Dieter Hallervorden

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Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden (born September 5, 1935, Dessau, Germany as Dieter Herbst) is a German comedian, comic actor, singer and cabaret artist.

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[edit] Biography

Dieter Hallervorden's mother was a physician's assistant and his father was a graduate engineer who worked for Junkers. He had two sisters: Renate and Margot. He was married to Rotraud Schindler, and had two children, Dieter Hallervorden Jr. and Nathalie Hallervorden. Since 1991 he has been married to Elena Blume and has one son, Johannes, born 1998.

Dieter Hallervorden Jr. appeared in the movies Darf ich Sie zur Mutter machen (1968) and Die Hochzeitsreise (1969) and had some scenes in Nonstop Nonsens (1974-1980). Nathalie Hallervorden co-starred in the TV series Die Nervensäge (1985-1986) and had a brief appearance together with her parents in Nonstop Nonsens. Hallervorden's first wife, Rotraud Schindler, co-starred in several TV shows and some movies.

Hallervorden starred as a bumbling, Clouseau-like detective in the German television show Die Didi-Show. The show was dubbed into English, retitled Didi's Comedy Show, and shown in various countries.

An Afrikaans-subtitled version of the comedy sketch-show, Nonstop Nonsens (1975), starring Hallervorden, was broadcast in South Africa in the early 1980s under the title Grapjas Didi (tr. Joker Didi). Also a Spanish-dubbed version was also distributed for Latin America under the name Las Locuras de Didí (The Madnesses of Didi).

Since 1988 Dieter Hallervorden lives in Trégastel (France) in the castle Château de Costaérès.

[edit] Filmography

Date Film International Title
1992 Alles Lüge All Lies
1990 Bei mir liegen Sie richtig
1988 Didi der Experte Non Stop Trouble with the Experts
1986 Didi auf vollen Touren Didi drives me Crazy
1985 Didi und die Rache der Enterbten Nonstop Trouble with the Family
1984 Is' was Kanzler (Cameo)
1984 Didi der Doppelgänger Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
1983 Der Schnüffler Non Stop Trouble with Spies
1981 Alles im Eimer Up the Creek
1981 Stachel im Fleisch
1981 Ach du lieber Harry Oh my dearest Harry
1980 Mein Gott Willi
1974 Der Springteufel
1972 Was? What?
1972 Mein Onkel Benjamin
1972 Tatort - Rattennest
1971 Mister Tingeling stellt ein
1970 Das Millionenspiel The Millions Game
1969 Die Hochzeitsreise The Wedding Trip
1968 Darf ich Sie zur Mutter machen? Several Times Daily
1967 Seltsame Begegnungen (short)
1960 Die tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

[edit] TV Shows

Year Title Notes
2004 Sesamstrasse Sesamstrasse is the German equivalent to Sesame Street;

Dieter Hallervorden had a guest role as Karl Kaputt.

2000-2001 Zebralla! Hallervorden plays Jürgen Zebralla, an old divorced pensioner, who attends a university

and lives with his wealthy son because of lack of money.

sitcom, 11 Episodes.

1996-1997 Verstehen Sie Spaß? Hallervorden was the host of this show about pranks.
1994-2003 Hallervordens Spott-Light Cabaret
1993 Sachen zum Lachen Staged comic acts.
1993 Klipp-Klapp, der Clip Club Hallervorden hosted the show
1992-1993 Spottschau Cabaret
1989 Die Didi-Show Short comic clips and comic acts.

10 Episodes

1987 Laus im Pelz A televised stage play.
1985-1986 Die Nervensäge aka.

Der Untermieter

TV series, 26 Episodes
1983-1984 Zelleriesalat und Gitterspeise TV show equivalent to Die Didi-Show with Hallervorden as a convict.

4 Episodes

1982 Grand Gala - 3 mal klingeln Hallervorden was a host. 6 Episodes
1982 Welle Wahnsinn Music show, 2 Episodes
1981 Onkel & Co Hallervorden was a clumsy detective.

2 Episodes, 60 minutes each.

1975-1978 Lästerlexikon 3 Episodes
1974-1980 Nonstop Nonsens Well-known slapstick show. Also titled Didi's Comedy Show in English.

20 Episodes

1973 Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi TV series based on the Karl May books.

26 Episodes

1972 Vorsicht!-Stellenweise tief Satire
1970-1976 Abramakabra TV series, 10 Episodes
1971 Von Liebe keine Rede
1971 Hei-Wi-Tip-Top
1970-1974 Die Kriminalerzählung 26 Episodes
1970 Ti vor Tu
1961-1962 Die Rückblende

[edit] Awards

  • 1981 Bambi (for his role in Nonstop Nonsens)
  • 1996 Telestar (Best Host in "Verstehen Sie Spaß?")
  • 2003 Deutscher Comedypreis (Honorary Award)
  • 2005 Bayerischer Kabarettpreis (Honorary Award)
  • 2006 Honorary Citizen of the German city Dessau

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