--- name: "Wolfgang Büttner" canonical: "https://film.one/person/wolfgang-buttner" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 June 1912" died: "18 November 1990" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T04:01:05.714253+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." --- # Wolfgang Büttner Actor. Born 1 June 1912 in Rostock, Germany. Died 18 November 1990. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 June 1912, Rostock, Germany - **Died:** 18 November 1990 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_B%C3%BCttner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99430, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127351/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32554 ## Streaming the US now - **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 Wolfgang Büttner was a German actor. He was born on 1 June 1912 in Rostock and died on 18 November 1990 in Stockdorf. He trained at the Schauspielschule des Deutschen Theaters in Berlin under Max Reinhardt and began his career in the theatre before making his film debut in 1950. Büttner appeared in more than one hundred films and numerous television productions, often in supporting roles. He is known for playing Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel in *The Longest Day* (1962), as well as roles in *Scene of the Crime* (1970) and *Derrick* (1974). He also worked extensively as a voice actor and dubber. He was married to the actress Eleonore Noelle. *Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) ## Complete filmography (118) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dunckel* (1999), Actor - *Tot oder lebendig* (1987), as Hasso - *Die Schwarzwaldklinik* (1985), series, as Lutz - *Sonntag* (1985), as Father - *Der Fahnder* (1984), series, as Diethelm - *Hanna von acht bis acht* (1983), Actor - *Die Knapp-Familie* (1981), series, Actor - *Der Richter* (1981), as Vater - *Der Thronfolger* (1980), as General von Finkenstein - *Lucilla* (1980), as Dr. Grosse - *Der Wald* (1979), as Bodajew - *Der Geist der Mirabelle* (1978), as Erzähler - *Gesche Gottfried* (1978), as Magister - *Marija* (1978), as Mukownin - *Eurydike oder Das Mädchen von Nirgendwo* (1978), Actor - *Zeit der Empfindsamkeit* (1977), as Sylvias Vater - *Margarete in Aix* (1976), as Graf Oxford - *Der Anwalt* (1976), series, as Dr. Hessel - *Seniorenschweiz* (1976), as A. Frommherz - *Der Strick um den Hals* (1975), series, as Dr. Seinebos - *Tristan* (1975), as Herr mit den unbeherrschten Beinen - *Ein deutsches Attentat* (1975), as Senatspräsident - *Memento Mori* (1975), as Mr. Mortimer - *Derrick* (1974), series, as Herr Sorek, Oskar Sobak - *Karl May* (1974), series, as Ehrecke von Moabit - *Der rote Schal* (1973), series, as Major Milford - *Finito l'amor* (1972), as Paul - *Nicht Lob - noch Furcht. Graf Galen, Bischof von Münster* (1972), as Bischof Graf Galen - *Mit dem Strom* (1972), as Sanitätsrat Dr. Abraham - *Butler Parker* (1972), series, as Mijnher Alkmar - *Einfach davonsegeln!* (1972), as Major Mason - *The Century of Surgeons* (1972), series, as Sir Francis Laking - *Ende einer Dienstfahrt* (1971), as Stollfuß - *Die menschliche Pyramide oder Wohl dem, der eine Bleibe hat* (1971), as Schlenz - *The German Lesson* (1971), series, as Max Nansen - *Die Computer-Show* (1971), as Declaimer of German Schlager - *Preußen über alles* (1971), series, as Roon - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Wiedemann - *Der Polizeiminister 1759-1820 Joseph Fouché* (1970), as Gaillard - *Die U-2 Affäre* (1970), as M.I. Grinjow - *Sir Henri Deterding* (1970), as Tschitscherin - *General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?* (1970), as Generaloberst Beck - *Tod nach Mitternacht* (1970), as Herbert Bartow - *Der Tod des Deputierten Jean Jaurès* (1970), as Deputierter Jean Jaurès - *Claus Graf Stauffenberg* (1970), as Generaloberst Ludwig Beck - *Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin - Stunde der Entscheidung* (1970), as Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin - *Eden ist fern* (1969), Actor - *Sir Basil Zaharoff - Makler des Todes* (1969), as Oberst - *Bericht einer Offensive* (1969), as Général Béliard - *The Mystery of Piskov* (1969), as Dr. Pavelka - *Gestern gelesen* (1969), series, as Alf Marbach - *Elfer Gespräche* (1969), Actor - *Goya* (1969), as Don Francisco Goya - *Fragestunde* (1969), as Dettmar - *Der Kampf um den Reigen* (1969), as Professor Brunner - *The Commissioner* (1969), series, as Herr Kurusch - *Die Hupe - Eine Schülerzeitung* (1969), series, Actor - *Risiko für Weihnachtsmänner* (1968), as Colonel Köhnke - *Affäre Dreyfuss* (1968), series, as Jean Jaurès - *Der Richter von Zalamea* (1968), as Don Lope de Figueroa - *Gottes zweite Garnitur* (1967), as Capt. Denson - *Im Busch von Mexiko* (1967), series, as Kommentator - *Philadelphia, ich bin da!* (1967), as Master Boyle - *In Lemgo 89* (1967), as Hermann Cothmann - *The Soft Course* (1967), as Richard Benedikt - *Liebe für Liebe* (1967), as Sir Samson Legend - *Flucht über die Ostsee* (1967), as Generaloberst Reinhardt - *Elektra* (1966), as Greis - *Nach Damaskus* (1966), as Der Unbekannte - *Space Patrol* (1966), series, as Tourenne - *Der Fall Jeanne d'Arc* (1966), as Jean d'Estivet - *Der letzte Raum* (1966), as James Browne - *Und nicht mehr Jessica* (1965), as Laurence Lovell - *Judith* (1965), as Hoher Priester - *Paris muß brennen!* (1965), as General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz - *Ein Volksfeind* (1965), as Dr. Thomas Stockmann - *Die erste Legion* (1964), as Pater Edward Quarterman - *Das Bild des Menschen. Gespräche einer letzten Nacht* (1964), as General - *The Foggy Night Murderer* (1964), as Dr. Hillebrand - *Gewagtes Spiel* (1964), series, as Staatsanwalt - *Der Prozeß Carl von O.* (1964), as Reichsgerichtsrat - *Aktion T 4* (1964), as Professor Werneck - *Die fünfte Kolonne* (1963), series, as Oberregierungsrat Schreiber - *Die Abrechnung* (1963), as Zar Alexander I. - *Das Kriminalmuseum* (1963), series, as Kriminaldirektor - *Dantons Tod* (1963), as Robespierre - *Stalingrad* (1963), as General Gönnern - *Die volle Wahrheit* (1963), as Brett - *Ruf zur Leidenschaft* (1962), as Charles Nicholson - *The Longest Day* (1962), as Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) - *Egmont* (1962), as Wilhelm von Oranien - *Nur eine Karaffe* (1962), as Der unsterbliche Bigot - *Das Abschiedsgeschenk* (1962), as Andrew Crocker-Harris - *The Secret of the Red Orchid* (1962), as Chiefinsp. Tetley - *Die Sache mit dem Ring* (1961), as Sergeant Borall - *Black Gravel* (1961), as Otto Krahne - *Notes from Altmühltal* (1961), as (voice) - *Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray* (1961), as Lord Henry Wotton - *Soldatensender Calais* (1960), as Admiral - *Der Schlagbaum* (1960), as Udolphus McCluskey - *Der Tod im Apfelbaum* (1960), as Dr. Evans - *Am grünen Strand der Spree* (1960), series, as General Johann Beatus Freiherr von Hach und zu Malserhaiden - *Endstation Rote Laterne* (1960), Actor - *Gericht über Las Casas* (1960), as Vater Bartolomé de las Casas - *She Walks by Night* (1959), as Andreas Guttberg, Polizeipsychologe - *Die Räuber* (1959), as Der alte Moor - *So weit die Füße tragen* (1959), as Dr. Heinz Stauffer - *As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me* (1959), series, as Dr. Heinz Stauffer - *Taiga* (1958), as Sennewald - *All the Sins of the Earth* (1958), as Vater Hildebrand - *Ein Herz schlägt für Erika* (1956), as Karl Hartwig - *Devil in Silk* (1956), as Dr. Hess - *The Plot to Assassinate Hitler* (1955), as General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht - *Eight Witnesses* (1954), as Killer - *Beiderseits der Rollbahn* (1953), as Narrator (voice) - *Der große Zapfenstreich* (1952), as Vizewachtmeister Queiss - *Das ewige Spiel* (1951), Actor - *Crown Jewels* (1950), as Scaliger --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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