RIP Ursula Heyer

 

German actress and voice dubber Ursula Heyer died in Berlin, Germany on March 25^th. She was 86. Ursula was known for her dubbing work in international films, including providing German voices for Stanley Kubrick's “A Clockwork Orange” (1971), “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988), and Nicholas Hytner's “The Crucible” (1996). Born on February 15, 1940, in Berlin, Germany, Heyer maintained a long career primarily in German television and theater, with appearances in series such as “A Case for Two” (1981) and “Café Wernicke” (1979). She was married to the actor Rainer Brandt until his death in 2024. Her work spans decades, bridging German-language productions with dubbing for English-language features. Heyer dubbed the German voice of multiple actresses in twelve Euro-westerns: “ Apache Gold” 1963 German voice of Dunja Rajter, “Frontier Hellcat” in 1964 again as the German voice of Dunja Rajter, “The Sheriff was a Lady” in 1964 as the German voice of Beba Loncar, “A Fistful of Dollars” in  1965 as the German voice of Marianne Koch, “A Few Dollars for Django” in 1966 as the German voice of Gloria Osuna, “Three Graves for a Winchester” in 1966 as the German voice of Milla Sannoner, “Django Kills Silently” in 1967 as the German voice of Giovanna Lenzi, “Django Kill” in 1967 as the German voice of Patrizia Valturri, “Killer Caliber .32” in 1967 as the [German voice of Agnès Spaak, “If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death” in 1968 as the German of Heidi Fischer, “Sonora” in 1968 as the German voice of Donatella Turri and “Have a Good Funeral” in 1970 as the German voice of Helga Liné.