Rolf Wanka

Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 28 November 1982) was an Austrian actor.

Biography

He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mansion in Hřiměždice, Czechoslovakia, where he spent a lot of time. He studied Technical University in Prague, then University in Insbruck. He spoke German, Czech, French and English. He appeared as a leading man in many Austrian, German and Czech movies. He was married three times and had two children. His second wife was the actress Friedl Czepa.

Selected filmography

* '' M'' (1931) - Man (uncredited)
* ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) - Der heilige Petrus
* ''Pozdní máj'' (1934) - Ing. Nedbal
* ''Matka Kráčmerka'' (1934) - MUC. Václav Zdeborský
* ''Die törichte Jungfrau'' (1935) - Anton Rabeling
* '' The World's in Love'' (1935) - Peter, sein Sohn
* ''Buchhalter Schnabel'' (1935) - Hans Binder
* '' Circus Saran'' (1935) - Kurt von Herdegen
* ''Polibek ve sněhu'' (1935) - Petr Bard
* ''Liebe auf Bretteln'' (1935) - Peter Bard
* '' Hilde Petersen postlagernd'' (1936) - Dr. Victor Franke - Lawyer
* '' Divoch'' (1936) - Mirko Rolín
* '' Arme kleine Inge'' (1936, German-language version of ''Sextánka'') - Professor Strom
* '' Father Vojtěch'' (1936) - Father Vojtěch Dvorecký
* '' Srdce v soumraku'' (1936) - Pavel Vach
* ''Irca's Romance'' (1936) - Lexa Hora
* '' Not a Word About Love'' (1937, German-language version of ''Poslíček lásky'') - Hubert Kersten - Modeschöpfer
* '' Sextánka'' (1937) - Prof. Jirí Hron
* '' Výdělečné ženy'' (1937) - Ing. Marek
* ''Escape to the Adriatic'' (1937, German-language version of ''Irca's Romance'') - Fred Bergen - Monteur
* '' Poslíček lásky'' (1937) - Pavel Toman
* '' Lízin let do nebe'' (1937) - Dr. Petr Tumlir
* '' Krok do tmy'' (1938) - Ronny
* '' Heiraten – aber wen?'' (1938) - Dr. Felix Hübner
* '' Rote Rosen – blaue Adria'' (1938, German-language version of ''Divoch'') - Peter Danner
* ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) - von Schlieden
* ''Linen from Ireland'' (1939) - Dr. Goll
* ''Dein Leben gehört mir'' (1939)
* '' The Right to Love'' (1939) - Martin Förchinger, sein Förster u. Verwalter
* ''My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) - Georg Bartenberg
* '' Anuschka'' (1942) - Dr. Sascha Wendt
* '' Orizzonte di sangue'' (1942) - Sergio
* ''Hundstage'' (1944) - Dr. Peter Kirchner
* ''Umwege zu dir'' (1947)
* ''Gruß und Kuß aus der Wachau'' (1950) - Ulrich Kürenberg
* ''The Magic Face'' (1951) - Gen. Rodenbusch
* ''Maria Theresa'' (1951) - Oberstkämmerer Khevenhüller
* ''Wienerinnen'' (1952)
* ''Die Fiakermilli'' (1953) - Major Graf Eggern
* '' The Poacher'' (1953) - Prosecutor
* '' Stars Over Colombo'' (1953) - Prosecutor
* ''Franz Schubert'' (1953) - Franz Schober
* ''Street Serenade'' (1953)
* ''The Prisoner of the Maharaja'' (1954) - Prosecutor
* '' The Red Prince'' (1954) - Rittmeister Graf Daun
* ''Nel gorgo del peccato'' (1954)
* ''The Silent Angel'' (1954) - Kats
* ''Hochstaplerin der Liebe'' (1954) - Baron Goutten
* ''Ball of Nations'' (1954) - Brambachen
* ''Klisura'' (1956) - Mihael
* ''Miedo'' (1956) - Arturo Spiegel
* ''Todos somos necesarios'' (1956) - Marcos Alberola
* ''Embajadores en el Infierno'' (1956) - Mikhail
* ''La mestiza'' (1956) - Álex
* ''Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (1956) - Ernö, Zigeunerprimas
* ''Viaje de novios'' (1956) - Luis
* ''The Battalion in the Shadows'' (1957) - Narrador
* ''Horas de pánico'' (1957)
* ' (1958)
* '' The Priest and the Girl'' (1958) - Fiori
* ''A Gift for Heidi'' (1958) - Mr. Binder
* ' (1959)
* ''For Love and Others'' (1959) - Senor Ravella
* ''Die schöne Lügnerin'' (1959) - Graf Waldau Senior / Count Waldau Sr.
* ' (1959) - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
* ''X-25 javlja'' (1960)
* ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1961) - Dr. Flüeli

* ''Auf Wiedersehen am blauen Meer'' (1962) - Anulfi
* ''Captain Sindbad'' (1963) - The King
* ''Der Chef wünscht keine Zeugen'' (1964)
* ''Sünde mit Rabatt'' (1968) - Kurt
* ''Wer weint denn schon im Freudenhaus?'' (1970) - Gerichtspräsident Lehmann
* ''Josefine Mutzenbacher II – Meine 365 Liebhaber'' (1971) - Dr. Frischauer
* ''Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut'' (1971) - A. R. Werner
* ''Paragraph 218 – Wir haben abgetrieben, Herr Staatsanwalt'' (1971)
* ''The Internecine Project'' (1974) - Art Dealer
* ''The Desert of the Tartars'' (1976) - Prosdocimo

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1901 births
1982 deaths
Austrian male film actors
Male actors from Vienna
20th-century Austrian male actors