1897-04-22 ( 127 years old ) in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
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.
Movies
Ship of Fools
1965-07-29
The Prize
1963-12-25
Hitler
1962-03-21
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961-12-18
Portrait in Black
1960-07-27
12 to the Moon
1960-02-03
The Return of Dracula
1958-05-21
The Disembodied
1957-08-25
Valerie
1957-08-01
The Pride and the Passion
1957-07-10
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957-02-22
Never Say Goodbye
1956-03-10
The Racers
1955-02-04
The Gambler from Natchez
1954-08-04
Gog
1954-06-04
Paris Playboys
1954-03-07
The French Line
1954-02-08
Hell and High Water
1954-02-06
The Desert Rats
1953-05-20
Tropic Zone
1953-01-14
5 Fingers
1952-02-22
The Lovable Cheat
1949-05-11
Wake of the Red Witch
1948-12-30
Sealed Verdict
1948-11-05
Sofia
1948-09-03
T-Men
1947-12-15
The Razor's Edge
1946-11-19
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945-10-04
Strange Affair
1944-10-05
U-Boat Prisoner
1944-07-25
The Seventh Cross
1944-07-24
Sahara
1943-09-22
The Boy from Stalingrad
1943-05-20
Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29
Lucky Jordan
1942-11-16
Sailors Three
1940-12-14
Convoy
1940-09-28
Night Train to Munich
1940-08-31
All Hands
1940-05-31
Dangerous Comment
1940-05-18
The Moon in the Yellow River
1938-12-28
Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
1935-02-01
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