
Acting
Ludwig Schmid-Wildy
Born — Died
1896-05-03 — 1982-01-30
Place of birth
Aachen, Germany
Known for
Acting
Credits
85 titles
Ludwig Schmid-Wildy was born in 1896 as son of a sculptor from Schwabing, Germany. As a child, he was the model for the "Munchner Kindl", a famous statue in Munich. He became a confectioner-apprentice. Some of his customers were Liesl Karlstadt and Karl Valentin, German actors. In the 1920s he started acting. To the fans of German film and theatre, especially Bavarian "Volkstheater" he will be remembered as the personification of the ancient, clever Bavarian. In real life he was an clever inventor, too. Some of his inventions were a battery, a turbine engine and a machine for potato-dumplings. - IMDb mini biography by: m.lorber@ba.blitz.net
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
No synopsis available yet.
Zum blauen Bock
1957
10.0Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.
Polizeiinspektion 1
1977
8.0Das 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
8.0Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger is a German television series.
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
1965
7.6Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht
1969
Film credits
1970s · 17 titles
5.0The young Count Ettingen leads a dissolute life in Munich with the demanding Baroness Prankha at his side. To finance his life, he has his uncle cut down the forests in his estate without caring about the consequences. When he catches his girlfriend having an affair, however, he retreats to the mountains. From the young alpine dairymaid Lore he learns about another side of life and wants to stop the overexploitation of the forest. But the baroness still wants his money.
Das Schweigen im Walde
1976
4.2Jennifer, Tom and Maria like to have sex together and to rob banks when necessary. Action takes place in typical Bavaria.
Hugs and Other Things
1976
5.3The 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
The planned construction of a railroad line to connect the small town of Dornstein with the wider world. But instead of the shortest and most practicable connection, the route runs through swampy terrain far away from Dornstein. So the mayor goes to Munich to make representations to the ministry. He achieved nothing, but his trip was soon stylized in Dornstein as a campaign against those up there. This leads the magistrate to break off his engagement to the mayor's daughter because of the latter's well-known hostility towards the government. And the people of Dornstein also start to get cold feet ...
Ludwig Thoma- Die Lokalbahn
1972
3.8Christof Müller continues as a prospective student with the train from Augsburg to Munich. Already when Enrolling he is intercepted by the artist life “sports fan”, who introduced him to so many university internals. Along with “Justus von Liebig,” he runs a practice for student hardship cases, but is mostly just drunk and fooling around. Christof lives with his cousin Brigitte, who is behind him, and with him is intimate. In between, he will perform the little fairy and goes with her to the zoo. Because the girl wants not just to the ladies room, he must call and reap evil suspicions of passers-by.
The Bed Student, or What Do I Do With the Girls?
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Der verkaufte Großvater
1976
6.2When a hunter returns home after two years, he finds nothing is like it used to be, as his cruel rival has stolen his bride.
Der Jäger von Fall
1974
A comedy directed by Ernst Schmucker.
Der Komödienstadel - Die drei Eisbären
1973
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel
1974
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben
1975
8.0Thomas Stangassinger may be the farmer on the farm, but his wife Stasi is the master of the house. However, major complications only arise when the two sons Sepp and Toni fall in love with the same girl. The farmer's wife, who is very happy with Vevi as her daughter-in-law, gives the girl a choice: either Sepp or Toni, so that there is peace in the house again. Vevi decides in favor of Sepp. The old farmer is furious and wants to prevent the wedding by any means necessary. As the daughter of the old sawyer Korbi, the girl brings no dowry into the house.
Der Komödienstadel - Das sündige Dorf
1974
No synopsis available yet.
Birnbaum und Hollerstauden
1971
9.0Erotic entanglements among farmers, citizens and local politicians in a Bavarian village at the turn of the century.
Das Glöcklein unterm Himmelbett
1970
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Mattheis bricht's Eis
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Mucki
1972
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Jakob der Letzte
1976
NRThe choral society of the town of Kirchzell is preparing to celebrate its anniversary. Of course, its most famous scion, the world-famous chamber singer Karl Koller, is not to be missed. Unfortunately, the reunion is watered a little too much, which has its pros and cons.
Der Komödienstadel - Der Ehrengast
1970
1960s · 21 titles
7.1No synopsis available yet.
Onkel Filser - Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten
1966
No synopsis available yet.
Meine Frau, die Philosophin
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Die Tochter des Bombardon
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Wenn der Hahn kräht
1964
The villagers of Mauth are notorious for their stinginess. They are so thrifty that they can't even afford an organ for their church. When the mayor of Mauth goes to a wedding in the neighboring village, he attracts the ridicule of the entire pub society. Furious, he goes home and suggests to the local council that they should at least buy an organ to avert the ridicule from the village.
