
Helmut Fischer
In 1972 he played in the Bavarian Television's first episode of the Tatort series, as assistant to then-time Inspector Veigl (played by Gustl Bayrhammer). When Veigl was "retired" in 1981, Fischer was "promoted" to Commissioner Ludwig Lenz and as such he solved a total of seven cases until 1987. In 1974 Helmut Fischer, in his favourite café Münchner Freiheit met director Helmut Dietl. The latter recognised his friend's true talent and in 1980 gave him a major role in the TV series Der ganz normale Wahnsinn in which Fischer for the first time got to play a manquéed playboy. The final breakthrough came in 1983 with Helmut Fischer's series Monaco Franze - der ewige Stenz. Again Helmut Dietl was the director, Patrick Süskind cooperated on the scripts to almost all episodes. In the series, which has now reached cult status among fans, Fischer alongside Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Karl Obermayr and Erni Singerl in inimitable way embodied an easygoing dandy, charmer and ladies' men, who always manages to master awkward situations with a sheepy smile. Famous sayings by the character role like "A bisserl was geht immer (Anything goes)" were adapted into daily language use. Matching this, Fischer also recorded a successful single titled "Spatzl (Schau wia i schau)) (Sweetheart (Look like I'm looking))". From now on, the actor was busy with roles whose character were always based on Stenz though. Until the end of his life Fischer kept assuring that the figure of Monaco Franze had nothing to do with his real life. In the mid-1980s, Fischer played with Thomas Gottschalk and Michael Winslow in the two Zärtliche Chaoten films, from 1987 to 1992 he could be seen as "Josefbärli" along Veronika Fitz and Ilse Neubauer in the series Die Hausmeisterin (The House Keeper). Fischer enjoyed his last success in the series Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (A castle on theWörthersee), where he played the absentminded estate manager Leo Laxeneder, and as the fictitious mayor of Hohenwaldau, Peter Elfinger in Peter and Paul alongside Hans Clarin. In 1993 Helmut Fischer was diagnosed with cancer. He kept this diagnosis largely secret, only his wife Utta knew about it. In 1996, the actor underwent treatment by the well-known and controversial cancer specialist Julius Hackethal. In November he celebrated his 70th anniversary with a great number of friends and colleagues. At the occasion the told the press: "Das Leben macht sich ja mehr und mehr aus dem Staub (Life is more and more buzzing off)". Eight months later Fischer, to the surprise of the common public, died in Chiemgau. More than 1,000 people participated in the funeral service at the mortuary of Munich's northern cemetery and the subsequent funeral at the Bogenhausen cemetery (gravesite no. 2-4-2) on 19 June 1997. In his funeral speech Munich's Lord Mayor Christian Ude, a friend and neighbour of Fischer, said: "... Populär war er in ganz Deutschland - in München wurde er geliebt. (He was popular throughout Germany - in Munich, he was loved.)"
67 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 67

Scene of the Crime
1970

Derrick
1974

Wetten, dass..?
1981

Bambi
1948

Das Traumschiff
1981
Grimme Award
1964
Romy Award
1990

Polizeiinspektion 1
1977
Was bin ich?
1955

Das Kriminalmuseum
1963

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
1967

Stars in the Ring
1959

Master Eder and his Pumuckl
1982

Café Meineid
1990

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
Okay S.I.R.
1973
Gestern gelesen
1969

Monaco Franze
1983

Der Nachtkurier meldet…
1964

Der Staudamm
1969

Unsere schönsten Jahre
1983

Fast wia im richtigen Leben
1979
Der Gerichtsvollzieher
1981
Die verflixte 7
1984
Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin
1969

Die Hausmeisterin
1987

Peter und Paul
1994

Funkstreife Isar 12
1961

Lilli Lottofee
1992

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1979

Der Millionenbauer
1979

Sachrang
1978

Rette mich, wer kann
1986
Felix und Oskar
1980

Starke Zeiten
1988

Happy Divorced
1997

Der Durchdreher
1979

Drei in fremden Betten
1996

Hubertusjagd
1959

Der Röhm-Putsch
1967

Mama Mia - Nur keine Panik
1984

Three Crazy Jerks II
1988

Kurzer Prozeß
1967
Augenzeugen müssen blind sein
1971
Die Undankbare
1980

Three Crazy Jerks
1987

Das Einhorn
1978

Drei in fremden Kissen
1995
Jede Menge Schmidt
1989
Mein Freund der Scheich
1981

The Honors of War
1962
Recht auf Gewissen
1970
Umsonst
1967

Oh, diese Bayern!
1960
Italienische Nacht
1966

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Cenodoxus – Der Doktor von Paris
1958
Hexenschuß
1987
Die Schrott-Story
1971
Das unverschämte Glück, ein Mann zu sein
1965
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne
1979
Knüpfe das Netz nach dem Fisch
1968
Der Ruepp
1965
Die Lokalbahn
1960
Die Farbe des Himmels
1979
Familie Schimek
1966

Der unsterbliche Stenz - Erinnerungen an Helmut Fischer
2024
Der Komödienstadel - Der Hochzeiter
1962