The Old Fox
The Old Fox: A veteran detective and his team
Original title: Der Alte
A closer look at the story
The Old Fox, known in German as Der Alte, is one of Germany's long-established crime series. It follows a police team led by an older, highly experienced detective as they work together to solve crimes. Every episode brings the team a new crime, and they piece together the clues to reach the truth. Characters such as Leo Kress, Gerd Heymann, Werner Riedmann, Axel Richter and Henry Johnson have featured over the show's long history. Created by Helmut Ringelmann and airing on ZDF since 1977, the series has starred actors including Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss and Charles M. Huber.
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Seasons
- Season 11977 · 9 episodes
- Season 21978 · 13 episodes
- Season 31979 · 13 episodes
- Season 41980 · 12 episodes
- Season 51981 · 8 episodes
- Season 61982 · 10 episodes
- Season 71983 · 10 episodes
- Season 81984 · 12 episodes
- Season 91985 · 12 episodes
- Season 101986 · 12 episodes
- Season 111987 · 12 episodes
- Season 121988 · 12 episodes
- Season 131989 · 10 episodes
- Season 141990 · 11 episodes
- Season 151991 · 11 episodes
- Season 161992 · 11 episodes
- Season 171993 · 11 episodes
- Season 181994 · 11 episodes
- Season 191995 · 11 episodes
- Season 201996 · 10 episodes
- Season 211997 · 12 episodes
- Season 221998 · 9 episodes
- Season 231999 · 8 episodes
- Season 242000 · 12 episodes
- Season 252001 · 10 episodes
- Season 262002 · 9 episodes
- Season 272003 · 11 episodes
- Season 282004 · 10 episodes
- Season 292005 · 8 episodes
- Season 302006 · 4 episodes
- Season 312007 · 8 episodes
- Season 322008 · 13 episodes
- Season 332009 · 5 episodes
- Season 342009 · 4 episodes
- Season 352010 · 4 episodes
- Season 362010 · 4 episodes
- Season 372011 · 5 episodes
- Season 382011 · 4 episodes
- Season 392012 · 4 episodes
- Season 402012 · 12 episodes
- Season 412014 · 6 episodes
- Season 422014 · 6 episodes
- Season 432015 · 5 episodes
- Season 442015 · 4 episodes
- Season 452016 · 5 episodes
- Season 462017 · 8 episodes
- Season 472018 · 7 episodes
- Season 482019 · 9 episodes
- Season 492020 · 8 episodes
- Season 502021 · 8 episodes
- Season 512022 · 8 episodes
- Season 522023 · 8 episodes
- Season 532024 · 8 episodes
- Season 542025 · 8 episodes
- Season 552026 · 8 episodes
Cast
- Siegfried LowitzErwin Köster111 episodes
- Michael AndeGerd Heymann398 episodes
- Rolf SchimpfLeo Kress211 episodes
- Markus BöttcherWerner Riedmann295 episodes
- Charles M. HuberHenry Johnson134 episodes
- Pierre Sanoussi-BlissKriminaloberkommissar Axel Richter161 episodes
- Jan HendriksMartin Brenner111 episodes
- Henning SchlüterFranz Millinger87 episodes
- Ulf J. SöhmischPolizeiarzt10 episodes
- Wolfgang ZerlettMeyer Zwo101 episodes
- Christina RainerDr. Franziska Sommerfeld3 episodes
- Walter KreyeKriminalhauptkommissar Rolf Herzog / Wolfgang Kugan56 episodes
- Anatole TaubmanAnsgar Groll1 episodes
- Harry MeyenFrank Brack1 episodes
- Hanne WiederGertrud Kaminsky1 episodes
- Judy WinterGabriela Sartorius1 episodes
- Friedrich G. BeckhausUntersuchungsrichter1 episodes
- Luitgard ImMarie Sandtner1 episodes
Behind the camera
- Helmut RingelmannCreator
- Hartmut GriesmayrDirector
- Alfred VohrerDirector, Writer
- Theodor GrädlerDirector
- Vadim GlownaDirector
- Alfred WeidenmannDirector
- Helmut AshleyDirector
- Johannes SchaafDirector
- Wolfgang BeckerDirector
- Dietrich HaugkDirector
- José GiovanniDirector, Writer
- Michael BraunDirector
Character and job names are shown as recorded in the source.
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