Wolfgang Völz

German actor (1930-2018)
Person human Q43763
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Wolfgang Völz

Summary

Wolfgang Völz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gdańsk[2]. He was born on August 16, 1930[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on May 2, 2018[5]. He worked as a voice actor[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Wolfgang Völz was born in Gdańsk[2].
  • Wolfgang Völz died in Berlin[4].
  • Wolfgang Völz was born on August 16, 1930[3].
  • Wolfgang Völz died on May 2, 2018[5].
  • A child of Wolfgang Völz was Benjamin Völz[11].
  • A child of Wolfgang Völz was Rebecca Völz[12].
  • Wolfgang Völz held citizenship in Germany[13].
  • Wolfgang Völz held citizenship in West Germany[14].
  • Wolfgang Völz worked as a voice actor[6].
  • Wolfgang Völz worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Wolfgang Völz's professions included film actor[8].
  • Wolfgang Völz worked as a television actor[9].
  • Wolfgang Völz received the Order of Merit of Berlin[15].
  • Wolfgang Völz received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[16].
  • Wolfgang Völz is recorded as male[17].
  • Wolfgang Völz's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Wolfgang Völz was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany[19].
  • Wolfgang Völz's Commons category is recorded as Wolfgang Völz[20].
  • Wolfgang Völz's family name is recorded as Völz[21].
  • Wolfgang Völz's given name is recorded as Wolfgang[22].
  • Wolfgang Völz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Wolfgang Völz's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wolfgang Otto Völz'}[24].
  • Wolfgang Völz's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[25].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: DE[27]

  • Began / founded: 1930-08-16[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-05-02[29]

  • Community tags: german audiobook reader[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 64262cb1-4278-46a8-801f-d9baf656def2[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Wolfgang Völz was born in Gdańsk[2]. He was born on August 16, 1930[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include voice actor[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Merit of Berlin[15], an order of merit[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1987[34] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[16], a grade of an order[35], in Germany[36].

Personal Life

Children include Benjamin Völz[11], an actor[37], b. 1960[38], of Germany[39] and Rebecca Völz[12], an actor[40], b. 1957[41], of Germany[42]. Wolfgang Völz was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany[19].

Death and Burial

Wolfgang Völz died on May 2, 2018[5]. He passed away in Berlin[4].

Why It Matters

Wolfgang Völz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Wolfgang Völz born?

Wolfgang Völz was born in Gdańsk[2].

Where did Wolfgang Völz die?

Wolfgang Völz passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Wolfgang Völz do for work?

Wolfgang Völz worked as voice actor[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9].

What awards did Wolfgang Völz receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of Berlin[15] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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