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1 | Having established himself in theatre and radio work and able to speak several languages he got into film work by dubbing voices on foreign films. One of these was Walt Disney's Pinocchio which, due to the war, wasn't released in Germany until 1951 and he dubbed the voice of Lampwick. |
2 | Amongst many others, he turned down the lead role in A Fistful of Dollars (1964). The role went on to make Clint Eastwood a movie star. |
3 | Considered for Fallada and Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985). |
4 | Having established himself in theatre and radio work and able to speak several languages, he got into film work by dubbing voices on foreign films. One of these was Walt Disney's Pinocchio which, due to the war, wasn't released in Germany until 1951 and he dubbed the voice of Lampwick. |
5 | Was to star as Charles Wilder in the 1977 The Cat and the Canary (1978) but pulled out at the 11th hour . The producers seriously considered suing him for his actions. |
6 | He received tribute as part of the annual "In Memoriam" segment at the 75th Annual Academy Awards, 2003. |
7 | His participation in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three (1961) was the reason that he was unable to be in Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Omar Sharif later received his first- and thus far, only- Oscar nomination for playing the role originally intended for Buchholz. |
8 | Is one of only two German actors to play Johann Strauss Jr. He did so in The Great Waltz (1972). The other German was Alfred Abel in the silent film Strauss, the Waltz King (1928). |
9 | Despite being of German/Danish background, he has portrayed a variety of roles that include a Mexican gunman (The Magnificent Seven (1960)), a Russian soldier (Sky Without Stars (1955)), a Polish sailor (Tiger Bay (1959)), and and Italian painter (The Empty Canvas (1963)). |
10 | His first foreign film was the British drama Tiger Bay (1959). |
11 | During the filming of One, Two, Three (1961), he was seriously hurt in a car accident that prevented him from shooting for over two months. |
12 | Spoke fluent German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. |
13 | Is buried in the Heerstraße Cemetery, Berlin. |
14 | Christopher Buchholz directed the movie Horst Buchholz... mein Papa (2005) , which deals with his father's life and their relationship. |
15 | Son of a shoemaker, he dropped out of school so he could take acting lessons. |
16 | Made his Broadway debut with "Cherie" in 1959. |
17 | Died in intensive care of pneumonia while recovering from a broken thighbone. |
18 | Called "the German James Dean" because he was type casted as rebellious teenager in the late 1950s. |
19 | In 1981, Buchholz failed as host of the dubious "Astro-Show" on German TV, which was canceled after only five shows. In the show, the popular astrologer Elizabeth Teissier had been at his side. |
20 | Landed his first stage role at 15 in a Berlin theater version of the German children's classic "Emil and the Detectives." |
21 | Lived in Paris and Switzerland with his wife Myriam Bru. They also had a daughter, Beatrice. |
22 | Father of actor Christopher Buchholz |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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In der Mitte eines Lebens | 2003 | TV Movie | Albert Ambach |
Atlantic Affairs | 2002 | TV Movie | Maitre de Plaisir |
Abschnitt 40 | 2002 | TV Series | Herr Dubszinski |
Detective Lovelorn und die Rache des Pharao | 2002 | | Prof. Svedenborg |
Traumfrau mit Verspätung | 2001 | TV Movie | Leon |
Der Club der grünen Witwen | 2001 | TV Movie | Fritz Pohlmann |
The Enemy | 2001 | | Dr. George Ashton |
Klinikum Berlin Mitte - Leben in Bereitschaft | 2000 | TV Series | Hubertus Brandt |
Geisterjäger John Sinclair | 2000 | TV Series | Horatio Snyder |
Heller als der Mond | 2000 | | Erster Gast |
Kinderraub in Rio - Eine Mutter schlägt zurück | 2000 | TV Movie | Dr. Lopez |
Minefield | 1999 | Short | |
Voyage of Terror | 1998 | TV Movie | Captain |
Dunckel | 1998 | TV Movie | Jean |
Der kleine Unterschied | 1997 | TV Movie | Wolfhart Perl |
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits | 1997 | TV Movie | The father of Bettina |
Life Is Beautiful | 1997 | | Doctor Lessing (as Horst Bucholz) |
Ptak ohnivak | 1997 | | King Jorgen |
Maître Da Costa | 1997 | TV Series | Arnold Bormann |
Der Clan der Anna Voss | 1995 | TV Mini-Series | |
Tödliches Erbe | 1994 | TV Movie | Wolfgang Olmer |
Fantaghirò 4 | 1994 | TV Movie | Darken |
Sylter Geschichten | 1993 | TV Series | Kai Berger |
Faraway, So Close! | 1993 | | Tony Baker |
Evelyn Hamanns Geschichten aus dem Leben | 1993 | TV Series | Friedrich Talberg (segment "Die Geschäftsreise") |
Touch and Die | 1992 | TV Movie | Limey |
Aces: Iron Eagle III | 1992 | | Leichman |
Réquiem por Granada | 1991 | TV Series | Rey Muley Hasan |
Flight from Paradise | 1990 | | Thor |
And the Violins Stopped Playing | 1988 | | Dymitr Mirga |
Der Schatz im Niemandsland | 1987 | TV Series | Abdel Rahman |
Die Fräulein von damals | 1986 | TV Movie | |
Affari di famiglia | 1986 | TV Movie | William Scotti Sullivan |
Crossings | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Martin Goertz |
Code Name: Emerald | 1985 | | Walter Hoffman |
Wenn ich mich fürchte | 1984 | | Robert Feldmann |
