Series

The Old Fox

Name: The Old Fox
Genre: Crime
Released: 1977-04-11
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Siegfried Lowitz, Rolf Schimpf, Walter Kreye, Jan Gregor Kremp, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss

1977 · Released · 60 min · Germany · German

Crime

Der Alte ("The Old One" or "The Old Fox") is a German crime drama series created by Helmut Ringelmann. It premiered on 11 April 1977 on ZDF. Since 1978 the series is part of the Friday Crime Night of the network. It depicts the crime-solving activities of five police detectives: until 1985, Chief Inspector Erwin Köster, played by Siegfried Lowitz; from 1977 to 1986, Chief Inspector Leo Kress, played by Rolf Schimpf; from 1986 to 2007, Chief Inspector Rolf Herzog, played by Walter Kreye; from 2008 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2023, Chief Inspector Richard Voss, played by Jan-Gregor Kremp and from 2023, Chief Inspector Caspar Bergmann, played by Thomas Heinze.

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Deutsch: Der Alte
Français: Le Renard

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Creator: Helmut Ringelmann

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