Walter Kreye
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| Born | 18 July 1942 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
Walter Kreye (born 18 July 1942)[1] is a German actor.
Biography[edit]
Kreye is the son of radio editor and writer Walter A. Kreye. He graduated from Bochum Drama School and then had theater engagements at the Hamburg Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theater, and the Stuttgart State Theater.
From 1980, he appeared in the television series Ein Fall für zwei, Praxis Bülowbogen, Der Fahnder, and Tatort. In 1990, he won the silver Grimme-Preis for his performance in Reporter. In 2007, he succeeded Rolf Schimpf in the crime series The Old Fox as chief inspector Rolf Herzog. In 2017, Kreye appeared in the Netflix series Dark as Tronte Nielsen.[2]
Kreye is married to actress Sabine Wegner and has two daughters and a son from his first marriage. In 2011, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, which caused him to stop performing until after his recovery.[3]
Selected filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Reporter | Pit Wilkens | 9 episodes |
| 1989–1997 | Ein Fall für zwei | 6 episodes | |
| 1994 | Adelheid und ihre Mörder | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Polizeiruf 110 | ||
| 1997 | Tatort | ||
| Polizeiruf 110 | |||
| Doppelter Einsatz | |||
| 1998 | Tatort | ||
| Der Clown | |||
| 1999–2000 | Tatort | ||
| 2000 | Polizeiruf 110 | ||
| 2005 | Die Rosenheim-Cops | ||
| Katze im Sack | Brockmann | Feature film | |
| Tatort | |||
| 2005–2009 | Der Dicke | Martin Brüggemann | 20 episodes |
| 2006 | Unter weißen Segeln | ||
| SOKO München | |||
| 2007 | K3 – Kripo Hamburg | ||
| Siska | |||
| 2008–2012 | The Old Fox | ||
| 2012 | Das Traumschiff | ||
| 2015 | Die Chefin | ||
| Donna Leon (TV series) | |||
| Notruf Hafenkante | |||
| 2017 | In aller Freundschaft | ||
| Dark | Tronte Nielsen | 7 episodes | |
| 2018 | Stuttgart Homicide |
References[edit]
- ^ "Walter Kreye". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Das Wichtigste im Leben: Walter Kreye spielt Opa Hans" [The most important thing in life: Walter Kreye plays Grandpa Hans] (in German). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "ZDF commissioner Kreye has to pause because of cancer" [ZDF commissioner Kreye has to pause because of cancer]. focus.de (in German). 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links[edit]
Walter Kreye at IMDb
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