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Alexander May

Biography

Alexander May

Actor Writer

Born
July 8, 1927
Age at death
80 years old
Place of birth
Görlitz, Germany
Years active
1963 – 2004
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70

Credits

15

Movies

54

TV series

42

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Alexander May

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Career timeline

  1. 1927 · Born

    Born in Görlitz, Germany

  2. 1963 · Screen debut

    Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa (Movie)

  3. 1970 · Breakthrough

    Scene of the Crime (TV)

  4. 1973 · Writing debut

    Frühbesprechung (TV)

  5. 2004 · Latest release

    Die Rückkehr des Vaters (Movie)

  6. 2008 · Died

    May 2, 2008

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama39
  • Crime16
  • Comedy13
  • Family10
  • Action & Adventure3
  • Mystery2
Highest-rated title Pappa ante Portas 1991 7.6 Most popular title Scene of the Crime 1970 6.2

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Alexander May in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2004 Die Rückkehr des Vaters as Schneider TV
  2. 2004 Die Rückkehr des Vaters as Schneider Movie
  3. 2001 Liebesschuld as Dr. Schrader Movie
  4. 2000 Donna Leon as Dr. Gianpaolo Filipetto TV
  5. 1999 Warten ist der Tod TV
  6. 1998 Tierarzt Dr. Engel as Agent Maurizius TV
  7. 1997 Vier wie wir TV
  8. 1996 Willi und die Windzors as Minister-President of Lower Saxony Movie
  9. 1996 Charlot og Charlotte as Tysk turist TV
  10. 1995 Die Straßen von Berlin as Herbert Dorfmann TV
  11. 1995 Aus heiterem Himmel as Hermann Strohmeyer TV
  12. 1995 Für alle Fälle Stefanie as Hieronymus Cleemann TV
  13. 1995 Die Inka Connection as Dr. Breitenstein TV
  14. 1995 A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft TV
  15. 1994 Der Salzbaron as Maximilian Fürst von und zu Lieben TV
  16. 1994 Rosa Roth as Richard Seifert TV
  17. 1994 Im Namen des Gesetzes as Vorsitzender Richter TV
  18. 1994 Matchball as Dr. Hubert Marschall TV
  19. 1994 Ich klage an as Bartsch Movie
  20. 1993 Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation as Konsul Handschuh TV
  21. 1993 Hecht & Haie as Alfred Hausner TV
  22. 1993 Ein Bayer auf Rügen as Pastor Hellwig TV
  23. 1992 Freunde fürs Leben as Dr. Walter Leibrecht TV
  24. 1992 Heimatgeschichten as Werner TV
  25. 1992 Glückliche Reise as Littmers TV
  26. 1991 Pappa ante Portas as Mayor Movie
  27. 1991 Die Frosch-Intrige as Schuldirektor Stapelmann Movie
  28. 1990 Bei mir liegen Sie richtig as Dr. Sahner Movie
  29. 1990 Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt as Dekan Strathmann TV
  30. 1990 Hotel Paradies as Manfred TV
  31. 1989 Mit Leib und Seele as Herr Tschönner TV
  32. 1989 Peter Strohm TV
  33. 1988 Justitias kleine Fische TV
  34. 1987 Die glückliche Familie as Tierarzt TV
  35. 1987 Der Landarzt as Kammersänger Eltschick TV
  36. 1986 Großstadtrevier as Heinz Krämer TV
  37. 1986 Hessische Geschichten as Theo Würmling TV
  38. 1986 Ein heikler Fall as Lindenberg TV
  39. 1985 Die Schwarzwaldklinik as Gustav Barthels TV
  40. 1985 Gespenstergeschichten TV
  41. 1984 Weißblaue Geschichten TV
  42. 1983 Kinder unseres Volkes as Studienrat Nöck Movie
  43. 1981 Der Spot oder Fast eine Karriere as Dr. Sander Movie
  44. 1981 Die Laurents TV
  45. 1981 A Case For Two as Kulturdezernent TV
  46. 1981 Tegtmeier klärt auf! as Bürgermeister Klopsch TV
  47. 1980 Leute wie du und ich TV
  48. 1980 Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm as Johann Sebastian Bach Movie
  49. 1979 Der ganz normale Wahnsinn as Vito Schimpf TV
  50. 1978 Kläger und Beklagte as Franz Söhnke TV
  51. 1978 Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger as Walter Geier TV
  52. 1976 Notarztwagen 7 as Gerhard Frese TV
  53. 1976 Der Anwalt as Dr. Krampe TV
  54. 1976 Kann ich noch ein bisschen bleiben? as Wolfgang Amadeus Meyer Movie
  55. 1975 Eurogang as Commissaire Romand TV
  56. 1975 Kommissariat 9 as Dr. Lentz TV
  57. 1974 Telerop 2009 – Es ist noch was zu retten as Joe Holliday TV
  58. 1974 Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin as Herr Sawatzki TV
  59. 1973 Die Geschichte einer dicken Frau as Georg Movie
  60. 1973 Frühbesprechung as Kriminaloberkommissar Steuben TV
  61. 1973 Lawinenpatrouille TV
  62. 1972 Sonderdezernat K1 as Erich Wenzel TV
  63. 1972 Tanz auf dem Regenbogen as Sanders TV
  64. 1970 Scene of the Crime as Von Stolz TV
  65. 1970 Jonathan as Porter Movie
  66. 1969 Die Reiter von Padola as Graf von Padola TV
  67. 1969 La felicità... as Herr X Movie
  68. 1967 Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre as Dr. Zeisler TV
  69. 1963 Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa as Prof. Newman Movie
  1. 1973 Frühbesprechung TV

Quick facts

When did Alexander May die?

Alexander May died on May 2, 2008 at the age of 80.

Where was Alexander May born?

Alexander May was born in Görlitz, Germany.

What was Alexander May’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Alexander May is Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa (1963).

How many movies and series has Alexander May made?

Our catalogue lists 69 titles for Alexander May: 15 movies and 54 TV series.

What is Alexander May’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Pappa ante Portas has the highest audience rating, with 7.6/10 on TMDB.

Also born on July 8

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