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Helmut Zacharias
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Helmut Zacharias
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-01-27,Berlin, Germany
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Bombenstimmung - Unterhaltung unterm Hakenkreuz

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Bombenstimmung - Unterhaltung unterm Hakenkreuz
1987-04-02

Unter Palmen am blauen Meer

6

Unter Palmen am blauen Meer
1957-07-15

Das singende Hotel

6

Das singende Hotel
1953-07-29

Ten on Every Finger

4.5

Ten on Every Finger
1954-10-27

5.9

Toto at Night
1962-10-25

So schön wie heut', so müßt' es bleiben

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So schön wie heut', so müßt' es bleiben
1981-11-12

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Heut' abend
1980-02-03

Melodie der Welt

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Melodie der Welt
1956-01-11

Kleine Stadt - ganz groß

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Kleine Stadt - ganz groß
1961-01-14

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ZDF Werkstatt
1970-04-09

Kronen Könner Kavaliere

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Kronen Könner Kavaliere
1984-01-22

Stars in der Manege

5.3

Stars in der Manege
1959-04-11

Musik ist Trumpf

6

Musik ist Trumpf
1975-01-02

Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

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Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
1979-11-29

Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

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Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1964-09-26

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Bio’s Bahnhof
1978-02-09

8

Dalli Dalli
1971-05-13

Einer wird gewinnen

7

Einer wird gewinnen
1964-01-25

Musik liegt in der Luft

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Musik liegt in der Luft
1991-02-02

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

3.8

Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980-01-31

9

Bambi Awards
1948-01-01

Zum blauen Bock

6

Zum blauen Bock
1957-08-03

7

Drei mal neun
1970-09-10

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Discorama
1959-02-04

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Musik & Gäste
1976-10-18

Wer gegen wen - ferngesehen

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Wer gegen wen - ferngesehen
1953-09-03

Aktuelle Schaubude

6

Aktuelle Schaubude
1957-12-07

4

Menschen
1982-01-09

Zwischenmahlzeit

7

Zwischenmahlzeit
1963-11-27

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

6

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971-12-25

Tag des deutschen Schlagers

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Tag des deutschen Schlagers
1981-01-01

Melodien für Millionen

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Melodien für Millionen
1985-02-02

Die Drehscheibe

6

Die Drehscheibe
1964-04-01

Unsere kleine Show

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Unsere kleine Show
1969-04-14

Der große Preis

6

Der große Preis
1974-09-05

6.5

Was bin ich?
1955-01-02

Schwarzer Peter

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Schwarzer Peter
1970-09-03