Heiner Lauterbach, born April 10, 1953, in Cologne, worked as an installer before attending private actor"s training. Lauterbach became a cast member in 1971 and performed in plays by Sartre and Camus. From 1975 to 1977, Lauterbach played his first movie parts in "Schulmädchenreport 9-11" (Schoolgirl Report 9-11). He was also the German dubbing voice of Richard Gere and Jack Nicholson. Lauterbach made his break-through performance as a husband who is cheated on in "Männer" (Men, 1985), which won Deutscher Filmpreis. Furthermore, he played a movie producer modelled on Bernd Eichinger in "Rossini" (1997), a professor of sociology in "Der Campus" (Campus, 1998), and Erich Pommer in "Marlene" (2000, alongside his then-wife Katja Flint in the leading role). On TV, Lauterbach is often cast as the "tough guy" and played title roles as a detective in "Faust" (1993-1996) and as Axel Springer in "Der Verleger" (2000).

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