Henry Rowland (born Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock; December 28, 1913 – April 26, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Count Kolinko in the ''

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'' television series.

Biography

Rowland was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father left Germany before World War I began and became a professor of German at the University of Nebraska. Following the war, Rowland was educated in Germany through the secondary level. He returned to the United States and studied acting in Pasadena. Rowland was born in the American Midwest. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from '' Casablanca'' to

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's '' Supervixens''. Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944's ''

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rank as Corporal Henry Rowland. In his last years, Rowland had continued playing such Germanic characters as the Amish farmer in '' The Frisco Kid'' (1979). He appeared six times on the

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'', starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. He was also cast in the television series '' Brave Eagle'', '' Fury'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (episode "Laredo"), and ''

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''. For his contribution to the television industry, Henry Rowland has a star on the

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Partial filmography

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'' (1940) – Steersman * '' Escape'' (1940) – Hotel Bellhop (uncredited) * '' Underground'' (1941) – Paul, Underground Member on Motorcycle (uncredited) * '' International Squadron'' (1941) – German (uncredited) * '' A Yank in the R.A.F.'' (1941) – German Soldier (uncredited) * '' Dangerously They Live'' (1941) – Telegraph Operator (uncredited) * ''

Captains of the Clouds ''Captains of the Clouds'' ( ''Shadows of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney (Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive pro ...

'' (1942) – German Pilot (uncredited) * '' Ship Ahoy'' (1942) – Operator Contacting Submarine (uncredited) * '' Pacific Rendezvous'' (1942) – Elevator Operator at Park Hotel (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Plainsmen'' (1942) – Lindrick * '' The Pied Piper'' (1942) – MP * '' Berlin Correspondent'' (1942) – Pilot * '' Desperate Journey'' (1942) – German Fighter Pilot (uncredited) * ''

Hitler – Dead or Alive ''Hitler – Dead or Alive'' is a 1942 American propaganda war film directed by Nick Grinde. The plot of ''Hitler – Dead or Alive'' was inspired by true events but takes a quasi-comic tone. Plot In 1939, during the early days of World War ...

'' (1942) – Col. Hecht's Subordinate (uncredited) * '' Casablanca'' (1942) – German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Reunion in France ''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, ai ...

'' (1942) – Sentry (uncredited) * ''

The Moon Is Down ''The Moon Is Down'' is a novel by American writer John Steinbeck. Fashioned for adaptation for the theatre and for which Steinbeck received the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, it was published by Viking Press in March 1942. The story t ...

'' (1943) – Capt. Loft * ''

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'' (1943) – Helmut (uncredited) * '' Nazty Nuisance'' (1943) – Nazi Submarine Radio Officer (uncredited) * ''

Appointment in Berlin ''Appointment in Berlin'' (also known as ''Assignment in Berlin'') is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman and Onslow Stevens. The film's plot follows an R.A.F. officer wh ...

'' (1943) – Radio Operator (uncredited) * '' First Comes Courage'' (1943) – Private (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) – Captured German Private (uncredited) * '' Paris After Dark'' (1943) – Capt. Franck * ''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French co ...

'' (1943) – German Officer (uncredited) * ''

Resisting Enemy Interrogation ''Resisting Enemy Interrogation'' is a 1944 United States Army docudrama training film, directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Harold Medford and Owen Crump. The cast includes Arthur Kennedy, Mel Tormé, Lloyd Nolan, Craig Stevens and Pet ...

'' (1944) – German Sgt. Renser (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) – Flight Surgeon * ''

13 Rue Madeleine ''13 Rue Madeleine'' is a 1947 American World War II spy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte and Frank Latimore. Allied volunteers are trained as spies in the leadup to the invasion of Europe, but ...

