Jörg Pfennigwerth
Acting
Biography
Jörg Pfennigwerth has appeared in several cinema and television films by renowned German directors since 1980. Jörg Pfennigwerth even appeared in front of the camera three times for two filmmakers. He appeared in Christel Buschmann's Gibbi – Westgermany, Comeback and Ballhaus Barmbeck and in Lars Becker's Kalte Sonne, Schattenboxer and Kanak Attack. Jörg Pfennigwerth also founded the blues, R&B, and rock ‘n’ roll band Dead On Arrival with Welsh musician Granville Jones, serving as its singer and guitarist. The Hamburg native performed regularly with his band in his adopted home of Munich.
Known For
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
A Case For Two
Eddi is just back in town after his imprisonment. He plans to free his African jail comrade Timpe, because the latter will get no asylum in Germany and probably be killed when sent to his country. When freeing Timpe at the airport, Eddi and his comrades find out that the police officers are smuggling drugs when escorting those who get no asylum back to their countries. Eddi decides to take advantage of the situation.
Schattenboxer
Gibbi Westgermany is the name of a former sailor with a Mick Jagger look—leather jacket over the bare chest—who roams the Hamburg neighborhood St. Pauli homeless. His destination is a snack bar in St. Pauli run by his mother. But it is not the safe haven he is looking for.
Gibbi West Germany
A once-famous blues singer whose career has taken a downturn tries to get back on top.
Comeback
A study of the alienated people who frequent the Ballhaus Barmbek dance hall, including an obese El groupie, an old man reciting poetry, two young women and a regular dance employee.
Ballhaus Barmbek - Let's Kiss and Say Goodbye
Turned while visiting New York, down-on-her-luck Neue Deutsche Welle vampire Sylvana struggles to get by in 1980s West Berlin when she realizes none of her friends want to be bitten.
The Bite
Pauline is severely physically disabled and confined to a wheelchair. Since she started school, Hanna has been able to work as an actress again, but her role as a mother dominates her life. After Michael suffers a slipped disc, the Kollers move out of their townhouse and into a handicapped-accessible apartment. Hanna maintains contact with similarly affected mothers and occasionally has Veronica Grossmann and her spastic twins as guests. The neighbors feel disturbed by the sight of the disabled children and gather complaints to get rid of the Kollers.