Jürgen Degenhardt, real name Hans-Jürgen Degenhardt, (21 October 1930 in Dresden – 1 August 2014) was a German songwriter, actor, director and author. He was considered the most successful German writer of musical comedies.
On 1 August 2014 he died of cancer in Erfurt.
Filmography
1955: Hotelboy Ed Martin
1957: Polonia-Express
1958: Geschwader Fledermaus
Theatre
1953: Roger Vailland: Colonel Foster ist schuldig – director: Herwart Grosse/Wolfgang Langhoff (Deutsches Theater Berlin – Kammerspiele) 1953: Julius Hays: Der Putenhirt (Otto) – director: Fritz Wendel (Deutsches Theater Berlin – Kammerspiele) 1956: Peter Hacks: Eröffnung des indischen Zeitalters – director: Ernst Kahler (Deutsches Theater Berlin)