Achim Schülke
Description
Achim Schülke is a German actor and voice artist, born in 1944 in Deutsch-Krone, Germany. He trained as an actor in Hamburg and performed on stage at various German theaters before his career increasingly focused on voice work from the 1970s onward. While he has appeared in on-screen roles in German television series such as Tatort, his primary and most prolific body of work lies in German dubbing, where he has lent his voice to thousands of productions spanning animation, live-action films, television series, video games, and audio dramas.
Schülke is a prominent figure in German dubbing, particularly recognized for providing the German voices for iconic characters in internationally syndicated animation. He is well-known as the German voice of Alfred Pennyworth in the 1990s Batman animated series and its related films. Other notable animated roles include Jokey Smurf in The Smurfs and Krang in the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles series. His work is not limited to animation; he has also dubbed numerous live-action roles, such as Chief Frank Cubitoso in The Sopranos and Sol Bergstein in Grace and Frankie, and has voiced characters in the German versions of video games like Fallout 4.
Within the specific realm of anime dubbed for German audiences, Schülke has contributed his voice to several series. He is the German voice of the character Mauro in the 2002 science fiction anime series Heat Guy J. He also voiced the title character in the German adaptation of the classic anime series Hello! Spank. In the German version, titled Hallo! Kurt, Schülke provided the voice for Kurt, the German counterpart of the original Japanese character Spank, a cheerful and endearing dog. These roles are part of his extensive and varied career as one of the most active and recognizable voices in German-language media.
Schülke is a prominent figure in German dubbing, particularly recognized for providing the German voices for iconic characters in internationally syndicated animation. He is well-known as the German voice of Alfred Pennyworth in the 1990s Batman animated series and its related films. Other notable animated roles include Jokey Smurf in The Smurfs and Krang in the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles series. His work is not limited to animation; he has also dubbed numerous live-action roles, such as Chief Frank Cubitoso in The Sopranos and Sol Bergstein in Grace and Frankie, and has voiced characters in the German versions of video games like Fallout 4.
Within the specific realm of anime dubbed for German audiences, Schülke has contributed his voice to several series. He is the German voice of the character Mauro in the 2002 science fiction anime series Heat Guy J. He also voiced the title character in the German adaptation of the classic anime series Hello! Spank. In the German version, titled Hallo! Kurt, Schülke provided the voice for Kurt, the German counterpart of the original Japanese character Spank, a cheerful and endearing dog. These roles are part of his extensive and varied career as one of the most active and recognizable voices in German-language media.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: Heat Guy J
- GermanAnime overview: Hello! Spank