
Acting
Chris Howland
Born — Died
1928-07-30 — 2013-11-29
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
88 titles
Known for
4.7Every 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
No synopsis available yet.
Volle Kanne
1999
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Kölner Treff
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Die Drehscheibe
1964
5.0The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.
Das Traumschiff
1981
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Zimmer frei!
1996
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
2000s · 2 titles
6.5Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.
The Vexxer
2007
Crew and cast members talk about the making of the 1962 film 'Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer'.
Making of: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer
2005
1990s · 2 titles
4.8Christopher Columbus decides to go on a journey to prove that the Earth is not flat. His companion is a smart wood worm who's on a quest of his own: to save a beautiful fairy princess from the evil lord Swarm and his insect army.
The Magic Voyage
1992
He could have had women, he could have climbed the ladder of his accountancy career, and he could have stood on the podium next to the highest in the land. If only he had wanted to! But Farssmann, shaken by divorce and unwilling to better himself, wants to remain what he is: an ordinary bookkeeper like you and me. And so the dollar deal with Mr. Osbar from Utah (USA) is not the first time he comes into conflict with the very palpable unreality of a country called the German Democratic Republic.
Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse
1991
1980s · 4 titles
8.7Patient No. 7, a man who has been wrongly committed to a psychiatric hospital for years, escapes and embarks on a chaotic journey through the outside world. Disguised as a painter, he causes uproar with his innocent yet eccentric behavior, disrupting the lives of strangers. Along the way, he befriends Marlene, a young woman fascinated by his unconventional charm, much to her jealous husband's frustration. As the line between sanity and madness blurs, the film humorously explores the absurdity of societal norms. Featuring a memorable cameo by Loriot, this quirky satire questions who’s truly "crazy."
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
1981
5.3A German woman and a former French prisoner of war live in 1950s Germany. Instead of playing a role in rebuilding her country, the heroine remains preoccupied with her personal affairs.
Fraulein
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Im Tal des Todes
1980
Documentary that explores the culture and allure of Hollywood, often through the eyes of its most famous icons. The production typically features interviews and footage of classic Hollywood stars, providing a retrospective or behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment industry.
Hollywood, ich komme
1980
1960s · 27 titles
6.8The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.
Apache Gold
1963
6.3During the 1800s, Peru's government sends 2 envoys to negotiate peace with the rebellious Incas but a treasure-hunter bandit shoots the Inca ruler and his son, leaving the 2 envoys to take the blame for it.
Legacy of the Incas
1965
6.4After an automobile accident, in which a man is unrecognizably burnt to a crisp, his wife's only able to confirm the corpse's identity by his talisman: a small, white spider. However, soon, there are more corpses walking around than at a comic con convention and every single one of them was a white spider sitting on or nearby the body.
The White Spider
1963
6.0After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.
The Wild Men of Kurdistan
1965
4.8A couple of beautiful girls are murdered while sunbathing at a luxury hotel. The killer too is murdered, but able to reveal – before dying - that they were disposed of because the “knew too much”. Something bad is being planned in Beirut, and it has something to do with a man called The Sheikh, who has only four fingers. It seems this isn’t a lone incident. The Sheikh is also thought to be behind the assassination of several prominent scientists.
Agent 505 - Death Trap Beirut
1966
5.7Kara Ben-Nemsi, friends and rescuers set out to free a young relative of the guardian of the treasure of the Chaldaeans (Christian sect), who is captured for that fabulous ransom.
Kingdom of the Silver Lion
1965
6.3A group of hooded vigilantes hang wrong-doers with a rope stolen from Scotland Yard's Black Museum.
The Mad Executioners
1963
4.0Young, pretty and innocent, Fanny Hill has lost her parents and must find her way in life amidst the perils of turbulent 18th-century London. She's fortunate enough to rapidly find a place as chambermaid of the effusive Mrs. Brown, who lives in a large house teeming with female 'relatives' in negligée and with very relaxed manners. She also insists that Fanny alone meets various gentlemen who show an ardent interest in her.
Fanny Hill
1964
4.7On an island somewhere in the Caribbean a professor is experimenting with mankind. Meanwhile, The Red Lips are moonlighting on a striptease world tour, but as soon as they hit the stage, the girls are up to their pasties in stiffs, Satanists and Sapphic sadists, all after the professor's secret formula for human clones!
