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Viktors Lorencs

Acting Born Jul 29, 1927 Riga, Latvia 7 credits

Biography

Viktors Lorencs was a Latvian actor and screenwriter born in Riga on July 30, 1927. Throughout his career in the film industry, he contributed to various projects both in front of and behind the camera. As an actor, he is noted for portraying the main role in the film The Red Violin. In addition to his acting work, Lorencs was active as a writer, serving as the screenwriter for the movie Madness. He lived in Riga for the duration of his life and passed away there on January 26, 1992. His professional legacy remains defined by these specific creative contributions to Latvian cinema.

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Known for

Film

Come and See

as Sturmbannführer
Film

Fate of a Man

as One-eyed German Officer (uncredited)
Film

Rally

as Pokupatel

Full filmography

  • Come and See (1985) as Sturmbannführer
  • Fate of a Man (1959) as One-eyed German Officer (uncredited)
  • Rally (1978) as Pokupatel
  • This Dangerous Balcony Door (1976) as Viktors
  • The Red Violin (1975) as Eduard Sõrmus
  • The Right to Shot (1981) as Intelligence representative
  • Nazis and Blondes (2008) as Self