---
name: "Bernhard Wicki"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bernhard-wicki"
fi1m_id: "bernhard-wicki"
imdb_id: "nm0926919"
tmdb_id: 9894
wikidata_id: "Q78924"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "28 October 1919"
died: "3 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T12:25:00.805635+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bernhard Wicki

## Identity

Bernhard Wicki

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bernhard-wicki
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bernhard-wicki
- **IMDb ID:** nm0926919
- **TMDB ID:** 9894
- **Wikidata ID:** Q78924
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Wicki, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926919/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9894

Actor and director. Born 28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria. Died 3 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 28 October 1919, St. Pölten, Austria
- **Died:** 3 January 2000
- **Active:** 1961–1984
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 68 (1), 1980s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Wicki, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926919/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9894

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Paris, Texas*](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Longest Day*](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 – 5 January 2000) was an Austrian-Swiss actor and film director. He appeared as Doctor Ulmer in Wim Wenders' *Paris, Texas* (1984).

Wicki trained at drama schools in Berlin and Vienna. After the Second World War he acted in numerous German-language films, including *La Notte* (1961) as Tommaso Garani and *Death Watch* (1980). He also directed several features, notably the anti-war film *The Bridge* (1959) and the German segments of *The Longest Day* (1962).

He won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival for *The Miracle of Father Malachia*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Paris, Texas* (1984), Fi1m 88, as Doctor Ulmer — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)

## Complete filmography (85)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rosamunde Pilcher: Wilder Thymian* (1994), as Sir Kenneth
- *Das Geheimnis* (1994), as Dr. Virgil Schwarz
- *Royal Baths* (1993), Actor
- *Success* (1991), as Bichler
- *I promessi sposi* (1989), series, as padre gentiluomo
- *Spider's Web* (1989), as Herr Waizenbaum · Director, Screenplay
- *Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund* (1987), Screenplay, Director
- *Pattberg's Legacy* (1987), as Herr Pattberg
- *The Legacy of Guldenburgs* (1987), series, as Frederico Torres
- *Killing Cars* (1986), as Von der Mühle
- *Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie* (1985), as George Abbot
- *Die Grünstein-Variante* (1985), Director, Screenplay
- *Eine Art von Zorn* (1984), as Philipp Sanger
- *Paris, Texas* (1984), as Doctor Ulmer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)
- *The Shore* (1984), as Weber, Verleger
- *Dangerous Moves* (1984), as Pühl
- *A Love in Germany* (1983), as Dr. Borg
- *Spring Symphony* (1983), as Baron von Fricken
- *The Mysterious Stranger* (1982), as Heinrich Stein
- *Domino* (1982), as Lehrter
- *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Professor Kaiser
- *Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten* (1981), as Bankier James Türkheimer
- *Death Watch* (1980), as Katherine's Dad
- *Lemmings* (1979), series, as Herr Leuwen
- *Kidnapped* (1979), series, as Hoseason
- *Der Mann im Schilf* (1978), as Sir Gerald
- *Despair* (1978), as Orlovius
- *The Left-Handed Woman* (1978), as The Publisher
- *The Glass Cell* (1978), as Polizeikommissar Österreich
- *Die Eroberung der Zitadelle* (1977), Writer, Director, Co-Producer
- *Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam* (1977), Writer, Director
- *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Hans Pagel, Dragan Janczak
- *Glücksucher* (1977), as Kurt Siebold
- *Three Paths to the Lake* (1976), as Branco Trotta
- *Crime and Passion* (1976), as Rolf
- *Derrick* (1974), series, as Dr. Lechner, Karl Yurowski
- *Weights and Measures* (1973), Director, Writer
- *The Century of Surgeons* (1972), series, as König Edward VII.
- *Carlos* (1971), as Philipp
- *Karpfs Karriere* (1971), Director
- *Die Enthüllung* (1969), as Prof. Karl Jordan
- *Your Caresses* (1969), as Vater
- *The Commissioner* (1969), series, as Johannes Berneis, Dr. Wolfgang Brandes
- *Graf Öderland* (1968), as Staatsanwalt
- *Der Feldmarschall* (1968), as Baron
- *Affäre Dreyfuss* (1968), series, as Emile Zola
- *Der Paukenspieler* (1967), Director, Writer
- *Ostwind* (1967), as Konarski
- *Morituri* (1965), Director
- *The Visit* (1964), Director
- *Portuguese Vacation* (1963), as Bernard
- *Elf Jahre und ein Tag* (1963), as Karl Rodenbach
- *Sex Can Be Difficult* (1962), as Hans (segment "Il serpente")
- *The Longest Day* (1962), Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *The Miracle of Father Malachia* (1961), Director, Writer
- *Die Nashörner* (1961), as Herr Behringer
- *La Notte* (1961), as Tommaso Garani
- *Lampenfieber* (1960), as Rohrbach
- *The Bridge* (1959), Screenplay, Director
- *Frau im besten Mannesalter* (1959), as Tex Richards
- *Frauensee* (1958), as Karl Anton Graf Chur
- *The Restless Night* (1958), as Priest Brunner
- *Warum sind sie gegen uns?* (1958), Director, Screenplay
- *Flucht in die Tropennacht* (1958), as Robert
- *The Cat* (1958), as Bernard Werner
- *Escape from Sahara* (1958), as Luigi Locatelli
- *Es wird alles wieder gut* (1957), as Dr. Johann Krapp
- *The Zurich Engagement* (1957), as Paul Frank
- *Königin Luise* (1957), as Zar Alexander
- *Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen* (1956), as Dr. Jan Vlimmen
- *Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben* (1956), as Dr. Grüter
- *Frucht ohne Liebe* (1956), as Dr.Kolb
- *Rosen im Herbst* (1955), as Geert von Innstetten
- *Du mein stilles Tal* (1955), as Erik Linden
- *It Happened on July 20th* (1955), as Oberst Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg
- *Children, Mother, and the General* (1955), as Hauptmann Dornberg
- *Double Destiny* (1954), as Rainer von Hohenburg
- *The Mosquito* (1954), as Hugo
- *Circus of Love* (1954), as Franz
- *Ewiger Walzer* (1954), as Johann Strauss Sohn
- *Prisoners of Love* (1954), as Franz Martens
- *The Last Bridge* (1954), as Boro
- *Junges Herz voll Liebe* (1953), as Vitus Zingerl
- *The Fallen Star* (1950), as Otto
- *The Postmaster* (1940), as Statist

