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Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 at Nuremberg - 27 November 2002 at Baden-Baden) was a German theatre, film and television actor. The son of a teacher, in the early 1930s Preiss studied philosophy, German and drama. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlenck, making his stage début in Munich in 1932. He went to appear in various theatre productions in Heidelberg, Königsberg, Bonn, Bremen, Stuttgart and Berlin. In 1942 he made his film début - he was exempted from military service specifically - in the UFA production Die grosse Liebe with Zarah Leander. After the end of the Second World War Preiss returned to the theatre, and from 1949 worked extensively dubbing films into German. In 1954 he returned to film acting, appearing in Alfred Weidenmann's Canaris. The following year Preiss played the lead role of Claus von Stauffenberg in Falk Harnack's film Der 20. Juli, which dramatised the 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. This role brought Preiss to popular attention and also the 1956 Federal Film Award. From now on Preiss was largely typecast in the role of the upright and obligation-conscious German officer to the other A-list actor playing the Fanatic (I.E. Paul Scofeld in The Train) a part he played in many films, later reprising it in numerous international productions, predominantly in Italy and the USA, while occasionally playing a more typically cynical or brutal Nazi officer. Preiss appeared in such productions as The Longest Day (1962), Otto Preminger's The Cardinal (1963), and with Jean-Paul Belmondo in Is Paris Burning? (1966). He starred alongside Burt Lancaster in John Frankenheimer's The Train (1964), Frank Sinatra in Von Ryan's Express (1965), Robert Mitchum in Anzio (1968), with Richard Burton, in the title role of Erwin Rommel in Raid on Rommel (1971), and The Boys From Brazil (1978) with Gregory Peck. He also appeared in several Italian language films, credited as "Luppo Prezzo", and played Field Marshal Von Rundstedt in Richard Attenborough's all-star war epic A Bridge Too Far (1977). In addition, for the cinema-going public of West Germany he became the epitome of the evil genius in his role as Doctor Mabuse, a role he first played in 1960 (following Rudolf Klein-Rogge) in Fritz Lang's The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse. He went on to play the role four more times. In the 1980s Preiss turned to television, notably playing General Walther von Brauchitsch in the American TV mini-series Winds of War and War and Remembrance, based on the books of Herman Wouk. In 1987 received a second Federal Film Award for his outstanding work in film. In film dubbing Preiss provided the voice for such actors as Lex Barker, Christopher Lee, Anthony Quinn, Claude Rains, Richard Widmark, as well as that of Conrad Veidt as "Major Strasser" in the remastered version of Casablanca. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wolfgang Preiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1910-02-27

Birth Place

Nuremberg, Germany

Movies and TV shows :

