Walter Giller

Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor.^[1] He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man.^[2] One of his most successful and more serious roles was in Roses for the Prosecutor.

Walter Giller
Giller in 1955
Born	(1927-08-23)23 August 1927 Recklinghausen, Germany
Died	15 December 2011(2011-12-15) (aged 84) Hamburg, Germany
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–2009
Spouse	Nadja Tiller (1956–2011) (his death)

Walter Giller with wife Nadja in 2009

Giller was born in Recklinghausen. In 1956, he married actress Nadja Tiller; they had two children and appeared together in a number of films. The couple resided in Lugano, Switzerland for many years. In 2009, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He underwent a major (but unsuccessful) operation. He died in Hamburg in 2011, aged 84.

Selected filmography

• Artists' Blood (1949)
• Kein Engel ist so rein (1950)
• The Girl from the South Seas (1950) .... Lothar
• Insel ohne Moral (1950) .... Dicky
• Falschmünzer am Werk (1951) .... Conny Hauser
• Die Frauen des Herrn S. (1951) .... Platon
• Sensation in San Remo (1951) .... Ernst
• Wildwest in Oberbayern (1951) .... 2.Aufnahmeleiter Schmittchen
• Primanerinnen [de] (1951) .... Thomas
• The Colourful Dream (1952) .... Benno
• The Thief of Bagdad (1952) .... Ommar
• Der Mann in der Wanne (1952)
• Weekend in Paradise (1952) .... Ewald Bach
• The Day Before the Wedding (1952) .... Schurisch
• Fräulein Casanova [de] (1953) .... Fritz Schromm
• Scandal at the Girls' School (1953) .... Paul Heller
• Irene in Trouble (1953) .... Dr. Konrad Berko
• Southern Nights (1953) .... Thomas
• Secretly Still and Quiet (1953) .... Peter Vondenhoff
• Hit Parade (1953) .... Walter Lorenz
• The Great Lola (1954) .... Dr. Hugo Bendler
• She (1954) .... Ypsilon
• Ten on Every Finger (1954) .... Fips
• Music, Music and Only Music (1955) .... Karl Zimmermann
• Swedish Girl [de] (1955) .... Rolf
• The Three from the Filling Station (1955) .... Fritz
• Charley's Aunt (1956) .... Charley Sallmann
• The Bath in the Barn (1956) .... Peter Korff
• Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne (1956) .... Fred Windberg
• Black Forest Melody (1956) .... Luggi
• The Captain from Köpenick (1956) .... Willy Wormser
• Das Sonntagskind (1956) .... Bosty Mc. Millar
• Was die Schwalbe sang (1956) .... Rudi Winter, Student
• Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe [de] (1956)
• Spy for Germany (1956) .... Billy Cole
• Der schräge Otto (1957) .... Otto Schräge
• Das Glück liegt auf der Straße (1957) .... Felix Rabe
• Seamen [de] (1957) .... Rolli
• The Big Chance (1957) .... Walter Gerber
• Drei Mann auf einem Pferd (1957) .... Erwin Tucke
• Spring in Berlin (1957) .... Peer Peterson
• Two Hearts in May (1958) .... Ralf Siedler
• Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love (1958) .... Hans Fichte
• Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1958) .... Bobby Dodd
• Arena of Fear (1959) .... Dody, Musical-Clown
• Liebe auf krummen Beinen [de] (1959) .... Daniel Mogge
• Du rififi chez les femmes (1959) .... Clochard (uncredited)
• Bobby Dodd greift ein (1959) .... Bobby Dodd
• Roses for the Prosecutor (1959) .... Rudi Kleinschmidt
• Peter Voss, Hero of the Day (1959) .... Bobby Dodd
• That's No Way to Land a Man (1959) .... Micki Flunder
• Heldinnen [de] (1960) .... Just
• Ingeborg (1960) .... Ottokar
• The Nina B. Affair (1961) .... Holden
• Three Men in a Boat (1961) .... Jerome (Jo) Sommer
• Two Among Millions (1961) .... Paulchen
• Beloved Impostor (1961) .... Robert Bolle
• The Dream of Lieschen Mueller (1961) .... Autograph hunter
• The Burning Court (1962) .... Michel Boissand
• Liebling, ich muß dich erschießen [de] (1962) .... Tom Fleming
• Snow White and the Seven Jugglers (1962) .... Norbert Lang, Hotelier
• Three Penny Opera [de] (1963) .... Beggar Filch
• The Conjugal Bed (1963) .... Father Mariano
• The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (1963) .... Edgar
• Gripsholm Castle (1963) .... Kurt
• And So to Bed [de] (1963) .... Polizist
• Encounter in Salzburg (1964) .... Kröner, Insurance Agent
• The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (1964) .... Woody Johnson
• Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964)
• Tonio Kröger (1964) .... Merchant
• Fanny Hill (1964) .... Hemingway
• Legend of a Gunfighter (1964) .... Spike Sunday
• DM-Killer [de] (1965) .... Charly Bauer
• Shots in Threequarter Time (1965) .... Renato Balli
• Legacy of the Incas (1965) .... Fritz Kiesewetter
• I Am Looking for a Man (1966) .... Dr. Pleskau
• Killer's Carnival (1966) .... Karl (Vienna segment)
• The Pipes (1966) .... George Randy
• Action Man (1967) .... Maurice Labrousse
• Johnny Banco (1967) .... Inspector Jakubowski
• Love Thy Neighbour (1967) .... Forfatter Sven Gjeholm
• A Fine Pair (1968) .... Franz
• Klassenkeile [de] (1969) .... Dr. Wagner
• The New Adventures of Snow White (1969) .... Hans I
• Gentlemen in White Vests (1970) .... Inspektor Walter Knauer
• Die Feuerzangenbowle (1970) .... Dr. Hans Pfeiffer
• Ein Käfer auf Extratour (1973) .... Ritchie
• The Maddest Car in the World (1975) .... Jean-Pierre
• Lady Dracula (1977) .... Herr Oskar
• Halali [de] (1995) .... Dr. Dittmers
• Mein Vater, die Tunte (2001) .... Wanda
• Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! [de] (2009) .... Siegfried (final film role)
• Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern (2011, documentary) .... Himself