Jürgen Roland, born Jürgen Schellack (25 December 1925 – 21 September 2007) was a German film director. Roland was described as the "father of German TV crime shows". He directed about 80 TV productions and 30 movies.[1]

Jürgen Roland
Born
Jürgen Schellack

(1925-12-25)25 December 1925
Hamburg, Germany
Died21 September 2007(2007-09-21) (aged 81)
Hamburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer
Employer(s)Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Known forTV series and movies
Jürgen Roland grave

Life and career

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Roland was born on 25 December 1925 in Hamburg as Jürgen Schellack. He started his career as a radio host for the North western German Radio Station (NWDR) in 1945, and was one of the first presenters for the TV station of the NWDR in 1951. Norddeutscher Rundfunk Station Manager Jobst Plog [de] said, that Jürgen Roland "[...] belonged to the ranks of young radio reporter, who contributed after the war to the legendary reputation of the then NWDR." Roland's first TV series Der Polizeibericht meldet ... (lit. the police reports ...) was a detailed description of real crimes, filmed accurate and faithful.[1]

The TV series Stahlnetz (lit. steel net, Dragnet) caused Roland's fame. For the 1958s crime series, Roland worked with screenwriter Wolfgang Menge. The cases were based on real crimes also, and the series was a blockbuster in Germany. After his work for the TV station Roland directed several movies, the 1960s Der grüne Bogenschütze (The Green Archer)—starring Gert Fröbe—was based on an Edgar Wallace's novel of 1923.[1]

Roland directed several Tatort (crime scene) episodes, and as of 2007, Roland's TV series Großstadtrevier (metropolitan precinct[2]) was shown for 21 years in German TV.[1]

Filmography

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Stahlnetz

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German TV series for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, based on real crimes.[1] Roland directed 22 episodes and was screenwriter for 2 episodes.[3] The series is filmed in black and white, the first episode of season 1 was aired 1958. German actors Hellmut Lange and Helmut Peine were in the cast.

Dem Täter auf der Spur

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  • 1967: Am Rande der Manege
  • 1967: 10 Kisten Whisky
  • 1968: Schrott
  • 1969: Das Fenster zum Garten
  • 1969: Familienärger
  • 1970: Frau gesucht…
  • 1970: Puppen reden nicht
  • 1970: Froschmänner
  • 1970: Schlagzeile: Mord
  • 1971: Tod am Steuer
  • 1971: Flugstunde
  • 1972: In Schönheit sterben
  • 1972: Ohne Kranz und Blumen
  • 1972: Der Tod in der Maske
  • 1972: Kein Hafer für Nicolo
  • 1973: Blinder Haß
  • 1973: Stellwerk 3

Tatort

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As actor

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  • 1988: Pleitegeier, as Anton Marek
  • 2001: Tod vor Scharhörn, as Polizeipräsident von Hamburg (Head of the Hamburg Police Department)

Großstadtrevier

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Roland directed 46 episodes of the German TV series Großstadtrevier (metropolitan precinct[2]), produced by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk.[4]

  • 1986: Kein Tag wie jeder andere
  • 1986: Wühlmäuse
  • 1986: Mensch, der Bulle ist 'ne Frau
  • 1986: Speedy
  • 1986: Prosit Neujahr
  • 1987: Amamos und Konsorten
  • 1987: Der Champ
  • 1987: Fahrerflucht
  • 1987: Rote Karte für Thomas?
  • 1989: Dame in Not (Kommentator)
  • 1991: Das schwarze Schaf
  • 1991: Treffpunkt Kino
  • 1992: Der Neue (including Roland's voice)
  • 1992: Auf Gift gebaut (appearances as officer-in-charge)
  • 1992: Revanche (appearance as hall speaker)
  • 1997: Der Praktikant
  • 1997: Das Stuntgirl
  • 1997: Die Aufsteiger
  • 1999: Zeugen

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Matthias Kremp (2007-09-23). "Mr. Stahlnetz ist tot" [Mr. Stahlnetz is dead]. Spiegel Online (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  2. ^ a b Revier can be translated as a police station or also hunting ground
  3. ^ "Full cast and crew for "Stahlnetz"". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ^ "Full cast and crew for "Großstadtrevier"". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
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