Harald Wolff

Biography

Harald Otto Walther Wolff (11 January 1909 – June 1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.

Harald Wolff, born in Barmen in 1909, first completed an apprenticeship as a businessman after graduating from high school before switching to acting. Wolff played his first film role in 1939 in Helmut Käutner 's comedy Kitty and the World Conference.

After World War II, in addition to appearances in German films, he also took part in various international film productions, including the 1951 American war drama Decision Before Dawn by director Anatole Litvak; 1956 in the French comedy film Two Men, a Pig, and the Night of Paris by Claude Autant-Lara; 1957 in Maurice Labro s literary adaptation Spione alongside Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage or Lino Ventura and in 1964 in Jacques Demy's musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. In 1972, he acted in Costa-Gavras political thriller The Invisible Uprising.

In addition, Wolff, as a voice actor, has lent his voice to many internationally known fellow actors over the decades. In the 1960s, he dubbed Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball. He also dubbed Charles Boyer in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale. Vincent Price in Cry of the Banshee and Claude Rains in The Adventures of Robin Hood were dubbed by Wolff.

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Known For

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Monsieur Dubourg

Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht

Pierre Dulac

La Traversée de Paris

German Commander (uncredited)

Decision Before Dawn

Hartmann (uncredited)

State of Siege

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Johnny Colt

Thomas King

The Night Affair

M. Fridel, le père de Lucky / Lucky's Father

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1972	State of Siege	Minister of Foreign Affairs
1966	Johnny Colt	Thomas King
1964	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg	Monsieur Dubourg
1962	Bells Without Joy	Commander von Ulbricht
1961	Sahara on Fire	Peter
1958	The Cat	Colonel Richting
1958	The Night Affair	M. Fridel, le père de Lucky / Lucky's Father
1957	To Catch a Spy	Lindbaum
1956	La Traversée de Paris	German Commander (uncredited)
1953	Geheimakten Solvay	von Kreß
1951	Decision Before Dawn	Hartmann (uncredited)
1939	Kitty and the World Conference	Sekretär der englischen Delegation Collins

Year	TV Show	Role
1980	Harry Hocker läßt nicht locker	Harry Hocker
1967	Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht	Pierre Dulac