Jan Hendriks

Acting

Jan Hendriks

Born — Died

1928-12-06 — 1991-12-13

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

78 titles

Jan Hendriks (born Heinz Joachim Hinz, December 6, 1928, Berlin – died likely December 13, 1991, Berlin) was a German actor and voice actor. After studying acting at the Hebbel Theatre school in Berlin, he began his career on stage before making his film debut in Robert A. Stemmle’s Sündige Grenze (1951), for which he became the first winner of the German Film Award for Best New Actor. He went on to appear in more than 90 film and television productions, including several Edgar Wallace films. Hendriks was widely known to television audiences for his role as Inspector Martin Brenner in the crime series Der Alte (1977–1986). He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing performers such as Humphre…

Known for

The Old Fox poster
6.3

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

The Old Fox

1977

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Zum blauen Bock

1957

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

German Film Award

1951

The Commissioner poster
8.0

Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.

The Commissioner

1969

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

Film credits

1960s · 23 titles

The Devil's Daffodil poster
5.8

A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.

The Devil's Daffodil

1961

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West poster
5.4

Colonel William Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, intends to put an end to the dishonest relations between a gang of white swindlers and the Indian, Yellow Hand. So he goes to the chief of Yellow Hand's tribe, Wise Fox, and tries to convince him to sign a peace treaty with the Federal troops. In order to avoid this, Yellow Hand abducts Wise Fox's daughter, pretending that the soldiers have done it.

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West

1964

The Man with the Glass Eye poster
5.5

A man is found dead in a London hotel. The knife is still firmly stuck in the victim's chest, and Inspector Perkins strangely finds a glass eye in his jacket pocket. Kurt after that a second, mysterious murder happens: A city-famous dancer of the Las Vegas Girls, who perform at the London Odeon Theater, is poisoned. Is there a connection between the pretty dancer and the hotel guest? Inspector Perkins and his colleagues are pressed for time. The "man with the glass eye" strikes deadly again and again. A first clue leads Scotland Yard to a billiard club, where one has to show a glass eye as an admission ticket.

The Man with the Glass Eye

1969

The Inn on the River poster
6.8

A serial killer named The Shark is terrorizing London by killing his victims with a speargun and then, dressed in a scruba-diver's wetsuit, using the city's sewer tunnels to make his getaway.

The Inn on the River

1962

The College Girl Murders poster
6.8

Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.

The College Girl Murders

1967

Duel at Sundown poster
5.8

During a cattle drive, Don McGow leaves the herd in charge of his younger brother and rides off. When the herd is reported stolen he blames himself and goes in search of the thieves.

Duel at Sundown

1965

The Door with Seven Locks poster
6.5

A rich man bequeaths seven keys to seven of his friends, but only one will unlock the door to untold wealth.

The Door with Seven Locks

1962

Castle of the Creeping Flesh poster
4.5

In an ancient castle, a mad scientist is trying to revive his dead daughter by an operation, but there are certain body parts he needs that he can't get. His problem is solved when a group of drunken party-goers stumble into his castle.

Castle of the Creeping Flesh

1968

The Squeaker poster
6.5

Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.

The Squeaker

1963

Non sta bene rubare il tesoro poster
8.0

Eurospy crime-comedy with Marie-France Pisier

Non sta bene rubare il tesoro

1967

Brainwashed poster
7.1

Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They want to break him to confess smuggling. Without any mental sustenance, the only thing left to keep his mind busy is an old tactics book for chess.

Brainwashed

1960

Mal drunter – mal drüber poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mal drunter – mal drüber

1960

Appointment in Beirut poster
6.0

When an international casino crime ring is planning a big score at a fixed roulette game, the casino police enlists the help of Jeff Miller, an alcoholic croupier, to nab the bad guys. Jeff is attracted to Laura, a singer at the casino, but she prefers the company of the leader of the thieving casino ring.

