Anton Diffring
German actor (1916-1989) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 72
Anton Diffring was a German actor. He had an extensive film and television career in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1980s, latterly appearing in international films.
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1989Died20 May 19891988
FacelessFilm, Dr. Karl Heinz Moser1983
The Winds of WarSeries, Joachim von Ribbentrop
S.A.S. San SalvadorFilm, 1983Peter Reynolds1980
TuskFilm, John Morrison1978
Le MutantSeries, O'Brien1976
The Swiss ConspiracyFilm, Franz Benninger1975Kommissariat 9Series
Operation: DaybreakFilm, 1975Reinhard Heydrich1973
ThrillerSeries, Jonathan Lanceford
Mark of the Devil Part IIFilm, 1973Balthasar von Ross1970
Scene of the CrimeSeries, Mensur1969
The CommissionerSeries, Roland Sauter1968
Where Eagles DareFilm, Col. Kramer1966
Fahrenheit 451Film, Fabian / Headmistress1964
Theatre 625Series, Count Wolf von Helldorf1962Studio 4Series1960
Circus of HorrorsFilm, Dr. Schuler1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Series, Louis Walleau
Seven ThundersFilm, 1957Col. Trautman1956
Reach for the SkyFilm, German Stabsfeldwebel1955
Dixon of Dock GreenSeries, Charles Mason1954
The Sea Shall Not Have ThemFilm, German Pilot1951
Appointment with VenusFilm, 2nd German Soldier1940
ConvoyFilm, U-Boat Officer1916Born19 October 1916
FacelessFilm, Dr. Karl Heinz Moser1983The Winds of WarSeries, Joachim von RibbentropS.A.S. San SalvadorFilm, 1983Peter Reynolds1980TuskFilm, John Morrison1978Le MutantSeries, O'Brien1976The Swiss ConspiracyFilm, Franz Benninger1975Kommissariat 9SeriesOperation: DaybreakFilm, 1975Reinhard Heydrich1973ThrillerSeries, Jonathan LancefordMark of the Devil Part IIFilm, 1973Balthasar von Ross1970Scene of the CrimeSeries, Mensur1969The CommissionerSeries, Roland Sauter1968Where Eagles DareFilm, Col. Kramer1966Fahrenheit 451Film, Fabian / Headmistress1964Theatre 625Series, Count Wolf von Helldorf1962Studio 4Series1960Circus of HorrorsFilm, Dr. Schuler1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Series, Louis WalleauSeven ThundersFilm, 1957Col. Trautman1956Reach for the SkyFilm, German Stabsfeldwebel1955Dixon of Dock GreenSeries, Charles Mason1954The Sea Shall Not Have ThemFilm, German Pilot1951Appointment with VenusFilm, 2nd German Soldier1940ConvoyFilm, U-Boat Officer1916Born19 October 1916People around Anton
Close ties
- Lewis Gilbert Directed Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Richard Marner Also in Reach for the Sky and State Secret
- Michael Balfour Also in Fahrenheit 451 and Reach for the Sky
- John Guillermin Directed The Blue Max and Operation Diplomat
- Roy Ward Baker Directed The Masks of Death and Highly Dangerous
Dagmar Lassander Also in L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco (1971)
Peter Patzak Directed Wahnfried and The Unicorn
Reinhard Kolldehoff Also in Borsalino & Co. and Operation Daybreak
Carl Duering Also in Operation Daybreak and The Red Beret- Michael Carreras Produced The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
- Carl Jaffe Also in House of Secrets and State Secret
Karel Štěpánek Also in Never Let Me Go and State Secret
Pierre Koulak Also in Borsalino & Co. (1977)
Alain Delon Produced Borsalino & Co. (1977)
John Mills Also in Operation Crossbow (1965)
Kenneth More Also in Never Let Me Go (1953)- Günter Meisner Also in Borsalino & Co. (1977)
André Falcon Also in Borsalino & Co. (1977)- Philip Madoc Also in Operation Daybreak (1975)
- Ronald Adam Also in Zeppelin and Reach for the Sky
- Victor Beaumont Also in The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
- Paul Carpenter Also in Reach for the Sky and Albert R.N.
- Eddie Byrne Also in Albert R.N. (1953)
Guido Lorraine Also in State Secret and The Red Beret
Known for
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Where Eagles Dare 1968
Fahrenheit 451 1966
Escape to Victory 1981
Operation: Daybreak 1975
The Heroes of Telemark 1965
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
119 credits on file
Television 23
Media & music
About this person
Primarily a character actor, he often played Nazi officers in World War II films and villains in horror films, and other antagonistic authority figures.
Country
Germany
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1989 · aged 72
