Gert Günther Hoffmann(1929-1997)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Gert Günther Hoffmann was born in Berlin-Lankwitz on February 21, 1929.
After completing a commercial apprenticeship, he became interested in
acting. He appeared in several stage plays before he started working as
radio announcer for Berliner Rundfunk and as voice actor. One of his
first voice works was dubbing
Ben Johnson in
Rio Grande (1950). Afterwards he spoke
Rock Hudson,
Paul Newman,
Lex Barker,
Michel Piccoli and
Sean Connery in most of their movies. In
some movies he was also the German voice of
Clint Eastwood,
Richard Harris,
Kirk Douglas and
Cary Grant. In addition to that he dubbed
leading actors in many successful TV-Series, like
William Shatner in
Star Trek (1966),
Patrick Macnee in
Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961) and
Robert Culp in
Les espions (1965).
Hoffmann also worked as dialogue writer, dubbing director and talent scout (he discovered Thomas Danneberg in 1965). On screen he played minor as well as major roles and performed on stage in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. In the 1970s he starred as Arnold Matofski in Sonderdezernat K1 (1972).
One of the most well-known German dubbing voices, the "King of Dubbing", as he was often called, died of cancer on November 17, 1997 in Feldafing near Lake Starnberg, Bavaria.
Hoffmann also worked as dialogue writer, dubbing director and talent scout (he discovered Thomas Danneberg in 1965). On screen he played minor as well as major roles and performed on stage in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. In the 1970s he starred as Arnold Matofski in Sonderdezernat K1 (1972).
One of the most well-known German dubbing voices, the "King of Dubbing", as he was often called, died of cancer on November 17, 1997 in Feldafing near Lake Starnberg, Bavaria.
