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Heinz Petruo(1918-2001)

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Petruo was one of the most popular German radio announcers during the Cold War (RIAS Berlin, 1951-1981) and even a famous dubbing actor (e.g. Yul Brynner, "Darth Vader", Lee van Cleef). His son Thomas (1950-2018) was the German Voice of Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson and later became best known for providing the voice of Plankton in the German dub of 'SpongeBob SquarePants', and Petruo's granddaughter Vanessa is a singer in the German pop group "No Angels".
BornJune 11, 1918
DiedNovember 12, 2001(83)
BornJune 11, 1918
DiedNovember 12, 2001(83)
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Known for

Tausend Melodien (1956)
Tausend Melodien
3.4
  • Actor
  • 1956
Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen (1959)
Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen
6.3
  • Navigator Frühbaum
  • 1959
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Germany Pale Mother
7.1
  • Actor
  • 1980
Direktion City (1976)
Direktion City
8.0
TV Series
  • Einsatzleiter Kalweit

Credits

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  • Lutz Mackensy and Vladimír Matejcek in Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht (1983)
    Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Ratsmitglied (voice)
    • 1983
  • Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (1982)
    Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Erzähler
    • 1982
  • Kintopp Kintopp (1981)
    Kintopp Kintopp
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Fotoreporter (voice, uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Onkel & Co
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Hosenträger-Charlie (voice, uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Germany Pale Mother (1980)
    Germany Pale Mother
    7.1
    • 1980
  • Direktion City (1976)
    Direktion City
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Einsatzleiter Kalweit
    • 1976–1977
  • Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976)
    Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness
    7.7
    • Narrator, Opening Credits Sequence (German version, voice, uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Gina Arnold in Gina Wildkatze (1975)
    Gina Wildkatze
    6.5
    • Peter Linder (voice, uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse (1972)
    The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse
    4.2
    • Voice of Prof. Parkinson (voice, uncredited)
    • 1972
  • X312 - Flight to Hell (1971)
    X312 - Flight to Hell
    4.9
    • Pedro (voice, uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Soledad Miranda and Fred Williams in The Devil Came from Akasava (1971)
    The Devil Came from Akasava
    4.8
    • Prof. Forrester (voice, uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Hamburg Transit (1970)
    Hamburg Transit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Trailersprecher (voice)
    • 1971
  • Drüben bei Lehmanns (1970)
    Drüben bei Lehmanns
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Verbandsvorsitzender Winkler
    • 1970
  • Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970)
    Heintje - Mein bester Freund
    4.5
    • Sprecher beim Autorennen (voice)
    • 1970
  • Lex Barker and Pierre Brice in The Valley of Death (1968)
    The Valley of Death
    6.1
    • Meadows (voice, uncredited)
    • 1968

Additional Crew

  • Hanna Schygulla in The Third Generation (1979)
    The Third Generation
    6.7
    • voice dubbing: Eddie Constantine (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Der Todesrächer von Soho (1972)
    Der Todesrächer von Soho
    4.5
    • voice dubbing: Ángel Menéndez (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Soledad Miranda in She Killed in Ecstasy (1971)
    She Killed in Ecstasy
    5.6
    • voice dubbing: Howard Vernon (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Assignment Terror (1970)
    Assignment Terror
    4.1
    • voice dubbing: Showman (german version, uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
    Night of the Blood Monster
    5.2
    • voice dubbing: Howard Vernon (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • St. Pauli zwischen Nacht und Morgen (1967)
    St. Pauli zwischen Nacht und Morgen
    6.2
    • voice dubbing: Edgar Maschmann (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Kommissar X - Drei gelbe Katzen (1966)
    Kommissar X - Drei gelbe Katzen
    5.6
    • voice dubbing: Paul Beckmann (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Z7 Operation Rembrandt (1966)
    Z7 Operation Rembrandt
    5.1
    • voice dubbing: Luis Peña (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt (1966)
    Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt
    5.8
    • voice dubbing: Offizier (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Flaming Frontier (1965)
    Flaming Frontier
    5.8
    • voice dubbing: Marin Ercegovic (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, and Hans-Georg Kredewahn in Place Called Glory City (1965)
    Place Called Glory City
    5.4
    • voice dubbing: Santiago Ontañón (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Man Called Gringo (1965)
    Man Called Gringo
    5.1
    • voice dubbing: Franco Lantieri/various (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Lex Barker in Treasure of the Aztecs (1965)
    Treasure of the Aztecs
    5.3
    • voice dubbing: Djordje Nedanovic (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Sean Flynn in Stop Train 349 (1963)
    Stop Train 349
    7.8
    • voice dubbing: Edward Meeks (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Die weiße Spinne (1963)
    Die weiße Spinne
    6.2
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1963

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  • Born
    • June 11, 1918
  • Died
    • November 12, 2001
    • Coburg, Germany
  • Other works
    1972: Dubbing voice of Laurence Payne in the German post-synchronized version of Robert Young's "Vampire circus" (Circus der Vampire).
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    He was the German dubbing voice of Darth Vader in Episodes IV-VI of "Star Wars".
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      Distinctive deep and gravelly voice.

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