{{Short description|German actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=August 2022|Claus Wilcke}} {{Infobox person | name = Claus Wilcke | image = File:Claus Wilcke by Stuart Mentiply.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Claus Wilcke | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1939|8|12}} | birth_place = Bremen, Germany | nationality = | occupation = Actor<br>voice dubber | years_active = 1982–present | spouse = | children = Nicolas and Alexandra | signature = }}
'''Claus Wilcke''' (born 12 August 1939, in Bremen) is a German actor who has played Americans in the German TV shows ''Percy Stuart'' and ''I.O.B. Spezialauftrag''. He has also dubbed many American actors including Elvis Presley and Michael Landon for cinema and TV. He has won several German awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.showtreff.com/Gaste/Claus_Wilcke/claus_wilcke.html|title=Ausgezeichnet wurde der Mime mit mehreren Bambis und Ottos.|accessdate=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204221842/http://showtreff.com/Gaste/Claus_Wilcke/claus_wilcke.html|archive-date=4 February 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Wilcke started as a stage actor. He passed a complete classic training and graduated.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clauswilcke.net/40555/home.html |title=Nach Schauspielausbildung (dramatischer Unterricht Stanislawskiausbildung – Gesang und Tanz), sowie Studium der Theaterwissenschaft, staatliche Abschlussprüfung in Hamburg als Schauspieler |accessdate=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228182742/http://www.clauswilcke.net/40555/home.html |archive-date=28 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was trained for stunts in London and played many sports such as fencing and riding.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clauswilcke.net/40555/home.html |title=z.B. Stunt-Ausbildung in London. Weitere Sportarten wie Reiten, Fliegen, Karate, Bodystunts und Fechten |accessdate=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228182742/http://www.clauswilcke.net/40555/home.html |archive-date=28 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1958, he appeared for the first time on the big screen. After 20 feature films, he was cast as the title role on ''Percy Stuart''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv-nostalgie.de/Sound/Percy_Stuart2.htm|title= Obwohl uns die Serie britisch daher kommt, stammt sie doch eindeutig aus Deutschland|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.v-like-vintage.net/en/photo_details/113348_photo_Claus+Wilcke+and+Horst+Keitel/|title=Filmproduktion zu "Percy Stuart"|accessdate=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321001411/http://www.v-like-vintage.net/en/photo_details/113348_photo_Claus+Wilcke+and+Horst+Keitel/|archive-date=21 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nearly all of his stunts were done by himself because the insurance companies back then didn't hinder him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bfhoffmann.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/claus-wilcke-der-mann-der-percy-stuart-war/|title= Haben Sie die vielen Actionszenen alle selbst gedreht? - Wilcke: Ja, aber heute würde die Versicherung so was gar nicht mehr erlauben.|date= 6 April 2009|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>
Later Wilcke played roles in numerous other German TV shows<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmmuseum-hamburg.de/wilcke.html |title=Nach 4 Jahren als Percy wirkte er immer wieder in Fernsehfilmen oder Gastrollen in TV-Serien mit: u.a. in "St. Pauli Landungsbrücken", "Das Traumschiff", "Freunde fürs Leben", "Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall", "Großstadtrevier" oder "Park Hotel Stern" |accessdate=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728135511/http://www.filmmuseum-hamburg.de/wilcke.html |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and on very many theatre stages<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.steffi-line.de/archiv_text/nost_filmdeutsch2/23w_wilcke.htm |title= Während seiner gesamten Film- und Fernsehkarriere blieb Claus Wilcke immer der Bühne treu|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> all over Germany. He is also a very sought-after voice-over actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.titania-medien.de/cms/sprecher/39-sprecher/106-claus-wilcke |title= Seine Stimme lieh er u.a. Warren Beatty, Elvis Presley, Sal Mineo, George Hamilton, Ron "Vincent" Perlman (in "Die Schöne und das Biest"), Omar Sharif (in "Lawrence von Arabien"), Alain Delon und Michael Landon (in "Unsere kleine Farm")|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> In 2012, he had a cameo appearance in ''Iron Sky'' where he is the white-bearded politician at the international conference who repeatedly laughs at the fictitious president of the United States until he gets angry and throws a shoe at her.
==Personal life== Wilcke is married and has two children, Nicolas and Alexandra.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
==Selected filmography== * ''My Ninety Nine Brides'' (1958) * ''Love Now, Pay Later'' (1959) * ''Crime After School'' (1959) * ''The Day the Rains Came'' (1959) * ''Stage Fright'' (1960) * ''Mit 17 weint man nicht'' (1960) * ''{{ill|The Girl with the Narrow Hips|de|Das Mädchen mit den schmalen Hüften}}'' (1961) * ''Via Mala'' (1961) * ''Freddy and the Millionaire'' (1961) * ''Café Oriental'' (1962) * ''When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres'' (1967) * ''Percy Stuart'' (1969–1972, TV series) * ''I.O.B. Spezialauftrag'' (1980–1981, TV series) * ''Sylter Geschichten'' (1993–1995, TV series) * ''Verbotene Liebe'' (2011–2012, TV series) * ''Iron Sky'' (2012) * ''Unter uns'' (2018–2019, TV series)
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0928148}} *[http://www.synchronkartei.de/index.php?action=show&type=talker&id=758 Claus Wilcke's filmography as voice-over actor] *[http://www.steffi-line.de/archiv_text/nost_filmdeutsch2/23w_wilcke.htm Claus Wilcke on steffi-line.de] *[https://archive.today/20130212121512/http://www.tv-nostalgie.de/Claus_Wilcke.htm Claus Wilcke interview (German)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110226104834/http://www.clauswilcke.net/ Claus Wilcke's homepage] (archived)
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