Robert Atzorn
Known for: Acting
Robert Atzorn grew up in Oldenburg and Hamburg. He studied graphic design at the Art School Alsterdamm in Hamburg, however, felt drawn to the theater and therefore moved to the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule (1967-1969). In the season 1969/70 he got his first job at the Württembergische Landesbühne. Engagements followed at the Schauspielhaus Zürich (1970/1971), at the Theater Münster (1971/1972), at the Bühnen der Stadt Köln (1972/73), at the Theater Dortmund (1973-1975) and at the Residenz Theatre in Munich (1977-1983). 1980 Robert Atzorn played his first film role in From the Life of the Marionettes, directed by Ingmar Bergman. After many years in the theater, he worked exclusively since the mid-1980s for television. A wider audience, he was in the late 1980s alongside Maren Kroymann in the family series Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer. For his portrayal of unconventional pastor in 1989, he received the Goldene Kamera. He became a crowd favorite in the title role of the evening series Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht, which was broadcast from 1992 to 1999 in 70 episodes. In 1993 he was honored with the Telestar. Robert Atzorn worked also in various episodes of the television series Forsthaus Falkenau, The Black Forest Clinicand Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP, and the crime series Derrick, Ein Fall für zwei, The Old Fox, Tatort and Die Männer vom K3. As the successor of Manfred Krug and Charles Brauer he investigated from 2001 to 2008 as Tatort-homicide detective Jan Casstorff along with Tilo Prückner as Commissioner Holicek and Julia Schmidt as Jenny Graf for the NDR. The Tatort episode "Und tschüss" in February 2008 also meant the departure of Atzorn's investigator team. He was also seen in 2002 Dieter Wedel's miniseries Die Affäre Semmeling as mayor Klaus Hennig. In the romantic comedy Kiss Me, Chancellor (2004) he slipped into the role of a head of government who falls in love with a maid, played by Andrea Sawatzki. Also in 2004 he was before the camera in Das Kommando (de), as the commander of a special unit, with his sons Jens and Daniel, who made his debut in the film as an actor. 2005 Atzorn took over the role of the chancellery chief in the series Kanzleramt. In the ZDF production Africa, mon amour (2007) he played opposite Iris Berben, as occurred with Matti Geschonneck's Wer liebt, hat Recht and in Das Kommando. In the TV drama Mein Mann, der Trinker he played in 2008 with Franziska Walser a couple whose marriage is put to a severe test. 2008 after a long break came with two new episodes of the adventure series Der Kapitän, in which he portrayed from 1997 to 2000 already the figure of Captain Frank Harmsen. Robert Atzorn is married since 1976 with Angelika Hartung, both have two adult sons.
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Jörg Plessing
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Albrecht Behle
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Jan Casstorff
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Andreas Lutz
1970
ZIBB
Self
2003
Volle Kanne
Self
1999
Series
The Old Fox
Erik Ingold
1977
Series
The Old Fox
Uwe Wissmuth
1977
Series
DAS!
Self
1991
Series
Markus Lanz
Self
2008
Series
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Series
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
Series
Derrick
Heinz Engler
1974
Series
Derrick
Gregor Goos
1974
Series
Derrick
Rudolf Wiegand
1974
Series
Derrick
Lehrer
1974
Series
Derrick
Egon Janson
1974
Series
A Case For Two
Jochen Esswein
1981
Series
A Case For Two
Ingo Wilhelms
1981
Series
Riverboat
Self
1992
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
Self
1989
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Menschen der Woche
Self
2000
Series
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
Klaus Schäfer
1997
Grimme Award
Self
1964
Series
Forsthaus Falkenau
Jonas Schermann
1989
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
Brisant
Self
1994
Series
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959
Blauer Panther
Self
1989
Series
Die Männer vom K3
Karl Lindner
1988
Series
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
Assistenzarzt Werner Sager
1985
Series
Der Bergdoktor
Benno Eisner
1992
Series
Weißblaue Geschichten
1984
Krimistunde
Ned Murray
1982
Menschen
Self
1982
Series
Nord Nord Mord
Theo Clüver
2011
Series
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
Markus Specht
1992
Gipfeltreffen
self
2003
Alles Liebe V.I.P.
