{{short description|German actor (1929–1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = Horst Frank by Stuart Mentiply.jpg | name = Horst Frank | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|5|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lübeck, Germany | death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|5|25|1929|5|28|df=yes}} | death_place = Heidelberg, Germany <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HjGCwAAQBAJ&q=horst+frank+died&pg=PA78|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=24 October 2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5204-0|access-date=26 January 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1955–1999 | signature = Horst Frank signature.svg }}
'''Horst Frank''' (28 May 1929 – 25 May 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1955 and 1999. He was born in Lübeck and died in Heidelberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/heidelberg-horst-frank-gestorben-a-24281.html |title=Heidelberg: Horst Frank gestorben – SPIEGEL ONLINE |publisher=Spiegel.de |date=26 May 1999 |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/fast-vergessener-boesewicht--liebster-widerling--der-schauspieler-horst-frank-ist-tot-nie-kuessen--immer-nur-morden,10810590,9644234.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160724164643/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/fast-vergessener-boesewicht--liebster-widerling--der-schauspieler-horst-frank-ist-tot-nie-kuessen--immer-nur-morden,10810590,9644234.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2016 |title=Fast vergessener Bösewicht, liebster Widerling: Der Schauspieler Horst Frank ist tot: Nie küssen, immer nur morden | Archiv – Berliner Zeitung |language=de |publisher=Berliner-zeitung.de |date=27 May 1999 |access-date=19 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zauberspiegel-online.de/index.php/krimi-thriller-mainmenu-12/gesehenes-mainmenu-160/4400-in-memoriam-horst-frank-der-bsewicht-vom-dienst |title=Zauberspiegel – In memoriam: Horst Frank – Der Bösewicht vom Dienst |language=de |publisher=Zauberspiegel-online.de |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>
== Selected filmography == {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957) – Albin Droste * ''{{Interlanguage link|Haie und kleine Fische|de}}'' (1957) – Heyne * ''The Copper'' (1958) – Josef Schmitz * ''Rosemary'' (1958) – Student Michael Runge * ''Blitzmädels an die Front'' (1958) – Gaston, ein Franzose * ''The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1958) – Jan Lindgren * ''Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte'' (1958) – Sabri * ''My Ninety Nine Brides'' (1958) – Jonny der Husar * ''Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?'' (1959) – Feldwebel Böse * ''Wolves of the Deep'' (1959) – Lo Sposino * ''The Head'' (1959) – Dr. Brandt – alias Dr. Ood * ''Rebel Flight to Cuba'' (1959) – Richard Marshall * ''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (1960) – Le Major Von Hollwitz * ''Boomerang'' (1960) – Willy Schneider * ''Kein Engel ist so rein'' (1960) – Bubi Lausch * ''Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen'' (1960) – Narrator (uncredited) * ''Die zornigen jungen Männer'' (1960) – Dr. Gerd Schneider * ''Between Love and Duty'' (1960) – Le colonel von Stauffen * ''{{Interlanguage link|Officer Factory (1960 film)|de|3=Fabrik der Offiziere (1960)|lt=Officer Factory}}'' (1960) – Hauptmann Feder * ''Tu ne tueras point'' (1961) – Adler * ''{{ill|Treibjagd auf ein Leben|de}}'' (1961) – Emil Frenzel * ''Darling'' (1961) – Alberto – Albert * ''Our House in Cameroon'' (1961) – Klaas Steensand * ''Melody of Hate'' (1962) – Rasan * ''The Hot Port of Hong Kong'' (1962) – Frank Marek * ''Between Shanghai and St. Pauli'' (1962) – Frederic * ''The Black Panther of Ratana'' (1963) – Jack Roller * ''The White Spider'' (1963) – Kiddie Phelips * ''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (1963) – Théo * ''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' (1963) – Kelly * ''Mission to Hell'' (1964) – Jack McLean * ''Mystery of the Red Jungle'' (1964) – Robert Perkins * ''Dead Woman from Beverly Hills'' (1964) – Manning / Dr. Steininger * ''The Secret of the Chinese Carnation'' (1964) – Leutnant Legget * ''Bullets Don't Argue'' (1964) – Billy Clayton * ''Massacre at Marble City'' (1964) – Dan McCormick * ''Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965) – Blade Carpenter * ''13 Days to Die'' (1965) – Perkins * ''Red Dragon'' (1965) – Pereira * ''Code Name: Jaguar'' (1965) – Karl * ''Die letzten Drei der Albatros'' (1965) – Sven Broderson * ''Blue Light'' (1966, Episode: "The Weapon Within" (1966) – Luber * ''The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight'' (1966) – Larry Link * ''Diamond Safari'' (1966) – Fédérico * ''Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966) – Dr. Soarez * ''I Deal in Danger'' (1966) – Luber * ''The Vengeance of Fu Manchu'' (1967) – Rudy Moss * ''Dead Run'' (1967) – Manganne * ''Desert Commandos'' (1967) – Lt. Roland Wolf * ''A Handful of Heroes'' (1967) – Hauptmann Bruck * ''Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (1968) – David Barry * ''Johnny Hamlet'' (1968) – Claude Hamilton * ''Hate Thy Neighbor'' (1968) – Chris Malone * ''The Moment to Kill'' (1968) – Jason Forrester * ''Le Paria'' (1969) – Rolf * ''Marquis de Sade: Justine'' (1969) – Marquis de Bressac * ''La porta del cannone'' (1969) – Müller, Gestapo * ''{{Interlanguage link|Catherine, il suffit d'un amour|fr}}'' (1969) – Duke Philippe * ''Angels of the Street'' (1969) – Jule Nickels * ''So Sweet... So Perverse'' (1969) – Klaus * ''Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei'' (1970) – Waldemar Klingel * ''Das Glöcklein unterm Himmelbett'' (1970) – Pater Guderim * ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' (1971) – Dr. Braun * ''Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'' (1971) – Karl Flemming * ''{{ill|Der scharfe Heinrich|de}}'' (1971) – Heinrich Müller * ''Jailbreak in Hamburg'' (1971) – Willy Jensen * ''Carlos'' (1971) – Ligo * ''The Dead Are Alive'' (1972) – Stephen * ''Eye in the Labyrinth'' (1972) – Luca * ''The Grand Duel'' (1972) – David Saxon / Patriarch Samuel Saxon * ''Carambola!'' (1974) – Clydeson * ''{{Interlanguage link|Cold Blood (1975 film)|de|3=Das Amulett des Todes|lt=Cold Blood}}'' (1975) – Himmel – the Boss * ''The Mimosa Wants to Blossom Too'' (1976) – Oberst Oschenko * ''Albino'' (1976) – Whispering Death * ''{{ill|The Elixirs of the Devil (1976 film)|de|3=Die Elixiere des Teufels (1976)|lt=The Elixirs of the Devil}}'' (1976) – Dominikaner * ''Rosemary's Daughter'' (1976) – Heinrich "Mario" Schmitz * ''Derrick'' (1976, Episode: "Auf eigene Faust") – Achim Schenke * ''{{Interlanguage link|Der Winter, der ein Sommer war|de}}'' (1976, TV Mini-Series) – Freder Soermann / Soerman * ''{{Interlanguage link|Das Gesetz des Clans|de}}'' (1977) – Pepe Coronado * ''{{Interlanguage link|Operation Ganymed|de}}'' (1977, TV Movie) – Mac * ''{{Interlanguage link|Ways in the Night|pl|Drogi pośród nocy}}'' (1979) – Hans Albert * ''Timm Thaler'' (1979, TV Mini-Series) – Baron de Lefouet * ''{{Interlanguage link|The Dream House|de|Das Traumhaus}}'' (1980) – Conrad Kolberg * ''Derrick'' (1980, Episode: "Dem Mörder eine Kerze") – Pfarrer Scholz * ''Flächenbrand'' (1981, TV Movie) – Lothar Steingruber * ''Derrick'' (1983, Episode: "Die Tote in der Isar") – Robert Kabeck * ''Mandara'' (1983, TV Mini-Series) * ''{{Interlanguage link|Der Mann von Suez|de}}'' (1983, TV Mini-Series) * ''Catherine the Great'' (1995, TV Movie) – Schwerin * ''Die Menschen sind kalt'' (1998) – Museumsdirektor {{div col end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|0290955|Horst Frank}}
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