“Audience favorite and special person”
ZDF is reminiscent of “the old” star Rolf Schimpf
From 1986 to 2007 he was in front of the camera for the ZDF crime series “The Alte”. The broadcaster has now commented on Rolf Schimpf’s death.
Rolf Schimpf (1924-2025) died at the age of 100. As the BR reported, the drama star died last Saturday morning in a nursing home in Munich. The actor became known to the TV audience primarily through his role as the main commissioner Leo Kress in the ZDF crime thriller “Der Alte”. The ZDF praised Schimpf, which was seen in the series from 1986 to 2007, as a long member of the “Der Alte” team.
ZDF program director Nadine Bilke stated in a statement on Sunday: “With the embodiment of the persistent, clever and sensitive investigator Leo Kress”, Schimpf not only contributed significantly to the success of the crime series, but also “set standards as a crowd love and shaped the ZDF television history. We are very grateful for this. People.”
After over 200 episodes, Rolf Schimpf said goodbye to the series. After that he had a guest appearance again. The actor was also seen in “Derrick”, “Soko Munich” or in several “crime scene” films. He was born in Berlin in 1924. After a commercial training, he devoted himself to acting training and several theater engagements. In 1984 Schimpf took over the leading role in the six-part ZDF series “Mensch Bachmann”, whose producer Helmut Ringelmann (1926-11 2011) helped him to go to his role in “The Alte”.
“I have an honor to continue your inheritance”
“The old” colleague also said goodbye to Schimpf. “Rolf was just a good person with a great character,” said Charles M. Huber (68), who embodied the criminal commissioner Henry Johnson, in an interview with “Bild”. “He was just a nice guy and never mean and never came to the fore. Our collaboration was not just a job, it was an experience. We were just a grand team.”
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss (62), he made policeman Axel Richter, published two posts on Facebook in which he described his late colleague as a “fine man” do well, my age. ” Actor Thomas Heinze (60), who is currently playing the leading role of the main commissioner Caspar Bergmann in the crime series, wrote: “Good trip, dear Rolf! It was a pleasure for me to get to know you. And it is an honor to continue your inheritance.”
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Source: Stern
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