Helmut Dantine
Austrian-American actor (1917-1982) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 64
Helmut Dantine was an Austrian-American actor who often played Nazis in thriller films of the 1940s. His best-known performances are perhaps the German pilot in Mrs. Miniver and the desperate Bulgarian refugee in Casablanca, who tries gambling to obtain travel visa money for himself and his wife.
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1982Died2 May 19821979
The Fifth MusketeerFilm, Spanish Ambassador1975
Medical StorySeries, Dr. Caradeaux
The Killer EliteFilm, 1975Producer1970
Night GallerySeries1969
The File on DevlinFilm, Hans Raedler1965
Run for Your LifeSeries, Erich Krieger
Operation CrossbowFilm, 1965General Linz1964
The RoguesSeries, Colonel von Reichert1960
Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceFilm, Colonel1957
SugarfootSeries, Maj. Horst von Hoffstadt
Clipper ShipFilm, 1957Luis Obregon1956
Alexander the GreatFilm, Nectenabus1954
Climax!Series, Daniel
Stranger from VenusFilm, 1954The Stranger1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Manson
Call Me MadamFilm, 1953Prince Hugo1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Hans Raedler1949
Lights OutSeries1948
Studio OneSeries, Dr. Roland Maradick1946
Shadow of a WomanFilm, Dr. Eric Ryder1945
Escape in the DesertFilm, Capt. Becker1944
Hollywood CanteenFilm1942
Desperate JourneyFilm1940
EscapeFilm, Porter (uncredited)1917Born7 October 1917
The Fifth MusketeerFilm, Spanish Ambassador1975Medical StorySeries, Dr. CaradeauxThe Killer EliteFilm, 1975Producer1970Night GallerySeries1969The File on DevlinFilm, Hans Raedler1965Run for Your LifeSeries, Erich KriegerOperation CrossbowFilm, 1965General Linz1964The RoguesSeries, Colonel von Reichert1960Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceFilm, Colonel1957SugarfootSeries, Maj. Horst von HoffstadtClipper ShipFilm, 1957Luis Obregon1956Alexander the GreatFilm, Nectenabus1954Climax!Series, DanielStranger from VenusFilm, 1954The Stranger1953General Electric TheaterSeries, MansonCall Me MadamFilm, 1953Prince Hugo1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Hans Raedler1949Lights OutSeries1948Studio OneSeries, Dr. Roland Maradick1946Shadow of a WomanFilm, Dr. Eric Ryder1945Escape in the DesertFilm, Capt. Becker1944Hollywood CanteenFilm1942Desperate JourneyFilm1940EscapeFilm, Porter (uncredited)1917Born7 October 1917People around Helmut
Close ties
Michael Curtiz Directed Casablanca and Passage to Marseille
Hal B. Wallis Produced Casablanca and Passage to Marseille
Vittorio Gassman Directed Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1956)
Carlo Ponti Produced War and Peace and Operation Crossbow
Sam Peckinpah Directed Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced War and Peace and Tempest
Max Steiner Wrote Casablanca and Passage to Marseille
Raoul Walsh Directed Desperate Journey and Northern Pursuit
Henry Daniell Also in Mission to Moscow (1943)
Louis V. Arco Also in Casablanca and Edge of Darkness
Monte Blue Also in Passage to Marseille (1944)
William Edmunds Also in Casablanca and Edge of Darkness
Errol Flynn Also in Edge of Darkness and Desperate Journey
Peter Lorre Also in Casablanca and The Story of Mankind
Robert Rossen Produced Alexander the Great (1956)
Oskar Homolka Also in Mission to Moscow and Tempest
Kurt Kreuger Also in Edge of Darkness (1943)
Henry Victor Also in To Be or Not to Be and Mission to Moscow
Frank Puglia Also in Casablanca and Passage to Marseille
Tonio Selwart Also in Edge of Darkness and Tempest
Jean Del Val Also in Casablanca and Passage to Marseille
Alec Craig Also in Mrs. Miniver and To Be or Not to Be
Giuseppe Addobbati Helmut directed Thundering Jets (1958)
Henry Rowland Also in Desperate Journey and The Pied Piper
Known for
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Casablanca 1943
To Be or Not to Be 1942
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1974
Mrs. Miniver 1942
Watch on the Rhine 1943
Filmography 35
55 credits on file
Television 16
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
As his acting career waned, he turned to producing.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1982 · aged 64
