Helmut Zacharias

Helmut Zacharias

Helmut Zacharias (27 January 1920 – 28 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in a number of films, usually playing musicians. Helmut Zacharias was born in Berlin. His father Karl was a violinist and conductor, and his mother was a singer. He started having lessons from his father at the age of 2 and a half and at 6 he played at the Faun club, a cabaret venue on the Friedrichstraße in Berlin. At the age of 8, Zacharias became the youngest student in Gustav Havemann's masterclass at the Berlin Academy of Music. Aged 11, he played on radio for the first time with a performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major and began touring in 1934 at the age of 14. At this time, in the 1930s, the records of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli's all-string jazz band were available in Germany and they heavily influenced Zacharias's musical style. In 1940, Zacharias was discovered by Lindström-Electrola (then-name of the German branch of EMI) and in 1941 had his first mainstream success with Schönes Wetter Heute. By the 1950s, he was considered to be one of the best jazz violinists of Europe and was dubbed "The Magic Violinist" and "Germany's Mr. Violin". In 1956 he achieved his greatest success in the United States with the release of "When the White Lilacs Bloom Again" which, on 22 September, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. On 21 November 1964 he reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart with Tokyo Melody following its use as theme music for the BBC's coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics. Zacharias moved to Switzerland in the late 1950s and continued playing with many other famous artists, including Yehudi Menuhin. From 1968 to 1973 he appeared in his own television show. In 1985, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Zacharias had been detected as suffering from Alzheimer's disease in 1995 and retired from public life in 1997 before the fact was publicly acknowledged on World Alzheimer's Day in 2000. He died in 2002 in Brissago, Switzerland and is buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. Zacharias was married to Hella (née Konradat) from 1943 until his death. Together they had two sons, Stephan and Thomas, and a daughter, Sylvia. Stephan, born in 1956, is a composer whose credits include the soundtrack to Academy Award-nominated film Downfall while Thomas was an international athlete. Source: Article "Helmut Zacharias" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Helmut Zacharias
  • Popularity: 0.745
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-01-27
  • Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
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Helmut Zacharias Movies

  • 1987
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    Bombenstimmung - Unterhaltung unterm Hakenkreuz

    Bombenstimmung - Unterhaltung unterm Hakenkreuz

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1957
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    Unter Palmen am blauen Meer

    Unter Palmen am blauen Meer

    6 1957 HD

    During the summer holidays, a teenage girl in love with pop star Tedy Reno visits her aunt, an aging countess, at her mansion in Italy, where both...

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  • 1953
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    Das singende Hotel

    Das singende Hotel

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    Ten on Every Finger

    Ten on Every Finger

    4.5 1954 HD

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  • 1962
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    Toto at Night

    Toto at Night

    5.9 1962 HD

    Nini and Mimi are strolling musicians-bassist. For days they are playing on the streets of Rome. One day Nini announced that he has one million and...

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  • 1981
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    So schön wie heut', so müßt' es bleiben

    So schön wie heut', so müßt' es bleiben

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1960
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    Scheidungsgrund: Liebe

    Scheidungsgrund: Liebe

    3.5 1960 HD

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  • 1959
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    Die Nacht vor der Premiere

    Die Nacht vor der Premiere

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1980
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    Heut' abend

    Heut' abend

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1956
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    Melodie der Welt

    Melodie der Welt

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    Kleine Stadt - ganz groß

    Kleine Stadt - ganz groß

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1970
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    ZDF Werkstatt

    ZDF Werkstatt

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1984
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    Kronen Könner Kavaliere

    Kronen Könner Kavaliere

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1959
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    Stars in der Manege

    Stars in der Manege

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 1975
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    Musik ist Trumpf

    Musik ist Trumpf

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

    Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1964
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    Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

    Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1978
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    Bio’s Bahnhof

    Bio’s Bahnhof

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1971
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    Dalli Dalli

    Dalli Dalli

    8 1971 HD

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  • 1964
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    Einer wird gewinnen

    Einer wird gewinnen

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1991
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    Musik liegt in der Luft

    Musik liegt in der Luft

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1980
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    Verstehen Sie Spaß?

    Verstehen Sie Spaß?

    3.8 1980 HD

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  • 1948
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    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 1957
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    Zum blauen Bock

    Zum blauen Bock

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1970
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    Drei mal neun

    Drei mal neun

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1976
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    Musik & Gäste

    Musik & Gäste

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1953
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    Wer gegen wen - ferngesehen

    Wer gegen wen - ferngesehen

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1957
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    Aktuelle Schaubude

    Aktuelle Schaubude

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1982
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    Menschen

    Menschen

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1963
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    Zwischenmahlzeit

    Zwischenmahlzeit

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1971
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    Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

    Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1981
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    Tag des deutschen Schlagers

    Tag des deutschen Schlagers

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1985
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    Melodien für Millionen

    Melodien für Millionen

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1964
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    Die Drehscheibe

    Die Drehscheibe

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    Unsere kleine Show

    Unsere kleine Show

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    Der große Preis

    Der große Preis

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1955
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    Was bin ich?

    Was bin ich?

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    Schwarzer Peter

    Schwarzer Peter

    1 1970 HD

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