Episode 1
Episode 1
1h10.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Alfred VohrerWritten by Detlef MüllerGuest stars Heiner Lauterbach, Brigitte Grothum, Wolfried Lier, Pierre Franckh, Rudolf Schündler, Alf Marholm, Heinz Ehrenfreund, Karl Renar
TV series
The Old Fox
1977NR55 seasons6.3 / 10
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
The Old Fox premiered April 11, 1977. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
1h
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Guest stars Günther Kaufmann, Claus Biederstaedt, Thekla Carola Wied, Arthur Brauss, Kristina Nel, Martin Semmelrogge, Anton Feichtner, Karl Tischlinger
Episode 3
Episode 3
1h
Episode credits
Guest stars Heiner Lauterbach, Maria Becker, Dieter Schidor, Hans Brenner, Sabine von Maydell, Udo Thomer, Johanna Baumann, Anton Feichtner
Episode 4
Episode 4
1h
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Guest stars Witta Pohl, Erni Singerl, Kurt Sowinetz, Bruno Hübner, Rolf Castell, Paula Braend, Joachim Wichmann, Peter Gebhart
Episode 5
Episode 5
1h10.0 / 10
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Guest stars Bernhard Wicki, Hans Georg Panczak, Dieter Eppler, Til Erwig, Sabi Dorr, Robert Meyer, Karl Renar, Volker Bogdan
Episode 6
Episode 6
1h
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Guest stars Krystian Martinek, Christine Wodetzky, Michaela May, Klaus Höhne, Helma Seitz, Ulrich Beiger, Gisela Hoeter, Ilse Künkele
Episode 7
Episode 7
1h
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Guest stars Martin Held, Brigitte Mira, Edith Heerdegen, Heinz Baumann, Susanne Uhlen, Sabi Dorr
Episode 8
Episode 8
1h10.0 / 10finale
Episode credits
Guest stars Werner Kreindl, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Sigurd Fitzek, Peter von Strombeck, Heinz Ehrenfreund, Claus Brockmeyer, Hans Zander, Egon Vogel
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Cast
Siegfried LowitzErwin Köster
Michael AndeGerd Heymann
Rolf SchimpfLeo Kress
Markus BöttcherWerner Riedmann
Charles M. HuberHenry Johnson
Pierre Sanoussi-BlissKriminaloberkommissar Axel Richter
Jan HendriksMartin Brenner
Henning SchlüterFranz MillingerCredits
- Created by
- Helmut Ringelmann
- Written by
- Karl Heinz Willschrei, Oliver Storz, Peter Berneis, Detlef Müller, Herbert Lichtenfeld, Herbert Rosendorfer, Leopold Ahlsen, Alfred Vohrer, Rosemarie Fendel, José Giovanni, Answald Krüger, Maria Matray, Volker Vogeler, Elke Hauck, Bruno Hampel, Jochen Wedegärtner
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 483
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Der Alte
Networks & production
ZDFGermany- Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion
Themes
suspenseful