Cast & creator
Franz Beckenbauer
Best known for Leute heute, NDR Talk Show, The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo and France's Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players. At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Beckenbauer led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Also known as: Kaiser Franz, Der Kaiser
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Filmography (79)
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Leute heute
Self
1997
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
maybrit illner
Self
1999
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Beckmann
Self
1999Menschen der Woche
Self
2000Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
Self
2007
Bambi
Self
1948Was bin ich?
Self
1955Das aktuelle Sportstudio
Self
1963Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991Wortwechsel
Self
1982
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959
Heut' abend
Self
1980Sportclub Story
Self
2015Doppelpass
Self
2004Menschen
Self
1982Na sowas!
Self
1982Der Sport-Spiegel
self
1963
Sportschau
Self
1961
Ein Herz für Kinder
Self
1998
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974
Music & Guests
Self
1976Gottschalk Live
Self - Guest
2012Semperopernball
Self
2006Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
Self
2012Blickpunkt Sport
self
2000Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self
1969Our Best
Self
2003Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
Self
1979Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa
Self
2006
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend
Self - Honorary President
2021Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
Self
1999Klassentreffen
Self
1987
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
Self
2026
Football's Greatest International Teams: West Germany 1972-1974
Self
2014Ligafieber
Self
2013
Puskás Hungary
himself
2009
Beckenbauer. Der letzte Kaiser
Self (archive footage)
2024Die Jahrzehnte Show
Self
2002Kicker, Zocker und Rebellen - Die WM-Helden von '74
Self
2014
Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
himself
2004
Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte
Self
2015
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
2006
Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
Self
2015Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
2007
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Self
2006
EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!
Himself
2004
The World at Their Feet
Self
1970
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
2016Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer
Self
2020
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern
Self
2019
The Team
Self
2014
Pelé Forever
Self (archive footage)
2004
Goal!
Self
1966
Das Wunder von Wien
Self
2008
The Worlds Greatest Goals
Self (archive footage)
1989
VM-krönika 1990
Self
1990
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Self (archive footage)
2015
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos
Self
1992
Heading For Glory
Self
1975
The History of the World Cups: Mexico '70
Self (archive footage)
2000
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Self
2006
Wir haben den Pokal
2014
Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie
2016
Great World Cup Superstars
Self
1994
Best Goalkeeper in the World
Self
2021
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL
Self (archive footage)
2021
Wembley-Tor und Titelträume - Eine Zeitreise zur WM ’66
2016Italia '90
self
2010
Libero
Franz Beckenbauer
1973
Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
2024
Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74
Himself
2014
Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht
2018Die Franz Beckenbauer Story
Franz Beckenbauer
1983
Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser
Self
2022