Susanne Cramer
Cramer with Bill Bixby in My Favorite Martian (1965)
Born(1936-12-03)3 December 1936
Died7 January 1969(1969-01-07) (aged 32)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
OccupationActress
Years active19561969
Spouses
  • Hermann Nehlsen
    (m. 1956; div. 1957)
  • (m. 1957; div. 1958)
  • Allan A. Buckhantz
    (m. 1961)
    [1]
  • (m. 1967)
    [2]
Children1

Susanne Cramer (3 December 1936 – 7 January 1969) was a German film and television actress. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and died in Hollywood, California, of pneumonia, at age 32.[3]

Biography

At the age of 20, Cramer married the 37-year-old actor Hermann Nehlsen, who pushed her film ambitions. The marriage failed and the actress entered into a relationship with Claus Biederstaedt, whom she had met in 1956 while filming the literary adaptation Kleines Zelt und große Liebe. This relationship also failed; in February 1958, the Frankfurter Abendpost reported that the then 21-year-old actress had attempted suicide, which she denied.[4]

Cramer had a six-year career in American television, starting with a 1963 episode of The Dakotas, and ending with a 1969 episode of The Guns of Will Sonnett.

In between, she was in 24 other television roles. Among them were two appearances on The Rogues in 1964, two appearances on the Kraft Suspense Theater in 1965,[2] two appearances on Burke's Law in 1964-65, one appearance on My Favorite Martian in 1965, one appearance on Rat Patrol in 1967 and two appearances on The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

She also made appearances in 1964 and 1965 on two episodes of Perry Mason: "The Case of a Place Called Midnight" and as Gerta Palmer in "The Case of the Fugitive Fraulein".

Her sole appearance in a US film (barring an uncredited bit part in Dear Brigitte) was a small role in Bedtime Story, which starred Marlon Brando and David Niven.

Susanne Cramer fell ill two years later with Hong Kong flu, which was rampant in the U.S., and died at the age of just 32 in a private clinic — officially due to pneumonia. However, there are numerous rumors about her death, ranging from suicide to a medical malpractice. Her grave is located at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1956Winter in the WoodsInge Sternitzke
1956The Stolen TrousersEdith Martens
1956Les Assassins du dimancheGerda Brüchner
1956Kleines Zelt und große LiebeKarin Faber
1957Rot ist die LiebeAnnemieken
1957The Night of the StormGina
1957Kindermädchen für Papa gesuchtSabine Friedberg
1957Das Glück liegt auf der StraßeElfie
1957Widower with Five DaughtersKarin Scherzer
1957The Daring SwimmerGaby Marshall
1957Holiday IslandAntonietta
1958Voyage to Italy, Complete with LoveIlse Knopf
1958The CopperUrsula Brandt
1958Der lachende VagabundPia Hollebusch
1958Schwarze Nylons – Heiße NächteKarin
1959Nick Knatterton’s AdventureGloria Nylon
1960Yo quiero vivir contigoLaura
1960Mal drunter - mal drüberMary
1961Three Men in a BoatBetje Ackerboom
1961Blind JusticeHelga Dahms
1964Bedtime StoryAnna
1965Dear BrigitteBlonde Doll (Upjohn's Girl)Uncredited
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1963The DakotasMaria Hoenig1 episode
1965BonanzaHilda BrunnerEpisode: "Dead and Gone"
1964-1965Burke's LawElsa Werner / Cindy2 episodes
1964-1965Perry MasonGerta Palmer / Greta Koning2 episodes
1964-1967The Man from U.N.C.L.E."Mr. Smith" / Helga Deniken2 episodes
1965My Favorite MartianKitty1 episode
1965Get SmartTanya1 episode
1966Hogan's HeroesEva1 episode
1966JerichoMarlene1 episode
1967IronsideTina Masson1 episode
1967The Rat PatrolGerta1 episode
1968Death Valley DaysBritta Olaffson1 episode
1969The Guns of Will SonnettChristine Anderson1 episode, (final appearance)

References

  1. Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
  2. 1 2 A contribution by Ingo Löchel
  3. "Susanne Cramer | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. "Susanne Cramer". Der Spiegel (in German). 1958-02-25. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. "schauspieler 121". knerger.de. Retrieved 2022-12-26.


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