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Anton Diffring
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Anton Diffring

Known for Doctor Who · Scene of the Crime · Derrick

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Diffring, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
Oct 20, 1916
Died
May 20, 1989
Birthplace
Koblenz, Germany
Known For
Acting

Biography

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

Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Diffring, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoDe Flores · 1963
★ 7.9
TVScene of the Crime
Scene of the CrimeMensur · 1970
★ 6.2
TVDerrick
DerrickHerr de Mohl · 1974
★ 6.0
TVThe Winds of War
The Winds of WarJoachim von Ribbentrop · 1983
★ 7.3
MOVIEThe Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The Iguana with the Tongue of FireAmbassador Sobieski · 1971
★ 5.3
TVThe Old Fox
The Old FoxLeo Steglitz · 1977
★ 6.3
TVOne Step Beyond
One Step BeyondWilhelm Hessler · 1959
★ 5.7
TVThriller
ThrillerJonathan Lanceford · 1973
★ 7.0

Filmography

Movies

ConvoyU-Boat Officer
1940
NP
Neutral PortSailor
1940
Highly DangerousOfficer at Station (uncredited)
1950
State SecretState Police Officer at Theater
1950
Appointment with Venus2nd German Soldier
1951
Hotel SaharaGerman Soldier
1951
Song of ParisRenoir
1952
The Woman's AnglePeasant
1952
Top SecretBorder Police GDR (uncredited)
1952
Albert R.N.Capt Schultz
1953
Never Let Me GoHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1953
Operation DiplomatEdward Shroder
1953
Park Plaza 605Gregor
1953
The Red BeretThe Pole
1953
The Sea Shall Not Have ThemGerman Pilot
1954
I Am a CameraFritz Wendel
1955
The Colditz StoryHauptmann Fischer
1955
DoublecrossDmitri Krassin
1956
House of SecretsAnton Lauderbach
1956
Reach for the SkyGerman Stabsfeldwebel
1956
Seven Years in TibetNarrator (voice)
1956
The Black TentSenior German Officer
1956
Lady of VengeanceKarmak
1957
Seven ThundersCol. Trautman
1957
The Crooked SkyFraser
1957
The TraitorJoseph Brezina
1957
A Question of AdulteryCarl Dieter
1958
Mark of the PhoenixInspector Schell
1958
Tales of FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein
1958
The Man Who Could Cheat DeathDr. Georges Bonner
1959
Circus of HorrorsDr. Schuler
1960
EI
Enter Inspector DuvalInspector Duval
1961
Incident at MidnightDr. Erik Leichner
1963
Lana: Queen of the AmazonsProf. van Vries
1964
Vorsicht Mister DoddHoward
1964
GG
Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von EnglandSS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
1965
Operation CrossbowSS Sturmbannfuhrer
1965
Shots in 3/4 TimeBurger
1965
The Heroes of TelemarkMajor Frick
1965
Fahrenheit 451Fabian / Headmistress
1966
The Blue MaxHolbach
1966
CounterpointCol. Arndt
1967
The Double ManCol. Berthold
1967
Where Eagles DareCol. Kramer
1968
Kill Rommel!Captain Richard Howell
1969
Michael Kohlhaas - The RebelKurfürst
1969
P
PiggiesToto
1970
The Iguana with the Tongue of FireAmbassador Sobieski
1971
ZeppelinColonel Hirsch
1971
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven StreetMensur
1972
Little MotherThe Cardinal
1973
Mark of the Devil Part IIBalthasar von Ross
1973
Seven Deaths in the Cat's EyeDr. Franz
1973
The Battle of SutjeskaGeneraloberst Alexander Lohr
1973
Tony ArzentaHans Grunwald (uncredited)
1973
Borsalino and Co.German
1974
Kiss Me and DieJonathan Lanceford
1974
Only the Wind Knows the AnswerJohn Keelwood
1974
ShatterHans Leber
1974
The Beast Must DiePavel
1974
H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of TimeProfessor Peterson
1975
LE
Lehmanns ErzählungenAllan
1975
Operation: DaybreakReinhard Heydrich
1975
Montana TrapLieutenant Slade
1976
The Swiss ConspiracyFranz Benninger
1976
Io sono miaPadre di Suna
1977
The Indians Are Still Far AwayLe professeur d'allemand
1977
ValentinoBaron Long
1977
VanessaMajor Kenneth Cooper
1977
WaldrauschFürst
1977
Das EinhornBlomich
1978
PlutoniumDirektor Arnold
1978
Der DurchdreherGlorias erster Mann
1979
Son of HitlerGernheim
1979
TuskJohn Morrison
1980
Escape to Victorychief commentator
1981
Non Stop Trouble with SpiesColonel Henderson
1983
S.A.S. San SalvadorPeter Reynolds
1983
Der BesuchCrazier
1984
The Masks of DeathGraf Udo Von Felseck
1984
W
Weltuntergang
1984
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und GlorieKardinal Millini
1985
Der Sommer des SamuraiWintrich
1986
Operation Dead EndProf. Lang
1986
WahnfriedFranz Listz
1986
AnnaGeorge Mamoulian
1988
Doctor Who: Silver NemesisDe Flores
1988
FacelessDr. Karl Heinz Moser
1988
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
2003
The Day the Clown CriedCaptain Curt Runkel

Television

Dixon of Dock GreenCharles Mason · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreCast Member · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreKarl Brandt · 1 eps
1956
Armchair Theatre1 eps
1956
Colonel March of Scotland YardFrancois · 1 eps
1956
Colonel March of Scotland YardDavos · 1 eps
1956
Hancock's Half Hour1 eps
1956
Wire ServiceJoseph Tezlik · 1 eps
1956
OP
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Louis Walleau · 1 eps
1957
One Step BeyondWilhelm Hessler · 1 eps
1959
S4
Studio 41 eps
1962
Doctor WhoDe Flores · 3 eps
1963
InterpolSS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich · 1 eps
1963
Theatre 625Count Wolf von Helldorf · 1 eps
1964
BBC Play of the MonthAdolf Eichmann · 1 eps
1965
The CommissionerRoland Sauter · 1 eps
1969
Scene of the CrimeMensur · 1 eps
1970
Assignment: ViennaInsp. Hoffman · 8 eps
1972
ThrillerJonathan Lanceford · 1 eps
1973
DerrickHerr de Mohl · 1 eps
1974
DerrickAlfred Bandera · 1 eps
1974
DerrickHerr Scherer · 1 eps
1974
K9
Kommissariat 91 eps
1975
The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseHeinz Steiner · 1 eps
1977
The Old FoxLeo Steglitz · 1 eps
1977
Le MutantO'Brien · 1 eps
1978
FlambardsMr Dermot · 5 eps
1979
The Winds of WarJoachim von Ribbentrop · 4 eps
1983

Photos

Anton Diffring photo
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