Dieter Pfaff

Acting

Dieter Pfaff

Born — Died

1947-10-02 — 2013-03-05

Place of birth

Dortmund, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

78 titles

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 16 titles

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar poster
6.1

A small girl is found dead in a deserted underground cellar. She has been dead for some time but there is fresh food for her. Who is she?

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

2006

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Verhängnisvolles Glück

2000

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting poster
5.5

After a woman buys a Japanese shunga painting from an auction and later is found murdered in a hotel in Stockholm, the police gets dragged into a murder investigation where they meet the dark side of the art world.

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

2007

Nie mehr zweite Liga poster
5.3

Diesel, Sheriff and Hopper are not only avid Borussia Dortmund fans, they are also best friends. After a game of their hobby team, one of their teammates takes his own life. While still in mourning, the three buddies discover that the deceased had stashed millions of dollars in a hiding place at work. In the midst of their joy over their unexpected wealth, however, they realize that these are flowers, albeit well-made ones. But that doesn't stop the Ruhr Valley couple from having the bills exchanged for real Deutschmarks.

Nie mehr zweite Liga

2000

A Handful of Grass poster
6.0

Opening in remote Kurdistan, Eine Hand Voll Gras introduces us to the impoverished family of 10-year-old Kendal (Arman Inci). In desperate need for cash to fund his older sister's wedding, Kendal's parents allow themselves to be persuaded by Kendal's uncle (Ercan Durmaz), who lives in Germany, to let the boy go to Germany to make some money. Upon their arrival in Hamburg, the uncle is arrested and Kendal ends up in the temporary care of Hellkamp (Oliver Korittke), a cabby with a shady past. ...

A Handful of Grass

2000

Unser Pappa – Herzenswünsche poster
10.0

Achim Hagenau and his farm neighbor Bärbel Ramsbächle have been happily married for five years. What the former city doctor and current farmer Achim doesn't realize is that Bärbel has been worried about his health for some time. She is convinced that Achim's heart won't play ball much longer if he doesn't finally take a step back. Bärbel herself is troubled by the ongoing dispute with her malicious brother-in-law, the ox farmer, who has set his sights on her farm.

Unser Pappa – Herzenswünsche

2004

The Woman Who Doubted Dr. Fabian poster
4.6

After a small sample of fabric, the eternal student and occasional dealer Paul ends up in the emergency room. Enraged, father Willi takes his offspring back to his sleepy Westphalian home, where foxes and rabbits still say goodnight to each other. He locks him up in the dog kennel on his farm and makes him memorize a doctor's novel to get him out of his head and teach him about real life. But not only Paul's girlfriend Lena, but also two dealers miss Paul and set off in search of him...

The Woman Who Doubted Dr. Fabian

2002

Krieger und Liebhaber poster
3.0

Underworld boss Caesar has a close male friendship with his personal chef Alfons. However, this is put to the test when Caesar wants to have his unfaithful wife Milena killed - and Alfons stands in his way.

Krieger und Liebhaber

2000

No artwork available
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

Verrückt ist auch normal

2003

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Erinnere dich, wenn du kannst

2005

Der tote Taucher im Wald poster
4.4

Shortly before his retirement, provincial detective Hartwich has more mysteries to solve than in his last 20 years of service put together: First, the charred body of a man in a diving suit is discovered after a forest fire, but the nearest lake is miles away. Then a dismembered female corpse turns up, wrapped in the bag of a drinks store that has sent out 1000 of them. And to make matters worse, Hartwich's successor, the eager Tobias Kutschke, starts work just as the investigation begins...

Der tote Taucher im Wald

2000

Ein Vater zum Verlieben poster
5.6

The Berlin businessman and family man Richard Brosche is amazed when he learns that he has a second illegitimate teenage daughter in Mallorca. In his search for traces in the Balearic Islands, a series of mix-ups and surprising revelations arise that completely change Richard's life. - Dieter Pfaff plays the leading role in this quick-witted comedy about the strange paths that not only the male libido sometimes goes.

