Jan Hendriks

Jan Hendriks

Acting
Born 1928-12-06 Berlin, Germany 6 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
Jan Hendriks (born Heinz Joachim Hinz, December 6, 1928, Berlin – died likely December 13, 1991, Berlin) was a German actor and voice actor. 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 t...
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Jan Hendriks (born Heinz Joachim Hinz, December 6, 1928, Berlin – died likely December 13, 1991, Berlin) was a German actor and voice actor.

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.

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The Old Fox poster
The Old Fox
as Martin Brenner
1977-04-11
Derrick poster
Derrick
as Dreyer
1974-10-20
The Commissioner poster
The Commissioner
as Albert Korte
1969-01-03
Polizeifunk ruft poster
Polizeifunk ruft
as Werner
1966-12-05
Zum blauen Bock poster
Zum blauen Bock
as Self
1957-08-03
German Film Award poster
German Film Award
as Self
1951-06-06

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