Karl Scheydt
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Karl Scheydt (5 February 1940 – 30 April 2009) was a German screen actor, best known for his frequent collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, most notably his portrayal of the taciturn contract killer Ricky in Der amerikanische Soldat (1970).[1]
Career
[edit]Scheydt made his screen debut in Fassbinder’s experimental pageant Die Niklashauser Fahrt (1970) and won immediate critical notice in Der amerikanische Soldat, where reviewers described him as a “fedora-clad angel of death.”[2] Through the 1970s he became a fixture of Fassbinder’s ensemble, appearing in Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (1971), Angst essen Seele auf (1973), Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975), In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) and the television epic Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980).[3]
During the 1980s he shifted toward television and independent German features, with his final screen credit in Staub vor der Sonne (1990).[4]
Scheydt died on 30 April 2009 at the age of 69.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Scheydt". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Uhlich, Keith (29 January 2009). "Immediate Impressions #4: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The American Soldier". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Karl Scheydt". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Karl Scheydt". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.