Pinkas Braun (7 January 1923 – 24 June 2008) was a Swiss film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1952 and 2002. He was born in

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, Switzerland and died in

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, Germany.

Partial filmography

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Sky Without Stars ''Sky Without Stars'' (german: Himmel ohne Sterne) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Erik Schumann, Eva Kotthaus and Horst Buchholz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Berthel and R ...

'' (1955) - Kommissar Engelbrecht * ''

Wir Wunderkinder ''Wir Wunderkinder'' is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Hansjörg Felmy and Robert Graf. The black-and-white film is also known in English as ''Aren't We Wonderful?''. Plot The film recounts the lives of t ...

'' (1958) - Siegfried Stein * ''

The Miracle of Father Malachia ''The Miracle of Father Malachia'' (german: Das Wunder des Malachias) is a 1961 West German black-and-white film directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann. The film is based on the 1931 novel '' Father Malachy's Miracle'' by Bruce Mar ...

'' (1961) - Christian Krüger * ''

The Puzzle of the Red Orchid ''The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (german: Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee) and also known as ''The Secret of the Red Orchid'') is a 1962 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, ...

'' (1962) - Edwin * '' The Door with Seven Locks'' (1962) - Dr. Antonio Staletti *'' The Curse of the Yellow Snake'' (1963) - Fing-Su / St. Clay * ''

The Lightship ''The Lightship'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. The film stars Klaus Maria Brandauer and Robert Duvall, with early appearances by Arliss Howard and William Forsythe. The film is based on the novella "Das Feuerschif ...

'' (1963) - Funker Philippi * ''

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 ''Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (german: Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Helmut Wildt. Cast * Helmut Wildt - Mike Hilton * Hanns Lothar - Jack Bellamy * Ann Smyrner - Ruth Mo ...

'' (1963) - Sir Reginald Cunningham * ''

Waiting Room to the Beyond ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (german: Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as ''Mark of the Tortoise'') is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. Cast * Hildegard Knef as Lorelli * Götz George a ...

'' (1964) - Felix * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (1964) - Livio Morelli * ' (1964) - Roger Marton, Antiquitätenhändler * '' Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965) - Gentleman * '' City of Fear'' (1965) - Ferenc * ''St. Pauli Herbertstraße'' (1965) - Werner Kästel * ''

Secret Agent Super Dragon ''Secret Agent Super Dragon'' (Italian: ''New York chiama Superdrago'') is a 1966 international co-production Eurospy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Ray Danton as the titular secret agent. Plot The plot centers on a secret agen ...

'' (1966) - (uncredited) * '' The Hunchback of Soho'' (1966) - Alan Davis * ''

Clint the Stranger ''Clint the Stranger'', also known as ''Clint the Nevada's Loner'', ''Nevada Clint'' and ''Clint, the Lonely Nevadan'' (in original Italian, ''Clint il solitario''), is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western starring George Martin (Spanish actor), Geo ...

'' (1967) - Don Shannon * ''

Mission Stardust ''Mission Stardust'' ( it, ...4...3...2...1...Morte) is a 1967 science fiction film based on the early novels of the popular German '' Perry Rhodan'' series by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting. Plot In a quest to find a source of radioactive ma ...

'' (1967) - Arkin * ''

The Man Outside ''The Man Outside'' (, literally ''Outside, at the door'') is a play by Wolfgang Borchert, written in a few days in the late autumn of 1946. It made its debut on German radio on 13 February 1947. ''The Man Outside'' describes the hopelessness of ...

'' (1967) - Rafe Machek * ' (1967, TV Mini-Series) - John Evans * ''

Im Banne des Unheimlichen ''Im Banne des Unheimlichen'' (lit. ''Under the Spell of the Unknown''); English title ''The Zombie Walks'', a.k.a. ''The Hand of Power'') is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger and . Plot S ...

'' (1968) - The Stranger * ' (1969, TV Movie) - Deval * '' The Last Escape'' (1970) - Von Heinken * ' (1971, TV Mini-Series) - Sir Percival Glyde * ''

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'' (1976-1986, TV Series) - Dr. Kroll / Dr. Bergmann * ''Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (1976) - Widerstandskämpfer Der Dunkle * ''

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'' (1979) - Dr. Wal * ''

Charlie Muffin ''Charlie Muffin'' is a 1979 made-for-TV film based on the 1977 novel Charlie M, of the same name by Brian Freemantle. In the United States, U.S., the picture was later re-released under the title ''A Deadly Game''. A Euston Films production ...

'' (1979, TV Movie) - Valery Kalenin * ''L'ombre rouge'' (1981) - Maly * '' All Fired Up'' (1982) - Monsieur Nash * ''

The Tiger Brigades ''The Tiger Brigades'' (French: ''Les Brigades du Tigre'') is a period crime television series which originally ran between 1974 and 1983. Created by Claude DesaillyBosseno p.30 it follows the activities of a police squad in the early twentieth c ...

'' (1982-1983, TV Series) - Gabrielli * ' (1984) - Col. Debars * ''Falosny princ'' (1985) - Hlavný vezír * ''Anna Göldin, letzte Hexe'' (1991) - Pfarrer Camerarius * ''Die Zeit danach'' (1992) * ' (1993) - Hormann * ''K'' (1997) - Joseph Katz / Karl Heinrich * ''Komiker'' (2000) - Max * ''Verzauberte Emma oder Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge... !'' (2002) - Albert Tartov

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* 1923 births 2008 deaths Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors 20th-century Swiss male actors 21st-century Swiss male actors Swiss Jews Male actors from Zürich {{Switzerland-actor-stub