Helmut Ashley Explained

Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley (17 September 1919 – 2 July 2021) was an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director.^[1]

Ashley turned 100 in September 2019^[2] and died in Munich in July 2021, at the age of 101.^{[3] [4]}

Selected filmography

Film

• Duel with Death (directed by Paul May, 1949)
• White Shadows (directed by Helmut Käutner, 1951)
• All Clues Lead to Berlin (directed by František Čáp, 1952)
• Vanished Melody (1952)
• Captive Soul (directed by Hans Wolff, 1952)
• Adventure in Vienna (directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, 1952)
• Stolen Identity (directed by Gunther von Fritsch, 1953)
• Must We Get Divorced? (directed by Hans Schweikart, 1953)
• Confession Under Four Eyes (1954)
• You Can No Longer Remain Silent (directed by Robert A. Stemmle, 1955)
• Alibi (1955)
• Stopover in Orly (1955)
• Regine (directed by Harald Braun, 1956)
• Nina (1956)
• Der Stern von Afrika (directed by Alfred Weidenmann, 1957)
• Das schwarze Schaf (1960)
• My Schoolfriend (1960)
• (1961)
• The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)
• Mystery of the Red Jungle (1964)
• Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert (1966)
• (1984)

Television

• Das Kriminalmuseum (1963–1968, TV series, 13 episodes)
• (1964)
• Oberst Wennerström (1965)
• Das Millionending (1966)
• Kidnap – Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys (1968)
• Kim Philby war der dritte Mann (1969)
• Der Portland-Ring (1970)
• (1971)
• (1971)
• Ferdinand Lassalle (1972)
• Der Kommissar (1974–1975, TV series, 4 episodes)
• Derrick (1975–1997, TV series, 46 episodes)
• Notarztwagen 7 (1976–1977, TV series, 13 episodes)
• The Old Fox (1978–2005, TV series, 55 episodes)
• Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! (1994)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ASHLEY, Helmut . BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021194845/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/17878 . 21 October 2012.
2. https://www.zauberspiegel-online.de/index.php/durchblick-hintergrnde-mainmenu-15/leinwand-aamp-mattscheibe-mainmenu-296/36169-helmuth-ashley-wurde-100 Helmuth Ashley wurde 100
3. https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&query=idn%3D129759511 Katalog Der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek: Ashley, Helmuth
4. https://www.filmportal.de/en/person/helmuth-ashley_f30fd2fd25a397cde03053d50b377e94 Filmportal.de: Helmuth Ashley profile