Delmare, Fred

In Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben © DEFA-Stiftung, Waltraut Pathenheimer
Biography:
Fred Delmare was born in Hüttensteinach (Thuringia) on April 24, 1922. He studied at the Hebbel Theater Acting School, and from 1950 to 1970 he was a member of the Leipzig Schauspielhaus ensemble.
Small parts require the same dedication as leading roles. Fred Delmare has always remained true to this motto. Whether he plays a taxi driver, unrequited lover, or cowboy, his performances have always been stellar. Delmare acted in over 200 cinema and television productions.
His breakthrough came with the movie Der Teufelskreis, an adaptation of a Hedda Zinner play by Carl Balhaus in which he gave an unforgettable performance as Marius van der Lubbe. Delmare’s popularity grew when he played the concentration camp inmate Pippig in both the television and cinematic adaptations of Nackt under Wölfen. He portrayed this character, who faces certain death, with calmness and bravery.
Delmare has been working in the film business for over 50 years and tried out many genres – he was the dwarf Naseweis in the fairy tale adaptation Schneewittchen, the unsuccessful lover in Die Legende von Paul und Paula, the funny cowboy in the East German Western series, as well as the friendly and beloved grandfather in the television series In aller Freundschaft.
He celebrated a special comeback with a television production praised by critics, Matulla und Busch, a comedy about the transitional period between the fall of the Berlin Wall and German unification. Delmare and Erwin Geschonneck played two seasoned old Berliners who end up in a retirement home and find out that one of them owns a house in East Berlin that is occupied by squatters.
Fred Delmare died on May 1, 2009, in Leipzig.
Filmography:
2002 | Das Geheimnis meiner Mutter (My Mothers Secret, TV) | |
1999 – 2006 | In aller Freundschaft (In all Friendship, TV series) | |
1999 | Hans im Glück (Hans in Luck) | |
1995 | Matulla und Busch (Matulla and Busch, TV) | |
1991 | Das Land hinter dem Regenbogen (The Land beyond the Rainbow) | |
1989 | Zwei schräge Vögel (Two Strange Characters) | |
1987 | Die Alleinseglerin (The Solo Sailor) | |
1986 | Wie die Alten sungen… (Like Father, Like Son) | |
1986 |
Der Bärenhäuter (The Bear-Skinned Man) |
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1984 | Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (Gritta of Rat's Castle) | |
1984 | Unternehmen Geigenkasten (Operation Violin Case) | |
1983 | Fariaho | |
1981 | Die Gerechten von Kummerow (The Just People of Kummerow) | |
1980 | Und nächstes Jahr am Balaton (And Next Year By Lake Balaton) | |
1980 | Asta, mein Engelchen (Asta, My Little Angel) | |
1980 | Don Juan – Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 78 (Don Juan, 78 Karl Liebknecht Street) | |
1979 | Glück im Hinterhaus (Rear House Bliss) | |
1978 | Des Henkers Bruder (The Hangman's Brother) | |
1977 | DEFA Disko 77 (DEFA Disco 77) | |
1977 | Feuer unter Deck (Fire Below Deck) | |
1976 | Liebesfallen (Love Traps) | |
1976 | Das blaue LIcht (The Blue Light) | |
1976 | Beethoven - Tage aus einem Leben (Beethoven - Days of a Life) | |
1975 | Hostess | |
1975 | Die Moral der Banditen (The Moral of Bandites) | |
1975 | Bankett für Achilles (Banquet for Achilles) | |
1974 | Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orpheus in the Underworld) | |
1973 | Das zweite Leben des Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (The Second Life of Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow) | |
1973 | Für die Liebe noch zu mager? (Too Young for Love?) | |
1973 | Wie füttert man einen Esel (How Do You Feed a Donkey?) | |
1973 | Ulzana | |
1973 |
Apachen (Apaches) | |
1972 | Januskopf (Janus Face) | |
1972 | Die Legende von Paul und Paula (The Legend of Paul und Paula) | |
1971 | Der Mann, der nach der Oma kam (The Man Who Replaced Grandma) | |
1971 | Der Dritte (Her Third) | |
1969 | Weite Straßen – stille Liebe (Long Roads – Secret Love) | |
1969 | Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi (Santa Claus Is Called Willi) | |
1968 | Weiße Wölfe (White Wolves) | |
1968 | Spur des Falken (The Falcon’s Trail) | |
1966/2009 | Hände hoch oder ich schieße (Hands Up or I'll Shoot) | |
1965 | Denk bloß nicht, ich heule (Just Don’t Think I’ll Cry) | |
1965 | Solange Leben in mir ist (As Long as There Is Life in Me) | |
1965/90 | Wenn du groß bist, lieber Adam (When You're Older, Dear Adam) | |
1965/90 | Karla (Carla) | |
1964 | Das Lied vom Trompeter (The Song of the Trumpeter) | |
1963 | Die Hochzeit von Länneken (The Laenneken Wedding) | |
1963 | Schwarzer Samt (Black Velvet) | |
1963 | Die Suche nach dem wunderbunten Vögelchen (The Quest for the Bird of Many Colors) | |
1963 | Preludio 11 (Prelude 11) | |
1963 | Karbid und Sauerampfer (Carbide and Sorrel) | |
1962 | Nackt unter Wölfen (Naked Among Wolves) | |
1962 | Königskinder (Star-Crossed Lovers) | |
1962 | Ach, du fröhliche... (A Lively Christmas Eve) | |
1961 | Auf der Sonnenseite (On the Sunny Side) | |
1961 | Schneewittchen (Snow White) | |
1959 | Einer von uns (One of Us) | |
1957 | Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht (Don´t Forget My Little Traudel) | |
1956 | Teufelskreis (Vicious Circle) | |
1955 | Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse (Ernst Thälmann: Leader of the Working Class) |