Michael Habeck
Michael Habeck was a German actor, best known in Germany as the German voice of Oliver Hardy and Danny DeVito.
Life
Habeck was born in Bad Grönenbach."After his training at the Ruth von Zerboni acting school in Munich, Michael Habeck had engagements at various German stages, including the Munich Kammerspiele, the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and at the Munich Volkstheater." As part of the Ruhr Festival in 1974, Habeck appeared as Lennox in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, which was recorded by ARD and broadcast on television.
For years, Michael Habeck was present in television productions for children through the characters Oswin in the German preschool series Rappelkiste and dubbing Ernie in Sesame Street, Barney Rubble in The Flintstones, Baby Fozzie in Muppet Babies or as Mr. Rabbit in The [Animals of Farthing Wood (TV series)|The Animals of Farthing Wood]. In the animated series The Simpsons from 1991 to 1993. he dubbed the roles of Chief Wiggum in seasons two and three, Dr. Nick in season two and Groundskeeper Willie in season three. He was heard in the German dub of Asterix Conquers America.
He played in a considerable number of German series, including Tatort and Silas, and films. In 1984 Habeck received the Grimm Award for his role in the children's series Rappelkiste He also appeared in international productions, such as The [Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose], where he played "the striking role of the corpulent bald monk Berengar", and Lexx, in which he played the role of Feppo.
Habeck was known for providing the German dubbing for Oliver Hardy after Bruno W. Pantel died, and Danny De Vito. He also dubbed several characters in the German version of The Muppet Show.
He died in Munich on 4 February 2011 after a short time of severe illness, aged 66.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Sie liebten sich einen Sommer | Boris | |
| 1975 | Carmina burana | The Monk | |
| 1976 | ' | Pförtner | |
| 1983 | ' | Habek | |
| 1985 | Seitenstechen | Man in bus | |
| 1986 | The Name of [the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose] | Berengar | |
| 1988 | The [Bourne Identity (1988 film)|The Bourne Identity] | The Fat Man | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Lichtschlag | Erdmann | |
| 1990 | Die Richterin | ||
| 1992 | Die schwache Stunde | ||
| 1992 | Wir Enkelkinder | Ober | |
| 1993 | Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem | Buckliger | |
| 1995 | ' | Nelson Lee | |
| 1998 | Lexx | Feppo | |
| 2001 | Himmlische Helden | Palkowic | |
| 2008 | ' | Friedrich Preis |