100 Horsemen

100 Horsemen

1964

6.6

Movie
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977

7.2

Movie
poster

A Case For Two

1981

5.2

TV
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter

Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter

1956

5.3

Movie
Anzio

Anzio

1968

5.8

Movie
Backfire

Backfire

1964

6.4

Movie
Battle of the Commandos

Battle of the Commandos

1969

5.3

Movie
Before Sundown

Before Sundown

1956

6.3

Movie
Bloodline

Bloodline

1979

4.7

Movie
Canaris

Canaris

1954

6.4

Movie
Cave of the Living Dead

Cave of the Living Dead

1964

4.9

Movie
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old

Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old

1961

0.0

Movie
poster

Dalli Dalli

1971

8.0

TV
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

1960

5.6

Movie
Das Haus Lunjowo

Das Haus Lunjowo

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

Das Kriminalmuseum

1963

8.5

TV
Das Leben in meiner Hand

Das Leben in meiner Hand

1966

0.0

Movie
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

1962

4.0

Movie
Das tödliche Patent

Das tödliche Patent

1963

4.0

Movie
Dead Run

Dead Run

1967

5.2

Movie
Death on a Rainy Day

Death on a Rainy Day

1967

5.0

Movie
poster

Der Anwalt

1976

0.0

TV
Der Banditendoktor

Der Banditendoktor

1957

4.0

Movie
Der Cornet

Der Cornet

1955

9.0

Movie
Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord

Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord

1966

0.0

Movie
Der Fall Petkov

Der Fall Petkov

1968

0.0

Movie
poster

Der Kommissar

1969

7.5

TV
Der Minister und die Ente

Der Minister und die Ente

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

Deutscher Filmpreis

1951

6.0

TV
Diamantenparty

Diamantenparty

1973

0.0

Movie
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

2018

6.9

Movie
Die Anstalt

Die Anstalt

1978

0.0

Movie
Die Dame und die Unterwelt

Die Dame und die Unterwelt

1984

0.0

Movie
Die erste Legion

Die erste Legion

1964

0.0

Movie
poster

Die fünfte Kolonne

1963

8.0

TV
Die Insel der Krebse

Die Insel der Krebse

1975

8.0

Movie
Die Kriegsbraut

Die Kriegsbraut

1974

0.0

Movie
poster

Die Männer vom K3

1988

0.0

TV
poster

Die Montagsmaler

1974

0.0

TV
poster

Die Schraiers

1982

0.0

TV
Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen

Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen

1972

2.0

Movie
Doctor Without Scruples

Doctor Without Scruples

1959

0.0

Movie
Dr. M

Dr. M

1990

4.7

Movie
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard

Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard

1963

6.4

Movie
Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris

Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

Ein heikler Fall

1986

0.0

TV
poster

Ein Heim für Tiere

1985

0.0

TV
poster

Ein Mann namens Harry Brent

1968

7.0

TV
Ein Mann namens Parvus

Ein Mann namens Parvus

1984

6.0

Movie
Eine ungeliebte Frau

Eine ungeliebte Frau

1974

5.0

Movie
poster

Einer wird gewinnen

1964

7.0

TV
poster

Eurogang

1975

0.0

TV
Eurydice

Eurydice

1957

0.0

Movie
Falschmünzer am Werk

Falschmünzer am Werk

1951

6.0

Movie
poster

Familie Mack verändert sich

1969

0.0

TV
Flachsmann als Erzieher

Flachsmann als Erzieher

1968

0.0

Movie
poster

Florian III

1994

0.0

TV
Forget Mozart

Forget Mozart

1985

4.8

Movie
Frühstück mit dem Tod

Frühstück mit dem Tod

1964

6.0

Movie
General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?

General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

Gestern gelesen

1969

0.0

TV
Ghost of Love

Ghost of Love

1981

7.1

Movie
Gorilla's Waltz

Gorilla's Waltz

1959

2.5

Movie
Grabenplatz 17

Grabenplatz 17

1958

8.0

Movie
Hannibal Brooks

Hannibal Brooks

1969

6.4

Movie
poster

Hungária kávéház

1976

0.0

TV
Hürdenlauf

Hürdenlauf

1969

0.0

Movie
Ich war ihm hörig

Ich war ihm hörig

1958

0.0

Movie
Ike

Ike

1979

6.2

Movie
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

7.2

Movie
Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds

1967

4.2

Movie
Johannisnacht

Johannisnacht

1956

4.0

Movie
Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand

Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand

1967

0.0

Movie
Konto ausgeglichen

Konto ausgeglichen

1959

5.0

Movie
poster

La Cloche tibétaine

1974

6.5

TV
Lafayette

Lafayette

1962

5.0

Movie
Land der Väter, Land der Söhne

Land der Väter, Land der Söhne

1989

0.0

Movie
Lang soll er leben

Lang soll er leben

1987

0.0

Movie
Leb wohl, mein Traum

Leb wohl, mein Traum

1963

0.0

Movie
Liebe, Love, l'Amour

Liebe, Love, l'Amour

1969

0.0

Movie
Like Once Lili Marleen

Like Once Lili Marleen

1956

5.0

Movie
Meinungsverschiedenheiten

Meinungsverschiedenheiten

1968

0.0

Movie
Mill of the Stone Women

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

6.0

Movie
Mistress of the World - Part I

Mistress of the World - Part I

1960

6.2

Movie
Mistress of the World - Part II

Mistress of the World - Part II

1960

5.0

Movie
Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry

Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry

1987

0.0

Movie
Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior

Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior

1982

0.0

Movie
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce

Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce

1984

0.0

Movie
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo

1989

0.0

Movie
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau

1987

0.0

Movie
Oberarzt Dr. Solm

Oberarzt Dr. Solm

1955

4.5

Movie
poster

Okay S.I.R.

