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Diffring is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anton Diffring (1918–1989), German actor *Jacqueline Diffring Jacqueline Diffring (7 February 1920 – 28 September 2020) was a German-British sculptor. She was also the sister of actor Anton Diffring. Life and work Diffring was born in Koblenz, Germany in February 1920. She began her artistic studies as ... (1920–2020), German-British sculptor, sister of Anton {{Short pages monitor ...
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Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack, 20 October 1916 – 19 May 1989) was a German-born character actor who had an extensive career in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1980s, latterly appearing in international films. He appeared in over 50 features and was typically cast as a Nazi officer. Early life Diffring was born Alfred Pollack in Koblenz. His father, Solomon Pollack, was a Jewish shop-owner who managed to avoid internment and survived Nazi rule in Germany. His mother, Bertha Pollack (née Diffring), was Christian. He studied acting in Berlin and Vienna, but there is conjecture about when he left Germany prior to the outbreak of World War II. The audio commentary for the ''Doctor Who'' series ''Silver Nemesis'' mentions that he left in 1936 to escape persecution due to his homosexuality. Other accounts point to him leaving in 1939 and settling in Canada, where he was interned in 1940, which is unlikely as he appears in the Ealing Studios film ''Convoy'' (released ...
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