Jörg Pfennigwerth
Biography
Jörg Pfennigwerth has appeared in several cinema and television films by renowned German directors since 1980. Jörg Pfennigwerth even appeared in front of the camera three times for two filmmakers. He appeared in Christel Buschmann's Gibbi – Westgermany, Comeback and Ballhaus Barmbeck and in Lars Becker's Kalte Sonne, Schattenboxer and Kanak Attack. Jörg Pfennigwerth also founded the blues, R&B, and rock ‘n’ roll band Dead On Arrival with Welsh musician Granville Jones, serving as its singer and guitarist. The Hamburg native performed regularly with his band in his adopted home of Munich.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Drama Series - 1981, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Turned while visiting New York, down-on-her-luck Neue Deutsche Welle vampire Sylvana struggles to get by in 1980s West Berlin when she realizes none of her friends want to be bitten.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A study of the alienated people who frequent the Ballhaus Barmbek dance hall, including an obese El groupie, an old man reciting poetry, two young women and a regular dance employee.
Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • as Gibbi
Gibbi Westgermany is the name of a former sailor with a Mick Jagger look—leather jacket over the bare chest—who roams the Hamburg neighborhood St. Pauli homeless. His destination is a snack bar in St. Pauli run by his mother. But it is not the safe haven he is looking for.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as Paul
A once-famous blues singer whose career has taken a downturn tries to get back on top.