Thomas Fritsch

Thomas Fritsch
Born	(1944-01-16) 16 January 1944 Dresden, Germany
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–present
Website	Agentur Mattes: Thomas Fritsch

Thomas Fritsch (born 16 January 1944 in Dresden, Germany) is a German television and dubbing actor.

Fritsch is the son of actor Willy Fritsch. Director and actor Gustaf Gründgens advised the 16-year-old Thomas to enter the profession of actor.

He starred voicing Scar in the German dub of The Lion King, and has voiced many other animated lions as well. He also replaced the late Joachim Kemmer as Lumiere for the "Human Again" DVD feature of Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)

Selected filmography

Actor

• Adorable Julia (1962), as Roger, Julia's son
• Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett (1962), as Jean de Wehrt
• Das große Liebesspiel (1963), as High school student
• ...e la donna creò l'uomo (1964), as Rick Hofer
• The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (1964), as Carlos
• I Learned It from Father (1964), as Andreas Andermann
• Legend of a Gunfighter (1964), as Chris Harper
• Halløj i himmelsengen (1965), as Pierre de Sauterne
• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965), as George Shelby
• Die schwedische Jungfrau (1965), as Philipp
• Das gibt's nur zweimal (1965, TV)
• Operation Apollo (Epiheirisi Apollon) (1968)
• Three Men in the Snow (1974)
• Der Kommissar
  • Der Papierblumenmörder (Episodes 15) - (1970)
  • Mord nach der Uhr (Episodes 94) - (1975)
• Derrick:
  • Nur Aufregungen für Rohn (1974)
  • Abendfrieden (1977)
  • Ein Todesengel (1979)
  • Der Charme der Bahamas (1986)
  • Anruf in der Nacht (1986)
  • Tossners Ende (1989)
• Drei sind einer zuviel (1977, TV series)
• Rivalen der Rennbahn (1989, TV series)
• Auf eigene Gefahr (1995)
• Rosamunde Pilcher: Federn im Wind (2004)
• Der Wixxer (2004)
• Das total verrückte Wunderauto (2006)
• Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (2006, TV series)
• Meine wunderbare Familie (2007)
• Das Wunder von Loch Ness (2008)

Voice

• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly- Tuco (Pro 7 dub)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• The Three Musketeers (1993)
• The Nanny (1993–1999)
• The Lion King (1994) - Scar
• Gargoyles (1994–1996) - Goliath
• Felidae (1994)
• The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
• Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
• Balto (1995) - Steele
• Mega Man (1995–1996)
• White Squall (1996)
• Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (1996) - Luke
• Titanic (1997)
• Doctor Dolittle (1998)
• Lost in Space (1998)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) - Scar
• Das Dschungelbuch, Mowglis Abenteuer (1998)
• Rudolph mit der Roten Nase (1999)
• Gladiator (2000)
• Help! I'm a Fish (2000) - Joe, the pilotfish
• Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
• Ice Age (2002) - Diego
• Treasure Planet (2002)- Dr. Delbert Doppler
• The Cat Returns (2002)
• Raining Cats and Frogs (2003)
• Finding Nemo (2003)- Nigel
• South Park (2003)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition) - (2003)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• Steamboy (2005)
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
• Corpse Bride (2005) - Bonejangles
• Cinderella Man (2005)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Aslan
• Battlestar Galactica (2006)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) - Diego
• Copying Beethoven (2006)
• Eragon (2006)
• Open Season (2006)
• Herr Figo und das Geheimnis der Perlenfabrik (2007)
• Surf's Up (2007)
• Todeszug nach Yuma (2007)
• Astérix at the Olympic Games (2007)
• Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic - Lord Vetinari
• Snow Buddies (2008)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) - Tai Lung
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Sacred 2 (2008)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) - Diego
• Risen (2009)
• Diablo 3 (2012)

External links

• Thomas Fritsch at IMDb
• Doris Mattes Agency Munich (in German)