Thomas Danneberg (81) was ALL of them: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Terence Hill… But now Germany’s most famous dubbing voice is dead. BILD finds out from his family circle.
After a fall in 2017, Danneberg struggled with physical problems. His wife Leni now confirms the sad news exclusively to BILD: “Thomas died on Saturday in my presence in our house on Wannsee as a result of a stroke.”
His widow continued: ‘After nerve surgery and the fall in 2017, Thomas unfortunately had to struggle with health complications. It was important to him not to have to go to the hospital somewhere. We were able to stay at home together until the end.”
In terms of health, things even improved again in 2021. Danneberg was able to find his famous voice again, which he had temporarily lost.
Leni: “Unfortunately, he hasn’t been able to fulfill any of the many fan requests and sign autographs recently. We regretted that because Thomas never wanted to disappoint any of them who showed him so much love.”
The Berlin-born and enthusiastic jazz drummer began his film career in the 1960s as an actor, then became a dubbing star thanks to his distinctive voice. In 2019, the enthusiastic sailor retired after dubbing one last film for Terence Hill (84) and accompanying him at the premiere of the film ‘My Name is Somebody’.
Synchronous legend Thomas Danneberg died as a result of a stroke
Voice actor Charles Rettinghaus (the German voice of Jamie Foxx) also reported the news of death on Instagram and said goodbye: “I unfortunately have to inform you – from Leni Danneberg, Thomas Danneberg’s wife – that Thomas died on September 30th. has left us.”
Danneberg was and remained a real Wannsee person. He lived here with his wife Leni until the end. The two met in 2008 through mutual friends. The wedding in 2017. The first for Danneberg. He said at the time: “I saved getting married for that very special person. This is Leni.”
What made him happy until the end: Danneberg could still look out over the large Wannsee from home. He had been a passionate sailor in the sailing house on Wannsee since 1975. The actor and dubbing star loved that. As a young man, Danneberg traveled around the world as a sailor, including working as a drummer in New Orleans.
Friends say about him: “Back then he knew more about cinema than many Oscar winners.” Danneberg will be buried in his homeland in the coming days. Within a small circle of people.