje - Mein bester Freund
    4.5
    • Sprecher beim Autorennen (voice)
    • 1970
  • Lex Barker and Pierre Brice in Le trésor de la vallée de la mort (1968)
    Le trésor de la vallée de la mort
    6.1
    • Meadows (voice, uncredited)
    • 1968

Additional Crew

  • Hanna Schygulla in La Troisième Génération (1979)
    La Troisième Génération
    6.7
    • voice dubbing: Eddie Constantine (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Der Todesrächer von Soho (1972)
    Der Todesrächer von Soho
    4.5
    • voice dubbing: Ángel Menéndez (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Soledad Miranda in Crimes dans l'extase (1971)
    Crimes dans l'extase
    5.6
    • voice dubbing: Howard Vernon (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Dracula contre Frankenstein (1970)
    Dracula contre Frankenstein
    4.1
    • voice dubbing: Showman (german version, uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Le Trône de feu (1970)
    Le Trône de feu
    5.2
    • voice dubbing: Howard Vernon (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Les Premières Lueurs de l'aube (1967)
    Les Premières Lueurs de l'aube
    6.2
    • voice dubbing: Edgar Maschmann (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Chasse à l'homme à Ceylan (1966)
    Chasse à l'homme à Ceylan
    5.6
    • voice dubbing: Paul Beckmann (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Karaté à Tanger pour agent Z7 (1966)
    Karaté à Tanger pour agent Z7
    5.1
    • voice dubbing: Luis Peña (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Le commissaire X traque les chiens verts (1966)
    Le commissaire X traque les chiens verts
    5.8
    • voice dubbing: Offizier (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, and Hans-Georg Kredewahn in L'enfer du Manitoba (1965)
    L'enfer du Manitoba
    5.4
    • voice dubbing: Santiago Ontañón (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Sie nannten ihn Gringo (1965)
    Sie nannten ihn Gringo
    5.1
    • voice dubbing: Franco Lantieri/various (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Lex Barker in Les mercenaires du Rio Grande (1965)
    Les mercenaires du Rio Grande
    5.3
    • voice dubbing: Djordje Nedanovic (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Le train de Berlin est arrêté (1963)
    Le train de Berlin est arrêté
    7.8
    • voice dubbing: Edward Meeks (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • L'araignée blanche défie Scotland Yard (1963)
    L'araignée blanche défie Scotland Yard
    6.2
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in Le Jour le plus long (1962)
    Le Jour le plus long
    7.7
    • german voice dubbing: Sean Connery & Christian Marquand (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 11, 1918
  • Died
    • November 12, 2001
    • Coburg, Germany
  • Other works
    1972: Dubbing voice of Laurence Payne in the German post-synchronized version of Robert Young's "Vampire circus" (Circus der Vampire).
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    He was the German dubbing voice of Darth Vader in Episodes IV-VI of "Star Wars".
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      Distinctive deep and gravelly voice.

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