Actor Manfred Steffen died.

Heard it probably has almost every child ever: Manfred Steffen said all the books by Astrid Lindgren on audiobook, even the wizard Gandalf in "Lord of the Rings" lent his voice. He is now at the age of 92 years died.

 

Hamburg - Manfred Steffen was not just speakers, but also an actor: Since 1947, he was at Hamburg's Thalia Theater committed. He played in about 250 stage productions and was also in many films to see.

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Actor Steffen: "narrator of grace"

As a radio play and he was dubbing several awards, including the Prize of the German Record Critics. 1987 honored him by the Senate of the Hanseatic City of Hamburg with the Biermann-Ratjen Medal for his artistic contributions to the city.

Steffen has almost all the books by Astrid Lindgren recorded on CDs. His publisher told him that the voice of the author in German speaking countries. His spokesman, ranging from the magician Gandalf in a legendary radio play version of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" to the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and Wilhelm Hauff.

Recently, he had a 88-year-old recordings of the "fairy tale" and "Stories" by Astrid Lindgren added. Manfred Steffen is a storyteller of grace, because it inimitable way to succeed, not only to read a text, but an entire speech alone in the situation room of his voice to create, "said a jury for the audiobook of the month.

Like the Thalia Theater on Friday announced Steffen on Thursday in his home city of Hamburg died. He was 92 years old.