Ein Vater zum Verlieben

2001

No artwork available
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Einer geht noch

2000

Kaliber Deluxe poster
5.8

Tells the story of a group of gangsters hiding out in a vacation-bungalow who get more than they bargained for.

Kaliber Deluxe

2000

Goebbels und Geduldig poster
7.0

It is 1944 and Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels narrowly escapes an assassination attempt on the way to Obersalzberg. It is whispered to him that his rival Heinrich Himmler is the mastermind and that he has also hidden a double of the propaganda minister. Goebbels sets off immediately. He meets his double, Harry Geduldig, in a mysterious fortress. There is a mix-up. The real Goebbels remains a prisoner in the fortress, while the fake one deceives the guards and escorts and frees his great love Grete Zipfel. At a party meeting in Nuremberg, the people cheer him on. But then the journey takes him into the lion's den: on the Obersalzberg he meets Hitler and finally "his" wife Magda. Harry risks everything to save Grete.

Goebbels und Geduldig

2001

No artwork available
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Newenas weite Reise

2001

1990s · 14 titles

Manta - Der Film poster
4.8

Life is tough on car fanatic Fred. As soon as he has convinced the beautiful hairdresser Tina, he wins an Opel Manta in a raffle and is rid of the lady immediately. From now on, Tina prefers to turn to the photographer Phil. He has what Fred always wanted: a Golf GTI. To make matters worse, he now has to listen to the mocking remarks of his fellow men at every traffic light. But Fred doesn't give up. He finally finds support in the Manta Club. In a big race he finally wants to put his rival GTI-Phil in his place.

Manta - Der Film

1991

Langer Samstag poster
8.0

A retail store owner in a mall fights to cope with her family and customers at the same time that she is threatened with the loss of her lease.

Langer Samstag

1992

Bei mir liegen Sie richtig poster
6.2

Willi Kritz earns his living as a night watchman and corpse washer at the East German Pathological Institute at the Berlin Clinic. In the process, he found another source of income: he steals pathological exhibits and smuggles them to West Berlin disguised as a Berlin bear. His customer is Frundsberg, and the delivery always takes place in his Yankee sleigh.

Bei mir liegen Sie richtig

1990

Late Show poster
5.6

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

Late Show

1999

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Blattlaus

1991

Das Phantom poster
6.3

After each new crime, the department store blackmailer Scrooge comes up with a more sophisticated method of handing over money. The Soko is often hot on his heels, checking thousands of traces and countless clues, but he always manages to escape. While the officers led by Chief Inspector Paule Pietsch reap scorn and ridicule, Scrooge becomes a cult gangster in the public eye. But Soko boss Pietsch is certain: even the phantom Scrooge will make a mistake.

Das Phantom

1994

Racheengel - Stimme aus dem Dunkeln poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Racheengel - Stimme aus dem Dunkeln

1999

No artwork available
4.3

A borderline psychotic young man named Rahul is dangerously obsessed with college student Kiran. When Rahul realizes she's engaged to a naval officer, he vows to stop the wedding and possess her once and for all.

Das schafft die nie

1994

No artwork available
4.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ich habe nein gesagt

1999

Der Schnee der Anden poster
10.0

Martin Becker, a drug addict, journeys to Colombia seeking direct access to supply but vanishes. When his mother Lore is summoned to identify his body, she discovers the corpse isn’t her son, but just someone using his passport. With the aid of adventurous pilot Blain, she uncovers a jungle-backed drug ring where addicts are enslaved by the mafia. Filmed on location in Ecuador, this crime adventure follows their perilous quest for the truth.

Der Schnee der Anden

1990

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kuppke

1996

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Totalschaden

1998

No artwork available
10.0

After the death of her mother, Alice, who was born out of wedlock, learns that her father, who was thought to be dead, is still alive. Unopened letters from the estate put the 18-year-old on the trail of the composer Max Rab, one of her mother's ex-lovers. Under a pretext, Alice manages to move in with the supposed Rab father. When she falls in love with Max, things get complicated...

