Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 24, 1909
Died
Mar 13, 1987
Place of Birth
Nysa, Poland
Credits
17 titles
Bernhard Grzimek
Biography
Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.
Known For
Filmography
Planet Wissen
Self (archive footage)
Hochkant
Prolog
Heut' abend
Self
Auf los geht's los
Self
Das ist Ihr Leben
Self
Die Drehscheibe
Self
Serengeti Shall Not Die
Self (voice)
Schwalben am Spieß
Director
Zum blauen Bock
Self
Ein Platz für Tiere
Self - Host
No Place for Wild Animals
Director
Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland
Director
Auf Nilpferdpfaden
Producer
Gast der Bambuti
Director
Besuch bei Tieren
Director
Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo
Director
Bambi
Self