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. |
| 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
