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John Wengraf
Actor
Born April 22, 1897Died May 4, 1974 (77 years)
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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John Wengraf Filmography
| 1966 | Jericho (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Dr. Hans Kleinemann |
| 1965 | Ship of Fools · as Graf |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Abbot John |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Drozhin |
| 1963 | The Prize · as Hans Eckhart |
| 1962 | Hitler · as Dr. Morell |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg · as Karl Wieck |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Hans Rovag |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as 'werner' |
| 1960 | Portrait in Black · as Dr. Kessler |
| 1960 | 12 to the Moon · as Dr. Erich Heinrich |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) · as Konrad Morgan |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Gus Kleeber |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Felix Borgner |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Colonel Anders Dorn |
| 1958 | The Return of Dracula · as John Merriman |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as The King |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Kozak |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Dr. Frohlich |
| 1957 | The Disembodied · as Dr. Carl Metz |
| 1957 | Valerie · as Mr. Louis Horvat |
| 1957 | The Pride and the Passion · as Sermaine |
| 1957 | Oh, Men! Oh, Women! · as Dr. Krauss |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Dönitz |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Phillip Frank |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Dejung |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV Series) · as King's Aide |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Never Say Goodbye · as Prof. Zimmelman |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Crusader (TV Series) · as Dr. Kremlov |
| 1955 | The Racers · as Dr. Tabor |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Count Victor Turec |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as German Bishop Schoffel |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Consul Philippe Le Petran |
| 1954 | The Gambler from Natchez · as Nicholas Cadiz |
| 1954 | Gog · as Dr. Zeitman |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Prince Bruzova |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Col. Bucar |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Victor Waingraft |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats · as German Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Call Me Madam · as Ronchin |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Baron Von Weizsaker |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1953 | Tropic Zone · as Lukats |
| 1952 | Biff Baker USA (TV Series) · as Dr. Josef Luger |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Wilhelm Kortner |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Von Schwarz |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Denoir |
| 1952 | 5 Fingers · as Count Franz Von Papen |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Belle Le Grand · as Andrew Sinclair |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as 1st Customs Officer |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Max Von Mayerling |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) |
| 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 | Week-End at the Waldorf · as Alex |
| 1945 | Hotel Berlin · as Wolf Von Buelow |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home · as Big Man |
| 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 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as John Wengraf |