Appointment in Beirut

1968

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tolles Geld

1964

Hotel Royal poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

Hotel Royal

1969

Mark of the Tortoise poster
6.6

English millionaire Sir Cyrus Bradley is being blackmailed by “The Tortoise” Crime Syndicate. He is to pay £ 100,000.00 Pounds to stay alive and not be murdered. After his refusal to pay the money, he is quickly killed. Cyrus‘ nephew, Don Micklem, plans to avenge the death of his uncle and sets out on a quest to expose “The Tortoise“…

Mark of the Tortoise

1964

No artwork available
7.0

Doris Putzke is fond of dating men in her quest to find the perfect one. In her brief relationships, she goes from one disillusionment to another, constantly deluding herself about the intentions of her lovers.

The High Life

1960

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Man soll den Onkel nicht vergiften

1965

Isle of Sin poster
7.0

On the way from Mexico City to Caracas, a plane crash-lands on an uninhabited island. The criminal Mario Bertelli terrorizes the other survivors. He prevents them from sending emergency signals.

Isle of Sin

1960

Immer wenn es Nacht wird poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Immer wenn es Nacht wird

1961

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der tolle Tag

1962

No artwork available
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Mit besten Empfehlungen

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Das lange Weihnachtsmahl

1962

1950s · 24 titles

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino poster
5.6

German Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied advance on Rome.

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

1958

Arms and the Man poster
6.6

1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée.

Arms and the Man

1958

Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell poster
7.5

In spite of his blustering manner and his refusal to listen to what the patients have to say, Dr. Doppelsieder is highly respected in the Upper Bavarian town of Bayrischzell, because he (almost) always has the right remedy and effective advice ready for the sick. The only person he can't help is Pfundtner, the rich Guldenhof farmer. He wants a remedy that, after seven daughters, will finally help him and his wife to the longed-for farm inheritance.

Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell

1957

Bobby Dodd intervenes poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bobby Dodd intervenes

1959

She Walks by Night poster
5.0

Based on an actual murder case in Frankfurt after the war, the film tells the story of the murder of Rosemarie, a prostitute, and how she ended up strangled in her apartment.

She Walks by Night

1959

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hochzeitsglocken

1954

Dark Eyes poster
8.0

Violin virtuoso Fedor Varany meets on the train from Nice to Vienna Helene Samboni, the lover of the Chamber of Commerce President Alexander Grabner and still-wife of the artist Samboni. Fedor falls in love with her without betraying his identity.

Dark Eyes

1951

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Colombe

1958

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Königin der Arena

1952

The Farmer from Brucknerhof poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Farmer from Brucknerhof

1956

Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert

1954

No artwork available
4.7

No synopsis available yet.

Paradies der Matrosen

1959

Alibi poster
6.7

An industrialist's wife was killed and now her lover is accused of murder.

Alibi

1955

The Casino Affair poster
8.5

In a casino in a West German health resort, one often sees Sybille - an attractive young student actress. With her winnings from the roulette table, she attempts to finance her studies. Despite a rather lucky streak, her winnings are a little on the lean side. She doesn't, however, gamble with her own money but with that of Dr. Busch, a lawyer, who likes to stay in the background with the argument that gambling houses are not the proper turf for a serious lawyer. From him, Sybille receives only a small share of her winnings later, and only through the intervention of Gerhard Fischer, a journalist, does Sybille come to realize her role in Dr. Busch's fraudulent scheme.

The Casino Affair

1957

Die Barrings poster
7.0

The landowner Fried von Barring marries the beautiful but extravagant Gerda von Eyff. Fried’s father, who was initially opposed to the marriage, seems to have softened his stance, until he is proven wrong. Without her husband’s knowledge, Gerda carries out costly renovations on the house, throws lavish parties, and seizes every opportunity to spend lavishly. Fried is forced to take out loans, and arguments between the couple become increasingly frequent, to the point where even a new pregnancy can no longer resolve their differences.

