Friedrich Wilhelm "Will" Quadflieg (; 15 September 1914 – 27 November 2003) was a German

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from Oberhausen. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg. He is considered one of Germany's best post-

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actors. One of his most widely recognized roles was in the title role in the 1960 film ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...

''. He also starred in a number of other roles. Quadflieg died from

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Filmography

*1938: '' The Muzzle'' - Rabanus, maler *1940: '' Das Herz der Königin'' - Olivier *1940: '' Kora Terry'' - Michael Varany *1941: ''

My Life for Ireland ''My Life for Ireland'' (german: Mein Leben für Irland) is a Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, telling a story of an Irish nationalist family and their involvement in the Irish struggle of independence over two genera ...

'' - Michael O'Brien jun *1942: ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' - Dimo *1942: '' The Red Terror'' - Peter Aßmuss *1942: ''Der große Schatten'' - Robert Jürgensen *1944: ''Die Zaubergeige'' - Violinist Andreas Halm *1944: ''Philharmoniker'' - Alexander Schonath *1945: '' Anna Alt'' - Joachim Alt, ein Komponist *1950: '' The Lie'' - Harry Altenberger *1951: ''

Die Tödlichen Träume Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicond ...

'' - Winter / Barravas / Florestan *1951: ''Das ewige Spiel'' - Werner Donatus *1951: '' Dark Eyes'' - Fedor Varany *1952: '' The Forester's Daughter'' - Joseph Földessy aka Hauptmann Koltai *1953: '' Don't Forget Love'' - Paul Cornelius *1953: ''

Heartbroken on the Moselle ''Heartbroken on the Moselle'' (german: Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer) is a 1953 West German romantic comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Will Quadflieg, Elisabeth Müller, and Oliver Grimm. It was based on a 1932 novella by Rudolf ...

'' - Dr. Thomas Arend *1955: ''

Lola Montès ''Lola Montès'' is a 1955 historical romance film and the last completed film of German-born director Max Ophüls. Based on the novel ''La vie extraordinaire de Lola Montès'' by Cécil Saint-Laurent, the film depicts the life of Irish dancer an ...

'' - Franz Liszt *1956: '' San Salvatore'' - Dr. Manfred Carrell *1960: ''

'' - Dr. Heinrich Faust / Dichter *1969: '' Kamasutra: Vollendung der Liebe'' - Narrator (voice) *1979-1994: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Prof. Braun-Gorres / Robert Schreiber *1981: ''Dantons Tod'' (TV Movie) - Thomas Payne *1986: ''

The Journey The Journey may refer to: Film and television * ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film * ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...

'' - Vater Voss *1993: ' (TV Mini-Series) - Herbert Sachs *1994: ''Der gute Merbach'' (TV Movie) - Clemens Merbach *1999: ''Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker'' (TV Movie) - Rezitator (final film role)

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Photographs of Will Quadflieg
1914 births 2003 deaths Deaths from pulmonary embolism German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors People from the Rhine Province Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Federal Order of Merit who returned their decoration {{Germany-film-actor-stub