John Wengraf

Actor

22 de abril de 1897 — 4 de mayo de 1974 (77 años)
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.

Películas y series en Plex

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • El barco de los locos
    El barco de los locos1965
  • Dragnet
    Dragnet8 seasons
  • Un paso al más allá
    Un paso al más allá3 seasons
  • 12 to the Moon
    12 to the Moon1960
  • The Danny Thomas Show
    The Danny Thomas Show2 seasons
  • El detective millonario
    El detective millonario3 seasons
  • Four Star Playhouse
    Four Star Playhouse4 seasons
  • Dangerous Assignment
    Dangerous Assignment1 season

Conocido por

  • Operación Cicerón
    Operación Cicerón1952
  • Orgullo y pasión
    Orgullo y pasión1957
  • Mañana es vivir
    Mañana es vivir1946
  • Gog, el monstruo de cinco manos
    Gog, el monstruo de cinco manos1954
  • El retorno de Drácula
    El retorno de Drácula1958
  • 12 to the Moon
    12 to the Moon1960
  • The Disembodied
    The Disembodied1957
  • Hoy como ayer
    Hoy como ayer1956
  • Valerie
    Valerie1957
  • El jugador de Natchez
    El jugador de Natchez1954
  • Paris Playboys
    Paris Playboys1954
  • Biff Baker, U.S.A.
    Biff Baker, U.S.A.2 seasons
  • Sofia
    Sofia1948
  • The Lovable Cheat
    The Lovable Cheat1949
  • All Hands
    All Hands1940

Filmography

1966
1966
The Time Tunnel · as Dr. Hans Kleinemann
1965
Ship of Fools · as GrafEn Plex
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · as Abbot John
1964
The Rogues · as Drozhin
1963
The Prize · as Hans Eckhart
1962
Hitler · as Dr. Morell
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg · as Karl Wieck
1961
Ripcord · as Hans Rovag
1961
The Dick Powell Show · as 'werner'
1960
Portrait in Black · as Dr. Kessler
1960
12 to the Moon · as Dr. Erich HeinrichEn Plex
1960
Johnny Midnight · as Konrad Morgan
1959
The Detectives (1959) · as Varchek
1959
1959
1959
Bonanza · as Dr. Anton StrasserEn Plex
1959
1959
The Untouchables · as Gus Kleeber
1959
One Step Beyond · as ErnestEn Plex
1958
1958
Bat Masterson · as Colonel Anders DornEn Plex
1958
The Return of Dracula · as John Merriman
1958
1957
Colt .45 · as Kozak
1957
Tombstone Territory · as Dr. Frohlich
1957
1957
The Disembodied · as Dr. Carl Metz
1957
Valerie · as Mr. Louis Horvat
1957
1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! · as Dr. Krauss
1957
The Silent Service · as Dönitz
1957
1957
Whirlybirds · as Phillip Frank
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Dejung
1956
1956
1956
Never Say Goodbye · as Prof. Zimmelman
1955
1955
Crusader · as Dr. Kremlov
1955
The Racers · as Dr. Tabor
1955
The Millionaire · as Count Victor Turec
1955
TV Reader's Digest · as German Bishop Schoffel
1955
The Star and the Story · as Consul Philippe Le Petran
1954
The Gambler from Natchez · as Nicholas Cadiz
1954
Gog · as Dr. Zeitman
1954
The Lone Wolf · as Prince Bruzova
1954
Passport to Danger · as Col. Bucar
1954
Public Defender · as Gunther
1954
Paris Playboys · as Vidal
1954
Hell and High Water · as Col. Schuman (uncredited)
1953
The French Line · as Commodore Renard
1953
Flight to Tangier · as Kalferez
1953
Make Room for Daddy · as Victor WaingraftEn Plex
1953
The Desert Rats · as German Doctor (uncredited)
1953
Call Me Madam · as Ronchin
1953
You Are There · as Baron Von Weizsaker
1953
1953
Tropic Zone · as Lukats
1952
Biff Baker USA · as Dr. Josef Luger
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Wilhelm Kortner
1952
Cavalcade of America · as Von Schwarz
1952
Four Star Playhouse · as DenoirEn Plex
1952
5 Fingers · as Count Franz Von Papen
1951
Dragnet (1951) · as CastEn Plex
1951
Belle Le Grand · as Andrew Sinclair
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show · as 1st Customs Officer
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Max Von Mayerling
1950
1949
The Lovable Cheat · as Pierquin
1948
Wake of the Red Witch · as Prosecuting Attorney
1948
Sealed Verdict · as German Doctor
1948
Sofia · as Peter Goltzen
1947
T-Men · as 'shiv' Triano
1946
The Razor's Edge · as Joseph - Gray & Isabel's Butler
1946
Tomorrow Is Forever · as Dr. Ludwig
1945
1945
Hotel Berlin · as Wolf Von Buelow
1944
1944
Strange Affair · as Rudolph Kruger
1944
Till We Meet Again · as Gestapo Chief
1944
U-Boat Prisoner · as Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent
1944
The Seventh Cross · as Overkamp
1944
Song of Russia · as Red Army Commander
1943
Paris After Dark · as Dr. Mannheim
1943
Sahara · as Maj. Von Falken
1943
Mission to Moscow · as Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited)
1943
The Boy from Stalingrad · as German Major
1942
Lucky Jordan · as Herr Kesselman
1940
Three Cockeyed Sailors · as German Captain
1940
Night Train to Munich · as Kl Physician (uncredited)
1940
Convoy · as Commander Deutschland
1940
All Hands · as German
1940
Dangerous Comment · as German Radio Operator