Helmut Fischer

Acting

Helmut Fischer

Born — Died

1926-11-15 — 1997-06-14

Place of birth

Munich, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

70 titles

In 1972 he played in the Bavarian Television's first episode of the Tatort series, as assistant to then-time Inspector Veigl (played by Gustl Bayrhammer). When Veigl was "retired" in 1981, Fischer was "promoted" to Commissioner Ludwig Lenz and as such he solved a total of seven cases until 1987. In 1974 Helmut Fischer, in his favourite café Münchner Freiheit met director Helmut Dietl. The latter recognised his friend's true talent and in 1980 gave him a major role in the TV series Der ganz normale Wahnsinn in which Fischer for the first time got to play a manquéed playboy. The final breakthrough came in 1983 with Helmut Fischer's series Monaco Franze - der ewige Stenz. Again Helmut Dietl wa…

Known for

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

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

Das Traumschiff poster
5.0

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

Das Traumschiff

1981

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

Bambi poster
9.0

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.

Bambi

1948

No artwork available
NR

Annual awarding of the Grimme Awards.

Grimme Award

1964

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 8 titles

Mama Mia - Nur keine Panik poster
5.8

Because her husband, crime novel author Bert, prefers to spend the evenings with milieu and girl studies in the pubs, Conny files for divorce and moves with the two children from Berlin to Munich. There, she mistakes the new teacher of her daughter with the renovating carpenter, which is quite alright with the teacher as this gives him plenty of opportunity to enjoy Conny’s company. Meanwhile, however, Bert as well has started to understand how good it is to have a cosy home. He comes to Munich in order to win Conny back.

Mama Mia - Nur keine Panik

1984

No artwork available
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Hexenschuß

1987

Three Crazy Jerks II poster
5.4

In 2043, Frank and Xaver have only one big problem with their jobs at a patent office, their boss Dr. Kneitz who's mission it is to make their life miserable. But then an unique opportunity presents itself when an inventor shows up to patent a time machine and they come up with a plan to travel back in time to stop the conceiving of their boss. Accidently Ronny, a night watchman, happens to be in the room with them when they use the time machine and so, in part unwillingly, the 3 of them travel to the year 1988 in Gran Canaria and they only have a couple of days to stop every interaction with potential fathers for the mother to be.

Three Crazy Jerks II

1988

Three Crazy Jerks poster
4.8

Ricky, Walter and Edmund, 3 not very successful and chaotic Daydreamer, meet after all of them get fired from the set of the new Winnetou production. On their way to the next town they meet Rosi and all 3 of them fall immediately in love with her. After an intimate party with just the four of them Rosi finds out that she's pregnant and every one of them could be the father. Till they can be sure who the father is the three of them try to help Rosa out in any way they can and to get the necessary money for the baby, the three of them will try anything, regardless how chaotic the outcome will be.

Three Crazy Jerks

1987

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mein Freund der Scheich

1981

Starke Zeiten poster
5.5

The film consists of several small episodes that take place in and around Munich.

Starke Zeiten

1988

No artwork available
3.7

Chaos in a luxurious castle hotel: a bride doesn't want to get married, a member of the Bundestag seeks relaxation with a fling, a Texan fears the escapades of his wife, who is uninhibited by alcohol. The entanglements pile up because several people are called Schmidt and get mixed up. An awkwardly developed farce produced for television about the sexual escapades of rich philistines; without any deeper interest.

Jede Menge Schmidt

1989

No artwork available
7.5

A young woman wants to know who is responsible for the death of her parents. Ten years ago, little Sonja and her brother Niki Schmitt lost their parents in a car accident. Mayor Gassner provided accommodation for the two at that time. Sonja now returns to her hometown to solve the death of her parents. She blames Mayor Gassner until she learns the whole truth.

Die Undankbare

1980

1970s · 7 titles

1960s · 12 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Familie Schimek

1966

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Umsonst

1967

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Der Komödienstadel - Der Hochzeiter

1962

The Honors of War poster
5.5

One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.

The Honors of War

1962

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Das unverschämte Glück, ein Mann zu sein

1965

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Der Ruepp

1965

Kurzer Prozeß poster
6.7

District Inspector Pokorny was transferred some time ago from Vienna to the fictional Upper Austrian town of Mühlstadt after assaulting a suspect while on duty. There, as he says, he has to deal with "idiotic scoundrels who steal each other's chickens." Police officer Janisch was given a quick trial and sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing the post office in Litzelsdorf. His colleagues do not believe he is capable of such a crime and try to catch the real perpetrators. At the same time, they have to deal with a multitude of other cases.

