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- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Gert Günther Hoffmann was born in Berlin-Lankwitz on February 21, 1929. After completing a commercial apprenticeship, he became interested in acting. He appeared in several stage plays before he started working as radio announcer for Berliner Rundfunk and as voice actor. One of his first voice works was dubbing Ben Johnson in Rio Grande (1950). Afterwards he spoke Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Lex Barker, Michel Piccoli and Sean Connery in most of their movies. In some movies he was also the German voice of Clint Eastwood, Richard Harris, Kirk Douglas and Cary Grant. In addition to that he dubbed leading actors in many successful TV-Series, like William Shatner in Star Trek (1966), Patrick Macnee in The Avengers (1961) and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965).
Hoffmann also worked as dialogue writer, dubbing director and talent scout (he discovered Thomas Danneberg in 1965). On screen he played minor as well as major roles and performed on stage in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. In the 1970s he starred as Arnold Matofski in Sonderdezernat K1 (1972).
One of the most well-known German dubbing voices, the "King of Dubbing", as he was often called, died of cancer on November 17, 1997 in Feldafing near Lake Starnberg, Bavaria.- Art Department
- Set Decorator
- Art Director
Peter James was born on 14 April 1924. He was a set decorator and art director, known for The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Straw Dogs (1971) and The Parent Trap (1998). He died on 17 November 1997 in Dover, Kent, England, UK.- Composer
- Music Department
- Writer
Wilfred Josephs was born on 24 July 1927 in Newcastle, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for Waterloo (1970), Touch of Death (1961) and The Deadly Bees (1966). He was married to Valerie Wisbey. He died on 17 November 1997 in London, England, UK.- Stunts
- Actor
Gar Stephen was born on 24 August 1963. He was an actor, known for Point Break (1991), Bad Boys (1995) and The Specialist (1994). He died on 17 November 1997.- Roma Woodnutt was born on 15 August 1925 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Newcomers (1965) and The Elusive Pimpernel (1969). She was married to John Woodnutt. She died on 17 November 1997 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.
- Olga Kusenko was born on 11 November 1919 in Kanev, Kiev Governorate, Ukrainian SSR [now Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Martyn Borulya (1953), Soldatka (1960) and V stepyakh Ukrainy (1952). She died on 17 November 1997 in Kyiv, Ukraine.