Jürgen Roland

Jürgen Roland, born Jürgen Schellack (25 December 1925 – 21 September 2007) was a German film director. Roland was described as the "father of German TV crime shows". He directed about 80 TV productions and 30 movies.
Life and career
Roland was born on 25 December 1925 in Hamburg as Jürgen Schellack. He started his career as a radio host for the North western German Radio Station (NWDR) in 1945, and was one of the first presenters for the TV station of the NWDR in 1951. Norddeutscher Rundfunk Station Manager said, that Jürgen Roland "[...] belonged to the ranks of young radio reporter, who contributed after the war to the legendary reputation of the then NWDR." Roland's first TV series Der Polizeibericht meldet ... (lit. the police reports ...) was a detailed description of real crimes, filmed accurate and faithful.
The TV series Stahlnetz (lit. steel net, Dragnet) caused Roland's fame. For the 1958s crime series, Roland worked with screenwriter Wolfgang Menge. The cases were based on real crimes also, and the series was a blockbuster in Germany. After his work for the TV station Roland directed several movies, the 1960s Der grüne Bogenschütze (The Green Archer)—starring Gert Fröbe—was based on an Edgar Wallace's novel of 1923.
Roland directed several Tatort (crime scene) episodes, and as of 2007, Roland's TV series Großstadtrevier (metropolitan precinct) was shown for 21 years in German TV.
Filmography
1950: Only One Night (Director: Fritz Kirchhoff)
1955: Netz über Bord – Heringsfang auf der Nordsee (documentary)
1959: For Love and Others (anthology film)
1960: The Crimson Circle — based on The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace
1961: The Green Archer — based on The Green Archer by Edgar Wallace
1961: — based on a novel by
1961: The Strange Countess (Director: Josef von Báky) — based on The Strange Countess by Edgar Wallace
1962: The Hot Port of Hong Kong
1963: The Black Panther of Ratana
1964: The Pirates of the Mississippi — based on a novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker
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1965: (TV film) — based on Lay Her Among the Lilies by James Hadley Chase
1966: 4 Schlüssel — based on a novel by
1967: Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon — based on A Lotus for Miss Quon by James Hadley Chase
1968: (TV film) — based on a novel by
1969: Angels of the Street
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1973: The Girl from Hong Kong — based on a novel by Herbert Reinecker
1973: (Battle of the Godfathers)
1984: Der Besuch (TV film) — based on a play by Francis Durbridge
1995: Peter Strohm (TV series episode: Die Gräfin)
Stahlnetz
German TV series for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, based on real crimes. Roland directed 22 episodes and was screenwriter for 2 episodes. The series is filmed in black and white, the first episode of season 1 was aired 1958. German actors Hellmut Lange and Helmut Peine were in the cast.
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Dem Täter auf der Spur
1967: Am Rande der Manege
1967: 10 Kisten Whisky
1968: Schrott
1969: Das Fenster zum Garten
1969: Familienärger
1970: Frau gesucht…
1970: Puppen reden nicht
1970: Froschmänner
1970: Schlagzeile: Mord
1971: Tod am Steuer
1971: Flugstunde
1972: In Schönheit sterben
1972: Ohne Kranz und Blumen
1972: Der Tod in der Maske
1972: Kein Hafer für Nicolo
1973: Blinder Haß
1973: Stellwerk 3
Tatort
1976: (with Uwe Dallmeier as Polizeiobermeister Hesse)
1977: (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
1979: (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
1982: (with Klaus Löwitsch as Policeman Rolfs)
1983: (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
1985: (with Klaus Löwitsch as Policeman Dietze)
1985: (with Horst Bollmann as MAD-Officer Delius)
1989: (with Heinz Drache as Police Inspector Bülow)
1991: Tod eines Mädchens (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
1992: Stoevers Fall (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
1995: Tod eines Polizisten (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
1997: Ausgespielt (with Manfred Krug as Police Inspector Stoever)
As actor
1988: Pleitegeier, as Anton Marek
2001: Tod vor Scharhörn, as Polizeipräsident von Hamburg (Head of the Hamburg Police Department)
Großstadtrevier
Roland directed 46 episodes of the German TV series Großstadtrevier (metropolitan precinct), produced by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
1986: Kein Tag wie jeder andere
1986: Wühlmäuse
1986: Mensch, der Bulle ist 'ne Frau
1986: Speedy
1986: Prosit Neujahr
1987: Amamos und Konsorten
1987: Der Champ
1987: Fahrerflucht
1987: Rote Karte für Thomas?
1989: Dame in Not (Kommentator)
1991: Das schwarze Schaf
1991: Treffpunkt Kino
1992: Der Neue (including Roland's voice)
1992: Auf Gift gebaut (appearances as officer-in-charge)
1992: Revanche (appearance as hall speaker)
1997: Der Praktikant
1997: Das Stuntgirl
1997: Die Aufsteiger
1999: Zeugen
References
External links
Jürgen Roland with three pictures at filmportal.de
1925 births
2007 deaths
Mass media people from Hamburg
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Norddeutscher Rundfunk people