You left a mighty mark through Hammer's once misunderstood but later celebrated swashbuckler, Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter.
Though it should have spawned a slew of sequels, Kronos proved important enough to seal your fate as a crossover icon in both horror and fanciful adventure.
Of course, Kronos wasn't your only claim to fame. There's The Captain; Long Live Your Death; Life is Tough, eh Providence?; Murphy's War; Battle of the Godfathers; The Twins of Immenhof; No Gold for a Dead Diver (Deadly Jaws); The Buddenbrooks; A Glass of Water; If You Play with Crazy Birds; No Time to Die; Escape from East Berlin; The Broken Crown; A Woman Needs Loving; The Cry of the Wild Geese; The Best of Enemies; Taxi 4012; Vukover: The Way Home; Crazy - Completely Mad; Veterinarian Christine; Shout at the Devil; The Last Days of Patton; Salto Mortale (the trapeze series, where you were regular, Sascha Doria); and so many more, most of which were made on your native, German soil.
You stood out for having the virile goods to make each of your performances memorable. In this respect, Mr. Janson, you were the last of (alas) what might be a vanishing breed, but because of your cinematic contributions, your path will always flaunt your manly creed.
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