Michael Degen

Michael Degen

actor, writer

Michael Degen was born on Jan 31, 1932 in Germany. Michael Degen's big-screen debut came with Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen - Season 1 directed by Wolf Dietrich in 1972, strarring Dr. William Morton. Michael Degen is known for Hannah Arendt directed by Margarethe von Trotta, Barbara Sukowa stars as Hannah Arendt and Janet McTeer as Mary McCarthy. The most recent award Michael Degen achieved is German Screen Actors Awards. The upcoming new movie Michael Degen plays is The Last Supper which will be released on Jan 30, 2019.

Managed to survive the Nazi terror regime together with his mother. While his father was deported to a concentration camp and died shortly after World War II, they were hidden by friends in Berlin.Published his critically acclaimed autobiography "Nicht alle waren Mörder - Eine Kindheit in Berlin" (Not everyone was a murderer - A childhood in Berlin) in 1999.After studying acting in Berlin, he made his stage debut at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the following decades, he collaborated with some of the most important stage directors in Germany such as Bertolt Brecht, Rudolf Noelte or Peter Zadek.Is portrayed by Aaron Altaras on Nicht alle waren Mörder (2006) (TV), the movie about his childhood.Degen is married for the third time, his second wife was the actress Dora Degen Borkoff, they have two children: Adina and Jakob Degen.He's also the father of Elisabeth Degen (actress) and Gabi Degen (first marriage).

  • Birthday

    Jan 31, 1932
  • Place of Birth

    Chemnitz, Germany

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

German Screen Actors Awards
2022
Lifetime Achievement
Winner - Honorary Award

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