Wolfgang Preiss
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 went to appear in various theatre productions in Heidelberg, Königsberg, Bonn, Bremen, Stuttgart and Berlin. In 1942 he made his film début - he was exempted from military service specifically - in the UFA production Die grosse Liebe with Zarah Leander. After the end of the Second World War Preiss returned to the theatre, and from 1949 worked extensively dubbing films into German. In 1954 he returned to film acting, appearing in Alfred Weidenmann's Canaris. The following year Preiss played the lead role of Claus von Stauffenberg in Falk Harnack's film Der 20. Juli, which dramatised the 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. This role brought Preiss to popular attention and also the 1956 Federal Film Award. From now on Preiss was largely typecast in the role of the upright and obligation-conscious German officer to the other A-list actor playing the Fanatic (I.E. Paul Scofeld in The Train) a part he played in many films, later reprising it in numerous international productions, predominantly in Italy and the USA, while occasionally playing a more typically cynical or brutal Nazi officer. Preiss appeared in such productions as The Longest Day (1962), Otto Preminger's The Cardinal (1963), and with Jean-Paul Belmondo in Is Paris Burning? (1966). He starred alongside Burt Lancaster in John Frankenheimer's The Train (1964), Frank Sinatra in Von Ryan's Express (1965), Robert Mitchum in Anzio (1968), with Richard Burton, in the title role of Erwin Rommel in Raid on Rommel (1971), and The Boys From Brazil (1978) with Gregory Peck. He also appeared in several Italian language films, credited as "Luppo Prezzo", and played Field Marshal Von Rundstedt in Richard Attenborough's all-star war epic A Bridge Too Far (1977). In addition, for the cinema-going public of West Germany he became the epitome of the evil genius in his role as Doctor Mabuse, a role he first played in 1960 (following Rudolf Klein-Rogge) in Fritz Lang's The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse. He went on to play the role four more times. In the 1980s Preiss turned to television, notably playing General Walther von Brauchitsch in the American TV mini-series Winds of War and War and Remembrance, based on the books of Herman Wouk. In 1987 received a second Federal Film Award for his outstanding work in film. In film dubbing Preiss provided the voice for such actors as Lex Barker, Christopher Lee, Anthony Quinn, Claude Rains, Richard Widmark, as well as that of Conrad Veidt as "Major Strasser" in the remastered version of Casablanca. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wolfgang Preiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
as Dieter Gekeler (archive footage)
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
as Dieter Gekeler (archive footage)
Open Air
Open Air
Dr. M
as Kessler
Dr. M
as Kessler
Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
as Bernauer
Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
as Bernauer
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo
as Earl of Wereford
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo
as Earl of Wereford
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau
as Earl of Wereford
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau
as Earl of Wereford
The Second Victory
as Father Albertus
The Second Victory
as Father Albertus
Lang soll er leben
Lang soll er leben
Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry
as Earl of Wereford
Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry
as Earl of Wereford
Forget Mozart
as Baron Gottfried van Swieten
Forget Mozart
as Baron Gottfried van Swieten
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
as Earl of Wereford
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
as Earl of Wereford
Ein Mann namens Parvus
as Brockdorff-Rantzau
Ein Mann namens Parvus
as Brockdorff-Rantzau
Die Dame und die Unterwelt
as Berthold Kampe
Die Dame und die Unterwelt
as Berthold Kampe
Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior
as Earl of Wereford
Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior
as Earl of Wereford
Ghost of Love
as Zighi
Ghost of Love
as Zighi
The Formula
as Franz Tauber
The Formula
as Franz Tauber
Bloodline
as Julius Prager
Bloodline
as Julius Prager
Ike
as FM Alfred Jodl
Ike
as FM Alfred Jodl
Die Anstalt
as Dr. Reinecke
Die Anstalt
as Dr. Reinecke
The Boys from Brazil
as Lofquist
The Boys from Brazil
as Lofquist
The Standard
as Oberst
The Standard
as Oberst
A Bridge Too Far
as Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt
A Bridge Too Far
as Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt
Die Insel der Krebse
as General
Die Insel der Krebse
as General
The Big Delirium
as Artmann
The Big Delirium
as Artmann
Die Kriegsbraut
as von Bogendorf
Die Kriegsbraut
as von Bogendorf
Eine ungeliebte Frau
Eine ungeliebte Frau
Diamantenparty
as Konsul Eduard van Düren
Diamantenparty
as Konsul Eduard van Düren
Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris
as General
Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris
as General
The Master Touch
as Miller
The Master Touch
as Miller
The Salzburg Connection
as Felix Zauner
The Salzburg Connection
as Felix Zauner
Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen
Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen
The Bloodstained Butterfly
as The Prosecutor
The Bloodstained Butterfly
as The Prosecutor
The Fifth Cord
as Police inspector
The Fifth Cord
as Police inspector
Raid on Rommel
as Gen. Erwin Rommel
Raid on Rommel
as Gen. Erwin Rommel
Der Minister und die Ente
as Minister
Der Minister und die Ente
as Minister
Sir Henri Deterding
as Sir Henri Deterding
Sir Henri Deterding
as Sir Henri Deterding
General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?
as Generalmajor Oster
General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?
