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John Wengraf

Beruf
Schauspiel
Geboren
22. April 1897 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
Gestorben
4. Mai 1974

Biografie

Emigrating to England in 1933 as the Nazis began their rise to power, Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films there, as well as in some of the first BBC live-television shows ever presented but his career began to languish. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in "Candle in the Wind" and decided to stay. The following year he headed west and settled permanently in the Los Angeles area. A dark, cold-eyed, thin-lipped player with a precise, meticulous air about him, he found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the Humphrey Bogart classic Sahara (1943/I), as well as The Boy from Stalingrad (1943), U-Boat Prisoner (1944) and Till We Meet Again (1944). In postwar years, he was often spotted portraying ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). Some of the more quality pictures he enhanced were Tomorrow Is Forever (1946); Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical Call Me Madam (1953). Although Wengraf never made it to the very top of the Hollywood character ranks, he remained a throughly strong and reliable player. In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as "The Untouchables" (1959), "Hawaiian Eye" (1959), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and "The Time Tunnel" (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Ship of Fools (1965). He retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77, on May 4, 1974.

Bekannt aus

Poster zu Urteil von Nürnberg
Urteil von Nürnberg
Film · 1961 · ★ 8,0
Poster zu The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
Serie · 1966 · ★ 7,7
Poster zu Sahara
Sahara
Film · 1943 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Kein Lorbeer für den Mörder
Kein Lorbeer für den Mörder
Film · 1963 · ★ 6,7
Poster zu Der Fall Cicero
Der Fall Cicero
Film · 1952 · ★ 7,5
Poster zu Die Wüstenratten
Die Wüstenratten
Film · 1953 · ★ 6,3
Poster zu Das Narrenschiff
Das Narrenschiff
Film · 1965 · ★ 6,6
Poster zu Auf Messers Schneide
Auf Messers Schneide
Film · 1946 · ★ 6,9
Poster zu Geheimagent T
Geheimagent T
Film · 1947 · ★ 6,7
Poster zu Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich
Film · 1940 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Draculas Blutnacht
Draculas Blutnacht
Film · 1958 · ★ 5,6
Poster zu Inferno
Inferno
Film · 1954 · ★ 6,0

Filmografie