# Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck (German: ; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.

## Life and work

From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, Work and Leisure [de], he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working in Germany. His first feature, 1991's Karniggels, put him on the international radar and since then he has continued to make both short and feature films. He is known for making cameo appearances in his work and acting in films of fellow directors. A nice example of his acting skills can be seen in Blue Moon.

## Selected filmography

As director
* 1984: Work and Leisure [de]
* 1991: Karniggels [de] (with Bernd Michael Lade, Ingo Naujoks and Julia Jäger)
* 1993: No More Mr. Nice Guy (with Joachim Król, Horst Krause and Sophie Rois)
* 1996: Jailbirds (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch)
* 1999: Love Your Neighbour! [de] (with Moritz Bleibtreu and Heike Makatsch)
* 2000: Bundle of Joy [de] (with Anke Engelke)
* 2006: Tough Enough (with David Kross)
* 2007: Hands off Mississippi [de] (Family film)
* 2009: Same Same But Different (with Apinya Sakuljaroensuk and David Kross)
* 2011: Woman in Love [de] (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Maria Lara)
* 2012: Measuring the World (Adaptation of the book of the same name)
* 2014: Bibi & Tina [de] (Family film)
* 2014: Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched [de] (Family film)
* 2016: Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys [de] (Family film)
* 2017: Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium [de] (Family film)
* 2018: Asphaltgorillas
* 2018: Wuff – Folge dem Hund
* 2021: Confessions of Felix Krull
As actor
* 1984: Work and Leisure [de] (Short) ... Gerhard Ramm
* 1994: Back to Square One - Dir. Reinhard Münster (with Katharina Thalbach and Harald Juhnke) ... Chauffeur
* 1995: Under the Milky Way [de] - Dir. Matthias X. Oberg [de] (with Fabian Busch and Sophie Rois) ... Instructor
* 1996: Jailbirds (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch) ... Hammer-Gerd
* 1999: Sonnenallee - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Alexander Beyer, Henry Hübchen, Robert Stadlober, Katharina Thalbach) ... Policeman Horkefeld
* 1999: Aimée & Jaguar - Dir. Max Färberböck (with Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler) ... Günther Wust
* 2000: Bundle of Joy [de] (with Anke Engelke) ... Wusch
* 2002: Blue Moon - Dir. Andrea Maria Dusl (with Josef Hader) ... Ignaz Springer
* 2003: Berlin Blues - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Christian Ulmen) ... Karl
* 2005: NVA - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Colonel Kalt
* 2005: Intrigue and Love [de] - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Wurm
* 2007: Midsummer Madness - Dir. Alexander Hahn ... Axel
* 2009: The White Ribbon - Dir. Michael Haneke ... Eva's father
* 2009: 12 Paces Without a Head - Dir. Sven Taddicken [de] ... Arms Dealer
* 2009: Contact High - Dir. Michael Glawogger ... Harry
* 2011: Woman in Love [de] (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Lara) ... Jürgen Honk
* 2012: The Marriage Swindler and His Wife [de] - Dir. Manfred Stelzer [de] ... Sigi Krugschenk
* 2012: Waiting for the Sea - Dir. Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (with Egor Beroev and Anastasiya Mikulchina) ... Balthazar
* 2013: Shark Alarm at Müggel Lake [de] ... Policeman Müller
* 2014: Bibi & Tina [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
* 2014: The Man Cave [de] - Dir. Franziska Meyer Price [de] ... Helmut
* 2014: Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
* 2016: Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
* 2017: Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium [de] ... Dr. Eichhorn
* 2017: Teenosaurus Rex [de] - Dir. Leander Haußmann ... Holger
* 2017: Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
* 2020: Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding - Dir. Hermine Huntgeburth ... Mattheisen

## Awards

* 1991 Bavarian Film Awards, Best New Director
* 1993 43rd Berlin International Film Festival Wir können auch anders … - Honourable Mention.
* 2007 Bavarian Film Award, Best Young People's Film