Diether Krebs
| Diether Krebs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 11, 1947 Essen, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Died | January 4, 2000 (aged 52) Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor, Kabarett artist and Comedian |
| Known for | hosting the Comedy Show Sketchup from 1984 until 1986 |
Diether Krebs (11 August 1947 in Essen, Germany – 4 January 2000 in Hamburg) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian.
Diether Krebs was born on 11 August 1947 in Essen, the son of a stationery shop owner. His godfather was Diether Posser, a lawyer, SPD politician and erstwhile Minister for Justice and Finance for North Rhine-Westphalia. Krebs gained his first experience in the theatre at school at the Humboldt Gymnasium in Essen. He took acting lessons at the renowned "Folkwangschule" school of performing arts in the Ruhrgebiet and took on his first role at the theatre in Oberhausen, followed by some small film roles. Of these, his most noteworthy appearance was in the film Zoff (1971) in which he played alongside well-known actors such as Jürgen Prochnow and Claus Theo Gärtner.
From 1973, Krebs became famous for his role as "Michael Graf" in the legendary comedy series Ein Herz und eine Seele, the German version of Till Death Us Do Part. Krebs played the same role as Tony Booth's Mike, the left-wing son-in-law of Alfred Tetzlaff (Alf Garnett), played by Heinz Schubert. In 1974, however, he left the series due to differences with the producers WDR.
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