About

Known credits:
69
Birthday:
1931-08-19
Place of birth:
München, Germany
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Marianne Koch

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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
2023 Loriot 100 Actor Self 59
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2018 Marisol: Sergio Leone's Madonna in the West Actor Self N/A
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2017 Gesundheit! Die Show Actor Self N/A
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2001 Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema Actor Self - Actress 59
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1971 Glückspilze Actor 58
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1970 Die Journalistin Actor Renate Albrecht N/A
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1969 Spain Again Actor Kathy Foster 59
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1969 The Unnaturals Actor Vivian Taylor 59
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1969 Der rasende Lokalreporter Actor N/A
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1968 Sandy the Seal Actor Karen van Heerden 58
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1967 Der Tod läuft hinterher Actor Mary Hotkins N/A
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1967 Sunscorched Actor Anna-Lisa Schmidt N/A
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1967 Clint the Stranger Actor Julie Harrison 58
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1966 Trunk to Cairo Actor Helga Schlieben 59
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1966 Who Killed Johnny R.? Actor Bea Bordet 59
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1965 A Place Called Glory Actor Jade Grande 59
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1965 Meine Melodie Actor Self - Host N/A
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1965 Coast of Skeletons Actor Helga 58
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1964 Frozen Alive Actor Dr. Helen Wieland 58
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1964 A Fistful of Dollars Actor Marisol 75
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1964 The Monster of London City Actor Ann Morlay 58
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1964 The Last Ride to Santa Cruz Actor Elizabeth Kelly 59
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1964 Tim Frazer - Der Fall Salinger Actor Helen Baker N/A
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1963 Death Drums Along the River Actor Dr. Inge Jung 58
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1963 The Black Panther of Ratana Actor Dr. Marina Keller N/A
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1963 Tim Frazer Actor Helen Baker N/A
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1962 The Devil's Agent Actor Nora Gulden 58
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1962 Liebling, ich muß dich erschießen Actor Jeannine Messmer N/A
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1962 Hong Kong Hot Harbor Actor Joan Kent 58
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1962 Die Fledermaus Actor Rosalinde 59
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1961 Napoléon II, the Eagle Actor Empress Marie Louise 59
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1961 Blind Justice Actor Ingrid Hansen 58
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1961 Spotlight on a Murderer Actor Edwige 59
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1960 The Magnificent Rogue Actor Hilde von Hessenlohe 58
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1960 Heldinnen Actor Minna von Barnhelm 59
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1960 Die Frau am dunklen Fenster Actor Luise Konradin N/A
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1959 Frau im besten Mannesalter Actor Carola Hauff 58
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1958 Lady Country Doctor Actor Dr. Petra Jensen 59
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1958 ...und nichts als die Wahrheit Actor Mingo Fabian 58
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1958 The Italians They Are Crazy Actor Cristina N/A
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1957 The Fox of Paris Actor Yvonne 59
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1957 Interlude Actor Reni Fischer (as Marianne Cook) 58
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1957 Vater sein dagegen sehr Actor Margot Ventura geb. Sonnemann 59
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1957 Der Stern von Afrika Actor Brigitte 59
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1957 Salzburg Stories Actor Konstanze 59
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1957 Four Girls in Town Actor Ina Schiller 58
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1956 Wenn wir alle Engel wären Actor Elisabeth Kempenich 59
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1956 Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz Actor Edith Danwitz - Mannequin 58
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1956 Die Entführung aus dem Serail Actor Constanze N/A
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1955 Two Blue Eyes Actor Christiane Neubert 59
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1955 As Long as You Live Actor Teresa N/A
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1955 Waltz King Actor Theres Thomasoni 59
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1955 Der Schmied von St. Bartholomä Actor Marianne 59
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1955 The Devil's General Actor Dorothea 'Diddo' Geiss 59
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1955 Ludwig II Actor Princess Sophie 59
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1955 Was bin ich? Actor Panelist 69
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1954 Und der Himmel lacht dazu Actor Rosl 58
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1954 Hubertus Castle Actor Kitty, genannt Geislein 59
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1954 Night People Actor Kathy Gerhardt 59
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1954 Liebe und Trompetenblasen Actor Bettina von Brixen N/A
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1953 Die große Schuld Actor Ursula N/A
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1953 Der Klosterjäger Actor Gittli 59
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1953 Skandal im Mädchenpensionat Actor Marina von Leithen N/A
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1953 Wetterleuchten am Dachstein Actor Christl, die junge Magd N/A
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1951 My Friend the Thief Actor Resl N/A
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1951 Dr. Holl Actor Anna Zoie N/A
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1951 Czardas der Herzen Actor Reporterin N/A
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1951 Der keusche Lebemann Actor Gerti Seibold 59
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1950 Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte Actor Katja Hesse N/A
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