'' (1946) – Gestapo Man with Kuncel (uncredited) * '' Rendezvous 24'' (1946) – Otto Manfred * '' The Searching Wind'' (1946) – Capt. Hetderbreck (uncredited) * '' Gallant Journey'' (1946) – Cornelius Rheinlander (uncredited) * '' Dangerous Millions'' (1946) – Leo Turkan * ''

'' (1946) – Gestapo Man with Kuncel (uncredited) * '' Golden Earrings'' (1947) – SS Trooper Pfeiffer (uncredited) * ''

To the Victor ''To the Victor'' is a 1948 drama film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dennis Morgan and Viveca Lindfors. The plot concerns an American black-marketeer who falls in love with a Nazi collaborator's wife in post-World War II Wor ...

'' (1948) – Hermann Zinzer * '' I, Jane Doe'' (1948) – German Lieutenant (uncredited) * '' Rogues' Regiment'' (1948) – Erich Otto Heindorf * ''

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'' (1949) – German NCO (uncredited) * '' Port of New York'' (1949) – Sam Harris (uncredited) * ''

Bells of Coronado ''Bells of Coronado'' is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney starring Roy Rogers, Trigger the horse, and Dale Evans. Plot The owner of the El Coronado Mine is ambushed on the road into town by thieves, who steal ...

'' (1950) – Foreign Smuggler (uncredited) * ''

The Asphalt Jungle ''The Asphalt Jungle'' is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The film stars Sterling Hayden and ...

'' (1950) – Frank Schurz – Doc's Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' The Showdown'' (1950) – Dutch * ''

King Solomon's Mines ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the ...

'' (1950) – Traum – Safari Client (uncredited) * '' Up Front'' (1951) – Observer Krausmeyer (uncredited) * ''

The House on Telegraph Hill ''House on Telegraph Hill'' is a 1951 American film noir starring Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, and William Lundigan, and directed by Robert Wise. The film received an Academy Award nomination for its art direction. Telegraph Hill is a d ...

'' (1951) – Sergeant, Interpreter (uncredited) * ''

Sealed Cargo ''Sealed Cargo'' is a 1951 American war film about a fisherman, played by Dana Andrews, who gets tangled up with Nazis and their U-boats. Other major cast members are Claude Rains, Carla Balenda and Philip Dorn. Andrews' brother Steve Forrest ha ...

'' (1951) – First Mate Anderson (uncredited) * '' Ten Tall Men'' (1951) – Kurt * ''

Zombies of the Stratosphere ''Zombies of the Stratosphere'' is a 1952 black-and-white Republic Studios serial directed by Fred C. Brannon, with a screenplay by Ronald Davidson, and special effects by Republic's Lydecker brothers. It was intended to be Republic's second seri ...

'' (1952, Serial) – Dapper Gangster on Plane

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(uncredited) * '' Wagon Team'' (1952) – Mike McClure * '' Operation Secret'' (1952) – Fritz – German MP (uncredited) * '' Wyoming Roundup'' (1952) – Bill Howard * '' Thunderbirds'' (1952) – German Gunner (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) – Kurgan * ''

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'' (1953) – Greb * ''

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'' (1953) – Hardy * '' Siren of Bagdad'' (1953) – Bandit Raider (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) – Cheated Gambler * ''

Gun Fury ''Gun Fury'' is a 1953 3-D American Western crime film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Rock Hudson and Donna Reed, with major supporting roles for Philip Carey and Leo Gordon. The film is based on the novel ''Ten Against Caesar'' by Kathl ...

'' (1953) – Second Poker Player (uncredited) * '' All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1953) – Jones * '' Vigilante Terror'' (1953) – Mayor Winch * ''

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas ''Captain John Smith and Pocahontas '' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale. While most scenes were filmed in Virginia's Blue Ridge ...

