Anton Diffring

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Biography

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor.

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Known For

Fahrenheit 451

Fabian / Headmistress

Escape to Victory

chief commentator

Where Eagles Dare

Col. Kramer

Doctor Who

De Flores

The Heroes of Telemark

Major Frick

Scene of the Crime

Mensur

The Blue Max

Holbach

Operation Crossbow

SS Sturmbannfuhrer

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2003	The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway MOVIE	Self
1988	Anna MOVIE	George Mamoulian
1988	Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis MOVIE	De Flores
1988	The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis MOVIE	Self
1988	Faceless MOVIE	Dr. Karl Heinz Moser
1986	Der Sommer des Samurai MOVIE	Wintrich
1986	Wahnfried MOVIE	Franz Listz
1986	Operation Dead End MOVIE	Prof. Lang
1985	Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie MOVIE	Kardinal Millini
1984	The Masks of Death MOVIE	Graf Udo Von Felseck
1984	Weltuntergang MOVIE	Self
1984	Der Besuch MOVIE	Crazier
1983	S.A.S. San Salvador MOVIE	Peter Reynolds
1983	Non Stop Trouble with Spies MOVIE	Colonel Henderson
1983	The Winds of War TV	Joachim von Ribbentrop
1981	Escape to Victory MOVIE	chief commentator
1980	Tusk MOVIE	John Morrison
1979	Der Durchdreher MOVIE	Glorias erster Mann
1979	Flambards TV	Mr Dermot
1979	Son of Hitler MOVIE	Gernheim
1978	Das Einhorn MOVIE	Blomich
1978	Plutonium MOVIE	Direktor Arnold
1978	Le Mutant TV	O'Brien
1977	Io sono mia MOVIE	Padre di Suna
1977	Waldrausch MOVIE	Fürst
1977	Valentino MOVIE	Baron Long
1977	Der Alte TV	Leo Steglitz
1977	The Indians Are Still Far Away MOVIE	Le professeur d'allemand
1977	Vanessa MOVIE	Major Kenneth Cooper
1977	The Galton & Simpson Playhouse TV	Heinz Steiner
1976	Montana Trap MOVIE	Lieutenant Slade
1976	The Swiss Conspiracy MOVIE	Franz Benninger
1975	Operation: Daybreak MOVIE	Reinhard Heydrich
1975	Kommissariat 9 TV	Self
1975	Lehmanns Erzählungen MOVIE	Allan
1975	H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time MOVIE	Professor Peterson
1974	Shatter MOVIE	Hans Leber
1974	Only the Wind Knows the Answer MOVIE	John Keelwood
1974	Borsalino and Co. MOVIE	German
1974	Derrick TV	Herr de Mohl
1974	Derrick TV	Alfred Bandera
1974	Derrick TV	Herr Scherer
1974	The Beast Must Die MOVIE	Pavel
1974	Kiss Me and Die MOVIE	Jonathan Lanceford
1973	Tony Arzenta MOVIE	Hans Grunwald (uncredited)
1973	The Battle of Sutjeska MOVIE	Generaloberst Alexander Lohr
1973	Thriller TV	Jonathan Lanceford
1973	Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye MOVIE	Dr. Franz
1973	Mark of the Devil Part II MOVIE	Balthasar von Ross
1973	Little Mother MOVIE	The Cardinal
1972	Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street MOVIE	Mensur
1972	Assignment: Vienna TV	Insp. Hoffman
1971	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire MOVIE	Ambassador Sobieski
1971	Zeppelin MOVIE	Colonel Hirsch
1970	Scene of the Crime TV	Mensur
1970	Piggies MOVIE	Toto
1969	Kill Rommel! MOVIE	Captain Richard Howell
1969	Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel MOVIE	Kurfürst
1969	Der Kommissar TV	Roland Sauter
1968	Where Eagles Dare MOVIE	Col. Kramer
1967	Counterpoint MOVIE	Col. Arndt
1967	The Double Man MOVIE	Col. Berthold
1966	Fahrenheit 451 MOVIE	Fabian / Headmistress
1966	The Blue Max MOVIE	Holbach
1965	The Heroes of Telemark MOVIE	Major Frick
1965	BBC Play of the Month TV	Adolf Eichmann
1965	Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England MOVIE	SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
1965	Shots in 3/4 Time MOVIE	Burger
1965	Operation Crossbow MOVIE	SS Sturmbannfuhrer
1964	Lana: Queen of the Amazons MOVIE	Prof. van Vries
1964	Theatre 625 TV	Count Wolf von Helldorf
1964	Vorsicht Mister Dodd MOVIE	Howard
1963	Doctor Who TV	De Flores
1963	Interpol TV	SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
1963	Incident at Midnight MOVIE	Dr. Erik Leichner
1962	Studio 4 TV	Self
1961	Enter Inspector Duval MOVIE	Inspector Duval
1960	Circus of Horrors MOVIE	Dr. Schuler
1959	The Man Who Could Cheat Death MOVIE	Dr. Georges Bonner
1959	One Step Beyond TV	Wilhelm Hessler
1958	Mark of the Phoenix MOVIE	Inspector Schell
1958	A Question of Adultery MOVIE	Carl Dieter
1958	Tales of Frankenstein MOVIE	Baron Frankenstein
1957	Seven Thunders MOVIE	Col. Trautman
1957	Lady of Vengeance MOVIE	Karmak
1957	Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! TV	Louis Walleau
1957	The Crooked Sky MOVIE	Fraser
1957	The Traitor MOVIE	Joseph Brezina
1956	House of Secrets MOVIE	Anton Lauderbach
1956	Wire Service TV	Joseph Tezlik
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Cast Member
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Karl Brandt
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Self
1956	Hancock's Half Hour TV	Self
1956	Reach for the Sky MOVIE	German Stabsfeldwebel
1956	Seven Years in Tibet MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1956	The Black Tent MOVIE	Senior German Officer
1956	Colonel March of Scotland Yard TV	Francois
1956	Colonel March of Scotland Yard TV	Davos
1956	Doublecross MOVIE	Dmitri Krassin
1955	I Am a Camera MOVIE	Fritz Wendel
1955	Dixon of Dock Green TV	Charles Mason
1955	The Colditz Story MOVIE	Hauptmann Fischer
1954	The Sea Shall Not Have Them MOVIE	German Pilot
1953	Operation Diplomat MOVIE	Edward Shroder
1953	Albert R.N. MOVIE	Capt Schultz
1953	Park Plaza 605 MOVIE	Gregor
1953	The Red Beret MOVIE	The Pole
1953	Never Let Me Go MOVIE	Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1952	Top Secret MOVIE	Border Police GDR (uncredited)
1952	The Woman's Angle MOVIE	Peasant
1952	Bachelor in Paris MOVIE	Renoir
1951	Appointment with Venus MOVIE	2nd German Soldier
1951	Hotel Sahara MOVIE	German Soldier
1950	Highly Dangerous MOVIE	Officer at Station (uncredited)
1950	State Secret MOVIE	State Police Officer at Theater
1940	Neutral Port MOVIE	Sailor
1940	Convoy MOVIE	U-Boat Officer

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