Walter Kreye (born 18 July 1942) is a German actor.
Biography Kreye is the son of radio editor and writer Walter A. Kreye. He graduated from Bochum Drama School and then had theater engagements at the Hamburg Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theater, and the Stuttgart State Theater.
From 1980, he appeared in the television series Ein Fall für zwei, Praxis Bülowbogen, Der Fahnder, and Tatort. In 1990, he won the silver Grimme-Preis for his performance in Reporter. In 2007, he succeeded Rolf Schimpf in the crime series The Old Fox as chief inspector Rolf Herzog. In 2017, Kreye appeared in the Netflix series Dark as Tronte Nielsen.
Kreye is married to actress Sabine Wegner and has two daughters and a son from his first marriage. In 2011, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, which caused him to stop performing until after his recovery.
Selected filmography
+ Year Title Role Notes1989ReporterPit Wilkens9 episodes1989–1997Ein Fall für zwei6 episodes1994Adelheid und ihre Mörder1 episode1996Polizeiruf 1101997TatortPolizeiruf 110Doppelter Einsatz1998TatortDer Clown1999–2000Tatort2000Polizeiruf 1102005Die Rosenheim-CopsKatze im SackBrockmannFeature filmTatort2005–2009Der DickeMartin Brüggemann20 episodes2006Unter weißen SegelnSOKO München2007K3 – Kripo HamburgSiska2008–2012The Old Fox2012Das Traumschiff2015Die ChefinDonna Leon (TV series)Notruf Hafenkante2017In aller FreundschaftDarkTronte Nielsen7 episodes2018Stuttgart Homicide
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