
Erich von Däniken
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1935
- Died
- January 10, 2026 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Zofingen, Switzerland
Biography
Erich von Däniken was a Swiss author and writer who introduced the pseudoscientific field of pre-astronautics to a wide readership. His books became bestsellers and were translated into numerous languages; two were made into films, and other films are based on von Däniken's ideas.
Known For
Filmography

Megalithic Underworld
Movie · as self - Author

The Meaning and Mystery of Life
Movie · as Self

Mysterien Mitteleuropas
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Black Knight Satellite
Movie · as Self

Deep Space
TV · as Himself, Self · 3 eps

Ein Interview mit Dr. Axel Stoll. Der Film
Movie · as Himself

In Search of Aliens
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Stöckl
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ancient Aliens Debunked
Movie · as Himself

Erich von Däniken - Geheimnisvolles Ägypten
Movie · as Himself - Presenter
Schawinski
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ancient Aliens
TV · as Self · 291 eps
Talk im Hangar-7
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Götterdämmerung
Movie

Is There a Stargate?
Movie · as Himself - Author, Chariots of the Gods
ZIBB
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Langer Samstag
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Erich von Däniken Die grossen Rätsel dieser Welt
Movie · as Narrator
Aeschbacher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Menschen der Woche
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Beckmann
TV · as Self · 1 ep

30 Jahre Erinnerungen an die Zukunft
Movie · as Self
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

UFOs: From Legend to Reality
Movie · as Self

Roswell: The UFO Uncover-up
Movie · as Himself

Erich von Däniken - Auf den Spuren der Allmächtigen
TV · 25 eps

Riverboat
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Boulevard Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep

ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der Club
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Unbekannte Bekannte
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Okay
TV · as Self · 1 ep

NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Case of the Ancient Astronauts
Movie · as Self

Auf los geht's los
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Mysteries of the Gods
Movie · as Self

Kölner Treff
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Music & Guests
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Das ist Ihr Leben
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Great Debate
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Je später der Abend
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Dalli Dalli
TV · as Self - Candidate · 1 ep

Chariots of the Gods
Movie · as Self
aspekte
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zeichen der Zeit
TV · as himself · 1 ep
