Klaus J. Behrendt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Klaus J. Behrendt
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1960(1960-02-07)
Age	64
Birthplace	Hamm
Country	Germany
Birth City	Hamm
Horoscope	Pisces

Klaus J. Behrendt Biography

Klaus J. Behrendt is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on February 7, 1960 in Hamm, Hamm, Germany. Klaus J. Behrendt (born 7 February 1960 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German actor. Since 1992 he has starred in the Westdeutscher Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series Tatort; he also stars in the 2008 film Die Bienen – Tödliche Bedrohung.

From 1995 to 1997 he played in the Sat.1 series A.S. [it] the leading role of private investigator ‘Alexander Stein’, in had 29 episodes. In the Sat.1 television movie production The Miracle of Lengede (or A Light in Dark Places), Behrendt was seen as a miner, his original profession. The film directed by Kaspar Heidelbach won a Grimme Award in 2004.

For his performance in a television film (directed by Andreas Kleinert) Mein Vater (Coming Home) alongside Götz George, Behrendt got in 2003, the ‘Audience Award of the Marl Group’ at the Adolf Grimme Prize and the Bavarian Television Award. In addition, the film was awarded the International Emmy Award for best TV movie.

Since 2005, he is the bearer of the ‘Honorary Brand’ of the Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamter (the League of German Detective or German Criminal Investigation Association). In 2009, he received a nomination for the Golden Camera as Best Actor. Then in 2015, Klaus J. Behrendt and Dietmar Bär were awarded the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia for their social commitment. In 2018, Klaus J. Behrendt and Dietmar Bär were awarded the Rhineland Valley of the LVR for their services to the cultural development and significance of the Rhineland.

Behrendt gained great popularity from 1992 to 1994 and again since 1997 through his role as investigator Max Ballauf in the WDR crime series Tatort. He was initially as assistant to Commissar Flemming (Martin Lüttge) in Düsseldorf, later he was commissary leader with his colleague ‘Freddy Schenk’ (Dietmar Bär) in Cologne. In 1990, in the Tatort episode 234 (Schimanski’s weapon) in Behrendt had taken an supporting role as ‘Erwin Spilonska’.

Klaus J. Behrendt Net Worth

Klaus J. Behrendt is one of the richest Actor from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Klaus J. Behrendt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Klaus J. Behrendt was born in Hamm, the son of a pediatrician, he grew up in Ibbenbüren in North Rhine-Westphalia, where he learned the profession of a mountain mechanic. After completing his civil service, he then took acting lessons from 1981 to 1984 at the Hamburg drama school stage studio with Hedi Höpfner (another actress) and then joined a festival engagement at the Theater Bremen. There he performed until 1988 in various pieces of work including, Danton’s Death (by Georg Büchner), The Seagull (Chekov), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) or Three Sisters (Chekov).

He launched his television career in 1989, with a role in the television series Rote Erde as ‘Jupp Kowalla’.

For his acting work in Tatort (crime series) Klaus J. Behrendt was first awarded in 1998 with the Goldener Gong (magazine TV award) (for the episode Bildersturm). The same episode also received a nomination for the Adolf Grimme Prize. In October 2000, Klaus J. Behrendt and Dietmar Bär received for their roles in Tatort the German Television Award for Best Series Actor of 1999. Two other episodes of the Tatort were particularly distinguished; Odin’s revenge (or Odins Rache) in 2004 was for the German Television Award and 2004 European Civis Media Award. Then in 2007 episode Mine Game was nominated for the Marler Media Prize Human Rights award (by the German section of Amnesty International). In 2011, he with the castmates Jan Josef Liefers, Axel Prahl and Dietmar Bär received a 1Live crown (German music award).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Klaus J. Behrendt Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Klaus Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Klaus J. Behrendt celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

Top Facts about Klaus J. Behrendt

1. Klaus J. Behrendt is a German actor born on February 7, 1960.
2. He is best known for his role as Max Ballauf in the TV series “Tatort”.
3. Behrendt has won several awards for his acting, including the Bambi Award.
4. He has also worked as a voice actor and narrator.
5. Behrendt has appeared in over 100 films and TV shows.
6. He studied acting at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen.
7. Behrendt is fluent in English and French.
8. He supports various charitable organizations, including UNICEF and Amnesty International.
9. In addition to acting, he is also a musician and plays guitar.
10. Behrendt lives with his family in Cologne, Germany.