Pierre Franckh


Pierre Franckh is a German author, motivational speaker, keynote speaker, businessman, seminar leader, actor, and film director.

Biography

Pierre Franckh is the youngest son of the actress Ursula Franckh and the director, actor, and translator of French literature Hans Heinz Franckh. At the age of six, Franckh was already on stage with Theo Lingen. At the age of ten, he made his film debut in the feature film Das Haus in Montevideo by Helmut Käutner as one of Heinz Rühmann's children. In Pepe, der Paukerschreck, he played a student spy infiltrated by his uncle and principal at the Mommsen Gymnasium, but who eventually adapts. His breakthrough came at the age of 14 when he played a leading role in Der Kommissar. Since then, he has appeared in many feature films, frequently appeared on theater stages such as the Residenztheater in Munich, the Renaissance Theater in Berlin, and performed in Stuttgart and Frankfurt am Main.
On television, he appeared in over 350 television productions. In series such as Derrick or Der Alte, Diese Drombuschs, Rivalen der Rennbahn, etc., he took on character roles and comedic roles in numerous television plays.
From 1976 to 1978, he hosted Hit-Kwiss, the first pop music quiz program for young people, with hits and stars from international hit parades, which ran successfully for over three years on ARD, a novelty in German television history.
In 1995, he played the stenographer in the national and international award-winning film Der Totmacher, a film directed by Romuald Karmakar that mainly dealt between three people, alongside Götz George and Jürgen Hentsch. This film is the most awarded in German cinema history, including the German Film Award, and was submitted as an official entry for the Academy Awards in 1996. In 2002, Costa-Gavras' film The Deputy, in which Franckh played the role of Pastor Wehr, screened in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.
He debuted as a screenwriter and director in 2000 with the feature film Just the Beginning. He is the author of the theater play Das ist mein Bett.
His great-granduncle founded Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung in 1822 Friedrich Schiller's sister, Luise Dorothea Katharina Schiller, married Johann Gottlieb Franckh,, a dean by profession, a great-granduncle of Pierre Franckh. Pierre Franckh's grandfather, Manfred Franckh, was a friend and patron of Count Zeppelin, and published his first books. Franckh's grandfather, Manfred Franckh, was a friend and patron of Count Zeppelin.
Pierre Franckh has been married to Michaela Merten since 1992 and lives in Munich. In 1993, a daughter was born to them.

Writer and Coach

Since 1996, Franckh has also been active as an author of advice books and coaches.
In September 2004, his advice book Glücksregeln für die Liebe was published by Koha-Verlag and made the bestseller list of Stern magazine. With a total circulation of over three million, Pierre Franckh is one of the most successful German authors in life advice. His books have been published in 21 countries. At times, three of his books were on the Focus bestseller lists at the same time. His series Der 6-Minuten-Coach became a SPIEGEL bestseller. Franckh lectures all over the world and gives seminars. As a coach, he is active in business and a trainer for kinesiologists and alternative practitioners.
In 2014, together with his wife Michaela Merten, he founded the online academy and community Happiness House, which offers online courses for personal development, happiness training, and meditation based on the findings of positive psychology.

Filmography

Theater (selection)

Residenztheater
  • Undine
  • Macbeth
  • Faust
  • Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
Komödie München
  • Mein Vater hatte recht
  • Schon vor der Hochzeit
  • Die Schule der Ehe
  • Belvedere
Theater am Kurfürstendamm
  • Frühstück bei Riffifi
Renaissancetheater Berlin
  • Der Kirschgarten
Tournee
  • Der Strom
  • Schmetterlinge sind frei
  • Meine dicke Freundin
Heilbronn
  • Das Standbild der Morgenröte
  • Der Tod im Apfelbaum
Stuttgart
  • Der Mann aus dem Gästezimmer
  • Die Jungs von nebenan
Bonn
  • Der Mann aus dem Gästezimmer
Hannover
  • Clown Clown Clown
  • ''Sommernachtstraum''

Dubbing roles (selection)

Movies

  • 1974: Ekkehardt Belle as Pauli in Es war nicht die Nachtigall
  • 1980: Christopher Atkins as Richard in Die blaue Lagune
  • 1990: Michael Biehn as Lt. James Curran in Navy Seals – Die härteste Elitetruppe der Welt
  • 1992: Tim Curry as Hector, Hotelconcierge in Kevin – Allein in New York
  • 1993: Michael Jeter as Pater Ignatius in Sister Act 2 – In göttlicher Mission
  • 2005: Bill Bailey as Wal in ''Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis''

Series

  • 1981: as Verkehrspolizist in Die Märchenbraut
  • 1983: Michael Bowen as Bill Reed in Falcon Crest
  • 1987: Michael Bowen as Jack Harm in Ein Engel auf Erden
  • 1993–1994: as Wusel in Als die Tiere den Wald verließen
  • 1995: Harry Anderson as Harry "The Hat" Gittes in ''Cheers''

Awards

Publications

Books

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Card set

  • 2005: Erfolgreich Wünschen: 49 Karten und Anleitung., Königsfurt-Urania Verlag, ISBN 978-3038190233.
  • 2009: Heute ist ein guter Tag: 78 Impulse für ein erfülltes Leben, Arkana, ISBN 978-3442338399.
  • 2009: Das Geheimnis der Wunschkraft: Anleitungen zur Wunscherfüllung. Kartenset mit 49 Motiv- und 11 Anleitungskarten., Königsfurt-Urania Verlag.
  • 2009: Das Gesetz der Resonanz-Kartendeck, Koha, ISBN 978-3867281065.
  • 2011: Wünsch dich schlank: 49 Schritte zum Wunschgewicht, Königsfurt-Urania Verlag, ISBN 9783868267389.
  • 2014: Erfolgreich Lieben – 49 Botschaften, AGM Urania.

Stand-up display/calendar

  • 2007: Der Wunschkalender. KOHA-Verlag, ISBN 978-3867283311.
  • 2011–2012–2013: Wünsch dich schlank – Jahreskalender .
  • 2011: Entfalte deine Wunschkraft. GRÄFE UND UNZER Verlag, ISBN 978-3833822919.
  • 2014: Erfinde dich neu in 6 Minuten täglich. Arkana, ISBN 978-3442341658.
  • 2015: Erfolgreich Wünschen, Königsfurt Urania.