Helmut Ashley
Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley (17 September 1919 – 2 July 2021) was an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director. Ashley turned 100 in September 2019 and died in Munich in July 2021, at the age of 101.
Helmut Ashley
- Name
- Helmut Ashley
- Born
- 17 September 1919
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Died
- 2 July 2021
- Place of death
- Munich, Germany
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Austria
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Helmut Ashley • Born — 17 September 1919 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austria • Died — 2 July 2021 • Place of death — Munich, Germany • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1948–2005
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Selected filmography
Film • Duel with Death (directed by Paul May, 1949) • White Shadows (directed by Helmut Käutner, 1951) • All Clues Lead to Berlin (directed by František Čáp, 1952) • Vanished Melody (1952) • Captive Soul (directed by Hans Wolff, 1952) • Adventure in Vienna (directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, 1952) • Stolen Identity (directed by Gunther von Fritsch, 1953) • Must We Get Divorced? (directed by Hans Schweikart, 1953) • Confession Under Four Eyes (1954) • You Can No Longer Remain Silent (directed by Robert A. Stemmle, 1955) • Alibi (1955) • Stopover in Orly (1955) • Regine (directed by Harald Braun, 1956) • Nina (1956) • Der Stern von Afrika (directed by Alfred Weidenmann, 1957) • Das schwarze Schaf (1960) • My Schoolfriend (1960) • Murder Party (1961) • The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) • Mystery of the Red Jungle (1964) • Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert (1966) • No Time to Die (1984 film) (1984) Television • Das Kriminalmuseum (1963–1968, TV series, 13 episodes) • Nachtzug D 106 (1964) • Oberst Wennerström (1965) • Das Millionending (1966) • Kidnap – Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys (1968) • Kim Philby war der dritte Mann (1969) • Der Portland-Ring (1970) • Die Münchner Räterepublik (1971) • The Three Faces of Tamara Bunke (1971) • Ferdinand Lassalle (1972) • Der Kommissar (1974–1975, TV series, 4 episodes) • Derrick (1975–1997, TV series, 46 episodes) • Notarztwagen 7 (1976–1977, TV series, 13 episodes) • The Old Fox (1978–2005, TV series, 55 episodes) • Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! (1994)
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