Jan Niklas

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Jan Niklas
Born (1947-10-15) 15 October 1947 (age 77)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Other namesYan Nicklas
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1974–present
Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
1987 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
Website www.janniklas.com

Jan Niklas (born 15 October 1947) is a German film and television actor. He is best known for appearing in TV films such as Peter The Great , Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna and Anne Frank: The Whole Story . He won a Golden Globe Award for his appearance in the TV miniseries Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna. He also played in the Hungarian film Colonel Redl which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Early life

Jan Niklas was born on 15 October 1947 in Pottenstein, near Nuremberg, Germany. After attending boarding school in Britain, he took acting classes in London, then he completed three years of acting classes at the Max Reinhardt Academy in Berlin. [1]

Career

Niklas made his first television appearance on an episode of the German TV series Sonderdezernat K1 as Juniorchef. After playing in a couple of TV films and miniseries he slowly gained popularity. His breakthrough came in 1985, when he was cast in supporting role in István Szabó's war film Oberst Redl .

In 1986 he was cast to portray a young Peter the Great in the miniseries Peter the Great. A lot of newspapers and magazines stated that it was Niklas' performance that made the miniseries so believable, and the Miami Herald stated: "It’s Niklas’ vigorously effective portrayal of the younger Peter that hooks a viewer into caring about this legendary figure. Due to his energetic performance the first two parts of “Peter the Great” are the most absorbing". [2] TV Guide stated that Niklas was the Discovery of the year in 1986. [2]

Niklas received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, but lost to James Woods ( Promise ).

However, later that same year, his "style and flair" was recognized throughout the industry, [1] and brought him to the historical drama Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna in which he portrayed Prince Erich. The Boston Globe called it "a performance worth remembering". [2] Niklas won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his performance.

After this, he appeared in films such as: The Rose Garden , Dr. M , Red Hot and The House of the Spirits . He stayed unnoticed for a while, until in 2001 he was cast as Fritz Pfeffer in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries Anne Frank: The Whole Story . This was, according to The Detroit News , "completely believable". [2] His latest appearance was in the German film Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt .

Filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
The Clown 1976Leo Schnier
The Formula 1980Gestapo Captain
Night Crossing 1982Lt. Fehler
Loose Connections 1983Axel Hoffman
Colonel Redl 1985Kubinyi Kristof
Peter the Great 1986 Young Peter the Great 4 episodes
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna 1986Prince Erich2 episodes
The Rose Garden 1989Paessler
Dr. M 1990Le lieutenant Claus Hartman
Red Hot 1993Yorgi
The House of the Spirits 1993Count de Satigny
Tafelspitz  [ de ]1993Thomas Jefferson
Blutige Spur1995Dr. Alexander WestTV film
Jezerní královna1998King Richard
Assignment Berlin  [ de ]1998Hans Osler
Tödliche Diamanten1998PallaviciniTV film
Die Gottesanbeterin2001Ulrich Stein
Anne Frank: The Whole Story 2001 Fritz Pfeffer TV film
Plain Truth 2004Aaron FitchTV film
Summer Solstice 2005OscarTV film
Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt2008JargonovTV film, (final film role)

Awards and nominations

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