Wilfried Herbst (April 5, 1935, Berlin, Germany) is a German actor, cabaret artist, voice actor and radio play speaker.
Herbst founded the cabaret Die Wühlmäuse together with Dieter Hallervorden in 1960. From 1963 he was a member of the cabaret The Porcupines for almost 20 years. He is also a theater actor and occasionally appears on television. In the TV series Die Camper (RTL) he played groundskeeper Adalbert Pröter from the second episode to the end of the series.
As a busy voice actor, Wilfried Herbst is familiar to a large audience above all through his voice. He was the standard voice of Charles Hawtrey in the Carry-on... film series and of Morten Grunwald in the films about The Olsen Gang in the ZDF synchronization of Deutsche Synchron. He has also dubbed Rowan Atkinson on various occasions, including Four Weddings and a Funeral and the series Inspector Fowler. He also lent his voice to Max Grodénchik as the Ferengi Rom in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
With his unmistakable voice, Herbst was also a sought-after actor in radio play productions. So he spoke to the secretary Pichler in the children's radio plays about Benjamin Blümchen and Bibi Blocksberg. He was heard as Mimo on board computer in many episodes of the Jan Tenner radio play series, as well as Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters. He also voiced Principal Prickly on Disney's Recess from 1997 to 2001. In March 2020, Herbst retired.
Wilfried Herbst is the brother of the late cabaret artist Jo Herbst.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 
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Bobby | Bolt – Ein Hund für alle Fälle |
| 2004 | 
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Ling | Mulan 2 |
| 2001 | 
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Der Verrückte Hutmacher | Mickys großes Weihnachtsfest – Eingeschneit im Haus der Maus |
| 1998-2001 | 
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Kommandant Pricklident | Disneys Große Pause |
| 1998 | 
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Ling | Mulan |
| 1997 | 
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Slimer | Estreme Ghostbusters |
| 1994-1997 | 
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Zimbo | Aaahh!!! Monster |
| 1995 | 
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Wiggins | Pocahontas |
| 1991-1994 | 
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Roy, der Hahn | Garfield und seine Freunde |
| 1986-1991 | 
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Slimer | The Real Ghostbusters |
| 1986 | 
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Wurm | Die Reise ins Labyrinth |
| 1980 | 
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Sgt. Tibs | 101 Dalmatiner |
| 1970-1980 | 
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Micky Maus | Micky Maus und Freunde |
| 1976 | 
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Storch | Dumbo |
| 1976 | 
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Clown 3 | Dumbo |
| 1975 | 
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Hundefänger | Susi und Strolch |
| 1968 | 
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Affe 1 | Das Dschungelbuch |
| 1966 | 
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Erzähler | Die Gestohlenen Weihnachtsgeschenke |