Gert Günther Hoffmann (21 February 1929 – 17 November 1997) was a German actor and director. He achieved fame in German film and television as a voice actor in dubbing.
He was the German voice of Sean Connery in most Connery movies, as well as of Paul Newman, William Shatner in Star Trek (both TOS and most of the theatrical films) and Patrick Macnee in The Avengers for German TV.
Partial filmography
The Falling Star (1950) - von Aster (voice, uncredited) The Smugglers' Banquet (1952) The Perfect Couple (1954) - Klaus Peter Hörrmann Love Without Illusions (1955) - Fritz The Day the Rains Came (1959) - Willi Burning Sands (1960) - Rosen (1961) - Oberleutnant Mertens Café Oriental (1962) - Michael (voice, uncredited) The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962) - FBI Agent Joe Como (voice, uncredited) Her Most Beautiful Day (1962) - Erich Seidel Breakfast in Bed (1963) - Victor H. Armstrong (voice, uncredited) Apache Gold (1963) - Old Shatterhand (voice, uncredited) Hafenpolizei (1964, TV Series) - Staffler Goldfinger (1964) - James Bond (German version) The Desperado Trail (1965) - Old Shatterhand (voice, uncredited) Manhattan Night of Murder (1965) - Eriksen (voice, uncredited) Um Null Uhr schnappt die Falle zu (1966) - Lew Hutton Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill (1966) - Jo Louis Walker / 'Kommissar X' (voice, uncredited) Kommissar X – Drei gelbe Katzen (1966) - Jo Louis Walker / 'Kommissar X' (voice, uncredited) Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen (1966) - Jo Louis Walker / 'Kommissar X' (voice, uncredited) Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966) - Old Shatterhand (voice, uncredited) Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert (1966) - George Davis (voice, uncredited) Death Trip (1967) - Jo Louis Walker / 'Kommissar X' (voice, uncredited) Mister Dynamit - Morgen küßt euch der Tod (1967) - Bob Urban / Mr. Dynamit (voice, uncredited) Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther (1968) - Jo Louis Walker / 'Kommissar X' (voice, uncredited) The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield (1968) - Mac O'Hara Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten (1968) - Steve (German version, voice, uncredited) (1968, TV Series) - Renzyk The Valley of Death (1968) - Old Shatterhand (voice, uncredited) Dead Body on Broadway (1969) - Jerry Cotton (voice, uncredited) Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica (1969) - Mr. Radeck (voice, uncredited) Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen (1969) - Jo Louis Walker / 'Kommissar X' (voice, uncredited) Hänsel und Gretel verliefen sich im Wald (1970) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) Der Kommissar (1970, TV Series) - Leppich Sonderdezernat K1 (1972–1982, TV Series) - Kriminalobermeister Arnold Matofski Lokaltermin: Die schwarze Hand (1973, TV Series) - Prosecutor Zu Gast Bei Paulchens Trickverwandten ( 1973, cartoon series) - Narrator Dschungelmädchen für zwei Halunken (1974) - Jim (voice) No Gold for a Dead Diver (1974) - Erzähler (voice, uncredited) (1976) - Wilutzki Derrick (1984, TV Series) - Kommissar Wobeck The Old Fox (1985, TV Series) - Dr. Hans Leonhard
Dubbing No Love for Johnnie (1961) – Sydney Johnson Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) – Dr. John Polidori
References
External links
Gert Günther Hoffmann at synchrondatenbank.de Hörproben: Gert Günther Hoffmann für Lex Barker Grab von Gert Günther Hoffmann in Oberhaching