Kiss Me Monster
1969
6.5When a villain named "Der Schut" terrorizes the constituents of Albanian country, which he rules, heroic Kara Ben Nemsi and his sidekick are the only ones who can stop him.
Yellow Devil
1964
6.7A series of knife murders have an odd feature about them; the victims find that their luggage has been packed for them just before their deaths. Scotland Yard investigates, and discover that the murders are linked to an addictive drug called Mescadrine.
The Secret of the Black Trunk
1962
7.0Some guys try to locate a evil guy's secret diamond mine somewhere in Thailand.
Mission To Hell
1964
7.0Some guys try to locate a evil guy's secret diamond mine somewhere in Thailand.
Mission To Hell
1964
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Das hab ich in Paris gelernt
1960
5.0"Red Lips" are two female detectives trying to find missing models and dancers. A pop artist called Klaus Thriller and his werewolf-like assistant, Morpho, are the main suspects for the murderers.
Two Undercover Angels
1969
6.3The beginning of the 20th century. The main character is the young, charming Count Pierre de Sauterne. There have been several conflicts between him and his aristocratic uncle, who, due to his fanatical interest in cars, is called Tøf-Tøf. The authoritative older gentleman also has a pronounced weakness for the female sex, and it irritates him that his nephew far surpasses him in this regard. Uncle Tøf-Tøf decides that Pierre must spend his summer vacation in a secluded family villa on the North Sea coast as punishment, but not long into his stay, two charming girls seek shelter from a thunderstorm.
Halløj i himmelsengen
1965
7.0Murder mystery following the revenge for the theft of a sapphire from a Buddha in a Thailand temple.
The Black Panther of Ratana
1963
6.5Ted Talbot is a prosecutor in Newtonville. In the course of his work, he accuses Jim Conley of robbing a bank and killing the cashier. Ted's wife Jane takes over Conley's defense. When the court sentences the defendant to death, she files for divorce. Beth Conley, the wife, goes to see the prosecutor and asks him to postpone the execution of the sentence for thirty days. When he refuses, she threatens him with revelations. Deputy District Attorney Hal Young witnesses this confrontation...
Frühstück mit dem Tod
1964
4.3The five guys of the band "Sunny Boys" go to Polynesia, where they are forced by external circumstances to throw themselves back into women clothes.
Unsere tollen Tanten in der Südsee
1964
5.3Life is full of surprises. One hopes for an even million and inherits an old bus. Willy, a trumpet player in a jazz band, tries to make the best of it and travels to the sunny south with a few musicians. Barbi and Petra are also part of the party, but they set off on their journey without their father's blessing. The fathers hurry after their disobedient daughters in a fast road cruiser...
Die Post geht ab
1962
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
1962
6.8Albert and Corinna begin a camping site in their backyard and soon welcome a bunch of eccentric, love lost holiday goers.
My Sweetheart Wants to Go Sailing on Sunday
1961
6.3At the behest of their boss, London private detective Charly Biff and his assistant Ingrid are supposed to relax on a cruise along the Adriatic coast. Even before the ship sets sail, Charly gets on the trail of drug smugglers in the port of Portoroz. He soon finds out that they want to transport "snow" on the vacation steamer to Italy and sell it there. And while the other passengers enjoy themselves - and some even discover love - Charly follows the crooks' trail.
Zwei blaue Vergissmeinnicht
1963
A gang of hoods led by "Shark" tries to extort protection money from bar owner Susanne. She soon forms her own gang and claims the tough Charly will protect he. Charly, actually a meek Scotsman, deals with the hoods in spite of himself.
Schlagerparade 1961
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Wir machen Musik
1966
No synopsis available yet.
Der vorvorletzte Tag
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Gauner-Serenade
1960
1950s · 10 titles
5.4Jamboree adheres to the usual formula of late-1950s rock & roll films: A plethora of musical numbers linked together by the wispiest of plotlines. Kay Medford heads the cast as manipulative showbiz agent Grace Shaw. Hoping to land pop singer Pete Porter, Grace connives to break up Pete's romance with female vocalist Honey Wynn. But who cares? The audience came to see such musical faves as Fats Domino, Count Basie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jodie Sands, Ron Coby, Slim Whitman, Carl Perkins, Frankie Avalon, Charlie Gracie and the Four Coins. As a promotional tie-in, Jamboree also features appearances by 21 of North America's top rock-and-roll deejays.
