The Lion King / German cast

Der König der Löwen (1994)

The Lion King

Frank-Lorenz Engel

(May 8, 1961 - )

Wolfgang Kühne

(December 29, 1953 - March 14, 2008)

Thomas Fritsch

(January 16, 1944 - April 21, 2021)

Cast :

German name

Original name

Voices

junger Simba

Young Simba

Julius Jellinek (speaking) & Manuel Straube (singing)

Simba

Frank-Lorenz Engel (speaking) & Cusch Jung (singing)

Mufasa

Wolfgang Kühne

Scar

Thomas Fritsch (speaking & singing)

junge Nala

Young Nala

Magdalena Turba (speaking & singing)

Nala

Alexandra Wilcke (speaking & singing)

Timon

Ilja Richter (speaking & singing)

Pumbaa

Rainer Basedow (speaking & singing)

Zazu

Eberhard Prüter (speaking & singing)

Rafiki

Joachim Kemmer

Shenzi

Hella von Sinnen (speaking & singing)

Banzai

Frank Lenart (speaking & singing)

Sarabi

Rita Engelmann

Special Edition: Morning Report (2003) (added scene)

Zazu

Eberhard Prüter (speaking & singing)

junger Simba

Young Simba

Florian Schade (singing)

Mufasa

Additional voices

...

Choir

Friedemann Benner
Katrin Dupont
Achim Götz
Agnes Hoffmann-Radic
Achim Hübner
Bernd Klinzmann
Silvia Rudolph
Gundula Ulbrich

Tom Cunningham
Denise Gorzelanny-Forsberg
Bernd Grigalat
Draga Hoffmann-Balenović
Stefan Hüls
Martina Metzler-Champion
Jocelyn B. Smith
Ralf Vornberger

Songs

« Nants' Ingonyama/Der ewige Kreis » (« Nants' Ingonyama/Circle Of Life »)

performed by : Lebo M. & Jocelyn B. Smith

« Der Morgenreport » (« Morning Report ») [2003]

performed by : Eberhard Prüter (Zazu) ; Florian Schade (Young Simba)

« Ich will jetzt gleich König sein » (« I Just Can't Wait to Be King »)

performed by : Manuel Straube (Young Simba) ; Eberhard Prüter (Zazu) ; Magdalena Turba (Young Nala) & Choir

« Seid bereit » (« Be Prepared »)

performed by : Thomas Fritsch (Scar) ; Hella von Sinnen (Shenzi) ; Frank Lenart (Banzai) & Choir

« Hakuna Matata »

performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa) ; Manuel Straube (Young Simba) ; Cusch Jung (Adult Simba)

« ? » (« I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts »)

performed by : Eberhard Prüter (Zazu) ; Thomas Fritsch (Scar)

« Der Löwe schläft heut Nacht » (« The Lion Sleeps Tonight »)

performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa)

« Kann es wirklich Liebe sein » (« Can You Feel the Love Tonight »)

performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa) ; Jocelyn B. Smith (Soloist) ; Cusch Jung (Simba) ; Alexandra Wilcke (Nala) & Choir

« ? » (« Hawaiian War Chant »)

performed by : Ilja Richter (Timon) ; Rainer Basedow (Pumbaa)

« Der ewige Kreis (Finale) » (« Circle Of Life (Finale) »)

performed by : Choir

Technical Staff

Frank Lenart
Andreas Hommelsheim
Frank Lenart
Frank Lenart
Nikki Rabanus
Berliner Synchron
Blackbird Music Studio

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Creative Executive
Dubbing studio
Song-Recording studio

Special Edition "Morning Report" 2003

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Andreas Hommelsheim
?
Michael Kunze
Frank Lenart
Blackbird Music Musik- und Filmsynchron Produktion GmbH

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Creative Executive
Dubbing studio

DISNEY CHARACTER VOICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Sources : BLU-RAY credits / German Cinema Booklet / 2003 Soundtrack (added scene) / 2019 credits (Song's title "The Lion Sleeps Tonight")

Release dates :
Germany - November 17, 1994
Germany - December 25, 2002 (IMAX version)
Germany - November 10, 2011 (3D version)
The role of Zazu was first dubbed by Uwe Paulsen, who recorded the whole movie. However, he was eventually replaced by Eberhard Prüter. But Uwe's recording in "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" can still be heard in the soundtracks, even in 2003 next to "The Morning Report", sung by Eberhard Prüter.
Sources : Das Disney Synchron Archiv / Soundtracks
Unless a similar case happened with Rafiki's voice, Leon Boden was miscredited in the role of Rafiki on the 1994 Soundtrack Cassette and 1997 Soundtrack.
Magdalena Turba, the voice of Young Nala, returned in the 2019 remake as Adult Nala; while Alexandra Wilcke, the voice of Adult Nala, returned as Sarabi.
Jocelyn B. Smith, the singer of "Circle of Life", is an American singer, who moved to Germany in 1984.
Wolfgang Kühne, the voice of Mufasa, died of a heart attack on March 14, 2008. He was 54 years-old.