Horst Janson (actor)

Horst Janson (born 4 October 1935) is a German actor.

Horst Janson
Born (1935-10-04) 4 October 1935
Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1958-present
Spouse(s)Hella Ruthardt (1982-present) (2 children)[1]
Monika Lundi (1973-1976) (divorced)[2]
ChildrenSarah-Jane (b. 1984)
Laura-Marie (b. 1986)
Websitehttp://www.horst-janson.de/

Career

Horst Janson's career started with the film The Buddenbrooks in 1959. He also featured in Helmut Käutner’s A Glass of Water (Das Glas Wasser, 1960). He also appeared in films such as Ruf der Wildgänse (The Cry of the Wild Geese, 1961), Das Riesenrad (1961), and Robert Siodmak’s Escape from East Berlin (1962).

Among his English-language films are the Hammer Film production Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) and Murphy's War (1971, with Peter O'Toole and Philippe Noiret). He has appeared in many other feature films, including spaghetti westerns with Franco Nero, Eli Wallach and other international productions with Roger Moore, Tony Curtis, Anthony Perkins, Charles Bronson and Robert Wagner.

On television, Janson appeared on the show Der Bastian (1973). Janson has appeared in numerous other works for both film and television. Some of the TV series he worked on were: Salto Mortale (1969–1971), Sesamstraße (the German version of Sesame Street, 1980–1983), Zwei Halbe sind noch lange kein Ganzes (1993), Zwei Schlitzohren in Antalya (1991–1994).

He also appeared in many German, French, Spanish, Italian, and English-language TV movies including Höllenfahrten (Hell Ride, 1998), Der Bunker (1992), Rose et Marguerite (1997), Il segno della scimmia (The Sign of the Ape, 1997), Liebe, Tod und viele Kalorien (2001) and Freundinnen fűr Immer (2003).

He played Captain Bernd Jensen in the ARD series Unter weißen Segeln (In White Sails).

Filmography

Film

His film appearances include:

  • The Buddenbrooks (1959, part 1), as Morten Schwarzkopf
  • …und noch frech dazu! (1960), as Fred
  • A Glass of Water (1960), as Arthur Masham
  • Der Teufel hat gut lachen (1960), as Jürgen Lüdecke
  • Das Riesenrad (1961), as Harry
  • The Cry of the Wild Geese (1961), as Sven Sandbo
  • Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962), as Thomas Ungermann
  • Escape from East Berlin (1962), as Günther Jurgens
  • Le glaive et la balance (1963)
  • Teufelskreise (1963, TV film), as David Mannion
  • Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (1964, TV film)
  • Auf halbem Weg zum Paradies (1965, TV film), as Peter Shean
  • Niemandsland (1965, TV film), as Smithson
  • Der Spielverderber – Das kurze, verstörte Leben des Kaspar Hauser (1965, TV film), as Junger Herr
  • Anatomie eines Unfalls (1965, TV film), as Fred Kirch
  • End of Conflict (Fall erledigt, 1965, TV film), as Corporal Stacey
  • Großer Ring mit Außenschleife (1966, TV film), as Leo Knauf
  • Das Rätsel von Foresthouse (1966, TV film), as Flint
  • Die Liebenden von Florenz (1966, TV film), as Martin
  • Erinnerung an zwei Montage (1966, TV film), as Kenneth
  • Brille und Bombe – Bei uns liegen Sie richtig! (1967)
  • Die Letzten (1967, TV film), as Jakorjew
  • Eine Frau sucht Liebe (1969), as George
  • If You Play with Crazy Birds (1969), as Alfred
  • Der Kerl liebt mich – und das soll ich glauben? (1969), as Rainer Forst
  • You Can't Win 'Em All (1970), as Wollen
  • The McKenzie Break (1970), as Lt. Neuchl
  • Murphy's War (1971), as Lauchs
  • Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen (1971), as Helmut
  • The Captain (1971), as Jörg Neher
  • Long Live Your Death (1971), as Yuma Sheriff Randall
  • Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972), as Sheriff Villaggio
  • Der Ehefeind (1972)
  • Crazy - Completely Mad (1973), as Alex Ross
  • Battle of the Godfathers (Zinksärge für die Goldjungen, 1973), as Erik
  • No Gold for a Dead Diver (1974), as Hans Faerber
  • Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974), as Kronos
  • Spring in Immenhof (1974), as Alexander Arkens
  • The Twins from Immenhof (1974), as Alexander Arkens
  • Shout at the Devil (1976), as Kyller
  • Taxi 4012 (1976, TV film), as Stefan Kamensky
  • The Best of Enemies (1977, TV film)
  • Breakthrough (1979), as Capt. Berger
  • Wie hätten Sie’s denn gern? (1983), as Jack
  • Das Nürnberger Bett (1983)
  • To Catch a King (1984, TV film), as General Schellenberg
  • No Time to Die (1984), as Martin Forster
  • The Last Days of Patton (1986, TV film), as Baron von Wangenheim
  • Veterinarian Christine (1993, TV film), as Thomas Nemes
  • Vukovar: The Way Home (1994), as Klaun
  • Veterinarian Christine II: The Temptation (1995, TV film), as Thomas Nemes
  • ...dann hau ich eben ab (1995, TV film), as Konsinski
  • Il segno della scimmia (1997, TV film), as Professor Simak
  • Les mystères de Sadjurah (1997, TV film), as Schwartz
  • The Last Bomb (Der Bunker – Eine todsichere Falle, 1999, TV film), as General Kilian
  • Liebe, Tod & viele Kalorien (2001, TV film), as Kurt Markmann
  • Freundinnen für immer (2003, TV film), as Fred Jakob
  • Mein Mann, mein Leben und Du (2003, TV film), as Abt Antonius
  • Die Wittelsbacher (2005), as Dr. Schneider
  • Comedy-Schiff (2005, TV film)
  • Da wo es noch Treue gibt (2006, TV film)
  • Momella – Eine Farm in Afrika (2007, TV film), as Graf Rantzau
  • SEK Calw (2007)
  • Winnetou und das Geheimnis der Geisterschlucht (direct-to-video, 2007), as Narrator
  • Dunkelrot (2008, Short), as Erich Krahl
  • Totgesagte leben länger (direct-to-video, 2008), as Gangster Boss
  • Familie ist was Wunderbares (2008, TV film), as Paul Hieronymus
  • Sleepless (2009, TV film), as Herr Sagmeister
  • The Night a Village Vanished (2009, TV film), as Pfarrer
  • Eines Tages... (2010), as Jakob Filzmeyer
  • The Broken Crown (2010)
  • Flaschendrehen (2011, TV film), as Hansen Senior
  • Fliegen lernen (2012, TV film)
  • Destruction of Silence (2013, Short), as Philipp Schmidt (old)
  • La corona spezzata (2014), as Detective Gruber

Television

His TV series, miniseries & shorts appearances include:

  • Sie schreiben mit (1960)
  • Das Kriminalmuseum (1 episode, 1967), as Peter Schmelz
  • ITV Play of the Week (1 episode, 1967), as Franz Muller
  • Landarzt Dr. Brock (3 episodes, 1967), as Michael Rühling
  • The Root of All Evil? (1 episode, 1968), as Max Huber
  • Sein Traum vom Grand Prix (6 episodes, 1967), as Jochen Renk
  • Gestern gelesen (1969)
  • Salto mortale (18 episodes, 1969–1971), as Sascha Doria
  • Seasons of the Year (1 episode, 1971), as Otto Huber
  • Upstairs, Downstairs (1 episode, A Suitable Marriage, 1971), as Baron Klaus von Rimmer
  • George (1 episode, 1972), as Max Steiger Jr.
  • Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau (2 episodes, 1972–1973), as Wolfgang Brettschneider / Jochen Brettschneider
  • Der Bastian (13 episodes, 1973), as Bastian Guthmann
  • Die Abwerbung (1974, TV Short)
  • Hamburg Transit (1 episode, 1974), as Horst Schanzer
  • Les Grands Détectives (1 episode, 1974), as Allan
  • Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1 episode, 1974), as Peter Mangold
  • Härte 10 (5 episodes, 1974–1975), as Piet van Straaten
  • ITV Sunday Night Drama (1 episode, 1976), as Paul
  • Diamantenpfade (aka Diamantensucher) (1 episode, 1978)
  • Die Protokolle des Herrn M (13 episodes, 1979), as Jürgen Textor
  • Sesamstraße (more than 200 episodes, 1980–1983)
  • Smuggler (2 episodes, 1981), as Sir Paul Fisher
  • Sonderdezernat K1 (5 episodes, 1981–1982), as Kriminalmeister Robert Hahn
  • Kontakt bitte... (1 episode, 1983)
  • Kommissariat 9 (1 episode, 1983), as Frank Howard
  • Unsere schönsten Jahre (1 episode, 1983), as Stefan Fuchs
  • Giovanni, da una madre all'altra (3 episodes, 1983)
  • Ein Fall für TKKG (1 episode, 1987), as Herr Lattmann
  • Dirty Dozen: The Series (1 episode, 1988), as Karl Jensen
  • Die Nordlichter (12 episodes, 1988)
  • Forstinspektor Buchholz (1 episode, 1988), as Dr. Elbing
  • Forsthaus Falkenau (3 episodes, 1989–1991), as Herr Vellberg
  • Der Landarzt (5 episodes, 1989–1996), as Jesper Jensen / Felix Spöri
  • Blaues Blut (2 episodes, 1989), as Harlinger
  • Zwei Schlitzohren in Antalya (20 episodes, 1991–1994), as Thomas Parler
  • Geschichten aus dem Leben (1 episode, 1993)
  • Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (2 episodes, 1993), as Fredy Dunka
  • Zwei Halbe sind noch lange kein Ganzes (13 episodes, 1993), as Friedhelm Danner
  • Rosamunde Pilcher (1 episode, 1993), as Otto Peddersen
  • Großstadtrevier (2 episodes, 1993–2015), as Schumacher
  • Ein unvergeßliches Wochenende (1 episode, 1994), as Niko
  • Wildbach (1 episode, 1994), as Benno Kowalczyk
  • Ein Fall für zwei (1 episode, 1995)
  • Hallo, Onkel Doc! (1 episode, 1996), as Herr Steffens
  • Singles (1 episode, 1997), as Siegfried
  • Küstenwache (2 episodes, 1997–2006), as Manfred Kulick / Peter de Waal
  • Sylvia – Eine Klasse für sich (1 episode, 1998), as Nikolas Vater
  • CityExpress (1 episode, 1999), as Toni Morvetz
  • Die Strandclique (1 episode, 1999), as Edgar Kimling
  • Die Wache (1 episode, 2001), as Viktor Frombach
  • Ein unmöglicher Mann (1 episode, 2001), as Dr. Müller
  • Alle meine Töchter (8 episodes, 2001), as Dr. Prestel
  • In aller Freundschaft (2 episodes, 2003–2010), as Robert Borger / Dr. Ingo Petersen
  • Unter weißen Segeln (4 episodes, 2005–2006), as Bernd Jensen
  • Inga Lindström (1 episode, 2005), as Tore Hasselrot
  • Das Traumhotel (1 episode, 2006), as Robert Kaufmann
  • Die Rosenheim-Cops (1 episode, 2006), as Dr. Daxenberger
  • Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main (1 episode, 2006), as Albert Junghans
  • Cologne P.D. (1 episode, 2007), as Heinrich König
  • SOKO 5113 (2 episodes, 2006–2017), as Wolfgang Mahler / Dr. Jan Rudolph / Konrad von Senggen
  • Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (1 episode, 2007), as König Berthold
  • Julia – Wege zum Glück (2 episodes, 2008), as Pfarrer Paul Lehmann
  • Unser Mann im Süden (1 episode, 2008), as Otto Vogel
  • Um Himmels Willen (6 episodes, 2008–2009), as Fritz Rickenbacher
  • Sturm der Liebe (4 episodes, 2008–2009), as Dr. Paul Wielander
  • Countdown - Die Jagd beginnt (1 episode, 2012), as Kuhn
  • Der letzte Bulle (1 episode, 2012), as Hannes Kampeter
  • Die Pfefferkörner (1 episode, 2013), as Hans von der Hagen
  • Tatort (1 episode, 2013), as von Meeren
  • Familie Dr. Kleist (1 episode, 2013), as Friedrich Mattes

References
  1. "Home". horst-janson.de.
  2. "Horst Janson: Aktuelle News, Bilder & Nachrichten zum Schauspieler - WELT".


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