Roy Black

Acting

Roy Black

Born 1943-01-25 · Bobingen, Germany

Roy Black (January 25, 1943 – October 9, 1991) was a German schlager singer and actor, who appeared in several musical comedies and starred in the 1989 TV series, Ein Schloß am Wörthersee. Born Gerhard Höllerich in Bobingen, Bavarian Swabia, Germany, Black attended the gymnasium in Augsburg and, aged 20, founded the rock and roll band Roy Black and His Cannons. His stage name derived from his black hair and his idol, Roy Orbison. Roy Black and His Cannons achieved some local fame and were offered a recording contract with Polydor Records. However, his record producer Hans Bertram decided on a solo career for Black, and a switch to romantic songs for his protegé, a decision which soon led to nationwide fame. In 1966, his single "Ganz in Weiß" — a romantic song about marrying in white — sold in excess of one million copies by the end of 1967. His 1969 song "Dein schönstes Geschenk", sold one million copies by May 1970, having spent nine weeks at number one in the German chart. From 1967, Black also took on roles in several musical comedy films, for example in the 1969 movie Hilfe, ich liebe Zwillinge (Help, I Love Twins) opposite Uschi Glas. In 1974 Black announced his engagement to model Silke Vagts (1945-2002), and the couple got married in Munich the same year. In 1976 their son Torsten was born. They divorced in 1985. Six years later Black died of heart failure, in Heldenstein near Mühldorf am Inn, which was assumed to be a result of his addiction to alcohol and pharmaceuticals. The punk band Wizo wrote a song disparaging Black after his death, changing the lyrics of a children's song to "Roy Black ist tot" ("Roy Black is dead").

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Auf den Flügeln bunter Träume

1968

Wenn du bei mir bist poster
5.3

Pilot Chris Bergen falls in love with Tamani, a Thai woman, on a flight to Bangkok. It is only later that he learns she is a princess and is supposed to marry a prince at her father’s behest.

Wenn du bei mir bist

1970

Paradies der flotten Sünder poster
5.0

Ignaz Hirnbeißer has won the lottery. Now he has the money to travel to where the smartest playboys and the hottest girls can be found. However, he is told adventurous stories about this place at the travel agency.

Paradies der flotten Sünder

1968

Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu poster
5.4

A ship, a bus, a pastor, a businessman and a lot of alcohol.

Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu

1971

The Heath Is Green poster
6.9

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The Heath Is Green

1972

Kinderarzt Dr. Fröhlich poster
4.9

A young woman pharmacist, Eva, is very friendly with a children's doctor, Dr. Fröhlich. Eva's small nephew Peter lives with her and she is often thought to be his mother. A number of amusing and more serious misunderstandings arise from this situation...

Kinderarzt Dr. Fröhlich

1972

Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten poster
4.3

The days of the Schlosshotel Seefels appear to be numbered. Hotelier Theo Frobenius is forced to sell his hotel to group boss Mertens in the face of massive competition. Frobenius learns that Mertens wants to secretly inspect the hotel. In order to drive up the price, the hotelier wants to make him believe that the business is flourishing.

Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten

1971

Immer Ärger mit den Paukern poster
6.6

Peter Hartung, a student at the technical college, just wanted to take his little brother Paul to boarding school. On the way there, his friend Hans Werner tries to persuade him to swap roles. Peter wouldn't dream of going to school for Hans, but only changes his mind when he makes the acquaintance of Christa, who works at the neighboring fashion school. He has no idea that Christa has just broken off her engagement to Dr. Werner, his future literature teacher. The lessons with his jealous ex-fiancé turn into a gauntlet, but this does nothing to dampen the general good mood. Brother Paul also causes a lot of excitement. Not a day goes by without him plotting a prank. Within the sacred school walls, the wildest boarding school comedy since the introduction of compulsory education unfolds - explosions, police action and fire alarms - but principal Dr. Schwabmann takes it all in his stride.

Immer Ärger mit den Paukern

1968

Alter Kahn und junge Liebe poster
6.8

Car salesman Mark sails down the Rhine to Amsterdam in an old barge with his friend Ulli and a girl named Elke. During his shore leave, Mark repeatedly encounters the pretty tour guide Petra, who is traveling to the same destination with a busload of tourists. The two fall in love.

Alter Kahn und junge Liebe

1973

Hilfe, ich liebe Zwillinge! poster
6.0

Young photographer Andy is commissioned to take advertising photographs of the film star Hanna Peters. She is on holiday, and to his confusion and bewilderment Andy finds that her twin sister works in Hanna's hotel. The comedy of errors that arises keeps Andy on tenterhooks until he finds his true love in sister Renate.

Hilfe, ich liebe Zwillinge!

1969

Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer poster
5.3

The young architect Hannes Cremer wants to forget all professional stress on his grandfather's Black Forest farm. He falls in love with the student Renate, but her romance is thwarted by Hannes' beloved admirer Janine. When Renate disappears, Hannes and his friend Uwe find so many surprises. Music comedy with Roy Black.

Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer

1974

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Schlager nonstop Die 60er – Merci, Cherie

2018

Unser Doktor ist der Beste poster
6.1

The nurse Loni helps the young pediatrician Lennie Sommer to fight against the plans of the head of the clinic, who wants to close the children's ward. She also gets to know the charming pediatrician in private.

Unser Doktor ist der Beste

1969

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So schön wie heut', so müßt' es bleiben

1981

Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut poster
5.0

The composer Kristian Wernher is supposed to transport uranium-containing rock samples from Brazil to Austria, specifically to Lake Wörthersee, for his father, the head of “Internationale Berg AG”. Everything is carried out in the strictest secrecy, but soon two agents are after Kristian. But that is not his biggest problem. An unpleasant surprise awaits Kristian at the delivery point.

Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut

1971