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Wolfgang Preiss

Acting Born Feb 27, 1910 Died Nov 27, 2002 Nuremberg, Germany 156 credits
156
Total Credits
1942–2018
77 Years Career Span
49
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Wolfgang Preiss works in acting. Born February 27, 1910 in Nuremberg, Germany. Died November 27, 2002. Archytele tracks 156 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Dr. M

as Kessler

War and Remembrance

as Walter von Brauchitsch

The Winds of War

as Walther von Brauchitsch

A Case For Two

as Alfred Rohloff
Film

Ghost of Love

as Zighi
Film

The Formula

as Franz Tauber
Film

Ike

as FM Alfred Jodl

Ike

as Gen. Alfred Jodl
Film

Bloodline

as Julius Prager

SOKO München

as Direktor Xaver Kreuzberg
Film

The Boys from Brazil

as Lofquist
Film

A Bridge Too Far

as Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt

Frequent co-stars

David Reale 3 shared titles
Werner Peters 3 shared titles
Robert Mitchum 2 shared titles
Lisa Eilbacher 2 shared titles
Werner Kreindl 2 shared titles
Laurence Olivier 2 shared titles
Jan Niklas 2 shared titles
Len Lesser 2 shared titles
Robert Snively 2 shared titles
Thomas Hunter 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
Open Air
Florian III
Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich
Dr. M
Land der Väter, Land der SöhneMrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo
Die Männer vom K3War and Remembrance
The Second VictoryMrs. Harris fährt nach MoskauMrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte HenryLang soll er leben
Ein heikler Fall
Ein Heim für TiereForget Mozart
Die Dame und die UnterweltEin Mann namens ParvusMrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
The Winds of War
Unheimliche GeschichtenDie SchraiersMrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior
A Case For TwoGhost of Love
RingstraßenpalaisThe Formula
IkeIkeSonne, Wein und harte NüsseBloodline
SOKO MünchenThe Boys from BrazilWallensteinDie Anstalt
A Bridge Too FarThe Standard
Hungária kávéházDer Anwalt
The Big DeliriumEurogangDie Insel der Krebse
Die MontagsmalerLa Cloche tibétaineEine ungeliebte FrauDie Kriegsbraut
Okay S.I.R.Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in ParisDiamantenparty
Die sexuellen Wünsche der DeutschenThe Salzburg ConnectionThe Master Touch
Dalli DalliRaid on RommelThe Fifth CordThe Bloodstained Butterfly
Scene of the CrimeScene of the CrimeScene of the CrimePeenemündeDer Minister und die Ente
The CommissionerGestern gelesenFamilie Mack verändert sichPlaygirl 70Hannibal Brooks
TamaraAnzioEin Mann namens Harry BrentSchatzsucher unserer TageDer Fall Petkov
Spy Today, Die TomorrowDeath on a Rainy DayDead RunJack of DiamondsWo liegt Jena?
The Rat PatrolIs Paris Burning?Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an BordDas Leben in meiner HandTo Skin a Spy
Von Ryan's ExpressThe Spy Who Went Into HellX-Ray of a Killer

