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name: "Heinz Bennent"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/heinz-bennent"
fi1m_id: "heinz-bennent"
imdb_id: "nm0071502"
tmdb_id: 10263
wikidata_id: "Q565083"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 July 1921"
died: "12 October 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T00:41:54.631398+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."
---

# Heinz Bennent

## Identity

Heinz Bennent

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/heinz-bennent
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** heinz-bennent
- **IMDb ID:** nm0071502
- **TMDB ID:** 10263
- **Wikidata ID:** Q565083
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Bennent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q565083, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10263

Actor. Born 18 July 1921 in Stolberg, Germany. Died 12 October 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 July 1921, Stolberg, Germany
- **Died:** 12 October 2011
- **Active:** 1979–1980
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 78 (1), 1980s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Bennent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q565083, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10263

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Tin Drum*](https://film.one/film/the-tin-drum.md) (78), [*The Last Metro*](https://film.one/film/the-last-metro.md) (75)

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## Biography

Heinz Bennent was a German actor. After the Second World War he trained in Göttingen and began a stage career that included work at theatres in Karlsruhe, Bochum, Basel, Bonn, Hannover and Hamburg.

He appeared in numerous films and television productions, including as Greff in *The Tin Drum* (1979) and as Lucas Steiner in *The Last Metro* (1980). He moved to Switzerland in the 1970s and remained there until his death. Bennent was nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *The Last Metro*.

His children, Anne Bennent and David Bennent, both work as actors.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Last Metro* (1980), Fi1m 75, as Lucas Steiner — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-metro.md)
- *The Tin Drum* (1979), Fi1m 78, as Greff — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tin-drum.md)

## Complete filmography (95)

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

- *Princess Marie* (2004), series, as Sigmund Freud
- *Kalt ist der Abendhauch* (2000), as Hugo Wimmer (alt)
- *Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow* (1999), as Anziano
- *Tears of Stone* (1995), as Herr Riethof
- *A French Woman* (1995), as Andreas
- *Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...* (1994), as Léon
- *Das Sahara-Projekt* (1993), series, as Dreesen
- *My Name is Victor* (1993), Actor
- *König Lear* (1992), as Narr
- *Maigret* (1991), series, as Gustav Jonker
- *The Pleasure of Love* (1991), as Raphaël
- *Year of the Turtle* (1988), as Heinz August Kamp
- *Le due croci* (1988), as Titus Brandsma
- *Der einsame Weg* (1987), as Julian Fichtner
- *Gambit* (1987), series, as Feuerbach
- *Le Tiroir secret* (1986), series, as André Lemarchand
- *Le Transfuge* (1985), as Heinz Steger
- *Rouge Capucine* (1984), as Le chanteur
- *Der Snob* (1984), as Graf von Palen
- *Rapt ou la Séparation des races* (1984), as Le colporteur
- *The Death of Mario Ricci* (1983), as Henri Kremer
- *Sarah* (1983), as Pierre Baranne
- *Street of Mirrors* (1983), as Gianfranco
- *Le Lit* (1982), as Martin
- *War and Peace* (1982), as Joe
- *L'amour des femmes* (1982), as Manfred
- *Spy, Stand Up* (1982), as Meyer
- *Der Fall Maurizius* (1981), series, as Wolf von Andergast
- *Possession* (1981), as Heinrich
- *From the Life of the Marionettes* (1980), as Arthur Brenner
- *The Last Metro* (1980), as Lucas Steiner — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-metro.md)
- *Lulu* (1980), as Dr. Schoen
- *Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness* (1979), as Münzinger
- *He Joe* (1979), as Joe
- *Womanlight* (1979), as Georges
- *The Tin Drum* (1979), as Greff — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tin-drum.md)
- *Son of Hitler* (1979), as Ostermeier
- *Brass Target* (1978), as Kasten
- *Der Mann im Schilf* (1978), as Felix
- *Kleine Geschichten mit großen Tieren* (1978), as Chef I
- *Germany in Autumn* (1978), as Mitglied des Kommitees
- *Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk* (1978), as Dr.Schenk
- *The Serpent's Egg* (1977), as Hans Vergerus
- *I Want to Live* (1977), as Prof. Wolfgang Mach
- *The Wild Duck* (1976), as Dr. Relling
- *Nea* (1976), as Philip Ashby
- *Der Anwalt* (1976), series, as Dr.Wetzlar
- *Lobster* (1976), series, as Franz Borsig
- *The Net* (1975), as Inspektor Canonica
- *Metamorphosis* (1975), as Der Vater
- *Eiszeit* (1975), as Holm
- *Special Section* (1975), as Le major Beumelburg
- *The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum* (1975), as Dr. Blorna, Anwalt
- *Une femme fatale* (1974), as Moritz Korber
- *Derrick* (1974), series, as Robert Hofer, Dr. Stoll, Ludwig Heimer, Gustav Vrings, Dr. Rohner
- *Perahim - die zweite Chance* (1974), Actor
- *Die Eltern* (1974), as Michael
- *Entziehung - Ein Tagebuch* (1973), as Ehemann
- *Alle lieben Célimare* (1973), as Paul Célimare
- *Der Teufelsschüler* (1973), as Richard Dudgeon
- *Sonderdezernat K1* (1972), series, as Jeffrey Simmons
- *Nasrin oder Die Kunst zu träumen* (1972), as Edgar
- *Meetings in the Forest* (1972), as Ako
- *Szenen aus dem Eheleben* (1972), as Walter
- *Mandala* (1972), as Lambrecht
- *Marie* (1972), as Vater
- *Der Pott* (1971), as Stabsoffizier
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Martin Koenen, Scheller, Feininger, Edmund Frank
- *Mord im Pfarrhaus* (1970), as Lawrence Redding
- *Eine Rose für Jane* (1970), as Jones
- *Der Portland-Ring* (1970), as Lonsdale
- *Im Kreis* (1970), as Vater
- *Alle hatten sich abgewandt* (1970), as Ben Dov
- *Nur der Freiheit gehört unser Leben* (1969), as Lorenz
- *The Commissioner* (1969), series, as Andreas Kolding, Dr. Gebhardt
- *Ein ehrenwerter Herr* (1968), as Dr. Bruniaud
- *Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler* (1968), as Boris Resnik
- *Love from a Stranger* (1967), as Bruce
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1967), series, as Mr. Harker
- *Die Frau des Fotografen oder Die große Liebe* (1967), as Fabien
- *Kopfstand, Madam!* (1967), as Ulrich, ihr Freund
- *Freiheit im Dezember* (1966), as Bowen
- *Das Apostelspiel* (1965), as Johannes
- *Der Nebbich* (1965), as Fritz Tritz - Commisvoyageur
- *Acht Stunden Zeit* (1965), as Serge Voisard
- *Die erste Legion* (1964), as Pater Thomas Rawleigh
- *Detective Story* (1963), as Joe Feinson
- *Das Kriminalmuseum* (1963), series, as Pit Servatos
- *Der Maulkorb* (1963), as Rabanus
- *Das Schloß* (1962), as Herr K
- *Das Rendezvous von Senlis* (1961), as Georges
- *Der Teufel ist los* (1961), as der Teufel
- *Madame Pompadour* (1960), as Dichter Joseph Calicot
- *Trees die upright* (1958), as A1
- *Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers* (1956), as Jacques Mazel

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