Hartmut Becker ( born 6 May 1948 in Berlin ) is a German actor . He played Sgt. Gustav Wagner ( 1911 – 1980 ) in Escape From Sobibor in 1987 . He also starred in the 1970 film '' o.k '' , which was also entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival . However , the competition was cancelled and no prizes were awarded , over controversy surrounding the film . After '' O.K. '' Hartmut Becker was one of Germany ’s busiest actors in film and theatre ( at the State Theatres of Munich and Berlin he performed leading characters in plays from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams ) . More important main parts in films followed like in Verhoeven ’s „ Who Love in the Glasshouse “ ( International Film Festival Berlin 1971 ) , „ Als Mutter streikte “ , „ John Ralling “ ( TV ) , „ Mitgift “ , „ Audienz “ ( TV ) , „ Sonntagskinder “ . His first leading part in an English language production Mr. Becker performed in the BBC-film „ Forgive our foolish ways “ , where he played the role of a German prisoner of war next to Kate Nelligan . The television film became a very big success all over the world . Hartmut ’s following international film was the American-English production „ Jenny ’s War “ ( Columbia Pictures ) where he portrayed the main part of Karl Koenig , a character in the crucial test between love and war . His partners in this film where Dyan Cannon , Elke Sommer and Trevor Howard . For his widely praised performance in the following American production „ Escape from Sobibor “ ( director : Jack Gold , also starring Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer ) Hartmut had been nominated for an Emmy Award 1988 . In his next ‚ Festival-Film ‘ ( „ Il decimo clandestino “ / Festival International du Film Cannes 1989 ) Hartmut Becker worked together with admirable director Lina Wertmüller . His female partner in this feature film was Dominique Sanda . Several dream parts followed after the success of „ Il decimo clandestino “ ( " Portrait with Women " ) , for example the characters Niels Jost in „ A quiet conspiracy “ ( Channel 4 ; director : John Gorrie ; also starring Joss Ackland ) , Rauscher in the American Film „ Triumph of the Spirit “ ( director : Robert M. Young ; with Willem Dafoe , Robert Loggia ) , Lutz in the English-French Television Film „ Free Frenchmen “ ( also starring Derek de Lint , Agnes Soral ) , Moritz in the English-Austrian feature film „ Gavre Princip “ by Peter Patzak , King Christian in „ Young Catherine “ ( American TV ; with a.o. Venessa Redgrave , Julia Ormond , Marthe Keller , Maximilian Schell ; director : Michael Anderson ) , Rusty in the Italian TV-film „ Requiem per Voce e Pianoforte “ ( RAI DUE ) , and last not least Dieter Krause in the English TV-thriller „ The Waiting Time “ ( ITV 1999 ; director : Stuart Orme ) . His last leading in a German feature films of the last years were „ The Unforgotten “ , " Montag kommen die Fenster " / " Windows will drive on Monday " ( International Filmfestival Berlin ) , " The Gift " and " Amatores Meae Matris " . Between 2007 and 2012 Hartmut Becker was a member in the committee of the German Academy of Film ( Deutsche Filmakademie ) . As a songwriter and singer his first single was produced in 2013
20th Berlin International Film Festival
20th Berlin International Film Festival
Hartmut Becker