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Henry Brandon (I) (1912–1990)

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German-born Henry Brandon was a character actor in American films, most often seen in villainous roles. His parents emigrated to the US shortly after his birth. His early interest in acting led him to study at the acclaimed Pasadena Community Playhouse. He landed the lead villain role in the Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy film Babes in Toyland... See full bio »

Born:

Heinrich von Kleinbach
in Berlin, Germany

Died:

(age 77) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1989 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Zarz
 
1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Abel Gorcey
– Crossed Up (1987) … Abel Gorcey
 
1984 E/R (TV series)
Mr. Pavlic
– Say It Ain't So (1984) … Mr. Pavlic
 
1983 To Be or Not to Be
Nazi Officer
 
1983 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (TV movie)
Otis Wagner
 
1981 Evita Peron (TV movie)
Gen. Pedro Ramirez
 
1979 Hard Knocks
 
1978 Bud and Lou (TV movie)
 
1978 The Next Step Beyond (TV series)
The Prosecuting Attorney
– Key to Yesterday (1978)
– Out of Body (1978) … The Prosecuting Attorney
 
1977 Run for the Roses
Jeff
 
1977 Mission to Glory: A True Story
 
1976 Assault on Precinct 13
Chaney
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Doug Shore
– The Voice of Thunder (1975) … Doug Shore
 
1975 The Manhandlers
Carlo
 
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
The Man
– The Trevi Collection (1975) … The Man
 
1974 When the North Wind Blows
Avakum
 
1973 So Long, Blue Boy
Buck
 
1973 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Vereker
– The Doll of Death (1973) … Vereker
 
1973 Gentle Savage
Holy Man
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Ham Jason
– Operation: Lady Luck (1972) … Ham Jason
 
1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Farid
– The Brothers (1969) … Farid
 
1965-1969 Get Smart (TV series)
Belasco / Zukor
– Pheasant Under Glass (1969) … Belasco
– School Days (1965) … Zukor
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Fire Cloud
– Breakout (1967) … Fire Cloud
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
Herman von Brock
– Harley and the Killer (1967) … Herman von Brock
 
1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Swift Wolf
– Yesterday's Timepiece (1967) … Swift Wolf
 
1967 The Search for the Evil One
Martin Borman
 
1964-1966 Combat! (TV series)
German Lt. / Hans
– A Child's Game (1966) … Hans
– Mountain Man (1964) … German Lt.
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Quahada
– Miracle at Massacre Mission (1966) … Quahada
 
1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Lije Moody
– The Deserter (1966) … Lije Moody
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Cleve
– Fill No Glass for Me: Part 1 (1965) … Cleve
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Alexander Sebastian
– A Matter of Wife and Death (1965) … Alexander Sebastian
 
1965 Mister Ed (TV series)
Derek
– Spies Strike Back (1965) … Derek
– Coldfinger (1965) … Derek
 
1965 F Troop (TV series)
Indian Chief (Shug)
– Scourge of the West (1965) … Indian Chief (Shug)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
General Crawford
– The Chameleon (1964) … General Crawford
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
German Major
– Grindl, Girl Wac (1964) … German Major
 
1964 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Circus Roustabout
– The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog: Who the Heck Is Hector? (1964) … Circus Roustabout
– The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog: Where the Heck Is Hector? (1964) … Circus Roustabout
 
1963 Captain Sindbad
Col. Kabar
 
1960-1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Benin / Darius
– The Diplomatic Caper (1962) … Benin
– Trouble in the Middle East (1960) … Darius
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Kahuna / Totani
– The Assassins (1961) … Totani
– Angel of Death (1961) … Kahuna
 
1961 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
– Re: Fifi (1961)
 
1961 Two Rode Together
Chief Quanah Parker
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
J. Burton Hamilton / Rex Denton
– The Mortal Coil (1961) … Rex Denton/J. Burton Hamilton
 
1961 Tallahassee 7000 (TV series)
Otto
– Hostage (1961)
– Best Laid Plans (1961) … Otto
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Two Bows
– The Death of Yellow Singer (1961) … Two Bows
 
1960-1961 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Major Hundington / Quick Knife
– Stolen Horses (1961) … Quick Knife
– The Deserter (1960) … Major Hundington
 
1957-1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Black Panther / Chief Dark Eagle / Chief Fire Cloud / …
– The Patience Miller Story (1961) … Chief Dark Eagle
– The Dr. Swift Cloud Story (1960) … Chief Fire Cloud
– The St. Nicholas Story (1959) … Ute Indian Chief
– The Martha Barham Story (1959) … Black Panther
– The Swift Cloud Story (1959) … Fire Cloud
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1960 Maverick (TV series)
Rand Storm
– A Bullet for the Teacher (1960) … Rand Storm
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Ohato / Yellow Moon
– Winter Kill (1960) … Ohato
– Legacy of Twisted Creek (1960) … Yellow Moon
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Trigg Bronson
– The Fabulous Fiddle (1960) … Trigg Bronson
 
