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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 20, 1916
Place of Birth:
Koblenz, Germany
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Anton Diffring
Biography
Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway | |
| 1988 | Faceless | Dr. Karl Heinz Moser |
| 1988 | Anna | George Mamoulian |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis | De Flores |
| 1988 | The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis | |
| 1986 | Der Sommer des Samurai | Wintrich |
| 1986 | Operation Dead End | Prof. Lang |
| 1986 | Wahnfried | Franz Listz |
| 1985 | Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie | Kardinal Millini |
| 1984 | The Masks of Death | Graf Udo Von Felseck |
| 1984 | Der Besuch | Crazier |
| 1984 | Weltuntergang | |
| 1983 | S.A.S. San Salvador | Peter Reynolds |
| 1983 | Non Stop Trouble with Spies | Colonel Henderson |
| 1981 | Escape to Victory | chief commentator |
| 1980 | Tusk | John Morrison |
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Gernheim |
| 1979 | Der Durchdreher | Glorias erster Mann |
| 1978 | Das Einhorn | Blomich |
| 1978 | Plutonium | Direktor Arnold |
| 1977 | Waldrausch | Fürst |
| 1977 | Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun | Old Priest |
| 1977 | Vanessa | Major Kenneth Cooper |
| 1977 | Io sono mia | Padre di Suna |
| 1977 | Valentino | Baron Long |
| 1977 | The Indians Are Still Far Away | Le professeur d'allemand |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Franz Benninger |
| 1976 | Montana Trap | Lieutenant Slade |
| 1975 | Operation: Daybreak | Reinhard Heydrich |
| 1975 | Lehmanns Erzählungen | Allan |
| 1975 | H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time | Professor Peterson |
| 1974 | Only the Wind Knows the Answer | John Keelwood |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die | Pavel |
| 1974 | Borsalino and Co. | German |
| 1974 | Shatter | Hans Leber |
| 1974 | Kiss Me and Die | Jonathan Lanceford |
| 1973 | Mark of the Devil Part II | Balthasar von Ross |
| 1973 | Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes | Dr. Franz |
| 1973 | Little Mother | The Cardinal |
| 1973 | Tony Arzenta | Hans Grunwald (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Battle of Sutjeska | Generaloberst Alexander Lohr |
| 1972 | Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street | Mensur |
| 1972 | The Day the Clown Cried | Captain Curt Runkel |
| 1971 | Zeppelin | Colonel Hirsch |
| 1971 | The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire | Ambassador Sobieski |
| 1970 | Piggies | Toto |
| 1969 | Kill Rommel! | Captain Richard Howell |
| 1969 | Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel | Kurfürst |
| 1968 | Where Eagles Dare | Col. Kramer |
| 1967 | Counterpoint | Col. Arndt |
| 1967 | The Double Man | Col. Berthold |
| 1966 | The Blue Max | Holbach |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | Fabian / Headmistress |
| 1965 | Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England | SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich |
| 1965 | Shots in 3/4 Time | Burger |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Major Frick |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | SS Sturmbannfuhrer |
| 1964 | Lana: Queen of the Amazons | Prof. van Vries |
| 1964 | Vorsicht Mister Dodd | Howard |
| 1963 | Incident at Midnight | Dr. Erik Leichner |
| 1961 | Enter Inspector Duval | Inspector Duval |
| 1960 | Circus of Horrors | Dr. Schuler |
| 1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death | Dr. Georges Bonner |
| 1958 | Tales of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein |
| 1958 | Mark of the Phoenix | Inspector Schell |
| 1958 | A Question of Adultery | Carl Dieter |
| 1957 | Lady of Vengeance | Karmak |
| 1957 | The Traitor | Joseph Brezina |
| 1957 | Seven Thunders | Col. Trautman |
| 1957 | The Crooked Sky | Fraser |
| 1956 | House of Secrets | Anton Lauderbach |
| 1956 | Doublecross | Dmitri Krassin |
| 1956 | Seven Years in Tibet | Narrator (voice) |
| 1956 | The Black Tent | Senior German Officer |
| 1956 | Reach for the Sky | German Stabsfeldwebel |
| 1955 | I Am a Camera | Fritz Wendel |
| 1955 | The Colditz Story | Hauptmann Fischer |
| 1954 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | German Pilot |
| 1953 | Albert R.N. | Capt Schultz |
| 1953 | Operation Diplomat | Edward Shroder |
| 1953 | The Red Beret | The Pole |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Gregor |
| 1953 | Never Let Me Go | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Song of Paris | Renoir |
| 1952 | Top Secret | Border Police GDR (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Woman's Angle | Peasant |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara | German Soldier |
| 1951 | Appointment with Venus | 2nd German Soldier |
| 1950 | State Secret | State Police Officer at Theater |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous | Officer at Station (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Neutral Port | Sailor |
| 1940 | Convoy | U-Boat Officer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Joachim von Ribbentrop |
| 1979 | Flambards | Mr. Dermot |
| 1978 | Le Mutant | O'Brien |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Leo Steglitz |
| 1977 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | Heinz Steiner |
| 1975 | Kommissariat 9 | |
| 1974 | Derrick | Herr de Mohl |
| 1974 | Derrick | Alfred Bandera |
| 1974 | Derrick | Herr Scherer |
| 1973 | Thriller | Jonathan Lanceford |
| 1972 | Assignment: Vienna | Insp. Hoffman |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Mensur |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Roland Sauter |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Adolf Eichmann |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Count Wolf von Helldorf |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | De Flores |
| 1963 | Interpol | SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich |
| 1962 | Studio 4 | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Wilhelm Hessler |
| 1957 | Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! | Louis Walleau |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Joseph Tezlik |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Francois |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Davos |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Charles Mason |