Die Pfingstorgel
1965
9.0The rich and fun-loving brewery owner Xaver Bogenrieder has died. After the funeral, the mourners come to the pub for the funeral feast. The first trouble is already inevitable: It's all about the succession to the Unterbräu and which of the dignitaries will court the beautiful widow. The master brewer, who has long been a silent admirer of the widow, doesn't like this at all. Then the shepherd gives him an idea. The Unterbräu simply has to go around as a ghost, then the false admirers will stay away. Unfortunately, the gravedigger has the same idea, without the one knowing about the other.
Der Komödienstadel - Der Geisterbräu
1963
10.0After 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 synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Krach um Jolanthe
1967
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Der Schusternazi
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Die drei Eisbären
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Die drei Eisbären
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Sturm im Wasserglas
1969
No synopsis available yet.
Der Pfarrer von Gillbach
1968
For decades, the villagers of Haselbach have argued and fought with those of Banzing. But this should finally come to an end: The local councillors decide to reconcile the two villages and the mayors want to seal the peace by marrying off their children. They agree that they don't want to marry each other and that their fathers are only acting out of greed. When they decide to revolt against their elders, they are unexpectedly supported by a "stranger" who brings the reason for the dispute between Haselbach and Banzing out of the dark: the Holledauer Schimmel. Plots are forged, tender bonds of love are forged and in the end everyone ends up where they belong.
Der Holledauer Schimmel
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Der Hochzeiter
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Die Stadterhebung
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Der Ruepp
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Der Zigeunersimmerl
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Graf Schorschi
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Die Lokalbahn
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Altaich
1968
1950s · 7 titles
6.9Kurt Hoffmann′s satire concerning Germany′s development during the first half of the 20th century tells the story of two schoolmates - Hans and Bruno. They could not be more different. While Hans is ambitious and must always work hard for his career, it seems that the happy go lucky Bruno is carefree.
Aren't We Wonderful
1958
8.5Historical adventure comedy film about the beer-brewing mendicant brothers in the mid-18 Century Bavaria, who have to defend themselves against the arrogance of roaming hordes of Pandours: poorly equipped and ill-disciplined irregular troops.
Monks, Girls and Pandours
1952
6.2No synopsis available yet.
Der Jäger von Fall
1957
6.5No matter how much the pastor rails against it, people in his village love each other left and right. No wonder there are so many illegitimate children. Now Toni, a farmer's son, wants to marry Vevi, a waitress. Toni's father secretly fears that Vevi is the fruit of his loins...
Das sündige Dorf
1954
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Zwei Matrosen auf der Alm
1958
No synopsis available yet.
Die Medaille
1955
No synopsis available yet.
Der Komödienstadel - Kraft mal Weg / Das Taufessen / Ja, so ein Auerhahn
1959
1940s · 9 titles
Violanta lives with her parents in a poor cottage in the mountains in Austria. Her family is frowned upon by the local population since her father is a drunk and suspected by the villagers to have caused the death of one of the farmers. One day handsome Marianus Renner comes along. He sees Violanta and immediately starts courting her, They become involved in a relationship, until one day he suddenly does not come to her usual appointment.
Violanta
1942
5.8In a village near a deadly mountain ascent the people repeatedly have to help climbers in danger who didn't make it to the top, in fact nobody made it yet up there. Hansi Knoteck can't stand anymore the danger after a member of the rescue party dies and demands from Attila Hörbiger that he steps back from participating in his rescue efforts. Finally he relents but the villagers ostracize them. In the meantime Winnie Markus tries to seduce Richard Häußler who makes the life for his wife Viktoria von Ballasko a hell through his infidelities.
In the Shadow of the Mountain
1940
9.0Uncle Ludwig’s childless estate hinges on his nephews: Peter studies agriculture and is engaged to Inge, while Paul, a court assessor, loves Marianne, whose father disdains “judges.” Both women secretly visit Bainingen, but Ludwig mistakes Inge for Marianne and vice versa, triggering a cascade of romantic mix-ups.
Die heimlichen Bräute
1942
10.0Sailor Fritz corresponds with several women so he won't have to look for girls when on shore leave. All are keen to marry him, and he is busy fending them off while determining that it is Lotte whom he truly loves.
Herz geht vor Anker
1940
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Der Herr im Haus
1940
10.0Quirky clerk Gamperl is not at all happy with his new boss, the lawyer Dr. Hartwig. For while Gamperl would love nothing more than to sue everyone in sight for every little thing, Hartwig actually advises a number of potential clients to settle their problems outside of court. This has been the case, too, with chief architect Sterneck, who wants to sue the singer Daniela Dannberg, because her vocal exercises have allegedly been disturbing the peace at his country seat in Fried im Winkel. Gamperl thus decides to take it into his own hands to head off to Fried im Winkel, so as to gather damaging evidence against the singer --- and, in the process, manages to bring the village residents to a state of litigious hysteria. When Hartwig learns of the chaos Gamperl has caused, he immediately departs for the village. Yet while he desperately attempts to put things to right, his wife then starts to think he's having an affair with the singer!
