RIP Rainer Brandt

 

German actor, voice artist, and dialogue book author Rainer Brandt died at his home in Berlin, Germany on August 1, 2024. He was 88. Over the decades, Brandt born in Berlin on January 19, 1936, lent his German voice to numerous entertainment legends, including Elvis Presley, Tony Curtis, and Jean-Paul Belmondo. He also provided the dialogue for the Italian acting duo Terence Hilland Bud Spencer in the German versions of their films. He was best known in Germany for his work in the 1970s and 1980s, when he adapted many films, especially Italian and Spanish productions, very freely and embellished the dialog with quick lines and lots of slapstick. This often led to more serious films becoming comedies. Brandt, together with his colleague Karlheinz Brunnemann, contributed to the success of certain people and series in the German-speaking world. He lent his voice to several dozen Euro-westerns over the years.

Rainer Brandt's westerns - actor, voice dubber:

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw [ 1958 [German voice of William Campbell]

The Shadow of Zorro – 1962 [German voice of Robert Hundar]

Apache Gold – 1963 [German voice of Mario Adorf]

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz – 1963 [German voice of Mario Adorf]

Samson and the Slave Queen – 1963 [German voice of Sergio Ciani]

Apache’s Last Battle – 1964 [German voice of Guy Madison]

Fistful of Dollars – 1964 [German voice of Gian aria Volonte, Sieghardt Rupp]

Last of the Renegades – 1964 [German voice of Anthony Steel]

Massacre at Marble City – 1964 [German voice of Mario Adorf]

The Sheriff was a Lady – 1964 [German voice of Rik Battaglia]

The Son of Jesse James – 1964 [German voice of Robert Hundar]

Behind the Mask of Zorro – 1965 [German voice of Tony Russel]

Flaming Frontier – 1965 [German voice of Larry Pennell]

For a Few Dollars More – 1965 [German voice of Ricardo Palacios]

The Last Tomahawk – 1965 [German voice of Stelio Candelli]

A Man Called Gringo – 1965 [German voice of Daniel Martin]

The Man from Oklahoma – 1965 [German voice of Rick Horn]

A Place Called Glory – 1965 [German voice of Gérard Tichy]

Pyramid of the Sun God – 1965 [German voice of Rik Battaglia]

Rampage at Apache Wells – 1965 [German voice of Dusan Janicijevic]

The Relentless Four – 1965 [German voice of Robert Hundar]

Treasure of the Aztecs – 1965 [German voice of Rik Battaglia]

Django Shoots First – 1966 [German voice of Glenn Saxson]

The Golden Sheriff – 1966 [German voice of Luigi Giuliani]

The Hills Run Red – 1966 [German voice of Nando Gazzolo]

Prairie-Saloon (TV) – 1966 (Skip)

Red Tomahawk – 1966 [German voice of Tom Drake]

Return of the Seven – 1966 [German voice of Virgilio Teixeira]

Thompson 1880 – 1966 [German voice of George Martin]

The Ugly Ones – 1966 [German voice of José Canalejas]

Who Killed Johnny R? – 19Tony Young]66 [German voice of Isidro Novellas]

Any Gun Can Play – 1967 [German voice of George Hilton]

Beyond the Law – 1967 [German voice of Al Hoosman]

Cjamango – 1967 [German voice of Sean Todd]

Days of Violence – 1967 [German voice of Peter Lee Lawrence]

The Dirty Outlaws – 1967 [German voice of Andrea Giordana]

Django Kills Softly – 1967 [German voice of George Eastman]

Don't Wait, Django... Shoot! – 1967 [German voice of Sean Todd]

Gentleman Killer – 1967 [German voice of Benito Stefanelli]

Kill and Pray – 1967 [German voice of Mark Damon]

Killer Caliber 32 – 1967 [German voice of Peter Lee Lawrence]

A Man, a Colt – 1967 [German voice of Robert Hundar]

A Rope for a Bastard – 1967 [German voice of Mimmo Palmara]

Thunder at the Border – 1967 [German voice of Rik Battaglia]

Viva Django! – 1967 [German voice of Terence Hill]

The Belle Starr Story – 1968 [German voice of George Eastman]

Bury Them Deep – 1968 [German voice of Craig Hill]

Guns for San Sebastian – 1968 [German voice of Jaime Fernandez]

The Moment to Kill – 1968 [German voice of George Hilton]

The Unholy Four – 1969 [German voice of George Eastman]

Santana Kills Them All – 1970 [German voice of Gianni Garko]

Companeros – 1971 [German voice of Franco Nero]

Trinity is STILL My Name – 1971 [German voice of unknown actors]

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean – 1972 [German voice of Tab Hunter]

The Genius – 1975 [German voice of Raimund Harmstorf]

Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar – 1975 [German voice of George Hilton]

Spaghetti Western – 1976 [German voice of Dan van Husen]

Buddy Goes West – 1981 [German voice of Lanfranco Spinola, Carlo Reali]

Sky Bandits – 1986 [Germa voice of Scott McGinnis]

The Sons of Trinity – 1995 [German voice of Cesar Varona Martin]