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Klausjürgen Wussow (30 April 1929 – 19 June 2007) was a German theatre- and television actor.
Wussow was born in Cammin, Province of Pomerania, Weimar Germany (modern Kamień Pomorski, Poland). His father was a teacher and cantor who died 1939 in the Second World War. Wussow had three brothers, an older and two younger (twins). His original career choice was to become a doctor. He couldn't become a doctor and so his new career choice was to become an actor. He started with the theatre. From 1964 until 1986 he was a member of the famous theatre Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. He had an Austrian honorary citizenship and an Austrian Honorary Professor.
He was married four times. From 1951 until 1960 he was married to German actress Jolande Frantz. They had one daughter. From 1960 until 1991 he was married to Austrian actress Ida Krottendorf. Together they had two children, a daughter and a son (both are actors too). From 1992 until 2003 he was married to the German journalist Yvonne Viehhöver. They had one son. From 2004 until 2007 he was married to Sabine Scholz, the former wife of the German boxer Bubi Scholz, marriage ended with his death.
Wussow was best known for his role as Professor Brinkmann in the TV series The Black Forest Clinic. In the years 2004 and 2005 the "Black Forest Clinic" had a new edition with two films. In these movies he played the role of Professor Brinkmann last time, these are his last movies. He was also a writer and painter and a voice actor and announcer in radio plays and audio books. In his last years he was suffering from dementia after some strokes. He died in Rüdersdorf near Berlin. His grave is located in Berlin/Germany on the "Waldfriedhof Heerstrasse" cemetery.
Selected filmography
- 1958: Blitzmädels an die Front
- 1959: Arzt aus Leidenschaft (A Doctor of Conviction)
- 1960: Agatha, lass das Morden sein! (Agatha, Stop Murdering!)
- 1960: Der rote Kreis (The Crimson Circle)
- 1960: A Woman for Life
- 1960: Final Destination: Red Lantern
- 1960: Soldatensender Calais (Headquarters State Secret)
- 1961: Das Letzte Kapitel (The Last Chapter)
- 1961: The Green Archer
- 1961: Im sechsten Stock
- 1962: Heißer Hafen Hongkong (Hong Kong Hot Harbor)
- 1964: Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
- 1966: Electra One
- 1966: High Season for Spies
- 1970: Der Kurier der Kaiserin (Courier of the Empress) 1970-1971 (TV series)
- 1974: Am Wege
- 1974: Sergeant Berry (TV series)
- 1975: Monika und die Sechzehnjährigen (Monika and the sixteen-year-olds)
- 1979: Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand (Iron Hand)
- 1979: Derrick - Season 6, Episode 13: "Karo As" (TV)
- 1981: Der Bockerer
- 1982: Derrick - Season 9, Episode 4: "Die Fahrt nach Lindau" (TV)
- 1983: Nägel mit Köpfen
- 1984: Derrick - Season 11, Episode 11: "Gangster haben andere Spielregeln" (TV)
- 1984: The Black Forest Clinic 1984-1988 (TV series)
- 1986: Bitte lasst die Blumen leben (Please, Let the Flowers Live)
- 1992: Die Sonne über dem Dschungel
- 1996: Klinik unter Palmen 1996-2003 (TV series)
- 2004: Die Schwarzwaldklinik - Die nächste Generation (The Black Forest Clinic - The Next Generation) (TV)
- 2005: Die Schwarzwaldklinik - Neue Zeiten (The Black Forest Clinic - New Times) (TV)
Dubbing Roles
- Judge Claude Frollo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)