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John Wengraf (23 April 1897 – 4 May 1974) was an Austrian actor.


Early years

Wengraf was born in
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.


Career

Wengraf became a matinee idol in the 1930s, and was director of the Vienna State Theatre. He emigrated to Britain in 1939 as the
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began their rise to power in Austria. While in London, he was involved with more than 100 plays as either director or actor. Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films, as well as in some of the first
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live-television shows ever presented. In 1941 he appeared on
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with
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in ''
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'' and decided to stay in the US. His other Broadway credits included ''The Traitor'' (1949) and ''The French Touch'' (1945). The following year he settled in the
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area. He found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the
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classic ''
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'' (1943), as well as ''
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'' (1943), ''U-Boat Prisoner'' (1944) and '' Till We Meet Again'' (1944). In post-war years, he portrayed ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). His films included ''
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'' (1946); he portrayed Count Von Papen in ''
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'' (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical ''
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'' (1953). In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as ''
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'' (1959), '' Hawaiian Eye'' (1959), ''
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'' (1964) and ''
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'' (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed ''
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'' (1961), ''
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'' (1962) and ''
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'' (1965) as well as '' The Prize'' (1963).


Death

Wengraf retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara,
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, at the age of 77 on 4 May 1974.


Selected filmography

* ''Homo sum'' (1922) * ''Frau Tod'' (1922) * ''Die Menschen nennen es Liebe...'' (1922) * ''Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten'' (1935) - Paul Rainer * ''
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'' (1940) - Commander Deutschland * ''
Night Train to Munich ''Night Train to Munich'' is a 1940 British-American thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1939 short story ''Report on a Fugitive'' by ...
'' (1940) - Concentration Camp Physician (uncredited) * ''
Sailors Three ''Sailors Three'' (released in the US as ''Three Cockeyed Sailors'') is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert and Carla Lehmann. This was cockney music hall comedian Trinder's debut ...
'' (1940) - German Captain * ''
Lucky Jordan ''Lucky Jordan'' is a 1942 film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut, and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies. Plot Dur ...
'' (1942) - Herr Kesselman * ''
Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...
'' (1943) - Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited) * ''
The Boy from Stalingrad ''The Boy from Stalingrad'' is a 1943 American war film directed by Sidney Salkow. Plot Five Russian youngsters and an English boy form a guerilla band which harasses the Germans stationed in their village. Cast * Bobby Samarzich as Kolya * Con ...
'' (1943) - German Major * ''
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'' (1943) - Maj. Von Falken * '' Paris After Dark'' (1943) - Dr. Mannheim (uncredited) * ''
Song of Russia ''Song of Russia'' is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by Lás ...
'' (1944) - Red Army Commander * ''
The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' (german: Das siebte Kreuz) is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came o ...
'' (1944) - Overkamp * ''
U-Boat Prisoner ''U-Boat Prisoner'', also known as ''Dangerous Mists'', is a 1944 American film. Direction was credited to Lew Landers. The script was written by Aubrey Wisberg. Cast *Bruce Bennett as Archie Gibbs *Erik Rolf as Capt. Ganz *John Abbott as Alfon ...
'' (1944) - Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1944) - Gestapo Chief (uncredited) * '' Strange Affair'' (1944) - Rudolph Kruger * ''
The Thin Man Goes Home ''The Thin Man Goes Home'' is a 1945 comedy- mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth of the six '' Thin Man'' films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his ...
'' (1944) - Big Man (uncredited) * ''
Hotel Berlin ''Hotel Berlin'' is an American drama film set in Berlin near the close of World War II, made by Warner Bros. in late 1944 to early 1945. Directed by Peter Godfrey, it stars Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey and Andrea King. It is b ...
'' (1945) - Wolf von Buelow (uncredited) * ''
Week-End at the Waldorf ''Week-End at the Waldorf'', an American comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Van Johnson. It premiered in Los Angeles on 17 October 1945. The screenplay by Samuel and Bella ...
'' (1945) - Alex * ''
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'' (1946) - Dr. Ludwig * ''
The Razor's Edge ''The Razor's Edge'' is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The story beg ...
'' (1946) - Joseph - Butler * ''
T-Men ''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade ...
'' (1947) - 'Shiv' Triano * ''
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'' (1948) - Peter Goltzen * ''
Sealed Verdict ''Sealed Verdict'' is a 1948 American adventure drama war film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland and Florence Marly. Plot Maj. Robert Lawson ( Ray Milland), a lawyer working in Germany as part of the American Army's tribunal f ...
'' (1948) - German doctor * ''
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'' (1948) - Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * ''
The Lovable Cheat ''The Lovable Cheat'' is a 1949 American historical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Charles Ruggles, Peggy Ann Garner and Richard Ney. It is based on the 1848 play '' Mercadet Le Faiseur'' by Honoré de Balzac. It was the fin ...
'' (1949) - Pierquin * '' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) - Andrew Sinclair (uncredited) * ''
5 Fingers ''5 Fingers'', known also as ''Five Fingers'', is a 1952 American spy film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Otto Lang. The screenplay written by Michael Wilson was based on the 1950 book ''Operation Cicero'' (original German: '' ...
'' (1952) - Count Franz Von Papen * ''
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'' (1953) - Lukats * ''
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'' (1953) - Ronchin (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1953) - German Doctor (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1953) - Kalferez * ''
The French Line ''The French Line'' is a 1953 American musical film starring Jane Russell made by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Edmund Grainger, with Howard Hughes as executive producer. The screenplay was by Mary Loos and Richard ...
'' (1953) - Commodore Renard * '' Hell and High Water'' (1954) - Col. Schuman (uncredited) * ''
Paris Playboys ''Paris Playboys'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 7, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-third film in the series. Plot After Sach is mistaken by Fre ...
'' (1954) - Vidal * '' Gog'' (1954) - Dr. Zeitman * ''
The Gambler from Natchez ''The Gambler from Natchez'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Henry Levin and starring Dale Robertson and Debra Paget. Plot After four years away from New Orleans, Vance Colby is summoned by his gambler father. On a riverboat, a gam ...
'' (1954) - Nicholas Cadiz * ''
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'' (1955) - Dr. Tabor * ''
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'' (1956) - Prof. Zimmelman * ''
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! ''Oh, Men! Oh, Women!'' is a 1957 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey and David Niven. It was the feature film debut of ...
'' (1957) - Dr. Krauss * ''
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'' (1957) - Sermaine * ''
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'' (1957) - Mr. Horvat * '' The Disembodied'' (1957) - Dr. Carl Metz * ''
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'' (1957, TV Series) - Leopold * ''
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'' (1958) - John Meierman * '' 12 to the Moon'' (1960) - Dr. Erich Heinrich * ''
Portrait in Black ''Portrait in Black'' is a 1960 American neo-noir melodrama film directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn. Produced by Ross Hunter, the film was based on the play of the same by name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, w ...
'' (1960) - Dr. Kessler * ''
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'' (1961) - Dr. Karl Wieck * ''
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'' (1962) - Dr. Morell * '' The Prize'' (1963) - Hans Eckhart * ''
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'' (1965) - Graf


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wengraf, John Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors 1897 births 1974 deaths Emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss Austrian male television actors 20th-century Austrian male actors Male actors from Vienna Austrian emigrants to the United Kingdom British emigrants to the United States