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Helmut Zilk(1927-2008)

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Helmut Zilk was born on 29 June 1927 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Was könnte ich werden? (1958), Menschen und Mächte (1965) and Interview mit der Zeit (1964). He was married to Dagmar Koller. He died on 24 October 2008 in Vienna, Austria.
BornJune 29, 1927
DiedOctober 24, 2008(81)
BornJune 29, 1927
DiedOctober 24, 2008(81)
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Was könnte ich werden?
TV Series
  • Director
Menschen und Mächte
TV Series
  • Writer
  • 1965
Interview mit der Zeit
TV Series
  • Writer(as Dr. Helmut Zilk)
Der 25. Juli 1934
TV Movie
  • Producer(as Dr. Helmut Zilk)
  • 1964

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Director

  • Was könnte ich werden?
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958–1965

Writer

  • Der Standpunkt
    TV Series
    • editor
    • idea (as Dr. Helmut Zilk)
    • 1965
  • Was könnte ich werden?
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963–1965
  • Menschen und Mächte
    TV Series
    • advisor on screenplay
    • 1965–1967
  • Interview mit der Zeit
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Dr. Helmut Zilk)
    • 1964

Actor

  • Dietrich Siegl and Toni Böhm in Heiteres Bezirksgericht (1987)
    Heiteres Bezirksgericht
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Würstelkäufer (as Dr. Helmut Zilk)
    • 1989
  • Cabaret Cabaret
    TV Series
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Helmut Zilk
  • Born
    • June 29, 1927
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • October 24, 2008
    • Vienna, Austria(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Dagmar KollerJuly 21, 1978 - October 24, 2008 (his death)
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    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Lost two fingers of left hand in a letter bomb attack (1993).

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