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The honorable Indians was his signature role, he was never busier. Now Pierre Brice has died at the age of 86 years. The breakthrough once succeeded by chance.
Pierre Brice is dead. The French actor and “Winnetou “actor died on Saturday in a hospital in Paris from the effects of pneumonia. This was announced by its management and the lawyer of the 86-year-olds.
From 1962 to 1968 Brice played the part of Winnetou in eleven Karl May films, seven of them on the side of the US-American Lex Barker and three with Stewart Granger as “Old Shatterhand”. In addition to numerous film roles in the seventies and eighties he played at the Karl-May festival on the outdoor stage in Elspe in Sauerland the Winnetou and thus inspired tens of thousands.
How the Typewriter representatives of breakthrough
Even if the actor appeared in the fifties in quite sophisticated pieces of Chekhov and in stage versions Hugo and Tolstoy, Brice was granted no quick breakthrough in the theater or film in the fifties. Instead, he was still working at the same time as typewriters representative, as a model for advertising and photo novels as well as a dancer with the group of artists “Trio Gansser”.
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His breakthrough came with Winnetou – and probably more from Random. 1962 Brice was charged for “Berlinale”. He dropped to Horst Wendlandt, the “Treasure of Silver Lake” the performer Winnetou sought for the film version of Karl May novel. Only at the insistence of his agent took Brice’s offer, especially since the film was the most expensive by then West German production. From Winnetou or outside Germany barely known Karl May, he had not heard until then.
After the end of the Karl May series (1968), the actor was indeed more involved, especially in Italian and French games and films made for television, but which are all not very remained in memory.
From chief knighted
2007 Brice was inducted into the French Legion of Honour, which is the highest award of France. In the Winnetou films he helped his friend Old Shatterhand and led his people. Even in real life he fought for his country. As a member of the Resistance he delivered during World War II as a messenger boy from messages. Later he worked as a volunteer soldier in North Africa and Indochina. Brice appeared touched by the “recognition of my country France, which I have served under mortal danger and that I love her so.”
Brice lived most recently in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Pierre Louis Le Bris as born on February 6, 1929 aristocratic scion of Brest’s full name, moved two years ago his German wife Hella Krekel sake to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the vicinity of Munich. “My happy hunting grounds are located in Germany. If I go, I want my dear wife is with her family. I do not want to be alone,” said the 84-year-old in June 2013, the earlier in his hunting lodge in had lived near Paris.
Two months ago rejoiced Brice but he did not want to play on the planned remake of “Winnetou” films. He expressed hope that the films are supported by the spirit of Karl May, he told the Image newspaper. The makers wanted to actually that Brice Take on the role of father of Winnetou. The reacted cautiously, according to Image : He was not enthusiastic about the idea. He feared this could undermine its success.
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