Biography

German voice of Charlton Heston.

German leading actor who made relatively few films during a lengthy career. Sometimes billed as 'E.W. Borchert' or 'Ernst Wilhelm Borchert', he acted on stage from 1927. Borchert came to prominence as protagonist of several important films in the immediate post-war period, notably Les assassins sont parmi nous (1946), as a disillusioned war veteran. He often portrayed psychologically damaged or ambiguous figures. The owner of a particularly recognisable, resonant voice, he was much in demand as one of Germany's most popular voice-over artists, dubbing for, among many others, Henry Fonda, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Widmark, John Gielgud, Burt Lancaster and Trevor Howard.

Wilhelm Borchert was also dubbing many movies besides his activity as an actor and gave his catchy voice to many actors as Bing Crosby, Alan Ladd, Henry Fonda, Alec Guinness, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Johnny Weissmüller and Richard Burton.

The actor Wilhelm Borchert (also Ernst Wilhelm Borchert) made his film debut already at the age of twenty with the movie "Die von der Sanitätskolonne" (1927), for which he also wrote the script. After that his creative power concentrated on the theater, only in the 40's he appeared again in movies.

Although Wilhelm Borchert took part in important movies and was convincing with his acting qualities time and again, his film engagement kept rare.