Gerd Rigauer
Biography
Gerd Rigauer (born June 18, 1939, in Wilhelmsdorf) is a German actor, voice-over artist, and radio drama performer. Gerd Rigauer completed his acting training from 1962 to 1964 at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg. Over the course of his career, he appeared in more than 50 film and television productions and also established himself as a voice-over artist and radio drama performer. Among his notable roles is his portrayal of Karl Eberhard Schöngarth in the docudrama *Die Wannseekonferenz*. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Rigauer also appeared regularly on the theater stage. For instance, he performed in *Am Strand der weiten Welt* at the Volkstheater Wien in 2008; in *Heldenplatz* at the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck in 2010; and in *Spamalot* and *Die Fahnenweihe* at the Luisenburg Festival in 2013.
Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles
Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes • as Berger
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Michael Brammer
A team of inspectors investigates murders in and around the small Upper Bavarian town of Rosenheim, and they still have plenty of time to see idyllic landscapes and luxurious pre-alpine villas and enjoy sumptuous Bavarian fare with beer.
Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Herbert Heller
SOKO KitzbĂĽhel is an Austrian television series produced by ORF and ZDF. It is a spin-off of the German crime series SOKO 5113. It is set in the renowned Tyrolean tourist centre of KitzbĂĽhel. The production company "beo-Film" has produced the show since 2001. The German abbreviation SOKO stands for Sonderkommission, "special commission", a task force with specific duties.
Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Jens Berthold
Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Senator Terry
Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.
Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes • as Pfarrer Sindermann
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Schuman and Oberhoff are successful hospital doctors who treat pregnant women. However, their personal lives are a mess. Schuman has to deal with his drug-addicted wife Claudia, while Oberhoff deals with his teenage daughter's pregnancy.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Bäckermeister
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Karl Schöngarth
A real time recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which leading SS and Nazi Party officals gathered to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Led by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, the Wannsee Conference was the starting point for the Jewish Holcaust which led to the mass murder of six million people.
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as FDP - Mann
The murder of the well-known Frankfurt high-class prostitute Rosemarie Nitribitt kept the Federal Republic in suspense at the time, but the crime could never be solved. Although almost twenty years have now passed, the unpleasant matter for those involved at the time comes back on the table, because Annemarie Meier-Wippertal, the daughter of the murdered, causes unrest as she wants to solve the murder of her mother.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Alfred Dürr
Business is not going particularly well at Taubenbaum Funerals. The body of a young woman brings in work, but no one knows who it is. Lisa tries to find out the identity of the unknown woman.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Karl (old)
A German soldier, after avoiding death in a Partisan raid, wanders through the unforgiving mountainous terrain of an unfamiliar country, helplessly seeking salvation.