Zärtliche Erpresserin

1992

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Molls Reisen

1994

1980s · 7 titles

Series credits

DAS! poster
4.7

Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.

DAS!

1991

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Die Harald Schmidt Show poster
7.4

The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

Kölner Treff poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Kölner Treff

1976

NDR Talk Show poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

NDR Talk Show

1979

No artwork available
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

1998

Das Traumschiff poster
5.0

The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.

Das Traumschiff

1981

Zimmer frei! poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zimmer frei!

1996

No artwork available
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

3 nach 9

1974

Beckmann poster
4.5

Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

Beckmann

1999

Nachtcafé poster
4.7

No synopsis available yet.

Nachtcafé

1987

No artwork available
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

1994

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Menschen der Woche

2000

Wetten, dass..? poster
5.6

A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.

Wetten, dass..?

1981

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tietjen und Bommes

1997

Der Fahnder poster
7.3

Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.

Der Fahnder

1984

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sabine Christiansen

1998

Inas Nacht poster
7.8

A late-night show featuring Northern German cabaret artist, singer and presenter Ina Müller - done "Müller-style": talk, comedy and lots and lots of music.

Inas Nacht

2007

No artwork available
NR

Annual awarding of the Grimme Awards.

Grimme Award

1964

No artwork available
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Goldene Kamera

1984

RTL Samstag Nacht poster
7.9

RTL Samstag Nacht was a comedy show, which ran from 6 November 1993 to 23 May 1998 on the German TV network RTL. RTL Samstag Nacht was the first major comedy show in German television, created after the example of the long-running American show Saturday Night Live and broadcast late on Saturday night. It helped comedy in German television to a breakthrough and was a model for several later comedy shows. Karl Ranseier was a recurring character featured in fake news reports telling about his death at the end of each episode. The name Karl Ranseier has become a catchphrase in Germany that has led to its own joke category of Ranseiers which are in widespread usage outside of the comedy origin.

RTL Samstag Nacht

1993

Beck poster
6.8

Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.

Beck

1999

Balko poster
6.2

Balko is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko and his colleague Klaus Krapp. Balko's main characteristics are his coolness and his consistently laid-back appearance, whereas “Krappi” is a typical mama’s boy and very clumsy. The series started in 1995 and has won several television awards.

Balko

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Blauer Panther

1989

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

ARD Buffet

2000

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Wortwechsel

1982

Auf Achse poster
6.5

The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.

Auf Achse

1980

Die Männer vom K3 poster
NR

Die Männer vom K3 is a German television series.

Die Männer vom K3

1988

Stars in der Manege poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Stars in der Manege

1959

Liebling Kreuzberg poster
6.3

Liebling Kreuzberg was a television series on ARD, which was sent in five seasons with a total of 58 episodes the first time from 1986 to 1998. The scripts of seasons one through three and five were from Jurek, of his friend Manfred Krug wrote the role of idiosyncratic Berlin attorney Robert favorite on the body, the fourth season was written by Ulrich Plenzdorf. Director Heinz Schirk, Werner Masten led and Vera Loebner. Producing Series transmitters were the SFB, the NDR and WDR. The music of the first season was. Hans-Martin Majewski, in the later seasons of Klaus Doldinger.

Liebling Kreuzberg

1986

Heimatgeschichten poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Heimatgeschichten

1992

Heimatgeschichten poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Heimatgeschichten

1992

Ein Herz für Kinder poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ein Herz für Kinder

1998

Die Cleveren poster
7.4

Die Cleveren is a German television series that was produced from 1998 to 2003 on RTL. It is about a nation wide special unit of the German Bundeskriminalamt, dealing with serial offenders. The main characters are the profiler Dr. Dominik Born and a policewoman of the BKA, who co-ordinates the necessary steps to be taken by the local police authorities.

Die Cleveren

1998