Kurt Zips in For a Few Dollars More
Kurt Zips (1922-1988) was an Austrian voice actor with a distinct piping voice who dubbed Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Dr. Honigtau Bunsenbrenner) on Die Muppet Show and in the German dubs of Muppet movies and specials through A Muppet Family Christmas.
Zips was a familiar presence in the German soundtracks to cartoon series, especially those directed by Eberhard Storeck, voicing Elmer Fudd, MGM's Droopy, bit parts in the Asterix movies, Alexander the mouse on Maya the Bee, the caterpillar on the Alice in Wonderland anime, and Cootboot on Dr. Snuggles. In live-action dubbing, he re-voiced Hervé Villechaize in The Man with the Golden Gun, Arthur Housman as a drunk in two different Laurel and Hardy outings, suspects and others in the Charlie Chan movies, and various guest aliens on Star Trek.
As a screen actor, Zips appeared in German film (Der Mann im Pyjama with Elke Sommer) and television (including Tatort and Derrick), as well as the occasional international film, usually in comic roles. Most notably, he appeared in Clint Eastwood's 1965 spaghetti Western For a Few Dollars More, as a nervous El Paso hotel owner (fellow Die Muppet Show voice Werner Abrolat also appeared).
Muppet dub credits[]
- as Bunsen unless otherwise noted
- Die Muppet Show: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Vendaface, Whatnot panelists, others
- The Muppet Movie
- Der Grosse Muppet Krimi (The Great Muppet Caper)
- Die fantastische Miss Piggy Show (The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show)
- Die Muppets feiern Weihnacht (A Muppet Family Christmas)
External links[]
- Deutsche Synchronkartei - German dubbing credits
- IMDb