Kurzer Prozeß

1967

Oh, diese Bayern! poster
10.0

After 50 years of service, the district usher Johann Peter Neusigl is supposed to get awarded a Royal-Bavarian medal of merit. Since government director Steinbeißl has announced that he wants to witness the awarding ceremony in person, district magistrate Kranzeder decided to splash out. He organises, with his wife Amalie, a banquet in their parlour, although both of them rather begrudge Neusigl the award. But after all, it is necessary to cut a good figure for the dignitaries. As the government director arrives, after a few incidents during his journey, belated, the event, however, has already degenerated into a boozy carousal which culminates in a scuffle.

Oh, diese Bayern!

1960

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Knüpfe das Netz nach dem Fisch

1968

Der Röhm-Putsch poster
8.0

The documentary play reconstructs the backstory of the so-called “Röhm Putsch”, during which a few hundred people got killed, depicts the intrigues between the Reichswehr (German army) and the SA, and draws an image of the character of Röhm who, prior to Hitler’s accession to power, was his friend but later got pushed more and more into the background and eventually was disposed of. Röhm, captain during the 1st World War, organisational talent, daredevil, and one of the ‘discoverers’ of the corporal Hitler, was the central figure in the secret power struggles in the just established Hitler state. He demanded a ’second revolution’ and wanted to unite the million-man army of the SA and the Reichswehr under his leadership…

Der Röhm-Putsch

1967

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Italienische Nacht

1966

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Lokalbahn

1960

Series credits

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

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

Das Traumschiff poster
5.0

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

Das Traumschiff

1981

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

Bambi poster
9.0

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.

Bambi

1948

No artwork available
NR

Annual awarding of the Grimme Awards.

Grimme Award

1964

No artwork available
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Was bin ich?

1955

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Romy Award

1990

Polizeiinspektion 1 poster
10.0

Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.

Polizeiinspektion 1

1977

Polizeiinspektion 1 poster
10.0

Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.

Polizeiinspektion 1

1977

Café Meineid poster
8.0

Café Meineid is a German courtroom comedy television series based on actual cases. The series aired 147 episodes from 1990 to 2003 and ended with the death of lead actor Erich Hallhuber.

Café Meineid

1990

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

Stars in der Manege poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Stars in der Manege

1959

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre poster
6.9

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

1967

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee poster
6.4

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee is a German television series.

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee

1990

Master Eder and his Pumuckl poster
7.5

Pumuckl is a Kobold from a German radio play series for children. He is a descendant of the Klabautermänner. He is invisible to people around him except for the master carpenter Eder with whom Pumuckl lives. Pumuckl was invented by Ellis Kaut for a radio play series of the Bavarian Radio in 1961. Later on it was turned into a very successful TV series. Three movies and a musical also deal with the adventures of the little kobold. Pumuckl is one of the most popular characters in children's entertainment in Germany and several generations have now grown up with the cheeky but funny little Kobold.

Master Eder and his Pumuckl

1982

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Okay S.I.R.

1973

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gestern gelesen

1969

Monaco Franze poster
8.2

A Munich detective falls into various misadventures as he pursues criminals and tries to evade women across the city.

Monaco Franze

1983

Unsere schönsten Jahre poster
10.0

Unsere schönsten Jahre is a German television series.

Unsere schönsten Jahre

1983

Der Millionenbauer poster
9.0

Der Millionenbauer is a German television series.

Der Millionenbauer

1979

Funkstreife Isar 12 poster
10.0

Funkstreife Isar 12 is a German television series.

Funkstreife Isar 12

1961

Der Nachtkurier meldet… poster
10.0

Der Nachtkurier meldet… is a German bi-weekly television series that aired 42 episodes on SDR from October 31, 1964 to July 23, 1966.

Der Nachtkurier meldet…

1964

Die Hausmeisterin poster
7.7

Die Hausmeisterin is a German television series.

Die Hausmeisterin

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die verflixte 7

1984

Fast wia im richtigen Leben poster
7.2

Fast wia im richtigen Leben is a German television series that portrays bizarre situations of everyday life in a inimitable comedic way.

Fast wia im richtigen Leben

1979

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn poster
9.0

It all starts with a minor rear-end collision. Gloria meets Maximillian Glanz in the process. Together with their mutual friend Lino, the two experience adventures that are as turbulent as they are insane...

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

1979

Sachrang poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Sachrang

1978

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin

1969

Peter und Paul poster
9.0

Peter und Paul is a German television series.

Peter und Paul

1994

Lilli Lottofee poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lilli Lottofee

1992

Der Staudamm poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Staudamm

1969

No artwork available
7.0

A lighthearted series about an unlikely pair.

Felix und Oskar

1980

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Gerichtsvollzieher

1981

Rette mich, wer kann poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rette mich, wer kann

1986

Unter unserem Himmel poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Unter unserem Himmel

2003

Behind the camera