Martin Benrath

• Name — Martin Benrath • Born — 9 November 1926 • Birthplace — Berlin-Lankwitz, Germany • Died — 31 January 2000 • Place of death — Bavaria, Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1954–2000

• Meines Vaters Pferde I. Teil Lena und Nicoline (1954), as Michael Godeysen • The Angel with the Flaming Sword (1954), as Jürgen Marein • A Thousand Melodies (1956), as Martin Hoff • Melody of the Heath (1956), as Ulrich Haagen • Court Martial (1959), as Funk-Offizier Maiers • The Ideal Woman (1959), as Axel Jungk • Morituri (1965), as Kruse • Eintausend Milliarden (1974) • Berlinger (film) (1975), as Lukas Berlinger • When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (1978, TV film), as Papa • The Buddenbrooks (1979, TV miniseries), as Johann Jr. • Put on Ice (1980), as V-Mann Körner • From the Life of the Marionettes (1980), as Professor Mogens Jensen • Die Weiße Rose (1982), as Prof. Kurt Huber • Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie (1986, TV miniseries), as Bankier Bernheim • Success (1991), as Dr. Otto Klenk • Death Came As a Friend (1991, TV film), as Gerhard Selb • Schtonk! (1992), as Uwe Esser • Stalingrad (1993), as General Hentz • Der Kinoerzähler (1993), as Herr Theilhaber • One More Kiss and He's Dead! (1996), as Thomas Mann • Widows (1998), as Charles Bernsdorf • Campus (1998), as Von Zittkau • Alle für die Mafia (1998) • Der Laden (1998, TV miniseries), as Grandfather • Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (1999), as Alt-Divisionär Sturzenegger • Die Zauberfrau (1999, TV film), as Gustav

Martin Benrath is recorded as having received Bavarian Order of Merit, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.