Jurgen Goslar

Modern Renaissance man Jurgen Goslar hardly looked the part; with his craggy features, he appeared a rough, salty character, as opposed to the accomplished and versatile artist he was. Born in Oldenburg, Germany, he got his start in filmed entertainment by playing parts in TV movies of the 1950s. Among his work during this period were appearances in the offerings "Die falschen Nasen" (1955) and "Keiner stirbt leicht" (1956). He made his series debut as two separate characters in a pair of episodes of "Unheimliche Begegnungen," then moved behind the camera for the first time in 1958, directing a TV movie adaptation of the Jean Anouilh play "Romeo and Jeanette." This began a long, albeit sporadic, chain of directing assignments, nearly all of which were in TV movies or series. He helmed the occasional feature film, even going so far as to finish three of them in 1962 alone: "Das Madchen und der Staatsanwalt," "Liebling ñ Ich muss Dich erschiessen," and "Terror After Midnight." Goslar also co-wrote the first of those films, and would go on to write several more, most of which he subsequently directed. He even produced movies from time to time; these efforts included 1974's "Deadly Jaws" and the Africa-set murder mystery "The Night of the Askari," which he also wrote and directed.