Peter Garden

For the 18th-century Scottish figure, see Peter Garden (died 1775).

Peter Garden
Born	Karl-Heinz Rothmayer 17 August 1924 Munich, Germany
Died	7 January 2015 Munich, Germany
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1947-1970 (stage, film & TV)

Peter Garden (born Karl-Heinz Rothmayer; 1924–2015) was a popular German stage, television, film actor and singer.[1]

Background

whose career ended abruptly in 1970 when it was revealed by some of his victims that he had worked in 1944 as a paid Gestapo informant in Salzburg, Austria.[2]

Garden, under his birth name Rothmayer, had already been investigated by a Berlin, Germany, state prosecutor between 1967 and 1970 for aiding and abetting murder, because two people he had denounced to the Gestapo had been sentenced to death, and executed. The prosecutor closed the case without taking further action.[2]

Career

According to the 6 February, 1971 issue of Cash Box, Gardener was one of the artists that would be releasing recordings through the BASF record label.[3]

Selected filmography

• The False Adam (1955)
• Ball at the Savoy (1955)
• My Leopold (1955)
• How Do I Become a Film Star? (1955)
• Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1956)
• I'll See You at Lake Constance (1956)
• Hugo, the Woman Chaser (1969)

References

1. Cowie p.120
2. AFFÄREN: Uralte Kiste – Durch rechtliche Schritte gegen geplante Zeitungsartikel wirbelte der ZDF-Schau-Künstler Peter Garden ungewollt seine Vergangenheit als Gestapo-Spitzel auf. Der Spiegel, 8 November 1971. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
3. Cash Box, February 6, 1971 - Page 46 Cash Box Germany

Bibliography

• Cowie, Peter. Variety International Film Guide 1970. Tantivy Press, 1969.

External links

• Peter Garden at IMDb