Funkeln im Auge | 1984 | TV Movie | Ernst |
Sahara | 1983 | | Von Glessing |
Der Alte | 1983 | TV Series | Wolf Daniel |
Derrick | 1976-1983 | TV Series | Arthur Dissmann / Richard Schulte / Alexis / ... |
Aphrodite | 1982 | | Harry Laird |
Berlin Tunnel 21 | 1981 | TV Movie | Emerich Weber |
Avalanche Express | 1979 | | Julian Scholten (as Horst Bucholz) |
From Hell to Victory | 1979 | | Jürgen Dietrich (as Horst Bucholz) |
The French Atlantic Affair | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Chabot |
Charlie's Angels | 1978 | TV Series | Paul Ferrino |
The Amazing Captain Nemo | 1978 | TV Movie | King Tibor |
How the West Was Won | 1976-1978 | TV Series | Sergei |
Fantasy Island | 1978 | TV Series | Charles Fleming |
Logan's Run | 1977 | TV Series | James Borden |
Women in Hospital | 1977 | | Dr. Schumann |
Dead of Night | 1977 | TV Movie | Michael (segment "No Such Thing as a Vampire") |
Raid on Entebbe | 1976 | TV Movie | Wilfred Boese (as Horst Bucholz) |
The Savage Bees | 1976 | TV Movie | Dr. Jorge Meuller |
Die Klempner kommen | 1976 | TV Movie | Dirigent |
Klimbim | 1976 | TV Series | Dirigent |
The Catamount Killing | 1974 | | Mark Kalvin |
...aber Jonny! | 1973 | | Jonny |
The Great Waltz | 1972 | | Johann Strauss Jr. |
The Savior | 1971 | | Claude |
La colomba non deve volare | 1970 | | |
Come, quando, perché | 1969 | | Alberto |
Astragal | 1968 | | Julien |
The Danny Thomas Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Ivo |
Young Rebel | 1967 | | Miguel de Cervantes |
Johnny Banco | 1967 | | Johnny Banco |
That Man in Istanbul | 1965 | | Tony Mecenas |
Marco the Magnificent | 1965 | | Marco Polo |
The Empty Canvas | 1963 | | Dino |
Nine Hours to Rama | 1963 | | Naturam Godse |
One, Two, Three | 1961 | | Otto Ludwig Piffl |
Fanny | 1961 | | Marius |
The Magnificent Seven | 1960 | | Chico |
Das Totenschiff | 1959 | | Philip Gale, Amerikanischer Seeman |
Tiger Bay | 1959 | | Korchinsky |
Auferstehung | 1958 | | Nechljudoff |
Wet Asphalt | 1958 | | Greg Bachmann |
Two Worlds | 1958 | | Mecky Berger |
Ein Stück vom Himmel | 1958 | | Cabrio-Fahrer (uncredited) |
Monpti | 1957 | | Monpti (young) |
Confessions of Felix Krull | 1957 | | Felix Krull |
The Girl and the Legend | 1957 | | Tom |
King in Shadow | 1957 | | King Christian |
Teenage Wolfpack | 1956 | | Freddy Borchert |
Regine | 1956 | | Karl Winter |
Sky Without Stars | 1955 | | Mischa Bjelkin |
Marianne of My Youth | 1955 | | Vincent Loringer (german version only) |
Adventure in Berlin | 1952 | | Junger Mann am Funkturm (uncredited) |
Warum? | 1951 | Short | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Josh, the Logan Legend | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
Kino-Revue der Welterfolge | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
Live from Lincoln Center | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
Astro-Show Ein Spiel mit den Sternen | 1981 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host |
Dalli Dalli | 1972-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Kandidat |
Strauss and Vienna: On Location: The Great Waltz | 1972 | Documentary short | Himself |
Stars in der Manege | 1966-1972 | TV Series documentary | Performer / Himself |
V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1971 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Samedi soir | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
Show an Bord | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
Kennen Sie Kino? | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
Die Drehscheibe | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
Gala de l'Unicef | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
Zwischenstation | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
Gala de l'union | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
Cinépanorama | 1964 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
I've Got a Secret | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Here's Hollywood | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Himself |
What's My Line? | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
Person to Person | 1961 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Der schwarze Blitz | 1958 | | Himself - Spectator at Skiing Contest (uncredited) |
Horst Buchholz... mein Papa | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
III nach neun | 1976-2001 | TV Series | Himself |
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Boulevard Bio | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
Wetten, dass..? | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1984 | Film Award in Gold | German Film Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle) | Wenn ich mich fürchte (1984) |
1958 | Bravo Otto Germany | Bravo Otto | Best Actor (Schauspieler) | |
1957 | Bambi | Bambi Awards | Best Actor - National | Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957) |
1957 | Special Mention | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | | Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957) |
1956 | Bambi | Bambi Awards | Best Actor - National | Himmel ohne Sterne (1955) |
1956 | Film Award in Silver | German Film Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actor (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Nachwuchsschauspieler) | Himmel ohne Sterne (1955) |
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