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Oskar Homolka

Austrian actor (1898-1978) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79

Oscar Homolka was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and the United States. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand.

Oskar Homolka is read about 128 times a day, in 20 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

1978Died27 January 19781975Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySeries1974PlayhouseSeries, FatherThe Tamarind SeedFilm, 1974General Golitsyn1972The ProtectorsSeries, Zoltan Kolas1969The Madwoman of ChaillotFilm, The Commissar1967Billion Dollar BrainFilm, General Stok1965Joy in the MorningFilm, Stan Pulaski1963Breaking PointSeries1961Mr. SardonicusFilm, Krull1960ThrillerSeries, Pierre Jacquelin1958TempestFilm, Savelic1956War and PeaceFilm, Field Marshal Kutuzov1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Carl Kaminsky1954Prisoner of WarFilm, Col. Nikita I. Biroshilov1953General Electric TheaterSeries, King1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries, Jeno ReinitzTop SecretFilm, 1952Zekov1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries1949Anna LucastaFilm, Joe Lucasta1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries, Bert1943HostagesFilm, Lev Pressinger1940Comrade XFilm, Commissar Vasiliev1931Road to RioFilm, Ricardo Gabiano1927Tragedy of the StreetFilm, Anton - Pimp1898Born12 August 1898

People around Oskar

  • Ball of Fire 1941
  • I Remember Mama 1948
  • The Seven Year Itch 1955
  • Sabotage 1936
  • War and Peace 1956

Filmography 40

87 credits on file

Television 16

Awards

German Film Award

About this person

By the age of 30, he had appeared in more than 400 plays; his film career covered at least 100 films and TV shows.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1978 · aged 79