Bernhard Grzimek
DirectingBorn Apr 24, 1909 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]Died Mar 13, 1987
Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.
Known for
Planet Wissen
7.02002TV Show
Die Drehscheibe
7.31964TV Show
Bambi
9.01948TV Show
Heut' abend
7.01980TV Show
Zum blauen Bock
6.31957TV Show
Auf los geht's los
8.01977TV Show
Das ist Ihr Leben
—1976TV Show
Serengeti Shall Not Die
6.51959Movie
Auf Nilpferdpfaden
—1955Movie
No Place for Wild Animals
6.91956Movie
Hochkant
—1982Movie
Gast der Bambuti
—1954Movie