Nationality German Children Jessica Schellack Role Film director | Name Jurgen Roland Known for TV series and movies | |
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Full Name Jurgen Schellack Born December 25, 1925 ( 1925-12-25 ) Hamburg, Germany Occupation Director, screenwriter, producer Died September 21, 2007, Hamburg, Germany Spouse Eva Roland-Schellack (m. 1961–2007) Employer Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk Movies and TV shows Stahlnetz, Grosstadtrevier, The Green Archer, Dem Tater auf der Spur, Polizeirevier Davidswache Similar People Gunther Ungeheuer, Horst Frank, Josef von Baky, Klausjurgen Wussow, Eddi Arent | ||
Helmo Kindermann (1961) in "Der Transport"
Jürgen Roland, born Jürgen Schellack (25 December 1925 – 21 September 2007) was a German film director. Roland was described as the "father of German TV crime shows". He directed about 80 TV productions and 30 movies.
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Life and career
Roland was born on 25 December 1925 in Hamburg as Jürgen Schellack. He started his career as a radio host for the North western German Radio Station (NWDR) in 1945, and was one of the first presenters for the TV station of the NWDR in 1951. Norddeutscher Rundfunk Station Manager Jobst Plog said, that Jürgen Roland "[...] belonged to the ranks of young radio reporter, who contributed after the war to the legendary reputation of the then NWDR." Roland's first TV series Der Polizeibericht meldet ... (lit. the police reports ...) was a detailed description of real crimes, filmed accurate and faithful.
The TV series Stahlnetz (lit. steel net, Dragnet) caused Roland's fame. For the 1958s crime series, Roland worked with screenwriter Wolfgang Menge. The cases were based on real crimes also, and the series was a blockbuster in Germany. After his work for the TV station Roland directed several movies, the 1960s Der grüne Bogenschütze (The Green Archer)—starring Gert Fröbe—was based on an Edgar Wallace's novel of 1923.
Roland directed several Tatort (crime scene) episodes, and as of 2007, Roland's TV series Großstadtrevier (metropolitan precinct) was shown for 21 years in German TV.
Stahlnetz
German TV series for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, based on real crimes. Roland directed 22 episodes and was screenwriter for 2 episodes. The series is filmed in black and white, the first episode of season 1 was aired 1958. German actors Hellmut Lange and Helmut Peine were in the cast.
Dem Täter auf der Spur
Tatort
Großstadtrevier
Roland directed 46 episodes of the German TV series Großstadtrevier (metropolitan precinct), produced by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk.