Joseph Fürst (13 February 1916 – 29 November 2005) was an

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n-born international film and television actor known for his English language roles in Britain and Australia, after first appearing on the Canadian stage.

Career

Fürst was regularly featured in UK television drama series of the 1960s and early 1970s with appearances in ''

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'', and as the mad (and well remembered)

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''. Many people believe his accent in this role to have been put on; this is incorrect, it was in fact his real accent. He also played the role of Schneider in the ''

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'' TV series.) Fürst's notable film appearances included ''55 Days at Peking'' (1963), ''The Brides of Fu Manchu'' (1966), the James Bond movie ''Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) as Dr Metz, and ''Inn of the Damned'' (1975). He emigrated to Australia and, starting in the mid-1970s, acted in several guest roles on Australian television drama series. They included several appearances in the top-rated police drama ''

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'', produced by

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in the 1970s. He played an ongoing role in soap opera ''

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'' in 1976 as deli owner Carlo Lenzi, who was introduced to the series as a new Italian family alongside

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, his character romanced wine bar proprietor Norma Whittaker (

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). He also played Heinrik Smeaton in ''

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'' in 1979, and was a guest on situation comedy ''

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'', again opposite Kennelly. He guest starred in four episodes of ''

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'' in the early 1980s. In 1984, he starred in the ABC TV film '' The Schippan Mystery.'' Shortly before his death, Fürst was interviewed by Dwayne Bunney and Dallas Jones for "''Loose Cannon''" and spoke about his career. The interview was an extra feature in the reconstruction of the missing ''Doctor Who'' story "The Underwater Menace".

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furst, Joseph 1916 births 2005 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors Male actors from Vienna Austrian emigrants to Australia Austrian expatriates in Canada Austrian expatriates in the United Kingdom