Wolfgang Menge was born on April 10, 1924 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Ein Herz und eine Seele (1973), Stahlnetz (1958) and Das Millionenspiel (1970). He was married to Marlies Menge. He died on October 17, 2012 in Berlin.
Once called the Mayor of Berlin Richard von Weizsäcker, later Germany's President, disrespectfully "Richie" on his show Leute.
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In the 1960s and 1970s, he concentrated on writing scripts for TV shows and movies dealing with critical subjects such as pollution in Smog (1973) or the media in Das Millionenspiel (1970). However, his biggest success has been the German version of All in the Family (1971), Ein Herz und eine Seele (1973).
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Being a correspondent for the "Hamburger Abendblatt" in East Asia, he was the first German journalist to travel on the Trans-Sibirian Railway from Beijing to Moscow after World War II.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rebellion der Verlorenen
1969
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Fragestunde
1969
TV Movie
Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame
1969
screenplay
Die Dubrow Krise
1969
TV Movie
Der Partyphotograph
1968
writer
Der deutsche Meister
1968
TV Movie teleplay
Siedlung Arkadien
1967
TV Movie teleplay
Begründung eines Urteils
1966
TV Movie
Der Mitbürger
1966
TV Movie teleplay
Die Katze im Sack
1965
TV Mini-Series writer - 2 episodes
Verhör am Nachmittag
1965
TV Movie
Eines schönen Tages
1964
TV Movie
Zeitvertreib
1964
TV Movie
Polizeirevier Davidswache
1964
Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher
1963
writer
Mann im Schatten
1961
Der grüne Bogenschütze
1961
The Red Circle
1960
Strafbataillon 999
1960
For Love and Others
1959
writer
Der Polizeibericht meldet...
1953
TV Series documentary creator
Kelly Bastian - Geschichte einer Hoffnung
2001
TV Movie
Stahlnetz
TV Series writer - 11 episodes, 1958 - 1999 written by - 9 episodes, 1958 - 1965 book - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1961 teleplay - 1 episode, 1968
Das Lied zum Sonntag
1998
TV Series writer
Spreebogen
1995
TV Movie
Motzki
1993
TV Series writer - 13 episodes
Negerküsse
1992
TV Movie
Ende der Unschuld
1991
TV Movie
Baldur Blauzahn
1990
TV Series novel - 1990
Reichshauptstadt privat
1987
TV Movie
Unternehmen Köpenick
1986
TV Series
Kennwort Möwe
1986
TV Movie
So lebten sie alle Tage
1984
TV Series writer - 5 episodes
Liebe ist doof
1981
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Ein Mann von gestern
1980
TV Movie
Das Traumhaus
1980
Was wären wir ohne uns
1979
TV Mini-Series writer - 4 episodes
Zimmer frei - UNO-Nähe
1979
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Grüß Gott, ich komm von drüben
1978
TV Movie teleplay
Nonstop Nonsens
1977-1978
TV Series 2 episodes
Planübung
1977
TV Movie
Vier gegen die Bank
1976
TV Movie screenplay
Ein Herz und eine Seele
TV Series writer - 19 episodes, 1973 - 1976 by - 6 episodes, 1973 - 1974
Tatort
TV Series writer - 6 episodes, 1971 - 1974 by - 1 episode, 1972
Smog
1973
TV Movie
Die Theaterwerkstatt
1971
TV Series story - 1 episode
Das Millionenspiel
1970
TV Movie screenplay
Sessel zwischen den Stühlen
1970
TV Movie
Ein Tag in Berlin
1970
Short co-writer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Schtonk
1992
Valuer in London
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fernsehlieblinge
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Fernsehgeschichte(n). Deutsch
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
III nach neun
1974-2002
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Host
Die NWDR-Rolle
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Taten, Orte, Kommissare
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself (writer)
Leute
1983
TV Series
Himself - Host (1983-1987)
Mikado - Kritik am Fernsehen-im Fernsehen
1974
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Neuss Testament
2009
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2002
Founders' Honorary Award
German Television Awards
For his lifetime achievement as screenwriter for several tv movies and series.