Full Filmography

156 titles
  • Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse (2018) as Dieter Gekeler (archive footage)
  • Open Air (1996)
  • Florian III (1994) as Max Friedmann
  • Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich (1991)
  • Dr. M (1990) as Kessler
  • Land der Väter, Land der Söhne (1989) as Bernauer
  • Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo (1989) as Earl of Wereford
  • Die Männer vom K3 (1988) as Bodo von Heysen
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  • War and Remembrance (1988) as Walter von Brauchitsch
  • The Second Victory (1987) as Father Albertus
  • Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau (1987) as Earl of Wereford
  • Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry (1987) as Earl of Wereford
  • Lang soll er leben (1987)
  • Ein heikler Fall (1986)
  • Ein Heim für Tiere (1985) as Prof. Alf Dobner
  • Forget Mozart (1985) as Baron Gottfried van Swieten
  • Die Dame und die Unterwelt (1984) as Berthold Kampe
  • Ein Mann namens Parvus (1984) as Brockdorff-Rantzau
  • Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce (1984) as Earl of Wereford
  • The Winds of War (1983) as Walther von Brauchitsch
  • Unheimliche Geschichten (1982)
  • Die Schraiers (1982) as Jean Schraier
  • Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior (1982) as Earl of Wereford
  • A Case For Two (1981) as Alfred Rohloff
  • Ghost of Love (1981) as Zighi
  • Ringstraßenpalais (1980) as General Prettwitz
  • The Formula (1980) as Franz Tauber
  • Ike (1979) as FM Alfred Jodl
  • Ike (1979) as Gen. Alfred Jodl
  • Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse (1979) as Louis Tonard
  • Bloodline (1979) as Julius Prager
  • SOKO München (1978) as Direktor Xaver Kreuzberg
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Lofquist
  • Wallenstein (1978) as Thurn
  • Die Anstalt (1978) as Dr. Reinecke
  • A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt
  • The Standard (1977) as Oberst
  • Hungária kávéház (1976)
  • Der Anwalt (1976) as Richter
  • The Big Delirium (1975) as Artmann
  • Eurogang (1975) as Frank Allen
  • Die Insel der Krebse (1975) as General
  • Die Montagsmaler (1974) as Self
  • La Cloche tibétaine (1974) as Georges-Marie Haardt
  • Eine ungeliebte Frau (1974)
  • Die Kriegsbraut (1974) as von Bogendorf
  • Okay S.I.R. (1973) as Forestié
  • Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris (1973) as General
  • Diamantenparty (1973) as Konsul Eduard van Düren
  • Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen (1972)
  • The Salzburg Connection (1972) as Felix Zauner
  • The Master Touch (1972) as Miller
  • Dalli Dalli (1971) as Self
  • Raid on Rommel (1971) as Gen. Erwin Rommel
  • The Fifth Cord (1971) as Police inspector
  • The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) as The Prosecutor
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Friedrich von Ribnitz
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Cantz sr.
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Stockinger
  • Peenemünde (1970) as Oberst Dornberger
  • Der Minister und die Ente (1970) as Minister
  • General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot? (1970) as Generalmajor Oster
  • Sir Henri Deterding (1970) as Sir Henri Deterding
  • Das Haus Lunjowo (1970) as Generalmajor Lattmann
  • The Commissioner (1969) as Direktor Abel
  • Gestern gelesen (1969) as Staatsanwalt
  • Familie Mack verändert sich (1969) as Robert Mack
  • Playgirl 70 (1969)
  • Hannibal Brooks (1969) as Col. von Haller
  • Liebe, Love, l'Amour (1969)
  • Battle of the Commandos (1969) as Colonel Ackerman
  • Hürdenlauf (1969) as Exzellenz Lohmüller
  • Tamara (1968) as Father Bricks
  • Anzio (1968) as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
  • Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (1968) as George Conway
  • Schatzsucher unserer Tage (1968) as Jan van Dongen
  • Der Fall Petkov (1968) as Dr. Georgi Dimitrov
  • Meinungsverschiedenheiten (1968) as Anthony Wilcox
  • Flachsmann als Erzieher (1968) as Flachsmann
  • Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967) as Sebastian (BND chief)
  • Death on a Rainy Day (1967) as Dr. Angus Cromwell
  • Dead Run (1967) as Noland
  • Jack of Diamonds (1967) as Wilhelm Von Schenk
  • Wo liegt Jena? (1967) as Robert
  • Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand (1967) as Leiter der Mordkommission
  • The Rat Patrol (1966) as General Von Helmreich
  • Is Paris Burning? (1966) as Capitaine Ebernach
  • Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord (1966) as Kapitän Behrens
  • Das Leben in meiner Hand (1966) as Minister
  • To Skin a Spy (1966) as Chalieff
  • Samba (1966) as Parisius
  • Von Ryan's Express (1965) as Major Von Klemment
