| Not to be confused with the voice director and script adapter of the same name. |
Michael Rüth (real name Karl-Heinz Zopf) was a German actor and voice actor.
Biography[]
In 1964, Michael Rüth, alongside Joachim Kemmer played at the Berliner Kammerspiele. In 1967, Rüth played alongside Hans-Werner Bussinger and Manfred Lehmann at the Forum Theater in West Berlin. In 1968, he played and sang at the Operettenhaus in Hamburg in the musical Fiddler on the Roof. At the end of the 1990s, Rüth was engaged at the Altes Schauspielhaus in Stuttgart.
Rüth achieved greater fame as a voice actor. One of his best-known dubbing roles is the piano-playing dog Rowlf in The Muppet Show.
Michael Rüth ended his work as a voice actor in 2013. Karl-Heinz Zopf died in January 2024 at the age of 85.
Dubbing roles[]
Films[]
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P.T. Floh
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Majestix
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Abstosis
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Legionär #2
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Gary Pervier
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Herbert Hall
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Dr. Krassman
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Hunde
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Harry
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Rowlf
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The Great Muppet Caper
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Igor
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Saxophon-Spieler
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Männchen im Kontrabass
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Abe Simpson
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Barney Gumble
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Mr. Garrison
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Aufseher
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Winnie Puuh
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Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie
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Winnie the Pooh (2011)
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Specky
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Toy Story 3
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- Additional roles
Series[]
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Onkel Fester
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Winnie Puuh
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The Book of Pooh
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Herb Wirrfuß
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Seamus Levine
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Professor Affenkopf
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Hermes Conrad
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Groß Schnarcherich
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Rowlf
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JoJo Diggety
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Dirt
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Mr. Garvey
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Luongdoi
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Abraham Simpson
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Barney Gumble
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Comicbuchverkäufer
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Dewey Largo
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Hans Maulwurf
(seasons 15-24) | ||
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Jasper Beardsley
(seasons 15-24) | ||
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Kapitän McCallister
(seasons 15-24) | ||
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Tingetangel Mel
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Rabbi Krustofski
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Reicher Texaner
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Roger Myers Junior
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Yes-Guy
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Trotteli Schlumpf
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Hawk
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Mr. Garrison
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Pronto
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Boss Biber
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Hund
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Cubitus
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Fred Feuerstein
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- Additional roles
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Fraggle Rock (Fernsehstudio München dub)
Specials[]
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Rolf
Rowlf |
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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The Muppets at Walt Disney World
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
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The Muppets Go to the Movies
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Fotograf
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Rover Joe
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Lardpork
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Harry der Hipster
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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- Additional roles
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Games[]
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Max Schnell
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Mack
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Specki
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Harry Maulwurf/
Ted I. Bär |
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Harry Maulmann
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Abraham Simpson II
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Barney Gumble
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Hans Maulwurf
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Jasper Beardsley
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Kapitän McCallister
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- Additional roles