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John Wengraf

John Wengraf

Acting·1897–1974·43 films

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. Som

Filmography

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)Karl Wieck
Sahara
Sahara (1943)Maj. von Falken
The Prize
The Prize (1963)Hans Eckhart
5 Fingers
5 Fingers (1952)Count Franz Von Papen
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)Graf
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1946)Joseph - Gray & Isabel's Butler
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats (1953)German Doctor (uncredited)
T-Men
T-Men (1947)'Shiv' Triano
Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)KL Physician (uncredited)
The Return of Dracula
The Return of Dracula (1958)John Merriman
Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water (1954)Col. Schuman (uncredited)
Wake of the Red Witch
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)Prosecuting Attorney
The Pride and the Passion
The Pride and the Passion (1957)Sermaine
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross (1944)Overkamp
Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)Dr. Ludwig
Gog
Gog (1954)Dr. Zeitman
12 to the Moon
12 to the Moon (1960)Dr. Erich Heinrich
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black (1960)Dr. Kessler
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye (1956)Prof. Zimmelman
Hitler
Hitler (1962)Dr. Morell
Valerie
Valerie (1957)Mr. Louis Horvat
Convoy
Convoy (1940)Commander Deutschland
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)Alex
The French Line
The French Line (1954)Commodore Renard
The Disembodied
The Disembodied (1957)Dr. Carl Metz
Strange Affair
Strange Affair (1944)Rudolph Kruger
The Gambler from Natchez
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)Nicholas Cadiz
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan (1942)Herr Kesselman
Sailors Three
Sailors Three (1940)German Captain
Tropic Zone
Tropic Zone (1953)Lukats
Sofia
Sofia (1948)Peter Goltzen
U-Boat Prisoner
U-Boat Prisoner (1944)Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent
Paris Playboys
Paris Playboys (1954)Vidal
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1944)Gestapo Chief
The Racers
The Racers (1955)Dr. Tabor
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)Dr. Krauss
Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict (1948)German Doctor
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat (1949)Pierquin
All Hands
All Hands (1940)German
The Boy from Stalingrad
The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)German Major
Dangerous Comment
Dangerous Comment (1940)German Radio Operator
Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten (1935)Paul Rainer