About
In 1972 he played in the Bavarian Television's first episode of the Tatort series, as assistant to then-time Inspector Veigl (played by Gustl Bayrhammer). When Veigl was "retired" in 1981, Fischer was "promoted" to Commissioner Ludwig Lenz and as such he solved a total of seven cases until 1987. In 1974 Helmut Fischer, in his favourite café Münchner Freiheit met director Helmut Dietl. The latter recognised his friend's true talent and in 1980 gave him a major role in the TV series Der ganz normale Wahnsinn in which Fischer for the first time got to play a manquéed playboy. The final breakthrough came in 1983 with Helmut Fischer's series Monaco Franze - der ewige Stenz. Again Helmut Dietl was the director, Patrick Süskind cooperated on the scripts to almost all episodes. In the series, which has now reached cult status among fans, Fischer alongside Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Karl Obermayr...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
DerrickSeries • 1974
Das TraumschiffSeries • 1981
Polizeiinspektion 1Series • 1977
Café MeineidSeries • 1990
Das KriminalmuseumSeries • 1963
Master Eder and his PumucklSeries • 1982
Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreSeries • 1967
Ein Schloß am WörtherseeSeries • 1990
Three Crazy Jerks IIMovie • 1988