Werner Bokelberg Explained

Werner Bokelberg
Birth Date:22 October 1937
Birth Place:Bremen, Gau Weser-Ems, Germany
Death Place:Hamburg, Germany
Organization:Stern

Werner Bokelberg (22 October 1937 – 20 August 2024) was a German photographer and film actor. He worked in Hamburg, Paris and New York City. He is known for portraits of celebrities for Stern magazine.

Life and career

Bokelberg was born in Bremen on 22 October 1937. After training as a photographer, he wanted to become a comedian. He studied acting at the acting department of the Wiesbaden conservatory, with and Robert Kleinert.

He returned to his original profession, working for Stern from 1962 to 1972. He portrayed celebrities including Uschi Obermaier, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Brian Jones, Andy Warhol, Romy Schneider, Rainer Langhans, and shot scenes representing the 1968 student movement. As actor, he played himself in the 1973 comedy by . He later worked in advertisements, including campaigns for Deutsche Bank and Lufthansa. He moved to Paris and became a collector of photography.

His son is the cameraman .[1]

Bokelberg died in Hamburg on 20 August 2024, at the age of 86.[2]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eusterhus . Eva . Schwarz-weiße Gefühlswelten auf Baryt . DIE WELT . 22 November 2011 . de . 27 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Fotografie: "Stern"-Fotograf Werner Bokelberg mit 86 Jahren gestorben . . 23 August 2024 . de . 27 August 2024.