RIP Lothar Blumhagen

 

The actor and voice actor Lothar Blumhagen died in Berlin, Germany on January 10, 2023, at the age of 95. Blumhagen born in Leipzig, Germany on July 16, 1927, was the German voice of many international stars. His dark, rough timbre was unmistakable and perfectly underlined the appearance of a British gentleman. Blumhagen also stood in front of the camera again and again for television films and was also seen on theater stages. "His family mourns the loss of a humorous, warm-hearted and generous father, father-in-law and grandfather. We will remember him as an open-minded, art and literature enthusiast." Lothar voiced many Euro-westerns during his career.

Lothar Blumhagen’s westerns:

Savage Gun – 1962 [German voice of Richard Basehart], Frontier Hellcat – 1964 [German voice of Louis Velle], A Man Called Gringo – 1965 [German voice of Sieghardt Rupp], Pyramid of the Sun God – 1965 [German voice of Gerard Barray], The Return of Ringo – 1965 [German voice of George Matin], Treasure of the Aztecs – 1965 [German voice of Gerard Barray], Behind the Mask of Zorro – 1965 [German voice of Sancho Gracia], Django Shoots First – 1966 [German voice of Nando Gazzolo], For a Few Dollars More – 1966 [German voice of Carlo Simi], My Name is Pecos – 1966 [German voice of Luigi Casellato], Django the Last Killer – 1967 [German voice of George Eastman], $10,000 for a Massacre – 1967 [German voice of Ferdinado Poggi],  Guns for San Sebastian – 1968 [German voice of Julio Aldama], Full House for the Devil – 1969 [German voice of Paul Muller], Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid – 1969 [German voice of sheriff], Companeros – 1970 [German voice of Gino Pernice], El Condor – 1970 [German voice of Gustavo Rojo], Have a Good Funeral – 1970 [German voice of Robert Dell’Acqua], Hands Up Dead Man! You're Under Arrest – 1971 [German voice of Rafael Corés], Vengeance Trail - 1971 [German voice of Sullivan], Long Live Your Death - 1971 [German voice of Enrique Espinosa], Ben and Charlie – 1972 [German voice of Giacomo Rossi Stuart], Chato’s Land – 1972 [German voice of Paul Young], It Can be Done Amigo – 1972 [German voice of Francisco Rabal], The Long Ride of Revenge – 1972 [German voice of George Wang], Trinity is STILL My Name – 1972 [German voice of man in carriage], White Fang – 1973 [German voice of John Steiner], Lucky Luke (TV) – 1984 [German voice of Colonel Prendergast], Thunder 3 – 1988 [German voice of John Phillip Law], Jonathan of the Bears – 1993 [German voice of John Saxon]