  • The Spy Who Went Into Hell (1965) as Captain Parker
  • X-Ray of a Killer (1965)
  • Einer wird gewinnen (1964) as Self
  • The Train (1964) as Maj. Herren
  • 100 Horsemen (1964) as Sheik Abengalbon
  • The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964) as Dr. Mabuse
  • Backfire (1964) as Grenner
  • Cave of the Living Dead (1964) as Prof. von Adelsberg
  • Frühstück mit dem Tod (1964) as Staatsanwalt Ted Talbot
  • Die erste Legion (1964) as Dr. Peter Morell
  • Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Konrad Pachmayr
  • Die fünfte Kolonne (1963) as Hauptmann Seewald
  • Zwischenmahlzeit (1963) as Self
  • The Cardinal (1963)
  • Leb wohl, mein Traum (1963) as James Merrill
  • Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963) as Geist von Dr. Mabuse
  • The Mad Executioners (1963) as Morel Smith
  • Das tödliche Patent (1963) as Charles Reese
  • The Black Cobra (1963) as Stanislas Raskin
  • The Longest Day (1962) as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
  • Lafayette (1962) as Baron Kalb
  • The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) as Colonel Nordoff
  • The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962) as Dr. Mabuse
  • Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962) as Staatsanwalt Soldan
  • The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962) as Dr. Krone / Dr. Mabuse
  • Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old (1961) as Günther Brandt
  • The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) as Dr. Mabuse
  • Riviera-Story (1961) as Arthur Dahlberg
  • Mill of the Stone Women (1960) as Doctor Loren Bolem
  • The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) as Prof. Jordan / Peter Cornelius / Dr. Mabuse
  • Mistress of the World - Part I (1960) as Dr. Henrik Brandes
  • Mistress of the World - Part II (1960) as Brandes
  • Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960) as Dr. Beck
  • Straße der Gerechten (1959) as Joseph Blake
  • Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959) as Major Linkmann
  • Prisoner of the Volga (1959) as General Gorew
  • Roses for the Prosecutor (1959) as Generalstaatsanwalt
  • Doctor Without Scruples (1959) as Dr. Westorp
  • Gorilla's Waltz (1959) as Otto Lohn
  • Konto ausgeglichen (1959) as Robert Jacobi
  • The Green Devils of Monte Cassino (1958) as Oberstabsarzt Munkler
  • The Italians They Are Crazy (1958) as Hans
  • Grabenplatz 17 (1958) as Kriminalkommissar Dr. Jäger
  • The Girl with the Cat Eyes (1958) as Carlo Gormann
  • Ich war ihm hörig (1958) as Dr. Leipold
  • Eurydice (1957) as Dulac
  • Der Banditendoktor (1957) as Amerikaner
  • Sharks and Little Fish (1957) as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke
  • Stresemann (1957) as Heinz Becker
  • Schinderhannes (1957) as Gendarm Adam
  • Like Once Lili Marleen (1956) as Alfred Linder
  • Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter (1956) as Ein Journalist
  • Before Sundown (1956) as Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke
  • Johannisnacht (1956) as Mac Fadden
  • Von der Liebe besiegt (1956) as Mario Clar
  • The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955) as Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
  • Oberarzt Dr. Solm (1955) as Dr. Hartung
  • Der Cornet (1955) as Freiherr von Pirovano
  • Canaris (1954) as Oberst Holl
  • German Film Award (1951) as Self
  • Falschmünzer am Werk (1951)
  • Frischer Wind in alten Gassen (1951)
  • The Crew of the Dora (1943) as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner
  • The Great Love (1942) as Oberleutnant von Etzdorf

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Wolfgang Preiss best known for?

Wolfgang Preiss is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dr. M (1990), War and Remembrance (1988), The Winds of War (1983), A Case For Two (1981).

When and where was Wolfgang Preiss born?

Wolfgang Preiss was born on February 27, 1910 in Nuremberg, Germany. They passed away on November 27, 2002.

How many credits does Wolfgang Preiss have?

Wolfgang Preiss has accumulated over 156 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1942 to 2018.

What is Wolfgang Preiss's background in cinema and television?

Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 at Nuremberg - 27 November 2002 at Baden-Baden) was a German theatre, film and television actor. The son of a teacher, in the early 1930s Preiss studied philosophy, German and drama. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlenck, making his stage début in Munich in 1932. He w...

Wolfgang Preiss by the numbers

156credits
120films
36TV series
1942–2018active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (156) Born on February 27 In memoriam 2002

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