Horst Buchholz Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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Horst Buchholz was a German actor who was best known for his roles in the films The Magnificent Seven, The Devil's General, and The Counterfeit Traitor. He was born on 4 December 1933 in Berlin, Germany. He began his career as a child actor in the 1940s and went on to become one of the most popular actors in Germany. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Magnificent Seven. He died on 3 March 2003 in Berlin, Germany. Horst Buchholz had an estimated net worth of $10 million at the time of his death. He earned his wealth from his successful acting career. He appeared in over 50 films and television shows throughout his career. He was also a successful stage actor and appeared in several plays. He was also a successful businessman and owned several restaurants in Germany.

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Horst Buchholz Height, Weight & Measurements

At 70 years old, Horst Buchholz height is 5' 9½" (1.77 m) .

Who Is Horst Buchholz's Wife?

His wife is Myriam Bru (7 December 1958 - 3 March 2003) ( his death) ( 2 children)

Horst Buchholz Net Worth

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Timeline

Christopher Buchholz directed Horst Buchholz... mein Papa (2005), which deals with his father's life and their relationship.

He received tribute as part of the annual "In Memoriam" segment at the 75th Annual Academy Awards, 2003.

After taking a supporting role in the fantasy film Faraway, So Close! (1993), Buchholz acted in one of his most well known films: the Oscar-winning Italian film Life Is Beautiful (1997) which was directed by and starred Roberto Benigni. Buchholz played the role of a doctor who befriends Benigni's character and frequently duels with him in riddles. This choice of role proved to be an echo of Buchholz' taste in choosing his projects in earlier years; the film won best foreign film that year, and was also nominated for Best Picture. Thanks to his gift for languages, Buchholz was able to dub himself in the foreign releases of the film.

After this film, Buchholz returned to European movies, such as And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988) in which a group of gypsies flee Nazi persecutors.

Buchholz found mild success again when he returned to the big screen with the WW II espionage film Code Name: Emerald (1985) in which he plays alongside such stars as Ed Harris and Max von Sydow.

In 1981 he failed as host Astro-Show Ein Spiel mit den Sternen (1981) on German TV, which was canceled after only five shows. In the show, the popular astrologer Elizabeth Teissier had been his sidekick.

Was to star as Charles Wilder in The Cat and the Canary (1978) but pulled out at the last minute. The producers seriously considered suing him for his actions.

He also played Johann Strauss in the Golden Globe-nominated musical The Great Waltz (1972). which was sadly another failure.

Buchholz rebounded with the fiery film The Savior (1971) in which he plays a man who claims to be organizing resistance against the Nazis.

The rest of the 1970s and the early 1980s were spent mostly on television and movies released for television, whether it be foreign (Dead of Night (1977), Return to Fantasy Island (1978)) or German (Derrick).

He starred in the B-movie failure that was The Young Rebel (1967).

Buchholz continued with film, including the James Bond spoof That Man in Istanbul (1965) and the crime film Johnny Banco (1967).

Among many others, he turned down the lead role in A Fistful of Dollars (1964). The role went on to make Clint Eastwood a star.

Buchholz also made the Italian film The Empty Canvas (1963) in which he plays an untalented artist who begins a love affair with a young model. Throughout his in the early 60s, Buchholz had made a name for himself, acting in one Oscar-nominated film after another and showing off his talent as an actor. However, the success he had reached was not to last.

It was at this point in his film career where he was sought as the first choice to play the role of Sherif Ali in David Lean's legendary film Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

He worked on the romantic film Fanny (1961), which is based on a trilogy of plays written by legendary writer Marcel Pagnol. Buchholz plays the role of Marius, a passionate but unsure youth who must choose between the girl he loves, and the life at sea he has always wanted. The film was a fine success, nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Charles Boyer (who plays Buchholz' onscreen father).

However, Buchholz had to turn it down, as he had already signed up for another film, which turned out to be the Oscar-nominated comedy One, Two, Three (1961) (directed by Billy Wilder). The film was once again a fine success to add to Buchholz' career, but ultimately gained nowhere near as much of a status as David Lean's film.

On the cast list of The Magnificent Seven (1960), you will find several names that doubtless you know well: Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and Yul Brynner. But there is one name that you will have difficulty pronouncing, let alone identifying as an actor you have seen before. That man is Horst Buchholz, and he was one of the few German actors to have a considerable success in both Hollywood and in Europe. One would hardly guess that he was sought out to act in one of the most famous films of all time, only to have to turn it down.

This film was the epic western The Magnificent Seven (1960) directed by John Sturges. Buchholz played Chico, the inexperienced Mexican youth that wants to be a gunman and abandon his past. Buchholz starred alongside such legends as Charles Bronson and Yul Brynner. both of whom had strong European roots. The film was a hit, first in Europe, then was re-distributed in the States to a much higher profit. The film gained massive popularity, and even now is treasured as a classic. Buchholz could now find good and steady work nationally and internationally, which is something few actors could do at the time.

His first non-German film was the British film Tiger Bay (1959). The film is about a girl who witnesses a seaman named Korchinsky (Buchholz) murder his girlfriend. The film won praise in both Germany and Britain, but it was Buchholz' next foreign film that secured his name in the history of classic films.

He followed this breakthrough role with the romantic film Two Worlds (1958) and the thriller Wet Asphalt (1958), where the handsome young actor plays a former criminal who associates himself with a journalist. Now a familiar face in his country, Buchholz pursued making foreign films.

He was praised for his role in the romantic/drama film Sky Without Stars (1955) by Helmut Käutner, but it was the lead role in the comedic Confessions of Felix Krull (1957) that made him an established German actor.

In 1952 he turned to film, and after a series of small roles, he found a larger one in the Julien Duvivier film Marianne of My Youth (1955).

Called "the German James Dean" because he was typecast as a rebellious teenager in the late 1950s.

Having established himself in theatre and radio work and able to speak several languages, he got into film work by dubbing voices on foreign films. One of these was Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) which, due to the war, wasn't released in Germany until 1951. He dubbed the voice of Lampwick.

Horst Buchholz was born in Berlin, Germany, in the year 1933. His father was a German shoemaker, while his mother was born to Danish parents. Buccholz was put in a foster home in Czechoslovakia when World War II broke out in Europe, but he returned to Berlin the moment he had the chance. Realizing his talent in acting, Buchholz dropped out of school to perfect his acting skills. After moving from East Berlin to West Berlin, he became well-known for his work in theatre and on the radio.

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