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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-10-20

Day of Death

1989-05-20 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Koblenz, Germany

Also Known As

Antony Diffring

Alfred Pollack

Anthony Diffring

Anton Diffring

Biography

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Diffring, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Tales of Frankenstein

Tales of Frankenstein

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

Albert R.N.

Albert R.N.

Shots in 3/4 Time

Shots in 3/4 Time

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Acting

Tales of Frankenstein

1958

Tales of Frankenstein

as

Baron Frankenstein

Where Eagles Dare

1968

Where Eagles Dare

as

Col. Kramer

Only the Wind Knows the Answer

1974

Only the Wind Knows the Answer

as

John Keelwood

Enter Inspector Duval

1961

Enter Inspector Duval

as

Inspector Duval

Waldrausch

1977

Waldrausch

as

Fürst

Mark of the Devil Part II

1973

Mark of the Devil Part II

as

Balthasar von Ross

Circus of Horrors

1960

Circus of Horrors

as

Dr. Schuler

The Beast Must Die

1974

The Beast Must Die

as

Pavel

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

as

Dr. Georges Bonner

The Masks of Death

1984

The Masks of Death

as

Graf Udo Von Felseck

Faceless

1988

Faceless

as

Dr. Karl Heinz Moser

Borsalino and Co.

1974

Borsalino and Co.

as

German

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976

The Swiss Conspiracy

as

Franz Benninger

Zeppelin

1971

Zeppelin

as

Colonel Hirsch

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

1977

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

as

Old Priest

The Blue Max

1966

The Blue Max

as

Holbach

Operation: Daybreak

1975

Operation: Daybreak

as

Reinhard Heydrich

Vanessa

1977

Vanessa

as

Major Kenneth Cooper

I Am a Camera

1955

I Am a Camera

as

Fritz Wendel

Shatter

1974

Shatter

as

Hans Leber

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes

1973

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes

as

Dr. Franz

Little Mother

1973

Little Mother

as

The Cardinal

House of Secrets

1956

House of Secrets

as

Anton Lauderbach

Albert R.N.

1953

Albert R.N.

as

Capt Schultz

Lady of Vengeance

1957

Lady of Vengeance

as

Karmak

Kill Rommel!

1969

Kill Rommel!

as

Captain Richard Howell

Tony Arzenta

1973

Tony Arzenta

as

Hans Grunwald (uncredited)

Counterpoint

1967

Counterpoint

as

Col. Arndt

The Traitor

1957

The Traitor

as

Joseph Brezina

Lana: Queen of the Amazons

1964

Lana: Queen of the Amazons

as

Prof. van Vries

Vorsicht Mister Dodd

1964

Vorsicht Mister Dodd

as

Howard

Operation Diplomat

1953

Operation Diplomat

as

Edward Shroder

Song of Paris

1952

Song of Paris

as

Renoir

Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street

1972

Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street

as

Mensur

Anna

1988

Anna

as

George Mamoulian

Doublecross

1956

Doublecross

as

Dmitri Krassin

Tusk

1980

Tusk

as

John Morrison

Montana Trap

1976

Montana Trap

as

Lieutenant Slade

Non Stop Trouble with Spies

1983

Non Stop Trouble with Spies

as

Colonel Henderson

S.A.S. San Salvador

1983

S.A.S. San Salvador

as

Peter Reynolds

Der Sommer des Samurai

1986

Der Sommer des Samurai

as

Wintrich

Top Secret

1952

Top Secret

as

Border Police GDR (uncredited)

