Chris Howland

John Christopher " Chris " Howland ( born July 30, 1928 in London, † November 29, 2013 in Rösrath ) was a British pop singer, radio and television presenter, actor and author.

Life

The son of an editor of the BBC grew up in southern England and learned the profession of a beekeeper. After the Second World War, Chris Howland was on March 12, 1948 Employees of the radio station of the British Army BFN (British Forces Network, today BFBS ). Still in 1948 he became chief spokesman and head of the music department at BFN. The new Soldatensender all the speakers had to be versatile, so that Howland could also be heard in a speaker role of the series Adventures of Robin Hood. Full-time he hosted the particular shipments Family Favourites and Breakfast Club.

Howland said in 1952 before the NWDR and was hired there as a disc jockey. It was hoped to win back with him to BFN and AFN lost young listeners. On September 1, 1952, he hosted the show rhythm of the world in which he described as " records Jockey " ( " disc jockey " you wanted the German listeners not expect ) informally reported on trends and innovations in the international music scene. His British accent and his grating voice quickly made him popular with radio listeners. A little later he hosted the radio show shenanigans with records. In one of the numerous programs he gave himself the nickname " Heinrich Pumpernickel ", and later "Mr. Pumpernickel ". Early in 1954 he moved with the BFN from Hamburg to Cologne, the new headquarters of the BFN. In the same year he began at the NWDR Cologne, who called himself starting in January 1956, following the regional division WDR.

On September 6, 1953, the television movie Pop -Express premiere in which Howland appeared as a singer. This was the beginning of a variety of movies, where Howland participated. In music, romance Ball of Nations (25 December 1954) he played the Dr. Johnson, in The Major and the Bulls (28 October 1955), he appeared in the role of Sergeant Bobby on, he took on a role as a young Englishman in the movie engagement at the Wolfgangsee (25 October 1956). The Heinz Erhardt comedy widower with five daughters (6 September 1957) presented Howland in the role of Mr. Printice and in Haus Vaterland ( August 13, 1959 ), he appeared as Freddy.

In 1959 Howland temporarily to the UK to lead the TV talk show People and Places there. In 1961 he returned to Germany, where he first WDR, the radio program hosted music from Studio B from 22 October 1961 which was then also assumed by the television and was sent to 1970 61 times. As of July 18, 1961, he was host of the show Candid Camera, the German version of the British television show Candid Camera.

Parallel to this was Howland's recording career. After a rather unsuccessful debut in the year 1953 he had with Japanese farewell song, the German version of the song Japanese Farewell by Kay Cee Jones, his first commercial success. His greatest successes came in May 1958 with Fraulein and in May 1959 with That's what I learned in Paris. Both titles were produced by Hans Bertram in Cologne and each reached number 3 on the German charts.

Another highlight was told Howland's career through his involvement in five Karl May movies of the 1960s. Was his use in Winnetou Part 1 (as Lord Tuff Tuff; premiere on 11 December 1963 ) nor a filler to make the film funny, he was already in his second May movie Schut (20 August 1964) as Archie Butler after leading actor Lex Barker the second highest salary. He played this role also in Through the wilde Kurdistan (28 September 1965) and in the sequel to In the Realm of the Silver Lion (31 December 1965). In the same year he was still one last time in a May- movie camera in Legacy of the Incas (9 April 1966), but the demanded of him no great acting performances, he could as lousy Indio " Don Parmesan ' hold most of the time under a blanket siesta.

In 1970 Howland Germany again to take care of his hotel in Mallorca, where he was also involved in the establishment of the first German-language radio station. In 1975 he returned to Germany and moderated again radio and television broadcasts. In the animated film Asterix in Britain he borrowed the British Teefax his voice.

His last mission that was his old mission at the same time NWDR and he hosted until his death, was gadgets with records, which was recorded in 2004 at WDR 4 again. Title theme of all of his broadcasts was fair Melody by Robert Farnon.

2002 Howland was awarded the Scharlih, the oldest price, which is connected with the name Karl May. For his performances were honored in the Karl May movies. Released in July 2009 Yes, sir! - From the Life of an English guest worker his memoirs. In the fall of 2012, he donated his " one-man studio " from the year 1986, which had not been used for about 20 years, the phono and radio museum in Dormagen, where it should be put back into use in presentations and workshops.

Howland lived in Rösrath in Cologne and has appeared in music programs with his old success plates. He also made ​​appearances on talk shows and readings.

Filmography

Movies

TV

Shipments

Discography

Singles