as Generalmajor Oster
Peenemünde
as Oberst Dornberger
Peenemünde
as Oberst Dornberger
Das Haus Lunjowo
as Generalmajor Lattmann
Das Haus Lunjowo
as Generalmajor Lattmann
Playgirl 70
Playgirl 70
Battle of the Commandos
as Colonel Ackerman
Battle of the Commandos
as Colonel Ackerman
Liebe, Love, l'Amour
Liebe, Love, l'Amour
Hürdenlauf
as Exzellenz Lohmüller
Hürdenlauf
as Exzellenz Lohmüller
Anzio
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Anzio
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Meinungsverschiedenheiten
as Anthony Wilcox
Meinungsverschiedenheiten
as Anthony Wilcox
Der Fall Petkov
as Dr. Georgi Dimitrov
Der Fall Petkov
as Dr. Georgi Dimitrov
Tamara
as Father Bricks
Tamara
as Father Bricks
Flachsmann als Erzieher
as Flachsmann
Flachsmann als Erzieher
as Flachsmann
Jack of Diamonds
as Wilhelm Von Schenk
Jack of Diamonds
as Wilhelm Von Schenk
Death on a Rainy Day
as Dr. Angus Cromwell
Death on a Rainy Day
as Dr. Angus Cromwell
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
as Sebastian (BND chief)
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
as Sebastian (BND chief)
Dead Run
as Noland
Dead Run
as Noland
Wo liegt Jena?
as Robert
Wo liegt Jena?
as Robert
Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand
as Leiter der Mordkommission
Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand
as Leiter der Mordkommission
Is Paris Burning?
as Capitaine Ebernach
Is Paris Burning?
as Capitaine Ebernach
To Skin a Spy
as Chalieff
To Skin a Spy
as Chalieff
Das Leben in meiner Hand
as Minister
Das Leben in meiner Hand
as Minister
Samba
as Parisius
Samba
as Parisius
Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord
as Kapitän Behrens
Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord
as Kapitän Behrens
The Spy Who Went Into Hell
as Captain Parker
The Spy Who Went Into Hell
as Captain Parker
Von Ryan's Express
as Major Von Klemment
Von Ryan's Express
as Major Von Klemment
X-Ray of a Killer
X-Ray of a Killer
100 Horsemen
as Sheik Abengalbon
100 Horsemen
as Sheik Abengalbon
The Train
as Maj. Herren
The Train
as Maj. Herren
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse
Backfire
as Grenner
Backfire
as Grenner
Die erste Legion
as Dr. Peter Morell
Die erste Legion
as Dr. Peter Morell
Cave of the Living Dead
as Prof. von Adelsberg
Cave of the Living Dead
as Prof. von Adelsberg
The Mad Executioners
as Morel Smith
The Mad Executioners
as Morel Smith
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
as Geist von Dr. Mabuse
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
as Geist von Dr. Mabuse
Das tödliche Patent
as Charles Reese
Das tödliche Patent
as Charles Reese
Leb wohl, mein Traum
as James Merrill
Leb wohl, mein Traum
as James Merrill
The Longest Day
as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
The Longest Day
as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Colonel Nordoff
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Colonel Nordoff
The Invisible Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Krone / Dr. Mabuse
The Invisible Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Krone / Dr. Mabuse
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
as Staatsanwalt Soldan
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
as Staatsanwalt Soldan
Riviera-Story
as Arthur Dahlberg
Riviera-Story
as Arthur Dahlberg
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
as Dr. Mabuse
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
as Günther Brandt
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
as Günther Brandt
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
as Prof. Jordan / Peter Cornelius / Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
as Prof. Jordan / Peter Cornelius / Dr. Mabuse
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Brandes
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Brandes
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Dr. Henrik Brandes
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Dr. Henrik Brandes
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
as Dr. Beck
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
as Dr. Beck
Roses for the Prosecutor
as Generalstaatsanwalt
Roses for the Prosecutor
as Generalstaatsanwalt
Doctor Without Scruples
as Dr. Westorp
Doctor Without Scruples
as Dr. Westorp
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
as Major Linkmann
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
as Major Linkmann
Prisoner of the Volga
as General Gorew
Prisoner of the Volga
as General Gorew
Straße der Gerechten
as Joseph Blake
Straße der Gerechten
as Joseph Blake
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
as Carlo Gormann
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
as Carlo Gormann
Grabenplatz 17
as Kriminalkommissar Dr. Jäger
Grabenplatz 17
as Kriminalkommissar Dr. Jäger
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
as Oberstabsarzt Munkler
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
as Oberstabsarzt Munkler
The Italians They Are Crazy
as Hans
The Italians They Are Crazy
as Hans
Ich war ihm hörig
as Dr. Leipold
Ich war ihm hörig
as Dr. Leipold
Der Banditendoktor
as Amerikaner
Der Banditendoktor
as Amerikaner
Sharks and Little Fish
as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke
Sharks and Little Fish
as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke
Schinderhannes
as Gendarm Adam
Schinderhannes
as Gendarm Adam
Von der Liebe besiegt
as Mario Clar
Von der Liebe besiegt
as Mario Clar
Johannisnacht
as Mac Fadden
Johannisnacht
as Mac Fadden
Before Sundown
as Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke
Before Sundown
as Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
as Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
as Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Oberarzt Dr. Solm
as Dr. Hartung
Oberarzt Dr. Solm
as Dr. Hartung
Canaris
as Oberst Holl
Canaris
as Oberst Holl
Falschmünzer am Werk
Falschmünzer am Werk
Frischer Wind in alten Gassen
Frischer Wind in alten Gassen
The Crew of the Dora
as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner
The Crew of the Dora
as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner
The Great Love
as Oberleutnant von Etzdorf
The Great Love
as Oberleutnant von Etzdorf