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Henry Rowland

Acting Born Dec 28, 1913 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 24 credits

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Henry Rowland (born Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock; December 28, 1913 – April 26, 1984) was an American film and television actor.

Rowland's father left Germany before World War I began and became a professor of German at the University of Nebraska. Following the war, Rowland was educated in Germany through the secondary level. He returned to the United States and studied acting in Pasadena.

Rowland had heavily Teutonic facial features, making him an invaluable commodity in wartime films, even though he was born in the American Midwest. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from Casablanca to Russ Meyer's Supervixens. Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944's Winged Victory, billed under his Army rank as Corporal Henry Rowland. In his last years, Rowland had continued playing such Germanic characters as the Amish farmer in The Frisco Kid (1979).

He appeared six times on the western series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. He was also cast in the television series Brave Eagle, Fury, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, The Rifleman, Tales of Wells Fargo (episode "Laredo"), and Gunsmoke.

For his contribution to the television industry, Henry Rowland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard. CLR

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Known for

Perry Mason

as Watchman
Film

Revenge of the Pink Panther

as Blaine's stooge

Bat Masterson

as Naylor, henchman

Combat!

as Col. Hoffman

Rawhide

1959
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

The Untouchables

as Behrendt

Four Star Playhouse

as Morel
Film

A Beautiful Mind

2001
Film

Beauty and the Beast

1946

Zorro

1957
Film

Psycho III

1986

Full filmography

  • Perry Mason (1957) as Watchman
  • The Rifleman (1958)
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Blaine's stooge
  • Bat Masterson (1958) as Naylor, henchman
  • Combat! (1962) as Col. Hoffman
  • Rawhide (1959)
  • Cheyenne (1955)
  • The Untouchables (1959) as Behrendt
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Mort
  • The Rebel (1959) as Jake Rollins
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Morel
  • Mister Ed (1961)
  • The Incredible Hulk (1977)
  • Zorro (1957)
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Smithy
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Frank
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as George Morris
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Pete Spence
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Shorty Dawson
  • Outlaws (1960) as Schmidt
  • Adventures of Superman (1952)
  • The Texan (1958)
  • Sugarfoot (1957) as Big Swede