Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in Roses for the Prosecutor. 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 (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 (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 (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 (1956) Spy for Germany (1956) .... Billy Cole Der schräge Otto (1957) .... Otto Schräge Das Glück liegt auf der Straße (1957) .... Felix Rabe (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