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Claus Wilcke | |
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Born | Claus Wilcke 12 August 1939 Bremen, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Actor voice dubber |
Years active | 1982–present |
Children | Nicolas and Alexandra |
Claus Wilcke (born 12 August 1939, in Bremen) is a German actor who has played Americans in the German TV shows Percy Stuart and I.O.B. Spezialauftrag . He has also dubbed many American actors including Elvis Presley and Michael Landon for cinema and TV. He has won several German awards. [1]
Wilcke started as a stage actor. He passed a complete classic training and graduated. [2] He was trained for stunts in London and played many sports such as fencing and riding. [3] In 1958, he appeared for the first time on the big screen. After 20 feature films and three guest appearances in Jason King , he was cast for Percy Stuart. [4] [5] Nearly all of his stunts were done by himself because the insurance companies back then didn't hinder him. [6]
Later Wilcke played roles in numerous other German TV shows [7] and on very many theatre stages [8] all over Germany. He is also a very sought-after voice-over actor. [9] In 2012, he had a cameo appearance in Iron Sky where he is the white-bearded politician at the international conference who repeatedly laughs at the fictitious president of the United States until he gets angry and throws a shoe at her.
Wilcke is married and has two children, Nicolas and Alexandra.[ citation needed ]
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