Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner (11 August 1921 – 14 January 2005) was an Austrian film actor, director, screenwriter and painter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1949 and 1976. His most famous roles were as Jo "le Suédois" in the 1955 French heist film ''

Rififi ''Rififi'' (french: Du rififi chez les hommes) is a 1955 French crime film adaptation of Auguste Le Breton's novel of the same name. Directed by American Hollywood blacklist, blacklisted filmmaker Jules Dassin, the film stars Jean Servais as the ...

'' and as Captain of Battleship Bismarck in the film

Sink the Bismarck! ''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book ''The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.Weiler, A.H ...

. Möhner retired from filming in 1976. He married Wilma Langhamer, a German painter in 1978. In 1979 the couple settled down in

McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend ...

, where Carl died from

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

in 2005. He had two sons, Gunther and Gernot (also actors) from a previous relationship.

Selected filmography

* ''Vagabonds'' (1949) – (uncredited) * ''

Anna Louise and Anton ''Annaluise and Anton'' (German: ''Pünktchen und Anton'') is a 1953 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Paul Klinger, Hertha Feiler, and Heidemarie Hatheyer. It was one of the 10 most popular films released i ...

'' (1953) – Höllriegel, Rennfahrer * ''

The Last Bridge ''The Last Bridge'' (german: Die Letzte Brücke) is a 1954 Austrian-Yugoslavian war drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Maria Schell, Bernhard Wicki and Barbara Rütting.Von Dassanowsky p.157 It tells the story of a German nurse ...

'' (1954) – Martin Berger * ''

'' (1955) – Jo "le Suédois" * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1956) – Bärenjosef * ''

Where the Ancient Forests Rustle ''Where the Ancient Forests Rustle'' (german: Wo die alten Wälder rauschen) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Alfons Stummer and starring Willy Fritsch, Josefin Kipper and Carl Möhner. It was one of a large number of heimatfilm made ...

'' (1956) – Klaus Baumgartner * ''

He Who Must Die ''He Who Must Die'' (french: Celui qui doit mourir) is a 1957 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. It is based on the novel ''Christ Recrucified'' (also published as ''The Greek Passion'') by Nikos Kazantzakis. It was entered into the ...

'' (1957) – Lukas * ' (1957) – Gerhard * ''

The Camp on Blood Island ''The Camp on Blood Island'' is a 1958 British World War II film, directed by Val Guest for Hammer Film Productions and starring André Morell, Carl Möhner, Edward Underdown and Walter Fitzgerald. The film is set in a Japanese prisoner of war ...

'' (1958) – Piet Van Elst * '' The Key'' (1958) – Van Barger (scenes deleted) * ''

Passionate Summer ''Passionate Summer'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Rudolph Cartier and starring Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers and Yvonne Mitchell. It is also known by the alternative title ''Storm Over Jamaica''. It was based on a best-selling 194 ...

'' (1958) – Louis * '' Behind the Mask'' (1958) – Carl Romek * ' (1959) – Peter Holm * ''

'' (1960) – Captain Lindermann * '' The Challenge'' (1960) – Kristy * ''

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'' (1961) – Peter * ''Inshalla, Razzia am Bosporus'' (1962) – Inspektor Peter Hartwig * '' The Fall of Rome'' (1963) – Marcus * ''

Cave of the Living Dead ''Cave of the Living Dead'' (german: Der Fluch der grünen Augen) is a 1964 German / Yugoslav horror film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi. Plot The local police in a sleepy mountain village in the Balkans are left at a loss after seven murders of w ...

'' (1964) – The Village Doctor * ' (1964) – Guitar * '' L'uomo di Toledo'' (1965) – Don Ramiro * ''

Doc, Hands of Steel ''Doc, Hands of Steel'' ( es, Doc, manos de plata, it, L'uomo dalla pistola d'oro, also known as ''The Man Who Came to Kill'' and ''Man with the Golden Pistol'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Alfonso Balcázar. ...

'' (1965) – Doc MacGregor * ''

30 Winchester per El Diablo ''30 Winchester per El Diablo'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Gianfranco Baldanello. The film stars Carl Möhner and has occasionally been mistaken for a German western. Plot Federal agent John Heston has rece ...

'' (1965) – Jeff Benson * ''

The Murderer with the Silk Scarf ''The Murderer with the Silk Scarf'' (german: Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal) is a 1966 German-Italian crime film produced and directed by Adrian Hoven (who also appeared in the film), and starring Carl Möhner, Folco Lulli, Helga Liné and Haral ...

'' (1966) – Boris Garrett * '' Carmen, Baby'' (1967) – Medicio * ''

Hell Is Empty ''Hell is Empty'' is a 1967 British crime film. It began filming in 1965 under the direction of Bernard Knowles. Filming was suspended and later resumed by John Ainsworth after Martine Carol's death. It also starred Anthony Steel, Shirley Anne ...

'' (1967) – Carl Schultz * ''

Assignment K ''Assignment K'' is a 1968 British neo noir thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp. The film was based on the 1964 novel '' Dep ...

'' (1968) – Inspector * '' Death and Diamonds'' (1968) – Bloom * ' (1968) – Mac * '' The Last Mercenary'' (1968) – Steinmann * ''

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'' (1971) – Birdie's Father * ''Zu dumm zum...'' (1971) * ''Der neue heiße Sex-Report'' (1971) – Hübner (uncredited) * ''Eine Armee Gretchen'' (1973) – Felix Kuhn * ' (1973) – Ivan Leskovich * ''

Callan Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning ''descendant of Cathalán''. Callan can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin. Notable people with the name includ ...

'' (1974) – Schneider * '' Užička republika'' (1974) – Oberst Helm * '' Wanted: Babysitter'' (1975) – Cyrus Franklin * ''

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'' (1975, Season 2, Episode 12: "Alarm auf Revier 12") – Oberinspektor Matthes * ''

Une femme à sa fenêtre ''A Woman at Her Window'' (french: Une femme à sa fenêtre) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, starring Romy Schneider, Philippe Noiret, Victor Lanoux and Umberto Orsini. Based on the 1929 novel '' Hotel Acropolis'' by ...

'' (1976) – von Pahlen

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* 1921 births 2005 deaths Neurological disease deaths in Texas Deaths from Parkinson's disease Austrian male film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Male actors from Vienna {{Austria-actor-stub