Die Barrings

1955

Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf poster
7.5

Adaptation of a novel by Johannes Mario Simmel. The story takes place in the Dolomites, where a conflict arises between the clergy of a monastery and the inhabitants of a shanty town for construction workers over the water supply. A young novice feels increasingly attracted to the men who, after work, enjoy themselves in dimly lit bars with music and alcohol with easy girls. As a result, she is in danger of falling away from the faith and, instigated by a woman from the village, even leaves the convent. In the end, however, she finds her way back to God.

Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf

1958

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Keiner stirbt leicht

1956

Sündige Grenze poster
7.5

Film about young smugglers.

Sündige Grenze

1951

Heimweh nach Deutschland poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Heimweh nach Deutschland

1954

Hunter’s Blood poster
10.0

Young forester Sixt is wounded one night. Smuggling in the mountains is the reason. By day, the brothers Benno and Simon Schaidler are respectable citizens - by night, they are smugglers and poachers. They daredevilly pursue their nocturnal "craft". However, a number of people in Aurach have no idea of the smugglers' activities. For example Barbara, the landlady of the "Gamsbock", and her sister Gretl. One night Sixt, the young forester, is wounded by a pistol shot. Suspicion falls on forester Aiblinger, since it is his lost service pistol that is found near the wounded man.

Hunter’s Blood

1957

Forbidden Paradise poster
3.0

Combining documentary elements with a playful narrative, the film explores the evolution of bathing culture and social morals in Germany. Set in a summer resort where traditional values clash with more liberal attitudes, it humorously reflects on changing views of decency, freedom, and modern life.

Forbidden Paradise

1958

Passionate Doctor poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

Passionate Doctor

1959

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der große Zapfenstreich

1952

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Roman eines Frauenarztes

1954

Series credits

The Old Fox poster
6.3

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

The Old Fox

1977

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

Derrick poster
6.0

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Derrick

1974

No artwork available
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Zum blauen Bock

1957

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

German Film Award

1951

The Commissioner poster
8.0

Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.

The Commissioner

1969

The Commissioner poster
8.0

Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.

The Commissioner

1969

The Commissioner poster
8.0

Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.

The Commissioner

1969

The Commissioner poster
8.0

Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.

The Commissioner

1969

Das Kriminalmuseum poster
8.0

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken

1979

Stahlnetz poster
7.5

Stahlnetz is a German television series.

Stahlnetz

1958

Dem Täter auf der Spur poster
10.0

Dem Täter auf der Spur is a German television series.

Dem Täter auf der Spur

1967

Polizeifunk ruft poster
5.0

Polizeifunk ruft is a German television series.

Polizeifunk ruft

1966

Der Kurier der Kaiserin poster
9.0

Der Kurier der Kaiserin is a German Television series.

Der Kurier der Kaiserin

1970

Richelieu poster
9.5

In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others

Richelieu

1977

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jörg Preda berichtet

1966

Drüben bei Lehmanns poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Drüben bei Lehmanns

1970

Cliff Dexter poster
9.0

Cliff Dexter was a detective series in the ZDF 1966 until 1968. It produced two seasons each with 13 episodes each 25 minutes, lead actor was Hans von Borsody. Other performers have included Hans Schellbach as Commissioner Meinert, Sabine Bethmann as Jacqueline and Andrea Dahmen as Carrol. In two episodes occurred Günter Strack. Cliff Dexter is a former FBI agent who - working as a private investigator - in a German city. Parts of the series were filmed in Hamburg, including the startup sequence, runs in his Mercedes Benz Dexter Cliff SEb convertible through the Wallringtunnel to his office. The series was, although popular with audiences, not continued after 26 episodes, probably partly because the critics little good at the 'pocket-Bond' was. Yet in this series broadcast period 1966-1968 reached regularly 36-38 million viewers.

Cliff Dexter

1966

Slim Callaghan greift ein poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Slim Callaghan greift ein

1964

Death Runs After Them poster
7.0

Engineer Morrison returns to England after a long stay in America. Terrible news awaits him: his sister Alice is said to have committed suicide.

Death Runs After Them

1967

67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze poster
3.3

TV series which serves as an extended version of the film of the same title.

67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze

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