Erik Ode
Biography
Erik Ode, born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, was a German director and actor. He was born in Berlin, Germany, on November 6, 1910, and died on July 19, 1983, at the age of 72. He was most famous for playing the character Kommissar Herbert Keller in the German television drama Der Kommissar, which is also known as The Police Inspector. Over the course of his career, he accumulated 112 known acting credits in movies and television shows. His professional background included work both as a director and an actor within the film and television industries.
Career overview
Erik Ode was a German director and actor whose given birth name was Fritz Erik Signy Odemar. He was born in Berlin, Germany, on November 6, 1910, and lived until July 19, 1983, passing away at the age of 72. Over the course of his professional career in film and television, he accumulated 112 known credits in the acting category.
Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, Ode became most famous for playing the role of Kommissar Herbert Keller in the German television drama Der Kommissar, which is also known by its English title, The Police Inspector. Beyond his signature role in that television drama, his extensive portfolio encompassed numerous screen appearances in both television and movies.
Ode remained active within the German film and television landscape as both an actor and director. His legacy in television drama is tied primarily to his work on Der Kommissar. He is recorded in archival databases with a substantial body of work spanning over a hundred known credits before his death in July 1983.
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122 titles- Schuld sind nur die Frauen (1982) as Kommissar Lafitte
- Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse (1979) as Eric Ott
- Die Geisterbehörde (1979) as Rudolf Stortz
- Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977) as Kommissar
- Preussenkorso 45-48 (1977) Director
- Derrick (1974) Director
- Am laufenden Band (1974) as Self - Guest
- Fernsehverweigerung (1973) as Vater
- Alexander Zwo (1972) as Kommissar van Heygst
- Dalli Dalli (1971) as Self - Candidate
- Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (1971) as Self
- ZDF Werkstatt (1970) as Self
- The Commissioner (1969) as Kommissar Keller
- Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969) as Self
- Der Mann, der keinen Mord beging (1968) as Rechtsanwalt
- Die Witzakademie (1967) Director
- Liebesgeschichten (1967) Director
- Die Flucht nach Holland (1967) as Dr. Solf
- Crumbles letzte Chance (1967) Director
- Keine Leiche ohne Lily (1967) Director
- Förster Horn (1966) as Oberforstrat Blessing
- Förster Horn (1966) Director
- Förster Horn (1966) Creator
- Der schwarze Freitag (1966) as Senator O'Keefe
- Die Rudi Carrell Show (1965)
- Wolken am Himmel (1965) Director
- Mrs. Cheney's End (1965) as Willy Wynton
- Mrs. Cheney's End (1965) Director
- Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen (1964) as Self
- Spätsommer (1964) as Frank Hacklow
- Wachet und singet (1964) as Morty
- Der Kaiser vom Alexanderplatz (1964) as Schimmelmark
- Der Kaiser vom Alexanderplatz (1964) Director
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Kriminalrat Bachmayr
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Kriminaloberinspektor Gareis
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Kommissar Zobel
- Die fünfte Kolonne (1963) as Ostagent Walter
- Die fünfte Kolonne (1963) as Ottmar
- Meine Frau Susanne (1963) as Fahrlehrer Lorenz
- Meine Frau Susanne (1963) Director
- Feuerwerk (1963) Director
- Bubusch (1962) Director
- Theorie und Praxis (1962) Director
- Heute gehn wir bummeln (1961) Director
- Wir Kellerkinder (1960)
- Schlager-Raketen (1960) Director
- Das Fenster zum Flur (1960) Director
- Stars in der Manege (1959) as Self
- Wenn das mein großer Bruder wüßte (1959) Director
- Die Liebe des Jahres (1959) Director
- Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt (1959) Director
- ...und abends in die Scala (1958) Director
- Ohne Mutter geht es nicht (1958) Director
- Scala – total verrückt (1958) Director
- Zum blauen Bock (1957) as Self
- Liebe, Jazz und Übermut (1957) as Teddy Fisher
