Horst Ebersberg obit

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Horst Ebersberg (born May 8, 1935, in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria, died April 18, 2023), was an Austrian-born character actor, who is mainly remembered for playing German soldiers in American films and television shows of the 1960s, including three episodes of the 1960s sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.

Austrian-born actor, photographer and champion Alpine skier. Horst Ebersberg was born in Kitzbühel to physician Dr. Lothar Ebersberg and his wife Annette. Both parents were skilled alpinists. Annette was also a close acquaintance of film maker Leni Riefenstahl. It had been intended that their son would follow his father into the medical profession. However, Horst (a close friend of the legendary Toni Sailer) excelled in sports at the Stella Matutina Jesuit School in Feldkirch, twice becoming Alpine Ski Master in 1955. With some assistance from the renowned Austrian mountaineer and explorer Heinrich Harrer, Horst was able to obtain a sports scholarship from the University of Denver in Colorado. As a sideline, he worked as a journalist and photographer for the Denver Post. Between 1963 and 1969, he featured as a supporting actor in many American films and TV series, often typecast as German soldiers. He made recurring appearances as different characters in 12 O'Clock High (1964), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), Combat! (1962), Hogan's Heroes (1965) and Mission: Impossible (1966).

Upon his return to Europe, Horst did further journalistic work for the illustrated magazines 'Quick' and 'Bunte'. He retired to his home town Kitzbühel in 1990. From 2007 to 2011, he published his own paper, the 'Kitzbüheler Beobachter'. Horst was twice married. He had two daughters (Hannah and Miriam Ebersberg) with his second wife Sabine (née Opperer)

 

Actor

Ohne Ball und ohne Netz

TV Movie

1982

 

Derrick (1974)

Derrick

6.7

TV Series

Zamecke

1976

1 episode

 

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

6.7

Horst

1969

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Otto

Rissko

Guard

1966–1969

3 episodes

 

The Thousand Plane Raid (1969)

The Thousand Plane Raid

5.6

German Pilot (uncredited)

1969

 

John Banner, Robert Clary, Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis, and Werner Klemperer in Hogan's Heroes (1965)

Hogan's Heroes

7.8

TV Series

S.S. Sergeant

Mueller - S.S.

Gunther

1966–1968

3 episodes

 

Garrison's Gorillas (1967)

Garrison's Gorillas

7.8

TV Series

Gestapo Agent

Schafer

1967–1968

3 episodes

 

The Rat Patrol (1966)

The Rat Patrol

7.4

TV Series

Lt. Hardt

1968

1 episode

 

Paul Newman in The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

6.3

Lt. Gruber

1968

 

Charlton Heston and Maximilian Schell in Counterpoint (1967)

Counterpoint

6.3

Lt. Heiser (uncredited)

1967

 

Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)

Run for Your Life

7.6

TV Series

Young Man

1967

1 episode

 

Combat! (1962)

Combat!

8.4

TV Series

German with dog

1st German

German Sentry ...

1963–1967

11 episodes

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Swen

Dolby

Huck

1965–1967

3 episodes

 

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967)

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

7.0

TV Movie

First Guard

1967

 

12 O'Clock High (1964)

12 O'Clock High

8.1

TV Series

Bruno Zemler

Capt. Hiller

German Orderly ...

1966

5 episodes

 

Jericho (1966)

Jericho

7.5

TV Series

Gunther (uncredited)

1966

1 episode

 

James Coburn, Giovanna Ralli, and Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

6.6

German Officer (uncredited)

1966

 

Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)

Torn Curtain

6.6

East German Interpreter (uncredited)

1966

 

Moment to Moment (1966)

Moment to Moment

6.4

Minor Role (uncredited)

1966

 

Barbara Bouchet, Aliza Gur, and Peter Mark Richman in Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)

Agent for H.A.R.M.

2.4

Helgar

1966

 

Directions

6.5

TV Series

1965

1 episode

 

Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

Perry Mason

8.3

TV Series

German Border Guard

1965

1 episode

 

Convoy (1965)

Convoy

7.4

TV Series

Juergens

1965

2 episodes

 

Anne Francis in Honey West (1965)

Honey West

7.5

TV Series

Gunter

1965

1 episode

 

Burke's Law (1963)

Burke's Law

7.3

TV Series

Batton

Max

1965

2 episodes

 

McHale's Navy (1962)

McHale's Navy

7.4

TV Series

The 2nd German

1965

1 episode

 

Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, and Janet Margolin in Morituri (1965)

Morituri

7.0

Crew Member (uncredited)

1965

 

Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Von Ryan's Express

7.1

German Pilot (uncredited)

1965

 

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Lieutenant

1965

3 episodes

 

James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, and Rod Taylor in 36 Hours (1964)

36 Hours

7.3

Swiss Officer (uncredited)

1964

 

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Kraft Suspense Theatre

7.7

TV Series

Reggie (uncredited)

1964

2 episodes

 

Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

8.5

TV Series

The 1st Acolyte (as Horst Ebers)

1964

1 episode

 

The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)

The Kiss of the Vampire

6.2

(uncredited)

1963

 

Location Management

Sybil Danning and Gavin Brannan in Private Passions (1984)

Private Passions

4.3

location manager

1984