Das Einhorn

1978

Das Einhorn

as

Blomich

Mark of the Phoenix

1958

Mark of the Phoenix

as

Inspector Schell

Operation Dead End

1986

Operation Dead End

as

Prof. Lang

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie

1985

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie

as

Kardinal Millini

Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England

1965

Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England

as

SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich

Shots in 3/4 Time

1965

Shots in 3/4 Time

as

Burger

Hotel Sahara

1951

Hotel Sahara

as

German Soldier

Incident at Midnight

1963

Incident at Midnight

as

Dr. Erik Leichner

Son of Hitler

1979

Son of Hitler

as

Gernheim

Der Besuch

1984

Der Besuch

as

Crazier

Seven Thunders

1957

Seven Thunders

as

Col. Trautman

The Crooked Sky

1957

The Crooked Sky

as

Fraser

The Woman's Angle

1952

The Woman's Angle

as

Peasant

Neutral Port

1940

Neutral Port

as

Sailor

Convoy

1940

Convoy

as

U-Boat Officer

Plutonium

1978

Plutonium

as

Direktor Arnold

Io sono mia

1977

Io sono mia

as

Padre di Suna

The Day the Clown Cried

1972

The Day the Clown Cried

as

Captain Curt Runkel

Weltuntergang

1984

Weltuntergang

as

Lehmanns Erzählungen

1975

Lehmanns Erzählungen

as

Allan

The Double Man

1967

The Double Man

as

Col. Berthold

Wahnfried

1986

Wahnfried

as

Franz Listz

Seven Years in Tibet

1956

Seven Years in Tibet

as

Narrator (voice)

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

The Battle of Sutjeska

as

Generaloberst Alexander Lohr

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

as

Major Frick

Escape to Victory

1981

Escape to Victory

as

chief commentator

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

as

De Flores

Valentino

1977

Valentino

as

Baron Long

Operation Crossbow

1965

Operation Crossbow

as

SS Sturmbannfuhrer

The Black Tent

1956

The Black Tent

as

Senior German Officer

Piggies

1970

Piggies

as

Toto

The Red Beret

1953

The Red Beret

as

The Pole

Der Durchdreher

1979

Der Durchdreher

as

Glorias erster Mann

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

1969

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

as

Kurfürst

Reach for the Sky

1956

Reach for the Sky

as

German Stabsfeldwebel

The Colditz Story

1955

The Colditz Story

as

Hauptmann Fischer

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

as

German Pilot

State Secret

1950

State Secret

as

State Police Officer at Theater

Park Plaza 605

1953

Park Plaza 605

as

Gregor

H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time

1975

H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time

as

Professor Peterson

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

as

Fahrenheit 451

1966

Fahrenheit 451

as

Fabian / Headmistress

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

as

Ambassador Sobieski

Never Let Me Go

1953

Never Let Me Go

as

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Appointment with Venus

1951

Appointment with Venus

as

2nd German Soldier

Highly Dangerous

1950

Highly Dangerous

as

Officer at Station (uncredited)

Kiss Me and Die

1974

Kiss Me and Die

as

Jonathan Lanceford

A Question of Adultery

1958

A Question of Adultery

as

Carl Dieter

The Indians Are Still Far Away

1977

The Indians Are Still Far Away

as

Le professeur d'allemand

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

De Flores

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Charles Mason

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Wilhelm Hessler

Assignment: Vienna

Assignment: Vienna

as

Insp. Hoffman

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Joseph Tezlik

Le Mutant

Le Mutant

as

O'Brien

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as

Francois

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as

Thriller

Thriller

as

Jonathan Lanceford

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Mensur

Der Kommissar

Der Kommissar

as

Roland Sauter

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as

Davos

Derrick

Derrick

as

Herr de Mohl

Der Alte

Der Alte

as

Leo Steglitz

Derrick

Derrick

as

Alfred Bandera

Derrick

Derrick

as

Herr Scherer

Interpol

Interpol

as

SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich

Kommissariat 9

Kommissariat 9

as

The Winds of War

The Winds of War

as

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Flambards

Flambards

as

Mr. Dermot

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Adolf Eichmann

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

as

Louis Walleau

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as

Heinz Steiner

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Count Wolf von Helldorf

Studio 4

Studio 4

as

Production

Crew

Directing