Raimund Harmstorf
Biography
Raimund Harmstorf was a German actor who first pursued sports and studied medicine before turning to music and performing arts. Born in Hamburg, he began appearing in smaller television productions in the early 1960s. His breakthrough came in 1971 with the TV series Der Seewolf, adapted from Jack London's novel The Sea-Wolf, in which he played the evil-minded Captain Larsen, and a scene in which he crushed a potato in his hand became iconic. He went on to star successfully in another German television series adapted from Jules Verne's Michael Strogoff. Later he appeared in several spaghetti westerns alongside Bud Spencer, Franco Nero and Charlton Heston. His roles gradually became smaller. He died in 1998.
58years old at death
- Born Hamburg
- Died Marktoberdorf
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 23 years1972 to 1995
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Big break
Harmstorf's breakthrough came in 1971 as the evil Captain Larsen in the TV series Der Seewolf, based on Jack London's novel. In one iconic scene he crushed a potato in his hand, and the potato had been cooked beforehand to make that possible.
A change of course
Before acting, Harmstorf pursued a sports career and became a regional master of the decathlon, then studied medicine and later music and performing arts.
Raimund Harmstorf movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid1979 Action, Comedy, Familyas Capt. Briggs
IMDb rating 6.14.7K votes
Most often with
Michele Lupo directed two of these films. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michele LupoDirector, 2 films, 1978 to 1979
Also two films together6 more actors
- Rik BattagliaA Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975) and The Call of the Wild (1972)
- Angelo RagusaThe Inglorious Bastards (1978) and Mr. Mean (1977)
- Joe BugnerThe Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979) and Uppercut (1978)
- Marco StefanelliThe Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979) and Uppercut (1978)
- Totò MignoneUppercut (1978) and Bloody Friday (1972)
- Mike MorrisThe Inglorious Bastards (1978) and Uppercut (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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