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Robert Atzorn

Robert Atzorn

Actor · b. 1945 · Połczyn-Zdrój, Poland

Robert Atzorn grew up in Oldenburg and Hamburg. He studied graphic design at the Art School Alsterdamm in Hamburg, however, felt drawn to the theater and therefore moved to the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule (1967-1969). In the season 1969/70 he got his first job at the Württembergische Landesbühne. Engagements followed at the Schauspielhaus Zürich (1970/1971), at the Theater Münster (1971/1972), at the Bühnen der Stadt Köln (1972/73), at the Theater Dortmund (1973-1975) and at the Residenz Theatre in Munich (1977-1983). 1980 Robert Atzorn played his first film role in From the Life of the Marionettes, directed by Ingmar Bergman. After many years in the theater, he worked exclusively since the mid-1980s for television. A wider audience, he was in the late 1980s alongside Maren Kroymann in the family series Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer. For his portrayal of unconventional pastor in 1989, he received the Goldene Kamera. He became a crowd favorite in the title role of the evening series Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht, which was broadcast from 1992 to 1999 in 70 episodes. In 1993 he was honored with the Telestar. Robert Atzorn worked also in various episodes of the television series Forsthaus Falkenau, The Black Forest Clinicand Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP, and the crime series Derrick, Ein Fall für zwei, The Old Fox, Tatort and Die Männer vom K3. As the successor of Manfred Krug and Charles Brauer he investigated from 2001 to 2008 as Tatort-homicide detective Jan Casstorff along with Tilo Prückner as Commissioner Holicek and Julia Schmidt as Jenny Graf for the NDR. The Tatort episode "Und tschüss" in February 2008 also meant the departure of Atzorn's investigator team. He was also seen in 2002 Dieter Wedel's miniseries Die Affäre Semmeling as mayor Klaus Hennig. In the romantic comedy Kiss Me, Chancellor (2004) he slipped into the role of a head of government who falls in love with a maid, played by Andrea Sawatzki. Also in 2004 he was before the camera in Das Kommando (de), as the commander of a special unit, with his sons Jens and Daniel, who made his debut in the film as an actor. 2005 Atzorn took over the role of the chancellery chief in the series Kanzleramt. In the ZDF production Africa, mon amour (2007) he played opposite Iris Berben, as occurred with Matti Geschonneck's Wer liebt, hat Recht and in Das Kommando. In the TV drama Mein Mann, der Trinker he played in 2008 with Franziska Walser a couple whose marriage is put to a severe test. 2008 after a long break came with two new episodes of the adventure series Der Kapitän, in which he portrayed from 1997 to 2000 already the figure of Captain Frank Harmsen. Robert Atzorn is married since 1976 with Angelika Hartung, both have two adult sons.

Movies24

  • Movie7.3

    Aus dem Leben der Marionetten

    From the Life of the Marionettes

    1980 · 121 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Der Spatzenmörder

    1989 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer

    The People vs. Fritz Bauer

    2015 · 221 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Stilles Tal

    2011 · 4 votes

  • Movie6.0
  • Movie7.1

    Korczak

    1990 · 33 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Tod in den Bergen

    2013 · 9 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Der Fall Jakob von Metzler

    The Case of Jakob von Metzler

    2012 · 2 votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie2.7

    Mein vergessenes Leben

    2015 · 3 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Stella

    1982 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Bis nichts mehr bleibt

    Until Nothing Remains

    2010 · 23 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Die Wannseekonferenz

    The Wannsee Conference

    1984 · 25 votes

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  • Movie5.0

    Zimtstern und Halbmond

    2010 · 4 votes

  • Movie9.0
  • Movie9.0
  • Movie3.3

    Küss mich, Kanzler!

    2004 · 3 votes

  • Movie8.5

    Wer liebt, hat Recht

    2002 · 2 votes

  • Movie10.0

Series23

  • TV4.7

    DAS!

    1991 · 6 votes

  • TV4.4

    Volle Kanne

    1999 · 7 votes

  • TV6.2

    Tatort

    Scene of the Crime

    1970 · 127 votes

  • TV6.3

    Der Alte

    The Old Fox

    1977 · 20 votes

  • TV5.5

    Markus Lanz

    2008 · 14 votes

  • TV7.0

    ZIBB

    2003 · 1 votes

  • TV5.3

    Morgenmagazin

    1992 · 3 votes

  • TV6.8

    Kölner Treff

    1976 · 4 votes

  • TV5.2

    Leute heute

    1997 · 5 votes

  • TV6.6

    NDR Talk Show

    1979 · 5 votes

  • TV7.5

    Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    1998 · 4 votes

  • TV6.0

    Derrick

    1974 · 52 votes

  • TV5.7

    Ein Fall für zwei

    A Case For Two

    1981 · 19 votes

  • TV4.5

    Beckmann

    1999 · 4 votes

  • TV5.2

    Riverboat

    1992 · 4 votes

  • TV6.0

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    1989 · 1 votes

  • TV5.6

    Wetten, dass..?

    1981 · 24 votes

  • TV6.0

    Menschen der Woche

    2000 · 1 votes

  • TV5.7

    Goldene Kamera

    1984 · 3 votes

  • TV6.2

    Brisant

    1994 · 5 votes

  • TV

    Weißblaue Geschichten

    1984 · 1 votes

  • TV5.9

    Forsthaus Falkenau

    1989 · 12 votes

  • TV6.0