Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck (German: [ˈdɛt.lɛf bʊk] ^ⓘ; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.

Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck in 2010
Born	(1962-12-01) 1 December 1962 (age 62) Bad Segeberg, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor
Years active	1982–present
Awards	1991 Bavarian Film Awards 2007 Bavarian Film Award, Best Young People's Film

Life and work

Buck made his first short film, Work and Leisure [de], in 1982, and his first feature, Karniggels, in 1991. He often makes cameo appearances in his work. He has appeared in a number of films; his most notable role was in Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon.

Selected filmography

As director

• 1984: Work and Leisure [de]
• 1991: Karniggels [de] (with Bernd Michael Lade, Ingo Naujoks and Julia Jäger)
• 1993: No More Mr. Nice Guy (with Joachim Król, Horst Krause and Sophie Rois)
• 1996: Jailbirds (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch)
• 1999: Love Your Neighbour! [de] (with Moritz Bleibtreu and Heike Makatsch)
• 2000: Bundle of Joy [de] (with Anke Engelke)
• 2006: Tough Enough (with David Kross)
• 2007: Hands off Mississippi [de] (Family film)
• 2009: Same Same But Different (with Apinya Sakuljaroensuk and David Kross)^[1]
• 2011: Woman in Love [de] (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Maria Lara)
• 2012: Measuring the World (Adaptation of the book of the same name)
• 2014: Bibi & Tina [de] (Family film)
• 2014: Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched [de] (Family film)
• 2016: Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys [de] (Family film)
• 2017: Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium [de] (Family film)
• 2018: Asphaltgorillas
• 2018: Wuff – Folge dem Hund
• 2020: Christmas Crossfire
• 2021: Confessions of Felix Krull

As actor

• 1984: Work and Leisure [de] (Short) ... Gerhard Ramm
• 1994: Back to Square One - Dir. Reinhard Münster (with Katharina Thalbach and Harald Juhnke) ... Chauffeur
• 1995: Under the Milky Way [de] - Dir. Matthias X. Oberg [de] (with Fabian Busch and Sophie Rois) ... Instructor
• 1996: Jailbirds (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch) ... Hammer-Gerd
• 1999: Sonnenallee - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Alexander Beyer, Henry Hübchen, Robert Stadlober, Katharina Thalbach) ... Policeman Horkefeld
• 1999: Aimée & Jaguar - Dir. Max Färberböck (with Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler) ... Günther Wust
• 2000: Bundle of Joy [de] (with Anke Engelke) ... Wusch
• 2002: Blue Moon - Dir. Andrea Maria Dusl (with Josef Hader) ... Ignaz Springer
• 2003: Berlin Blues - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Christian Ulmen)^[2] ... Karl
• 2005: NVA - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Colonel Kalt
• 2005: Intrigue and Love [de] - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Wurm
• 2007: Midsummer Madness - Dir. Alexander Hahn ... Axel
• 2009: The White Ribbon - Dir. Michael Haneke ... Eva's father
• 2009: 12 Paces Without a Head - Dir. Sven Taddicken [de] ... Arms Dealer
• 2009: Contact High - Dir. Michael Glawogger ... Harry
• 2011: Woman in Love [de] (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Lara) ... Jürgen Honk
• 2012: The Marriage Swindler and His Wife [de] - Dir. Manfred Stelzer [de] ... Sigi Krugschenk
• 2012: Waiting for the Sea - Dir. Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (with Egor Beroev and Anastasiya Mikulchina) ... Balthazar
• 2013: Shark Alarm at Müggel Lake [de] ... Policeman Müller
• 2014: Bibi & Tina [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
• 2014: The Man Cave [de] - Dir. Franziska Meyer Price [de] ... Helmut
• 2014: Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
• 2016: Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
• 2017: Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
• 2017: Teenosaurus Rex [de] - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Holger
• 2017: Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
• 2020: Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding - Dir. Hermine Huntgeburth ... Mattheisen

Awards

• 1991 Bavarian Film Awards, Best New Director^[3]
• 1993 43rd Berlin International Film Festival Wir können auch anders … - Honourable Mention.^[4]
• 2007 Bavarian Film Award, Best Young People's Film^[5]