Michael Hinz

This article is about the actor Michael Hinz. For the footballer, see Michael Hinz (footballer).
Michael Hinz
Born 28 December 1939
Berlin, Germany
Died 6 November 2008 (aged 68)
Munich, Germany
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Ingrid van Bergen
Viktoria Brams (m. 1968–2008)
Children Carolin van Bergen, 2 others
Parent(s) Werner Hinz and Ehmi Bessel
Relatives Knut Hinz (brother)
Dinah Hinz (half-sister)
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Michael Hinz (28 December 1939 – 6 November 2008) was a German actor.[1]

Hinz came from an acting family, his parents were Werner Hinz and Ehmi Bessel, both actors, as well as his brother Knut and half-sister Dinah.[1]

After growing up in Berlin and Hamburg, Hinz had his first theatrical role in 1958 in Terence Rattigan's The Sleeping Prince at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg.[1] A year later, he starred in his first film, Die Brücke, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 32nd Academy Awards.[1]

Hinz also starred in numerous films, such as The Longest Day, television series, and was the voice actor for Jeff Goldblum in The Ray Bradbury Theater and Scott Wilson in the 1967 film In Cold Blood.

Hinz's first wife was the actress Ingrid van Bergen, with whom he had his first daughter Carolin van Bergen, who later also became an actress. In 1967, he met the actress Viktoria Brams. They were married from 1968 until Hinz's death in 2008.[1]

In October 2008, Hinz was found unconscious by his wife at home in Munich as a result of a stroke, spending three weeks in a coma until his death on 6 November.[1] His ashes were interred as the Westfriedhof in Munich.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Zander, Peter (8 November 2008). ""Die Brücke" machte ihn über Nacht zum Star". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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