Rainer Brandt is a German

Cinema of Germany

Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...

 film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1959

1959 in film

The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....

 and 1986

1986 in film

-Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....

. He was born in Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

Germany

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The Persuaders!

Rainer Brandt was also involved in dubbing a number of English and American TV shows for German-speaking countries. Sometimes he added new jokes. Hereby he established a kind of humour which occasionally resembled John Lennon's fiction in A Spaniard in the Works

A Spaniard in the Works

A Spaniard in the Works is a book from 1965 by John Lennon. The book consists of nonsensical stories and drawings similar to the style of his previous book, 1964's In His Own Write....

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Especially his work on The Persuaders! was successful.

Selected filmography

• The Avenger (1960)
• A Corpse Hangs in the Web
  A Corpse Hangs in the Web
  A Corpse Hung in the Web is a 1960 German-Yugoslav science fiction film directed by Fritz Böttger. The film was dubbed and released in the United States as an adult-only feature titled It's Hot in Paradise in 1962, and later re-issued in 1967 in a slightly edited version called Horrors of Spider...
  
  (1960)
• The Indian Scarf
  The Indian Scarf
  The Indian Scarf is a 1963 German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer adapted from the play The Case of the Frightened Lady and the successive movies The Case of the Frightened Lady and The Case of the Frightened Lady.-Cast:...
  
  (1963)
• The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
  The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
  The Last Ride to Santa Cruz is a 1964 German Western film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Edmund Purdom.-Cast:* Edmund Purdom - Rex Kelly* Mario Adorf - Pedro Ortiz* Marianne Koch - Elizabeth Kelly* Klaus Kinski - José* Marisa Mell - Juanita...
  
  (1964)
• Die Rechnung - eiskalt serviert
  Die Rechnung - eiskalt serviert
  Die Rechnung - eiskalt serviert is a 1966 German thriller film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring George Nader, Yvonne Monlaur and Heinz Weiss. It was the third film in the Jerry Cotton series.-Cast:* George Nader ... Jerry Cotton...
  
  (1966)
• Funeral in Berlin
  Funeral in Berlin (film)
  Funeral in Berlin is a 1966 British spy film based on the novel Funeral in Berlin by Len Deighton. It is the second of three 1960s films starring Michael Caine that followed the characters from the initial film, The Ipcress File ...
  
  (1966)

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