The son of German comic performer Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Ulli Lommel began his career in show business as a child. His older sister, Ruth Lommel, appeared in a number of films in the 1940s and '50s. After appearing in several features, Ulli Lommel met Rainer Werner Fassbinder and joined his acting/production entourage. While working with Fassbinder, Lommel turned to directing as well as performing. His output has ranged from brilliantly accomplished drama with traces of exploitation elements, to out-and-out B-movies with a few distinctive artistic flourishes. At one time romantically involved with Anna Karina, he has been married to actresses Suzanna Love and Katrin Schaake.

His masterpiece Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (1973) was listed as one of the Top 1000 films to change your life on the book "Time Out 1000 Films to Change Your Life".In 1980 Directed one of the biggest independent hits The Boogeyman (1980) that ended up grossing $25,000,000 worldwide. Film's budget was only $300,000.Son of Ludwig Manfred Lommel and Karla Lommel Kerchensteiner.Planned to direct "Life" in 1976, but the film was never made.Brother of Manuel Lommel.Brother of Ruth Lommel.His favorite actors are Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Peter Sellers.His favorite directors are Stanley Kubrick, Sam Peckinpah, Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.His singing can be heard in Strangers in Paradise (1984).Directed 17 serial killer movies in four years.His favorite actor to work with is David Carradine.Was the voice of Robin in German-dubbed version of 1960s infamous Batman (1966) TV series. He also did dubbing for movies such as The Sons of Katie Elder (1965).Became Elvis Presley fan at the age of 13.Made his first short film in 1959 with Super 8 camera. The film was called "Don't Be Cruel", the name was probably from the song with a same name of his idol Elvis Presley. UpdateYou may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.Add resumeWith our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb. Browse biographies section by nameA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z