Acting
May 27, 1940
Mohrungen, Germany
Wilfried Baasner
Acting
Biography
Wilfried Baasner (born May 28, 1940, in Mohrungen; died March 28, 2006, in Athens) was a German actor. Baasner grew up in Lauenburg and Hamburg. At the age of 17, he left secondary school and began his acting training at the Hamburger Kammerspiele under Ida Ehre. This was followed by theater engagements at various venues, including the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, the Wiener Volkstheater, the Wiener Schauspielhaus, the Hamburger Kammerspiele, the Landesbühne Hannover, and the Renaissance-Theater in Berlin. In 1982, Baasner received the prestigious Kainz Medal for his portrayal of John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance's *The Elephant Man* at the Schauspielhaus Wien. He also garnered significant acclaim for his role in the television drama *Hautnah* (1985), which was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize. Baasner achieved nationwide fame through his role as the unscrupulous Achim Lauritzen in the ZDF television series *Das Erbe der Guldenburgs*. His bald head—originally shaved for a production of Bertolt Brecht's *The Threepenny Opera*, in which he played Mackie Messer—later became his trademark. During the final years of his life, Baasner lived primarily in Greece. He died in 2006 in a hospital in Athens.
Feature Films (11)
The four young snoopers Tim, Karl, Kloesschen and Gaby by chance discover a hidden cave near an old castle. In it there's a board that seems to describe the way to a legendary sword. They ask their history teacher Schindler about it. He forbids them further actions, but secretly continues investigations with help of two ruthless criminals. But our young heros don't give up on an adventure so fast...
Four Junior Detectives
Judit is up to her neck in art studies and the elitist art community but chucks it all to pursue a successful career as a billiard professional -- not exactly a likely alternative in real life, but certainly more lucrative. Just as she is finally at the apex of her chosen second field, Judit encounters male jealously and/or aggression in the form of intentional snubs from this different class of snobs, or in the worse instances, rape. Director Kitty Kino portrays many of the male figures in this film as weak, or drunk, or simply offensive, and because of the emphasis on those traits, the film will raise objections from some viewers. On the other hand, many women might see this film and feel that at least it brings up the difficulties women can face in getting ahead in a male-dominated arena, instead of side-stepping or ignoring the role of male prejudice.
Karambolage
A legendary blue diamond draws five friends on an arduous expedition to the jungles of Thailand. Things go wrong after a murder, with one friend going to prison. The friends are reunited after seven years when one is kidnapped.
Der blaue Diamant
Private eye Dold, a specialist in surveillance tasks, is sent to investigate a Frankfurt bordello boss. He's a pain in the butt for many in the red-light district and is to be overthrown to pave the way for financially strong speculators to lucratively redevelop the area. Dold, who always saw his work as morally justified, comes to doubt the rightness of his actions far too late.
Hautnah
Kathrin Bischoff has a great chance of becoming world champion in figure skating. But not everyone is happy for her. After a vicious attack on Kathrin, her mother and coach Maria hires bodyguard Alex. The threat seems to be over. In top form, Kathrin wins the world championship. Then scandal strikes: cocaine is found in her rival Sabine's locker. Sabine accuses Alex of planting the drugs on her. Kathrin doubts her bodyguard and fires him. The devious assassin has been waiting for just this moment...
Mit verbundenen Augen
A reporter becomes embroiled in a deadly game when researching a series of murders on a South American island.
Der schwarze Fluch
Television & Series (25)
The exciting stories about the cheeky chimpanzee Charly, who finds a new home with a Berlin vet family.
Unser Charly
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP was a German hospital drama television series which aired on Sat.1 between 1996 and 2005. The series covered the work of a team of doctors, nurses and caregivers in the fictional Hamburg Hansa Clinic, located in the Altona district.
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
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.
