Acting
Jan Groth
Born — Died
1921-01-15 — 1993-07-17
Place of birth
Bielitz, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland]
Known for
Acting
Credits
30 titles
Known for
6.2Tatort 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
6.3A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
The Old Fox
1977
6.0Derrick 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
7.3Der 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
10.0Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.
Polizeiinspektion 1
1977
6.5The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.
Auf Achse
1980
Film credits
1980s · 4 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Sylter Novelle
1985
6.5Shots are suddenly fired at a rally. A young man is arrested from the crowd. During questioning, he claims to have acted alone in order to make a statement. His court-appointed lawyer, Landau, suspects that his client is not telling him the truth. He begins to investigate the motives behind the crime and discovers that the boy is under the influence of extremist circles and ideas. But Landau cannot prove this influence of hatred and violence...
Man Under Suspicion
1984
6.8Francois Korb is an arms manufacturer who sold both to the Germans and the Allied forces. Korb's home life is less than ideal, since his wife is having an affair with his brother, and his young son is inseparable from a teddy bear. To remedy the son's situation, the parents take in a little refugee girl as a temporary companion and playmate, and the two children become fast friends.
Embers
1983
A line-puller at the soccer stadium, apparently once an active footballer himself, breaks out in his chalk car and is confounded to discover that lines play an important role not only in his job.
Himmel und Hölle
1986
1970s · 9 titles
7.3A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
6.2Thomas, the son of a prison warden, falls for Martin, one of the prison inmates. After Martin is released, they try to build a relationship and a life together but, no one will leave them alone.
The Consequence
1977
5.3A fur hunter living as a hermit in the Alaskan mountains is mistakenly suspected of the murder of a gold prospector. The murdered man's sister hires a gunslinger to catch the hunter, but after a dramatic confrontation, the two men become friends. Adventure movie based on Jack London's novel "Son of the Wolf".
Cry of the Black Wolves
1972
4.5The story of a Hamburg brothel in which the wealthy female clientele spend a lot of money on the male employees. When the boss of the house has happily married off his daughter, he sells his establishment - just in time before it literally collapses.
Das gelbe Haus am Pinnasberg
1970
No synopsis available yet.
Die Fremde
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Zwei Tore hat der Hof
1979
10.0Two men lose their jobs and have to start from scratch. They go their separate ways about it, but their paths sometimes cross.
50/50
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Amor
1978
10.0Zündschnüre explores the emotional and psychological aftermath of war. The story follows two former soldiers who return home after serving in a brutal conflict. They find themselves struggling to reintegrate into civilian life, grappling with trauma, guilt, and their difficult pasts. As they attempt to reconnect with their families and rebuild their lives, the haunting effects of war continue to haunt them, testing their resilience and relationships. Fuses is a poignant and intense exploration of human suffering, healing, and the lingering scars of violence.
Fuses
1974
Series credits
6.2Tatort 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
6.2Tatort 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
6.3A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
The Old Fox
1977
6.0Derrick 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
6.0Derrick 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
7.3Der 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
10.0Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.
Polizeiinspektion 1
1977
6.5The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.
Auf Achse
1980
7.5In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980
4.5No synopsis available yet.
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
1979
8.0Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger is a German television series.
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
1965
Detektivbüro Roth is a German television series.
Detektivbüro Roth
1986
Anwalt Abel is a German television film series, broadcast on ZDF between 1988 and 2002. 20 television films were produced, based on the detective novels of Fred Breinersdorfer.
Anwalt Abel
1988
No synopsis available yet.
Okay S.I.R.
1973
7.8Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein is a TV adaption of a novel of the same name by Austrian author Johannes Mario Simmel. Directed by Thomas Engel Siegfried Rauch walks in the footsteps of O. W. Fischer who played the protagonist "Thomas Lieven" already in 1961, just one year after the bestseller had been released. The series is unique for providing a little cooking show at the end of each episode. The book also includes recipes because "Thomas Lieven" is an accomplished amateur cook.
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977
No synopsis available yet.
Der Geisterwald oder Des Raben Rache
1988
Toward the end of World War II, Kurt Marenke, a farm boy, is separated from his family while fleeing East Prussia. It is not until two years later that he is reunited with his mother and his sister Ella in the small village of Kudenow in Schleswig-Holstein. Their father is dead, and their brother Bruno is missing in Russia. The Marenkes live in the chicken coop of the large-scale farmer Fiete Kock. Other refugees live crammed together in the barn.
Kudenow oder An fremden Wassern weinen
1981