## Gallery

- ![Dupont Theater advertisement for the film, The Night. 1 June 1962.](https://film.one/media/person/118153/gallery-9a2880fff7c1.png) Dupont Theater advertisement for the film, The Night. 1 June 1962. — Lopert Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Dupont_Theater_Ad_-_1_June_1962%2C_NW%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Grab des schweizerischen Schauspielers und Regisseurs Bernhard Wicki, Friedhof Nymphenburg, München. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/118153/gallery-01fcb29a3d85.jpg) Grab des schweizerischen Schauspielers und Regisseurs Bernhard Wicki, Friedhof Nymphenburg, München. (2018) — Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Grab_Bernhard_Wicki%2C_Friedhof_Nymphenburg%2C_M%C3%BCnchen.jpg/1280px-Grab_Bernhard_Wicki%2C_Friedhof_Nymphenburg%2C_M%C3%BCnchen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nymphenburger Friedhof in Nymphenburg im Stadtbezirk Neuhausen-Nymphenburg in München (Bayern/Deutschland), Grab von Bernhard Wicki (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/118153/gallery-b7bd3e6b564f.jpg) Nymphenburger Friedhof in Nymphenburg im Stadtbezirk Neuhausen-Nymphenburg in München (Bayern/Deutschland), Grab von Bernhard Wicki (2019) — GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/M%C3%BCnchen-Nymphenburg_Nymphenburger_Friedhof_259.jpg/1280px-M%C3%BCnchen-Nymphenburg_Nymphenburger_Friedhof_259.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bernhard Wicki](https://film.one/media/person/118153/gallery-7e2bc874affa.jpg) Bernhard Wicki — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1960: Golden Globe Awards (won), for *The Bridge*

### Berlin International Film Festival — 2 won

- 1990: Berlinale Camera (won)
- 1961: Best Director (won), for *The Miracle of Father Malachia*

### Other awards — 21 won

- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class 2000: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class (won)
- Munich "München leuchtet" award 1999: Munich "München leuchtet" award (won)
- DIVA – Deutscher Entertainment Preis 1998: DIVA – Deutscher Entertainment Preis (won)
- Bavarian Order of Merit 1992: Bavarian Order of Merit (won)
- Filmband in Gold 1990: Filmband in Gold (won), for *Spider's Web*
- Schwabing Art Prize 1990: Schwabing Art Prize (won)
- Bavarian Film Awards 1989: Bavarian Film Awards (won)
- Filmband in Gold 1989: Filmband in Gold (won), for *The Bridge*
- Grimme-Preis 1988: Grimme-Preis (won)
- Helmut Käutner Prize 1986: Helmut Käutner Prize (won)
- Filmband in Gold 1985: Filmband in Gold (won), for *Die Grünstein-Variante*
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1982: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won)
- Jakob Prandtauer Prize 1979: Jakob Prandtauer Prize (won)
- Filmband in Silber 1977: Filmband in Silber (won), for *The Conquest of the Citadel*
- Filmband in Gold 1976: Filmband in Gold (won)
- Filmband in Gold 1972: Filmband in Gold (won), for *Das falsche Gewicht*
- Goldene Kamera 1972: Goldene Kamera (won), for *Das falsche Gewicht*
- Bambi Award 1962: Bambi Award (won)
- Filmband in Gold 1960: Filmband in Gold (won), for *The Bridge*
- Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 1960: Preis der deutschen Filmkritik (won), for *The Bridge*
- Filmband in Silber 1958: Filmband in Silber (won), for *Warum sind sie gegen uns?*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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