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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 Helen Hayes 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 Humphrey Bogart classic '' Sahara'' (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 '' Tomorrow Is Forever'' (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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'' (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 Go ...
'' (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) * ''
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'' (1943) - German Major * '' Sahara'' (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'' (1944) - Overkamp * '' U-Boat Prisoner'' (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) * ''
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'' (1945) - Alex * '' Tomorrow Is Forever'' (1946) - Dr. Ludwig * '' The Razor's Edge'' (1946) - Joseph - Butler * ''
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'' (1947) - 'Shiv' Triano * ''
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'' (1948) - Peter Goltzen * '' Sealed Verdict'' (1948) - German doctor * ''
Wake of the Red Witch ''Wake of the Red Witch'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig, produced by Edmund Grainger and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara and Luther Adler. It is based upon the 1946 novel of the same name wri ...
'' (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) * ''
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'' (1952) - Count Franz Von Papen * ''
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'' (1953) - Lukats * ''
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'' (1953) - Ronchin (uncredited) * '' The Desert Rats'' (1953) - German Doctor (uncredited) * '' Flight to Tangier'' (1953) - Kalferez * ''
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'' (1953) - Commodore Renard * '' Hell and High Water'' (1954) - Col. Schuman (uncredited) * '' Paris Playboys'' (1954) - Vidal * '' Gog'' (1954) - Dr. Zeitman * '' The Gambler from Natchez'' (1954) - Nicholas Cadiz * '' The Racers'' (1955) - Dr. Tabor * '' Never Say Goodbye'' (1956) - Prof. Zimmelman * '' Oh, Men! Oh, Women!'' (1957) - Dr. Krauss * ''
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'' (1957) - Sermaine * ''
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'' (1957) - Mr. Horvat * '' The Disembodied'' (1957) - Dr. Carl Metz * '' The Walter Winchell File'' (1957, TV Series) - Leopold * '' The Return of Dracula'' (1958) - John Meierman * ''
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'' (1960) - Dr. Erich Heinrich * '' Portrait in Black'' (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