Helmut Ashley

Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley (17 September 1919 – 2 July 2021) was an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director.

Ashley turned 100 in September 2019 and died in Munich in July 2021, at the age of 101.

Selected filmography

Film

• Duel with Death (directed by Paul May, 1949)
• White Shadows (directed by Helmut Käutner, 1951)
• All Clues Lead to Berlin (directed by FrantiÅ¡ek Čáp, 1952)
• Vanished Melody (1952)
• Captive Soul (directed by Hans Wolff, 1952)
• Adventure in Vienna (directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, 1952)
• Stolen Identity (directed by Gunther von Fritsch, 1953)
• Must We Get Divorced? (directed by Hans Schweikart, 1953)
• Confession Under Four Eyes (1954)
• You Can No Longer Remain Silent (directed by Robert A. Stemmle, 1955)
• Alibi (1955)
• Stopover in Orly (1955)
• Regine (directed by Harald Braun, 1956)
• Nina (1956)
• Der Stern von Afrika (directed by Alfred Weidenmann, 1957)
• Das schwarze Schaf (1960)
• My Schoolfriend (1960)
• Murder Party (1961)
• The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)
• Mystery of the Red Jungle (1964)
• Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert (1966)
• ' (1984)

Television

• Das Kriminalmuseum (1963–1968, TV series, 13 episodes)
• ' (1964)
• Oberst Wennerström (1965)
• Das Millionending (1966)
• Kidnap – Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys (1968)
• ' (1969)
• Der Portland-Ring (1970)
• ' (1971)
• ' (1971)
• Ferdinand Lassalle (1972)
• Der Kommissar (1974–1975, TV series, 4 episodes)
• Derrick (1975–1997, TV series, 46 episodes)
• Notarztwagen 7 (1976–1977, TV series, 13 episodes)
• The Old Fox (1978–2005, TV series, 55 episodes)
• Mutter, ich will nicht sterben! (1994)