Ludger Pistor
Ludger Pistor ( born March 16, 1959 in Herten ) is a German actor.
Life and career
Pistor studied at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna and after two years at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New - York City. He had his first engagement at the theater in Munich. In the 1980s, then followed the first television appearances, including as an assistant in Schimanski crime scenes.
For his role as Klaus Krapp in the television series Balko Pistor received the 1996 Adolf Grimme Prize and in 1999 the German Television Award. A running gag of his role here were frequent dialogues with his mother, who was never to see. This running gag was put forward in some of his later film roles, such as in Golden Times.
In the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale (2006) is to see Pistor as a Swiss private banker Mr. Mendel.
Because him in the TV movie A scavenger for three his role was important and overlapped the filming of both films chronologically, Pistor rejected a first roller offer Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds first off, but was then given less time-consuming supporting role of Captain Wolfgang.
Pistor took over in 2011 a minor supporting role in the Hollywood movie X - Men: First Class.
Ludger Pistor is patron of the National Association classical- baroque riding eV East.