Ich bitte um Vollmacht
1944
5.8No synopsis available yet.
The Fire Devil
1940
No synopsis available yet.
Der ewige Klang
1943
No synopsis available yet.
Der Ochsenkrieg
1943
1930s · 5 titles
6.3This powerful anti-war film statement focuses on the plight of a German unit in World War I that finds itself surrounded by British and French forces.
Shock Troop
1934
In the small town of New Frisco in Alberta, Canada, a stranger named Norton arrives, checks into the most expensive hotel room, and begins courting a saleswoman named Doris. Without revealing anything further to the residents, he starts tinkering with a piece of land outside of town, which arouses considerable interest in him. Inspector de Lacy also becomes very concerned about Norton, even though there is no evidence of any wrongdoing.
Gold in New Frisco
1939
6.6This Nazi propaganda film tells about the "freikorps" movement in post-World War I Germany. Freikorps were armed extreme-right-wing paramilitary groups, often composed of street thugs, ex-convicts and unemployed veterans, who engaged in street battles and assassinations of political opponents, usually leftist or Communist groups. Many of these "freikorps" were absorbed into the S.A. (Storm Troopers) and, later, the SS after Adolf Hitler came to power
For the Rights of Man
1934
6.6This Nazi propaganda film tells about the "freikorps" movement in post-World War I Germany. Freikorps were armed extreme-right-wing paramilitary groups, often composed of street thugs, ex-convicts and unemployed veterans, who engaged in street battles and assassinations of political opponents, usually leftist or Communist groups. Many of these "freikorps" were absorbed into the S.A. (Storm Troopers) and, later, the SS after Adolf Hitler came to power
For the Rights of Man
1934
7.3Poldi Sonnleitner had actually wanted to trade the local mountains for the vastness of the open sea. That’s why he had become a sailor. But during a visit home, everything suddenly changes for him, because all he wants is to stay with his girlfriend Dorle, the grocer’s daughter. When he learns that she has long been promised to the village blacksmith Domini—once Poldi’s best friend—he sets out on a life-threatening mountain trek in a fit of rage. As fate would have it, only his friend Domini can save him.
Gewitter im Mai
1938
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
No synopsis available yet.
Zum blauen Bock
1957
10.0Polizeiinspektion 1 is a German television series.
Polizeiinspektion 1
1977
8.0Das 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
8.0Das 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
8.0Das 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
8.0Das 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
8.0Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger is a German television series.
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
1965
7.6Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht
1969
7.6Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht
1969
7.6Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht
1969
7.6Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht
1969
10.0Funkstreife Isar 12 is a German television series.
Funkstreife Isar 12
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Zwickelbach & Co
1976
10.0Kommissar Freytag is a German television series.
Kommissar Freytag
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Münchner Geschichten
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Karl Valentins Lachparade
1971
Behind the camera
6.3This powerful anti-war film statement focuses on the plight of a German unit in World War I that finds itself surrounded by British and French forces.
Shock Troop
1934
6.0A love story, which takes place in an Upper Bavarian mountain village: the young teacher Mathias is very popular among his students for his progressive methods of teaching, but his methods have aroused the displeasure of the head teacher. Stasi, the future heiress of the Rosenhof, loves Mathias. But her grandparrents have a different man in mind for her: were she to marry Sepp, the son of the mayor, who resides on the neighboring farm, the two estates could be joined together as one. When the head teacher's daughter begins to get the hots for Mathias, Stasi quickly gets prepared to marry Sepp. But then, Mathias tells her of his love for her.
Die Erbin vom Rosenhof
1942
6.5Xaver Bimshofer is the richest peasant in the village; and therefore, his only daughter Lenerl should marry a guy, who is diligent enough to keep the exemplary farm running. But Bimshofer doesn’t know, that Lenerl has long been a couple with the servant Sepp. So he suspects that every young man in the village wants to conquer his poor, innocent daughter. So that Lenerl really resists all these attempts, he gets a stone statue from Thomas Kammerlehner’s barn, “The Chaste Kunigunde”, which is supposed to protect the girl’s chastity and to protect her from sin by its positive energy.
Die keusche Sünderin
1944
No synopsis available yet.
Die Junggesellenfalle
1953
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Der scheinheilige Florian
1941
6.3A farmer shelters his brother, a wood carver, from the police who want him for the murder of a local official. In a subplot, a mountain girl finds her soulmate in a young forester.
Der Edelweißkönig
1939
Film by Schmid-Wildy.
Schach der Eva
1934