'' (1953) – Turnbull * '' El Alaméin'' (1953) – Nazi Officer * '' Wyoming Renegades'' (1954) – Elza Lay * '' Fireman Save My Child'' (1954) – Fireman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) – Williams * '' Ring of Fear'' (1954) – Lunch Counter Proprietor (uncredited) * '' The Gambler from Natchez'' (1954) – Gottwald (uncredited) * '' Two Guns and a Badge'' (1954) – Jim Larkin – Outlaw * '' Prince of Players'' (1955) – Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) – Motorist in Park * '' Untamed'' (1955) – Rider (uncredited) * '' East of Eden'' (1955) – Helper at Boxcar (uncredited) * '' The Man from Bitter Ridge'' (1955) – Townsman (uncredited) * '' Kiss of Fire'' (1955) – Acosta * '' Bobby Ware Is Missing'' (1955) – Construction Foreman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) – Jailer (uncredited) * '' The Spoilers'' (1955) – Cole (uncredited) * ''

Uranium Boom ''Uranium Boom'' is a 1956 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Dennis Morgan and Patricia Medina. Plot Becoming mining partners after first getting into a fistfight, two men strike uranium pay dirt in remote Colora ...

'' (1956) – Harry * '' Attack'' (1956) – German with Binoculars * '' The White Squaw'' (1956) – Cowhand (uncredited) * '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) – O'Hara (uncredited) * '' The Women of Pitcairn Island'' (1956) – Muskie * '' Hot Shots'' (1956) – Karl * '' Kelly and Me'' (1957) – Grip (uncredited) * '' The Big Land'' (1957) – Kurt (uncredited) * '' The Girl in the Kremlin'' (1957) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1957) – Roy * ''

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend ''Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Richard L. Bare and starring Randolph Scott, James Craig, Angie Dickinson and James Garner. James Garner, who had a small role, said "it was always fun working with ...

'' (1957) – Farmer (uncredited) * '' Hell on Devil's Island'' (1957) – Guard #1 (uncredited) * '' Chicago Confidential'' (1957) – Milt the Bartender (uncredited) * '' Looking for Danger'' (1957) – Sgt. Wetzel * ''

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'' (1957) – Ship Manifest Officer (uncredited) * '' The Young Lions'' (1958) – Sergeant (uncredited) * '' The Beast of Budapest'' (1958) – Radio Voice (voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1958) – Man on Street with Deputy (uncredited) * ''

The Case Against Brooklyn ''The Case Against Brooklyn'' is a 1958 film noir crime film directed by Paul Wendkos, starring Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes, and based on the ''True Magazine'' article "I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal" by crime reporter Ed Reid. The fi ...

'' (1958) – Police Desk Sgt. (uncredited) * '' Street of Darkness'' (1958) – Inspector * ''

Official Detective ''Official Detective'' is an American anthology television series which aired in syndication from 1957 to March 19, 1958. The series was hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: ...

'' (1958) "Hired Killer" – Finch (uncredited) * '' Imitation General'' (1958) – German Tank Commander #1 (uncredited) * '' Me and the Colonel'' (1958) – German Captain (uncredited) * '' Wolf Larsen'' (1958) – Henderson * '' Toby Tyler'' (1960) – Circus Cook (uncredited) * '' Man on a String'' (1960) – German Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) * '' Seven Ways from Sundown'' (1960) – Sam (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1962) – Gestapo Officer (uncredited) * '' 36 Hours'' (1964) – German Soldier * '' Morituri'' (1965) – Crew Member (uncredited) * ''

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, Phyllis Davis, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, and David Gurian. The film was directed by Russ Meyer and scr ...

'' (1970) – Otto * ''

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'' (1971) – Yerkes' Butler * '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) – Dr. Tynan (uncredited) * '' Supervixens'' (1975) – Martin Bormann * ''

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens ''Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens'' is a 1979 satirical sexploitation film directed by American film-maker Russ Meyer and written by Roger Ebert and Meyer. It stars Kitten Natividad and Ann Marie with a cameo by Uschi Digard. Plot The mo ...

'' (1979) – Martin Bormann * '' The Frisco Kid'' (1979) – 1st Farmer – Amish Man

Selected Television

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