Egon Monk

Egon Monk (May 18, 1927 – February 28, 2007) was a German actor, director and author.

Biography

Monk was born in Berlin, Germany and grew up in Berlin-Wedding. He served in the German Air Force in World War II (1943–1945). After the war he became an actor. Later he worked for RIAS Berlin (1954–1959) and for the NDR. He died in Hamburg, Germany.

Awards and honors

Monk won three Teleplay Awards at the Baden-Baden TV Film Festival (1966, 1973, 1989) and one German Critics Association Award (1988).

Filmography

• Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar (1953) — (based on Señora Carrar's Rifles)
• Das Geld, das auf der Straße liegt (1958)
• Die Brüder (1958) — (based on Pierre et Jean)
• Leben des Galilei (1962) — (based on Life of Galileo)
• Anfrage (1962)
• Schlachtvieh (1963)
• Wassa Schelesnowa (1963)
• Mauern (1963)
• Wilhelmsburger Freitag (1964)
• Ein Tag – Bericht aus einem deutschen Konzentrationslager (1965)

External links

Egon Monk at IMDb