Marianne Koch
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Marianne Koch (born August 19, 1931 in Munich) is a retired German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in spaghetti westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician.
Between 1950 and 1971, Koch appeared in more than 65 films. In the haunting 1954 espionage thriller Night People she starred alongside Gregory Peck. Sergio Leone's 1964 production A Fistful of Dollars showcased her alongside Clint Eastwood as a civilian tormented by ruthless local gangsters, torn between her husband and child and the villains. In Germany she was probably best-loved for her many years of participation in the highly popular TV game show Was bin ich which ran from the 1950s until 1988 and achieved ratings of up to 75% at its peak.
In 1971, she resumed the medical studies she had broken off in the early 1950s to become an actress. She got her MD in 1974 and practiced medicine until 1997 as a specialist in Munich. In 1976, she was one of the initial hosts of Germany's pioneering talk show 3 nach 9 [Three After Nine], for which she was awarded one of the most prestigious awards of the German television industry, the Grimme Preis. She also hosted other television shows and had a medical advice program on radio.
In 1953, she married the physician Gerhard Freund, with whom she has two sons. The marriage ended in 1973 after Freund began an affair with Miss World 1956, Petra Schürmann, whom he later wed.
Marianne Koch is in a relationship with the publicist Peter Hamm since the mid 1980s.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.542 |
| Birthday | 1931-08-19 |
| Place of Birth | Munich, Baviére, Allemagne |
| Also Known As | Марианна Кох, |
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
7.842/4055
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter....
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A Fistful of Dollars
1964
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
7/2
A former sheriff begins to persecute the gang led by Pedro Ortiz, after his wife is taken away.
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The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1955
The Devil's General
6.8/31
Curt Jurgens stars as a courageous Luftwaffe officer. Jurgens loves the service, even though he barely tolerates the Hitler regime. Sickened by wartim...
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The Devil's General
1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
6.5/18
An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, hi...
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Spotlight on a Murderer
1957
Der Stern von Afrika
6.1/6
Biographic Movie of the German fighter ace, who was killed in a plane crash after over 150 kills in North Africa.
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Der Stern von Afrika
1966
Who Killed Johnny R.?
7.6/23
An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.
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Who Killed Johnny R.?
1963
Death Drums Along the River
5.3/14
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
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Death Drums Along the River
1954
Night People
5.938/32
A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent...
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Night People
1957
Four Girls in Town
1/1
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Four Girls in Town
1957
Vater sein dagegen sehr
6.9/6
Margot is looking forward to moving into the old defense tower with her fiancé Lutz, a writer. Then the writer receives the news of his sister's death...
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Vater sein dagegen sehr
1965
A Place Called Glory
5.5/6
Two celebrated gunfighters are separately hired to come to a small Canadian town in Manitoba named "Glory" for a showdown at high noon. But before the...
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A Place Called Glory
1964
Frozen Alive
4/11
A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspec...
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Frozen Alive
1965
Coast of Skeletons
5.9/8
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Coast of Skeletons
1967
Clint the Stranger
6/2
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Clint the Stranger
1958
Lady Country Doctor
6/1
A German village gets a new doctor, but the conservative folk have trouble accepting a female for the job.
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Lady Country Doctor
1957
Interlude
5.5/4
A young woman touring Germany is caught between a married symphony conductor and a doctor from back home.
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Interlude
1957
The Fox of Paris
8.1/6
Paris, 1944. With France under Nazi occupation, General Quade entrusts an important mission to Furstenwerth, the commander of the Wermacht: to secretl...
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The Fox of Paris
1956
Wenn wir alle Engel wären
5.7/3
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Wenn wir alle Engel wären
1955
Ludwig II
7/5
Life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
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Ludwig II
1957
Salzburg Stories
6/1
A wealthy citizen of Salzburg wants to write a play about ordinary people.
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Salzburg Stories
1966
Trunk to Cairo
5/2
Audie plays a James Bond-type action hero assigned to destroy a Neo-Nazy weapons factory headed by nemesis George Sanders.
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Trunk to Cairo
1955
Der Schmied von St. Bartholomä
6/1
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Der Schmied von St. Bartholomä
1964
The Monster of London City
4.8/12
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The Monster of London City
1962
Die Fledermaus
6.7/3
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Die Fledermaus
1960
Heldinnen
8.2/2
A music comedy directed by Dietrich Haugk based on the play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
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Heldinnen
1969
The Unnaturals
6.294/17
During a thunderstorm, a group of members of London's high society seek refuge in a remote mansion in the countryside. They are received by Uriat and...
