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John Wengraf

Actor | * 04/23/1897 († 77, 05/04/1974) | Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
John Wengraf (23 April 1897 – 4 May 1974) was an Austrian actor. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | War | Comedies

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Movies with John Wengraf as Actor(40)

as Graf1965 Ship of Fools
as Hans Eckhart1963 The Prize
as Dr. Morell1962 Hitler
as Karl Wieck1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
as Dr. Kessler1960 Portrait in Black
as Dr. Erich Heinrich1960 12 to the Moon
as John Merriman1958 The Return of Dracula
as Dr. Carl Metz1957 The Disembodied
as Mr. Louis Horvat1957 Valerie
as Dr. Krauss1957 Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
as Prof. Zimmelman1956 Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Tabor1955 The Racers
as Commodore Renard1954 The French Line
as Nicholas Cadiz1954 The Gambler from Natchez
as Vidal1954 Paris Playboys
as Dr. Zeitman1954 Gog
as Col. Schuman (uncredited)1954 Hell and High Water
as German Doctor (uncredited)1953 The Desert Rats
as Lukats1953 Tropic Zone
as Count Franz Von Papen1952 5 Fingers
as Pierquin1949 The Lovable Cheat
as German Doctor1948 Sealed Verdict
as Prosecuting Attorney1948 Wake of the Red Witch
as Peter Goltzen1948 Sofia
as 'Shiv' Triano1947 T-Men
as Dr. Ludwig1946 Tomorrow Is Forever
as Joseph - Gray & Isabel's Butler1946 The Razor's Edge
as Overkamp1944 The Seventh Cross
as Rudolph Kruger1944 Strange Affair
as Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent1944 U-Boat Prisoner
as Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited)1943 Mission to Moscow
as Major von Falken1943 Sahara
as Herr Kesselman1942 Lucky Jordan
as KL Physician (uncredited)1940 Night Train to Munich
as German Radio Operator1940 Dangerous Comment
as Commander Deutschland1940 Convoy
as German Captain1940 Sailors Three
as German1940 All Hands

TV Shows/Series with John Wengraf as Actor(23)

1966 Jericho
as Dr. Hans Kleinemann1966 The Time Tunnel
as Drozhin1964 The Rogues
as Ernest1959 One Step Beyond
as Felix Borgner1959 One Step Beyond
as Colonel Anders Dorn1958 Bat Masterson
as Count Victor Turec1955 The Millionaire
as Denoir1952 Four Star Playhouse
as German Colonel1952 Cavalcade of America
as Von Schwarz1952 Cavalcade of America
as Landau1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Max von Mayerling1950 Lux Video Theatre

Citizenship: Austria
Born: Friday, 04/23 1897 (April) in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
Died: Saturday, 05/04 1974 (May) in Santa Barbara (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Father: Edmund Wengraf
John Wengraf frequently works together with these people:
David Niven (34x, Actor)
Charles Boyer (28x, Actor)
Ida Lupino (24x, Actress)
Dick Powell (24x, Actor)
John Hoyt (17x, Actor)
Rhys Williams (16x, Actor)
Dayton Lummis (16x, Actor)
Herb Vigran (15x, Actor)
James Seay (14x, Actor)
Russ Conway (14x, Actor)
Lawrence Dobkin (14x, Actor)
Stanley Kramer (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:489732, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024