Gerd Baltus

Who is Gerd Baltus?

Gerd Baltus is a German television actor.

Already during law studies Baltus became interested in acting. In 1952 he got his first theatre commitment in Hamburg, later in Bonn, Berlin and Munich.

Baltus became known to a broad public however above all as a regular guest with crime film series such as Derrick. He had basic roles also in the short series HP - stories around the car 1975 and in the popular family saga Lorentz and sons, where he starred with Ernst Schröder and Hans Korte before the camera. Besides his film work Baltus worked extensively as a speaker of radio plays.

In 1964 he received the Federal Film Award for his work in the film Wälsungenblut.