1973

0.0

TV
Open Air

Open Air

1996

6.0

Movie
Peenemünde

Peenemünde

1970

0.0

Movie
Playgirl 70

Playgirl 70

1969

1.0

Movie
Prisoner of the Volga

Prisoner of the Volga

1959

5.3

Movie
Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

1971

5.7

Movie
poster

Ringstraßenpalais

1980

10.0

TV
Riviera-Story

Riviera-Story

1961

2.0

Movie
Roses for the Prosecutor

Roses for the Prosecutor

1959

6.9

Movie
Samba

Samba

1966

0.0

Movie
poster

Scene of the Crime

1970

6.1

TV
poster

Schatzsucher unserer Tage

1968

0.0

TV
Schinderhannes

Schinderhannes

1957

0.0

Movie
Sharks and Little Fish

Sharks and Little Fish

1957

5.0

Movie
Sir Henri Deterding

Sir Henri Deterding

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

SOKO München

1978

5.5

TV
poster

Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse

1979

0.0

TV
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow

Spy Today, Die Tomorrow

1967

6.8

Movie
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

1959

7.2

Movie
Straße der Gerechten

Straße der Gerechten

1959

0.0

Movie
Stresemann

Stresemann

1957

0.0

Movie
Tamara

Tamara

1968

0.0

Movie
poster

Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich

1991

0.0

TV
The Big Delirium

The Big Delirium

1975

2.0

Movie
The Black Cobra

The Black Cobra

1963

8.0

Movie
The Bloodstained Butterfly

The Bloodstained Butterfly

1971

6.2

Movie
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

6.7

Movie
The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

6.5

Movie
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

6.4

Movie
The Crew of the Dora

The Crew of the Dora

1943

6.3

Movie
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

1964

5.8

Movie
The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

1971

6.6

Movie
The Formula

The Formula

1980

5.5

Movie
The Girl with the Cat Eyes

The Girl with the Cat Eyes

1958

0.0

Movie
The Great Love

The Great Love

1942

6.6

Movie
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

1958

5.2

Movie
The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

1962

6.5

Movie
The Italians They Are Crazy

The Italians They Are Crazy

1958

0.0

Movie
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

7.6

Movie
The Mad Executioners

The Mad Executioners

1963

6.0

Movie
The Master Touch

The Master Touch

1972

5.6

Movie
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

1955

5.8

Movie
poster

The Rat Patrol

1966

7.2

TV
The Return of Dr. Mabuse

The Return of Dr. Mabuse

1961

6.3

Movie
The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection

1972

5.7

Movie
The Second Victory

The Second Victory

1987

6.3

Movie
The Spy Who Went Into Hell

The Spy Who Went Into Hell

1965

6.0

Movie
The Standard

The Standard

1977

0.5

Movie
The Terror of Doctor Mabuse

The Terror of Doctor Mabuse

1962

5.7

Movie
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

1960

6.9

Movie
The Train

The Train

1964

7.5

Movie
poster

The Winds of War

1983

7.3

TV
To Skin a Spy

To Skin a Spy

1966

5.7

Movie
poster

Unheimliche Geschichten

1982

0.0

TV
Von der Liebe besiegt

Von der Liebe besiegt

1956

4.0

Movie
Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

1965

7.1

Movie
Wallenstein

Wallenstein

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Wallenstein

1978

7.0

TV
poster

War and Remembrance

1988

8.0

TV
Wo liegt Jena?

Wo liegt Jena?

1967

0.0

Movie
X-Ray of a Killer

X-Ray of a Killer

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

Zwischenmahlzeit

1963

7.0

TV