Jamboree!
1957
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Verlobung am Wolfgangsee
1956
6.1Father Scherzer generally buries himself in the books of the castle library, which he is responsible for managing. He is a warm-hearted but somewhat overwhelmed father to his five daughters, ranging from a preschooler to two teenage girls to a successful press photographer who flirts with a dashing dentist. While he is trying to sell the castle to an overbearing American millionaire, the housekeeper quits, and the youth welfare office insists on discipline and order in the five-girl household.
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Die letzte Nacht der Titanic
1955
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Tausend Sterne leuchten
1959
5.3No synopsis available yet.
Der Major und die Stiere
1955
6.7Director Heidebrink cannot prevent his daughter Helga from hitchhiking to the Adriatic Sea with her French friend Suzy. That's why he sends his employee Fred after them incognito. However, he becomes friends with the girls.
Das blaue Meer und Du
1959
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Ball of the Nations
1954
A German film comedy
Frauen sind für die Liebe da
1957
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Küß mich noch einmal!
1956
Series credits
4.7Every 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
No synopsis available yet.
Volle Kanne
1999
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Kölner Treff
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Die Drehscheibe
1964
5.0The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.
Das Traumschiff
1981
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Zimmer frei!
1996
No synopsis available yet.
Menschen der Woche
2000
9.3No synopsis available yet.
Dalli Dalli
1971
9.3No synopsis available yet.
Dalli Dalli
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
7.0Tigerenten Club is a German children's television programme. The programme involves a mix of games, quizzes, cartoons and outside reports from the presenters and children, with the aim to educate and entertain. It is produced by SWR in co-operation with other regional broadcasters, and is broadcast on ARD and KiKa. The logo and the name of the programme is based upon the Tigerente or 'Tigerduck', created by German cartoonist Janosch.
Tigerenten Club
1996
5.7The exciting stories about the cheeky chimpanzee Charly, who finds a new home with a Berlin vet family.
Unser Charly
1995
No synopsis available yet.
Zum blauen Bock
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Sabine Christiansen
1998
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Die Montagsmaler
1974
2.0No synopsis available yet.
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2006
No synopsis available yet.
Was bin ich?
1955
No synopsis available yet.
Im Dialog
1997
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Heut' abend
1980
6.2Balko 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 synopsis available yet.
Der große Preis
1974
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Musik aus Studio B
1961
5.3No synopsis available yet.
Stars in der Manege
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Pssst ...
1990
8.0A "children's birthday party" for adults. Each show featured a celebrity guest who had to take part in crazy, silly and often deliberately "moronic" games. Both presenters had to compete against the respective guest in various games.
Alles Nichts Oder?!
1988
No synopsis available yet.
West.art am Sonntag
2003
No synopsis available yet.
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969
No synopsis available yet.
Musik liegt in der Luft
1991
No synopsis available yet.
Der goldene Schuß
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Flitterabend
1988
No synopsis available yet.
Musik ist Trumpf
1975
5.4Hotel Paradies is a German television series.
Hotel Paradies
1990
5.4Hotel Paradies is a German television series.
Hotel Paradies
1990
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Schmidteinander
1990
7.7Die ProSieben Märchenstunde is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The series is shot in Prague. The screenplays have - amongst others - been written by Tommy Krappweis, Erik Haffner and Norman Cöster who came up with the stories of Bernd das Brot. Additionally, they are directing and have cameo appearances. Many actors use their respective dialect. Die ProSieben Märchenstunde was nominated for the German Comedy Award in the category Best Comedy in 2006. It is also broadcast on Austrian television channel ORF, which is co-producing the series, airing the programme as Die ORF Märchenstunde.
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
2006
No synopsis available yet.
Bei Hübner
2004
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Am laufenden Band
1974
7.7No synopsis available yet.
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Showgeschichten
1986
6.1A German sketch comedy show that prioritises provocative absurdity above all else.
Klimbim
1973