Self
2000
Series
Hotel Paradies
Jonas Rowalt
1990
Insel der Träume
Achim Langhorn
1991
Series
Stahlkammer Zürich
Yves Klein
1987
Das Nest
Hansjörg Meyer
1989
Series
Kanzleramt
Kanzleramtschef
2005
Telestar
Self
1983
Series
Der Kapitän
Kapitän Frank Harmsen
1997
Series
Oliver Maass
Michael Maass
1985
Film
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Charlottes Father
2015
Series
Die Affäre Semmeling
Dr. Klaus Hennig
2002
Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer
Pfarrer Hermann Wiegandt
1988
Film
From the Life of the Marionettes
Peter Egerman
1980
Frikadelle – Tagliatelle
Detlef Vogel
1992
Series
Alles muss raus
Max Faber
2014
Das Milliardenspiel
Jan-Jakob Schönwald
1989
Film
Das Mädchen aus dem Totenmoor
Lorenz Keller
2016
Engel der Gerechtigkeit: Ärztepfusch
Professor Brenner
2013
Series
Berlin Lady
1991
Series
Afrika, mon amour
Richard von Strahlberg
2007
Echtes Leben
Self
1998
Film
Engel der Gerechtigkeit: Geld oder Leben
Professor Brenner
2015
Wie hätten Sie’s denn gern?
Olaf
1983
Ein Herz für Laura
Robert Reben
1995
Film
Death in the Mountains
Jan Tanner
2013
Film
Until Nothing Remains
Ludwig Clasen
2010
Series
Die Wächter
Mr. Knight
1986
Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Brüder fürs Leben
Professor Brenner
2012
Film
The Case of Jakob von Metzler
Wolfgang Daschner
2012
Zu Fuß und ohne Geld
Waldhoff
1995
Film
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
Dr. Dr. Michael Brandt
1984
Killer kennen keine Furcht
Mr. X
1989
Gesucht wird Ricki Forster
Roland Forster
1991
Glücklich geschieden
Martin Bärwald
1985
Film
Korczak
German Doctor
1990
Film
Stilles Tal
Konrad Huberty
2011
Engel der Gerechtigkeit - Kopfgeld
Professor Brenner
2013
Ich bin kein Mann für eine Frau
Johannes Müller
1999
Film
The Wannsee Conference
Otto Hofmann
1984
Ein Mann für meine Frau
Robert Ahlemann
1993
Ein Mann steht auf
Anton Stein
1999
Ein Mann ist soeben erschossen worden
Dr. Andrés Laplana
1985
Wer liebt, hat Recht
Helmut
2002
Der Spatzenmörder
Vater
1989
Film
Mein Mann, der Trinker
Prof. Ludwig Wohlstedt
2008
Film
Küss mich, Kanzler!
Ben Bischof
2004
Film
Nicht ohne deine Liebe
Arthur Boysen
2002
Film
Das Glück ist eine Katze
Frido Schulz
2010
Film
Mein vergessenes Leben
Alexander
2015
Film
Die Frau des Architekten
Arnold Sundstrom
2004
Film
Zimtstern und Halbmond
Gottfried Hinrichs
2010
Ich will leben
Professor Friedländer
1990
Das Kommando
Brigadegeneral Heinz Büchner
2004
Stella
Fernando
1982
Engel der Gerechtigkeit
Professor Julius Brenner
2011
Film
Man Under Suspicion
Attorney-General
1984
Jenseits der Liebe
Jan Altenberg
2001
Ein Mann gibt nicht auf
Schwartz
2000
Freiwild
David Voss
1998
Im Gehege
Jon Ewermann
2008
Film
Tiefe Wasser
Harald Schreiner
1983
Film
Don Carlos
Marquis von Posa, ein Malteserritter
1984
Tanners letzte Chance
Henry Tanner
2002
Der Prinzgemahl
Jens Morgenroth
1997
Coswig und Sohn
Frank Coswig
1995
Der Betrogene
Gerd Winter
1993