Herbert Feuerstein
Known for: Acting
Herbert Feuerstein (born June 15, 1937, in Zell am See, Austria; died October 6, 2020, in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia) was an Austrian-German journalist, cabaret artist, actor, and entertainer. Herbert Feuerstein initially studied music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and later worked in New York as a journalist and editor-in-chief of the German-language newspaper *New Yorker Staats-Zeitung*. After returning to Europe, he became the publishing director of the satirical magazine *pardon* and subsequently, over many years, shaped the German edition of *MAD* magazine as its editor-in-chief. Feuerstein achieved nationwide fame starting in the late 1980s through his collaboration with Harald Schmidt on the television programs *Pssst …* and *Schmidteinander*, in which his absurdist humor and self-deprecating demeanor became his trademarks. Numerous other television formats followed, including *Feuersteins Reisen*, the legendary twelve-hour live broadcast *Feuersteins Nacht*, as well as regular appearances on shows such as *Genial daneben* and *Was bin ich?*. He was also active as an actor, appearing in films such as *Vollidiot* and *Wickie und die starken Männer*, as well as in theater and opera productions. Furthermore, Feuerstein worked extensively as a voice actor and writer. Among other roles, he lent his voice to characters in *Die Sendung mit der Maus* and the animated film *The Incredibles*. His literary radio program *SpielArt* on WDR 5, which he hosted from 2003 to 2017, also received great acclaim; his autobiographically tinged segments blended humor, culture, and personal memories. In 2014, he published his memoirs, *Die neun Leben des Herrn F.*. Feuerstein most recently lived in Erftstadt and was married to editor Grit Bergmann. He died in 2020 at the age of 83.
Filmography
Series
Genial daneben
2003
Volle Kanne
Self
1999
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Alexander
1971
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Series
SOKO Köln
Pfarrer Kunze
2003
Series
SOKO Leipzig
Frank Tomanski
2001
Series
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Series
DAS!
Self
1991
Series
A Case For Two
Gerhard
1981
Series
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
3 nach 9
Self
1974
Series
Riverboat
Self
1992
Grimme Award
Self
1964
Series
Der Staatsanwalt
Pfarrer
2005
Series
Nachtcafé
Self
1987
Tietjen und Bommes
Self
1997
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Series
MDR um 4
Self
2014
Series
Zimmer frei!
Self
1996
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
Series
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Self
1994
Series
Schlosshotel Orth
Erik Latour
1996
Series
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
Self
2006
Series
Neo Magazin Royale
Guest
2013
Series
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991
Aeschbacher
Self
2001
Series
Stars in the Ring
Self
1959
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
Self - Guest
2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
Self - Segment
2004
Series
Hart aber fair
Self
2001
Wortwechsel
Self
1982
Series
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
Series
Nikola
Tanzlehrer Ockerblom
1997
Series
Edel & Starck
Raffin
2002
Series
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
Rumpelstilzchen
2006
Series
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
König von Spechtfeld
2006
Thadeusz
self
2005
Pssst ...
Self
1990
Intensiv-Station
Self
2010
Leute am Donnerstag
himself
2004
Das NRW Duell
Self
2006
German Comedy Award
Self
1997
Series
Schmidteinander
Moderator
1990
Film
Manitou's Shoe
Apachenfotograf (extended edition)
2001
Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show
Self
1998
Series
Wir warten auf’s Christkind
Self
1960
Series
Krause kommt!
2015
Small Talk
Self
1997
Film
Vollidiot
Little Man
2007
Daheim & unterwegs
self
2003
Film
Wickie the Mighty Viking
Tulpe
2009
Series
Salto Postale
Polizist
1993
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
Self
2012
Series
Eine große Nachtmusik
Self
2005
Das Schlagzeilenquiz
Self
2009
Müller - Live
Self
2003
Quiz Taxi
Self
2006
Series
Die Wiwaldi Show
Self
2012
Gott sei dank … dass Sie da sind!
Self
2006
Die Schöneberger Show
Self
2003
Was wurde aus...?
himself
2011
Rudis Suchmaschine
Self
2000
Vier wie wir
Weiß
1997
Film
Fake - Die Fälschung
Pathologe
1998
Film
Manila
Regisseur
2000
Film
African Race
Dombischof
2008
Film
Frau Holle
Scherenschleifer Timor
2008
Film
Der Trip - Die nackte Gitarre 0,5
Dieters Vater
1996
Film
Ein krasser Deal
Kerstin's Father
2004
Film
Fly Away
Herbert Miesbach
2012
Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf
Self
2020
Film
Die Nachrichten
Reichelt
2005
Film
Crazy Race 3 - Sie knacken jedes Schloss
Veranstalter
2007
Film
Globi and the Stolen Shadows
Globi (voice)
2003
Entführung aus der Lindenstraße
Detlef Hase
1995
Film
Nich' mit Leo
Bollmann
1995
Series
Schmidteinander - Das Beste
1995
Santa Claudia
Dirk Hansen
2002
Film
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
Gott
2012
Film
Ausziehn!
Konrad
2001
Die drei Punkte
Narrator
2003