RIP Thomas Danneberg

 

Germany’s most famous dubbing voice Thomas Danneberg died from a stroke at his home in Wannsee, Berlin, Germany. He was 81. Danneberg was born on June 2, 1942, and was a German actor and voice actor who made a significant impact in the film industry. He was best recognized for his role as Charles Emerson in the 1967 Edgar Wallace film “The Blue Hand”. However, his voice was his passport to fame, dubbing over actors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terence Hill, Franco Nero, Sylvester Stallone, John Cleese, Dan Aykroyd, Adriano Celentano, Nick Nolte, John Travolta, Michael York, Rutger Hauer, and Dennis Quaid. His contribution to the German trance/techno-band E Nomine further expanded his repertoire, marking him as a versatile artist.

Thomas Danneberg’s Euro-westerns – voice actor: Frontier Hellcat – 1964 [German voice of Mirko Kraljev], The Desperado Trail – 1965 [German voice of Ivan Novak], Duel at Sundown – 1965 [German voice of Terence Hill], The Tramplers – 1965 [German voice of Franco Nero], The Hellbenders – 1966 [German voice of Julian Mateos], Kill or Be Killed – 1966 [German voice of Fabrizio Maroni], The Ugly Ones – 1966 [German voice of Tomas Milian]. Winnetou and Old Firehand – 1966 [German voice of Pierre Brice]. For a Few Bullets More – 1967 [German voice of Peter Lee Lawrence], Gentleman Killer – 1967 [German voice of Joaquin Blanco] Kill and Pray – 1967 [German voice of Lou Castel], A Man, a Colt – 1967 [German voice of Diego henchman], The Man from Canyon City – 1967 [German voice of Antonio Almoros], My Name is Pecos – 1967 [German voice of Carlo Gaddi], Ace High – 1968 [German voice of Terence Hill], Day of Anger – 1968 [German voice of Giuliano Gemma], God Forgives… I Don’t – 1968 [German voice of Terence Hill], If You Want to Live… Shoot! – 1968 [German voice of poker player], Stranger in Paso Bravo – 1968 [German voice of Anthony Steffen], To Hell and Back – 1968 [German voice of George Hilton], Viva Django – 1968 [German voice of Terence Hill], The Wild and the Dirty – 1968 [German additional voice] Boot Hill – 1969 [German voice of Terence Hill], True Grit – 1969 [German voice of Glen Campbell], The Unholy Four – 1969 [German voice of Leonard Mann], Doc – 1970 [German voice of Denver John Collins], El Topo – 1970 [German voice of Juan José Gurrola], Have a Good Funeral – 1970 [German voice of killer #2], Santana Kills Them All – 1970 [German voice of Alvaro de Luna], Catlow – 1971 [German voice of Michale Delano], Companeros – 1971 [German voice Franco Nero], His Name was Pot They Called Him Joy – 1971 [German voice of Peter Martell], Lawman – 1971 [German voice of Richad Jordan], Valdez is Coming – 1971 [German voice of Richard Jordan], Call of the Wild – 1972 [German voice of Horst Heuck], Pancho Villa – 1972 [German voice of Angel del Pozo], Tedeum – 1972 [German voice of Giancarlo Prete], They Call Me Providence – 1972 [German voice of Horst Janson], Trinity is STILL My Name – 1972 [German voice of Terence Hill], My Name is Nobody – 1973 [German voice of Terence Hill], The Crazy Bunch – 1974 [German voice of George Hilton], White Fang to the Rescue – 1974 [German voice of Maurizio Merli] , The Genius – 1975 [German voice of Giuliano Gemma], The White, the Yellow, the Black – 1975 [Giuliano Gemma], Spaghetti Western – 1976 [German voice of Franco Nero], Garden of Venus – 1981 [German voice of Jorge Rivero], Django Strikes Again – 1987 [German voice of Franco Nero], They Call Me Renegade – 1987 [German voice of Terence Hill], Lucky Luke – 1990 German voice of Terence Hill], Troublemakers – 1994 [German voice of Terence Hill], Doc West – 2008 [German voice of Terence Hill], Triggerman – 2008 [German voice of Terence Hill]