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The Unnaturals
1953
Der Klosterjäger
6/3
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Der Klosterjäger
1953
Wetterleuchten am Dachstein
0/0
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Wetterleuchten am Dachstein
1951
Der keusche Lebemann
5/1
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Der keusche Lebemann
1951
Dr. Holl
0/0
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Dr. Holl
1955
Waltz King
7/2
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Waltz King
1954
Hubertus Castle
5/1
The count Egge is barely a visitor in his Alpine family castle Hubertus, being preoccupied with hunting. He's furious when his young adult sons miss a...
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Hubertus Castle
1955
As Long as You Live
0/0
Amidst the chaos of the Spanish Civil War, a nurse tends to a wounded pilot.
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As Long as You Live
1967
Sunscorched
0/0
A group of four outlaws led by Abel Dragna Fraserville decide to settle in a small, civilized and peaceful town of 1,200 inhabitants in which even the...
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Sunscorched
1954
Und der Himmel lacht dazu
3/1
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Und der Himmel lacht dazu
1955
Two Blue Eyes
6/1
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Two Blue Eyes
1959
Frau im besten Mannesalter
4.5/2
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Frau im besten Mannesalter
1961
Blind Justice
5.2/4
A man is accused of murdering his wife. The state prosecutor assumes he did the deed to spend more time with his lover. But the woman in question says...
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Blind Justice
1951
Czardas der Herzen
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Czardas der Herzen
1962
Liebling, ich muß dich erschießen
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Liebling, ich muß dich erschießen
1962
The Devil's Agent
6.2/3
German actor Peter van Eyck stars as Droste, a mild-mannered businessman who was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his...
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The Devil's Agent
1962
Hong Kong Hot Harbor
6.5/2
German journalist Peter Holberg arrives in Hong Kong and, by accident, he is carrying a microfilm that was destined to local gang lord, Marek. Peter i...
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Hong Kong Hot Harbor
1954
Liebe und Trompetenblasen
0/0
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Liebe und Trompetenblasen
1953
Die große Schuld
0/0
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Die große Schuld
1953
Skandal im Mädchenpensionat
0/0
Three guardsmen who accidentally end up in a girls' boarding school after a merry night out have to disguise themselves in women's clothes to avoid de...
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Skandal im Mädchenpensionat
1956
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
4/1
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Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
1951
My Friend the Thief
0/0
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My Friend the Thief
1960
Die Frau am dunklen Fenster
0/0
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Die Frau am dunklen Fenster
1963
The Black Panther of Ratana
0/0
Murder mystery following the revenge for the theft of a sapphire from a Buddha in a Thailand temple.
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The Black Panther of Ratana
1958
...und nichts als die Wahrheit
5/2
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...und nichts als die Wahrheit
1950
Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte
0/0
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Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte
1960
The Magnificent Rogue
4/1
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The Magnificent Rogue
1958
The Italians They Are Crazy
0/0
In a German prison camp, some Italian prisoners bet with the commander that they will be able to build a church in two hours.
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The Italians They Are Crazy
1968
Sandy the Seal
4.5/1
When a lighthouse keeper takes in a seal in need and gives to his children to look after, the whole family is drawn into the shadowy world of illegal...
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Sandy the Seal
1971
Glückspilze
6/1
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Glückspilze
1956
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
0/0
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
1961
Napoléon II, the Eagle
6.5/1
The story of Napoleon 1st's long-awaited son, born in 1911. He spent his childhood in the Tuileries, before being separated from his father and taken...
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Napoléon II, the Eagle
1969
Spain Again
5.8/5
David (Mark Stevens) is a physician who returns to Spain 30 years after his involvement in the Spanish Civil War. Now a member of a medical convention...
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Spain Again
2001
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
5.8/5
The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimoni...
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Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
2018
Marisol: Sergio Leone's Madonna in the West
0/0
An afternoon with Marianne Koch, who remembers the making of Sergio Leone's A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, starring Clint Eastwood.
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Marisol: Sergio Leone's Madonna in the West
2023
Loriot 100
8.5/2
Documentary about German comedian Loriot alias Vicco von Bülow, who would have been 100 years old in 2023.
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