- Liebe, Jazz und Übermut (1957) Director
- Einmal eine große Dame sein (1957) Director
- Der Mustergatte (1956) Director
- Lügen haben hübsche Beine (1956) Director
- Bestseller (1956) Director
- Wunschkonzert (1955) Director
- Heroism after Hours (1955) Director
- Musik im Blut (1955) Director
- Der erste Kuß (1954) Director
- Ten on Every Finger (1954) Director
- Schlagerparade (1953) Director
- So ein Affentheater (1953) Director
- The Land of Smiles (1952) Director
- Fight of the Tertia (1952) Director
- Czardas der Herzen (1951) as Gabor Takacs
- Wonderful Times (1950) Director
- Skandal in der Botschaft (1950)
- Skandal in der Botschaft (1950) Director
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- The Berliner (1948) as Stimme
- Stadtmeier und Landmeier (1948)
- Meine Herren Söhne (1945) as Apotheker
- Wir sehn uns wieder (1945) as Fritz Launer - Gefreiter
- Eine kleine Sommermelodie (1944) as Gefreiter Otto Appelt
- Tonelli (1943) as Der Sekretär des Theateragenten Bauer
- The Little Residence (1942) as Primaner Erich
- Karlsbader Reise (1940)
- Alarm at Station III (1939) as Egge, Zollpolizist
- Modell Lu, der Lebensweg eines Hutes (1939) as Erik Burre
- A Hopeless Case (1939) as Student
- We're Dancing Around the World (1939) as 1. Freund
- I Refuse to Testify (1939)
- Das Leben kann so schön sein (1938) as Dewitt, Reisender
- Großalarm (1938) as Zeitungsfahrer Alex
- Rätsel um Beate (1938) as Schauspieler, 1.Etage
- Stärker als die Liebe (1938)
- Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1937) as Wölfchen Hillberg
- Land of Love (1937) as Erster Beamter
- Victoria in Dover (1936) as Prinz Heinrich
- Der Dschungel ruft (1936) as Charly Kelly
- Der Abenteurer von Paris (1936)
- The Empress's Favourite (1936) as Fähnrich Alexander Platow
- Drei tolle Tage (1936) as Robert Ferry - Schauspieler
- Hot Blood (1936) as Husarenoffizier
- Winter Night's Dream (1935)
- Forget Me Not (1935) as Peter Petermann, Dritter Offizier
- Hero for a Night (1935) as Jantschi, Reklamezeichner
- Der kühne Schwimmer (1934) as Alfred Möbius, Buchverkäufer
- Gypsy Blood (1934) as Graf Poldi Stauffenstein
- Charley's Aunt (1934) as Stephan Spettik
- Maiden vs. Monk (1934) as Dr. Peter Rivius
- Ritter wider Willen (1934)
- The Sporck Battalion (1934)
- What Women Dream (1933) as -
- The Castle in the South (1933) as Tonio
- Cairo Season (1933) as 3. Gigolo
- Glück im Schloß (1933) as Georg
- Ja, treu ist die Soldatenliebe (1932)
- F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932) as Konrad
- He Is Charming (1932) as Uncredited
- Cadets (1931) as Kadett von Brenken
- The High Tourist (1931)
- His reason for divorce (1931) as Rudi
- A Student's Song of Heidelberg (1930)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari (1930) as Wolfgang Anglert, Chefredakteur
- I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity (1923) as Jesus als Kind
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Erik Ode best known for?
Erik Ode is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977), Derrick (1974), Am laufenden Band (1974), Dalli Dalli (1971).
When and where was Erik Ode born?
Erik Ode was born on November 6, 1910 in Berlin, Germany. They passed away on July 19, 1983.
How many credits does Erik Ode have?
Erik Ode has accumulated over 122 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1923 to 1982.
What is Erik Ode's background in cinema and television?
Erik Ode, born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, was a German director and actor. He was born in Berlin, Germany, on November 6, 1910, and died on July 19, 1983, at the age of 72. He was most famous for playing the character Kommissar Herbert Keller in the German television drama Der Kommissar, which is also known as The Police...
Erik Ode by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977) as Kommissar — aged about 66
- Dalli Dalli (1971) as Self - Candidate — aged about 60
- Bambi (1948) as Self — aged about 37
- The Commissioner (1969) as Kommissar Keller — aged about 58
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Kriminalrat Bachmayr — aged about 52
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Kriminaloberinspektor Gareis — aged about 52
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