Jan Hendriks
After studying acting at the Hebbel Theatre school in Berlin, he began his career on stage before making his film debut in Robert A. Stemmle’s Sündige Grenze (1951), for which he became the first winner of the German Film Award for Best New Actor. He went on to appear in more than 90 film and television productions, including several Edgar Wallace films.
Hendriks was widely known to television audiences for his role as Inspector Martin Brenner in the crime series Der Alte (1977–1986). He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing performers such as Humphrey Bogart and Anthony Quinn.
He died in Berlin in December 1991.
Filmography (71 Appearances)
67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze
Ein gutes Land
Oh My God, Willi!
Schönes Weekend, Mr. Bennett
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
Richelieu
Der Alte
Derrick
Das Geheimnis der Mary Celeste
Annemarie Lesser
Drüben bei Lehmanns
Der Kurier der Kaiserin
Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen
Hotel Royal
The Man with the Glass Eye
The Commissioner
Appointment in Beirut
Castle of the Creeping Flesh
Death Runs After Them
Non sta bene rubare il tesoro
The College Girl Murders
Dem Täter auf der Spur
Polizeifunk ruft
Cliff Dexter
Jörg Preda berichtet
Man soll den Onkel nicht vergiften
Duel at Sundown
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Slim Callaghan greift ein
Mark of the Tortoise
Tolles Geld
Mit besten Empfehlungen
The Squeaker
Das Kriminalmuseum
Das lange Weihnachtsmahl
Der tolle Tag
The Inn on the River
The Door with Seven Locks
Immer wenn es Nacht wird
The Devil's Daffodil
Mal drunter – mal drüber
Isle of Sin
Brainwashed
The High Life
Paradies der Matrosen
She Walks by Night
Passionate Doctor
Bobby Dodd intervenes
Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf
Colombe
Arms and the Man
Forbidden Paradise
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
Stahlnetz
Jägerblut
The Casino Affair
Zum blauen Bock
Der Bauerndoktor von Bayrischzell
Keiner stirbt leicht
The Farmer from Brucknerhof
Alibi
Die Barrings
Roman eines Frauenarztes
Heimweh nach Deutschland
Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert
Hochzeitsglocken
Königin der Arena
Der große Zapfenstreich
Dark Eyes
Sündige Grenze
German Film Award