Cast & creator
Bernhard Grzimek
Best known for Die Drehscheibe, Bambi, Zum blauen Bock
Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.
Also known as: Clemens Hoffbauer
15
film credits
9
television credits
10
1948–2002 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (24)
Showing 24 of 24 credits
Die Drehscheibe
Self
1964
Bambi
Self
1948Zum blauen Bock
Self
1957
Heut' abend
Self
1980
Planet Wissen
Self (archive footage)
2002
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977Das ist Ihr Leben
Self
1976Auf Nilpferdpfaden
Producer
1955
Serengeti Shall Not Die
Self (voice)
1959Serengeti Shall Not Die
Screenplay
1959Serengeti Shall Not Die
Director
1959Serengeti Shall Not Die
Producer
1959Ein Platz für Tiere
Self - Host
1956Ein Platz für Tiere
Creator
1956
No Place for Wild Animals
Director
1956No Place for Wild Animals
Writer
1956No Place for Wild Animals
Novel
1956Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland
Director
1955Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland
Producer
1955Besuch bei Tieren
Director
1953Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo
Director
1951Hochkant
Prolog
1982Schwalben am Spieß
Director
1958
Gast der Bambuti
Director
1954