Walter Sedlmayr

Walter Sedlmayr
File:Walter Sedlmayr.jpg
Born	(1926-01-06)6 January 1926 Munich, Germany
Died	Munich, Germany
Other names	Walther Sedlmayer
Occupation	Actor

Walter Sedlmayr (6 January 1926 – 14 July 1990) was a German stage, television, and film actor from Bavaria.

Career

After his 1945 wartime Abitur, Sedlmayr served as a Flakhelfer towards the end of World War II. His acting career began with minor roles with the Münchner Kammerspiele, for which he played more than 25 years, and in numerous Heimatfilme during the 1940s and 1950s.

In 1971, by now an associate of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Sedlmayr was briefly arrested because a stolen artwork, the Blutenburger Madonna, was found in his house. He was later acquitted of all charges, and the media attention given to his trial helped him gain major roles. His breakthrough came with the leading role in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's film Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (1972). Afterwards, Sedlmayr was cast in numerous popular German TV shows, including de, Der Herr Kottnik, Der Millionenbauer, and Polizeiinspektion 1; he also frequently appeared on stage and in other media.

Murder

On 15 July 1990, Sedlmayr was found dead in the bedroom of his Munich apartment. He had been tied up, stabbed in the stomach with a knife and beaten about the head with a hammer. On 21 May 1993, two half-brothers, Wolfgang Werlé and Manfred Lauber, former business associates of Sedlmayr, were found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. One of them left prison in August 2007 and the other on January 15, 2008.

Sedlmayr's life and murder were the subject of the 2001 biopic de by Jo Baier, where he was played by de, and of an episode of the ARD TV series Die großen Kriminalfälle.

There has been some recent controversies concerning Wikipedia's decision to publish the names of Sedlmayr's killers. The contention concerns the European right to oblivion and American first amendment free speech. In 2009 the two convicted demanded the removal of their names from the German as also English Wikipedia. While the German language Wikipedia followed the demand the English language Wikipedia has contested the validity of the ruling as it neither operates nor has assets in Germany. In December 2009 the Bundesgerichtshof, the highest court in of ordinary jurisdiction in Germany, decided that the convicted have no right of removal from internet archives as this would be in a too strong conflict with the right on free speech. After that the German Wikipedia included the names again.

Filmography

1949: Die drei Dorfheiligen 1951: Heidelberger Romanze 1952: Zwei Menschen 1952: Der Hergottschnitzer von Ammergau 1953: Ehestreik 1954: Die kleine Stadt will Schlafen gehen 1954: Rose-Girl Resli 1955: Der Frontgockel 1955: Königswalzer 1957: Heiraten verboten 1958: Der Pauker 1959: Menschen im Netz 1959: Dorothea Angermann 1959: de 1960: Ein gewisses Röcheln 1964: Bei Tag und Nacht 1965: de

1969: Frei bis zum nächsten Mal 1969: Der Rückfall 1970: de 1970: de 1971: Rio das Mortes 1972: The Merchant of Four Seasons 1973: Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird 1973: World on a Wire 1974: Die Reform 1974: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1975: Fox and His Friends 1976: Der verkaufte Großvater 1977: Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl 1979: Anton Sittinger 1981: Mein Freund, der Scheich 1984: Rambo Zambo

TV appearances

1964: Kriminalmuseum 1968: Der Staudamm 1972: Tatort – Münchner Kindl 1972: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag 1973: Der Kommissar – Ein Funken in der Kälte 1973: Tatort – Tote brauchen keine Wohnung 1973: Drei Partner 1974–1975: de 1974–1975: Spannagl & Sohn 1974: Der Kommissar – Tod eines Landstreichers 1974 Derrick - Season 1, Episode 1 - "Waldweg" (1974) 1975: Der Kommissar – Das goldene Pflaster 1975: Der Kommissar – Ein Mord auf dem Lande

1975: Derrick - Season 2, Episode 12: "Alarm auf Revier 12" (1975) 1976–1982: Reisen mit Walter Sedlmayr 1976: Vater Seidl und sein Sohn 1976: Alle Jahre wieder: Die Familie Semmeling 1977–1988: Polizeiinspektion 1 1979 und 1986/1987: Der Millionenbauer 1983: Monaco Franze – Der ewige Stenz 1983–1985: Unsere schönsten Jahre 1986–1987: Der Schwammerlkönig Der Alte Der Herr Kottnik

Award

In 1973, Sedlmayr won the Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actor Deutscher Filmpreis award for his role in Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehemaliger Hofkoch wird.

External links

• Walter Sedlmayr at the Internet Movie Database
• Walter Sedlmayr in the German National Library catalogue
• Walter Sedlmayr at Find a Grave