Horst Janson
German film and television actor (1935-2025) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 89
Horst Janson was a German actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is best remembered for roles as captains in the films Escape from East Berlin (1962), a German submarine captain in Murphy's War (1971), the lead role of Captain Kronos in the swash-buckling Hammer Film production Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter...
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Something wrong?A life in dates
The PrivilegeFilm, Grandpa Bergmann2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?Series2012
Fliegen lernenFilm, Dr. Steinberg2009
Les mystères de SadjurahFilm, Schwartz2007
Da wo es noch Treue gibtFilm2003Menschen bei MaischbergerSeries1999
BeckmannSeries1998Alpha ForumSeries1996
Zimmer frei!Series1995
Tierärztin Christine II: Die VersuchungFilm, Thomas Nemes1993Rosamunde Pilcher: Stürmische BegegnungFilm, Otto Peddersen1991
DAS!Series1986
GroßstadtrevierSeries, Schumacher1984
Hijacked to HellFilm, Martin Forster1981
A Case For TwoSeries1978
SOKO MünchenSeries, Konrad von Senggen1976
Shout at the DevilFilm, Kyller1973
Battle of the GodfathersFilm, Erik1971
Der KapitänFilm, 2. Offizier Jörg Neher1970
Scene of the CrimeSeries, Felix van Meeren1969
A Woman Needs LovingFilm, George1963
The Sword and the BalanceFilm, Mac1961
Das RiesenradFilm, Harry1959
Buddenbrooks - 1. TeilFilm, Morten Schwarzkopf1935Born4 October 1935People around Horst
- Wolf C. Hartwig Produced Breakthrough (1979)
Wolfgang Schleif Directed The Twins from Immenhof (1973)
Franz Josef Gottlieb Directed Crazy - Completely Mad (1973)
Jürgen Goslar Directed Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962)
Joseph Offenbach Also in The Buddenbrooks and The Captain
Jürgen Roland Directed No Gold for a Dead Diver (1976)
Katharina Brauren Also in Spring in Immenhof (1976)
Heidi Brühl Also in The Twins from Immenhof (1973)Liselotte Pulver Also in A Glass of Water and The Buddenbrooks
Olga Chekhova Also in The Twins from Immenhof (1973)
Harald Reinl Directed No Gold for a Dead Diver (1976)
Kurt Hoffmann Directed The Captain (1971)
Uschi Glas Also in That Guy Loves Me, Am I Supposed to Believe That? (1969)
Duccio Tessari Directed Long Live Your Death (1971)
Hans Clarin Also in Face to Face and A Woman Needs Loving
Giulio Petroni Directed Life Is Tough (1972)
Gregg Palmer Also in Life Is Tough and The McKenzie Break- Ian Hendry Also in Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
Dan van Husen Also in Long Live Your Death (1971)
Franz Schafheitlin Also in Spring in Immenhof (1976)
Hans Leibelt Also in The Buddenbrooks (1959)
Alfred Weidenmann Directed The Buddenbrooks (1959)
Helmut Ashley Directed No Time to Die (1988)- Hans-Martin Majewski Wrote Das Riesenrad and Escape from East Berlin
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter 1973
Murphy's War 1971
Shout at the Devil 1976
The Privilege 2022
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Television 24
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To English-speaking audiences, he is best remembered for roles as captains in the films Escape from East Berlin (1962), a German submarine captain in Murphy's War (1971), the lead role of Captain Kronos in the swash-buckling Hammer Film production Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974), the German ship captain-lieutenant in the German West African-set war adventure film Shout at the Devil (1976), and a German captain in the war film Breakthrough (1979). On German television he appeared in many films and series, including as the title character in 13 episodes of Der Bastian (1973), and more than 200 episodes of Sesamstraße between 1980 and 1985.
