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Norbert Kuchinke
Born
Norbert Georg Kuchinke

(1940-05-05)5 May 1940
Schwarzwaldau, Silesia, Germany
Now Czarny Bór, Wałbrzych County, Poland
Died 3 December 2013(2013-12-03) (aged 73)
Occupation Journalist, actor
Years active 1973–2013 (journalism),
1979–2008 (acting)

Norbert Georg Kuchinke (5 May 1940 – 3 December 2013) was a German journalist and actor.

Born in Schwarzwaldau, Silesia, Germany (now Czarny Bór, Poland), until 1956, he studied at a Russian speaking school and mastered the language. From 1973, Kuchinke was the first correspondent of Der Spiegel (Hamburg, West Germany) and Stern in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Apart from journalism, he was an actor, appearing in five films through 1979 to 2008, most commonly playing foreign roles. His most noted role was as Bill Hansen, a Danish professor in the Soviet comedy-drama Autumn Marathon.

Norbert Kuchinke died following a long illness on 3 December 2013, aged 73, at a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Autumn Marathon Bill Hansen, professor iz Danii
1983 Dve glavy iz semeynoy khroniki Inostranniy journalist
1986 Boris Godunov Walter Rosen
1994 Nastya Inostranniy journalist
2008 Otkuda berutsya deti? (final film role)
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