He was the creator of the two “Tatort” commissioners Palu and Bienzle. Screenwriter Felix Huby has died.
Mourning for Felix Huby (1938-2022): The journalist, writer and screenwriter, who penned the two “Tatort” commissioners Bienzle and Palu, died in Berlin on August 19 at the age of 83.
Before Huby, whose real name was Eberhard Hungerbühler, became an author, he first worked as an editor at the “Schwäbische Donau-Zeitung” (today “Südwest Presse”) in Ulm. This was followed by other journalistic activities at the “Warentestzeitschrift DM”, at “X-Magazine” and at “Spiegel”.
Huby’s transition from journalism to the world of crime fiction
From the mid-1970s, Huby switched to the crime genre and wrote several novels. Engagements as a screenwriter for various television series were to follow quickly. For example, he wrote several episodes for “Tatort” and also invented the “Tatort” commissioners Max Palu for Saarland and Ernst Bienzle for Süddeutscher Rundfunk. The latter is the main character of a crime series that includes 15 volumes. In addition, he wrote series such as “Oh God, Herr Pfarrer” or “Ein Bayer auf Rügen”.
The SWR mourns
The SWR has commented on Huby’s death. “With Felix Huby we have lost one of the most influential authors of German television culture. As the inventor of the character of ‘Tatort’ inspector Ernst Bienzle, he made an invaluable contribution to representing the southwest on TV,” says SWR director Kai Gniffke.
In his long career, Huby has also received several awards, such as the Robert Geisendörfer Prize, the Berlin Crime Prize and the Honorary Glauser. In April 2007 he received the Goldene Romy in Vienna as best screenwriter for “Tatort: Bienzle und der Tote im Weinberg”.
The author leaves behind his wife and two sons.
Source: Stern
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