1960 Captain Brassbound's Conversion (TV movie)
Sheik Sidi El Assif
 
1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Anchior
– The Story of Judith (1960) … Anchior
 
1959-1960 Lawman (TV series)
Joshua Haney aka Many Horses / Tall Horse
– To Capture the West (1960) … Tall Horse
– The Last Man (1959) … Joshua Haney aka Many Horses
 
1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
John Buckley
– Mrs. Minton (1960) … John Buckley
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Running Wolf
– Gold Seeker (1960) … Running Wolf
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Johnny Kellso
– A Reputation (1960) … Johnny Kellso
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Whit Ransome
– The Ghost (1959) … Whit Ransome
 
1959 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Mendy Hymar
– The Joe Angelo Story (1959) … Mendy Hymar
 
1959 The Deputy (TV series)
Johnny Ringo
– The Big Four (1959) … Johnny Ringo
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Gator Joe
– Woman in the River (1959) … Gator Joe
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Jason
– Medea (1959) … Jason
 
1959 The Big Fisherman
Menicus
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Crowley
– The Man Hater (1959) … Crowley
 
1959 Okefenokee
Joe Kalhari
 
1958 Auntie Mame
Acacius Page
 
1958 The Buccaneer
British Major
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Williams
– The Case for Dr. Mudd (1958) … Williams
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
Frank Dawson
– The Tall Man (1958) … Frank Dawson
 
1958 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Sect Member
– The Outcasts (1958) … Sect Member
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Chief Gerada
– The Yuma Treasure (1957) … Chief Gerada
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Jim Thompson
– The Jim Thompson Case (1957) … Jim Thompson
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Colonel Torezano
– The Flight (1957) … Colonel Torezano
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Tracer Givens
– The New Sheriff (1957) … Tracer Givens
 
1957 M Squad (TV series)
Bert Fallon
– The Golden Look (1957) … Bert Fallon
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Quint Oxley
– Epitaph for an Indian (1957) … Quint Oxley
 
1957 The Land Unknown
Dr. Carl Hunter
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
Commander
 
1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Victoria Regina (1957)
 
1957 Hell's Crossroads
Jesse James
 
1956 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Judd Buckley
– Passage Deferred (1956) … Judd Buckley
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Commander of the Hosts
 
1956 Bandido
Gunther
 
1956 Comanche
Black Cloud
 
1956 The Searchers
Chief Cicatriz - Scar
 
1956 Silent Fear
Cliff Sutton
 
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
Bejac (uncredited)
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Ki Yang
– The Greatest Beast (1955) … Ki Yang
 
1955 Stories of the Century (TV series)
Nate Champion aka Joe Baker
– Nate Champion (1955) … Nate Champion aka Joe Baker
 
1954 Vera Cruz
Capt. Danette
 
1954 Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (TV series)
Rinkman
– Pirates of Prah: Chapter III (1954) … Rinkman (uncredited)
– Pirates of Prah: Chapter II (1954) … Rinkman (uncredited)
– The Pirates of Prah: Chapter I (1954) … Rinkman
 
1954 Casanova's Big Night
Capt. Rugello
 
1954 Knock on Wood
Second Trenchcoat Man
 
1953 War Arrow
Maygro
 
1953 The Caddy
Mr. Preen
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Cop at Crash Site
 
1953 Tarzan and the She-Devil
M'Tara, Locopo Chief
 
1953 Pony Express
Joe Cooper
 
1953 Raiders of the Seven Seas
Captain Goiti
 
1953 Scared Stiff
Pierre
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– The Shepherd's Touch (1953)
 
1951-1952 Family Theatre (TV series)
Cassius Longinus
– A Star Shall Rise (1952)
– Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951) … Cassius Longinus
 
1952 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV series)
– Koblen (1952)
 
1952 The Schaefer Century Theatre (TV series)
– Portfolio Twelve (1952)
 
1952 Hurricane Smith
Sam
 
1952 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– Poor Richard (1952)
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– Out of the Dark (1952)
– Counterplot (1952)
 
1952 Wagons West
Clay Cook
 
1952 Scarlet Angel
Pierre
 
1952 Harem Girl
Hassan Ali
 
1951 Flame of Araby
Malik
 
1951 The Golden Horde
Juchi, Son of Genghis Khan
 
1951 Cattle Drive
Jim Currie
 
1950 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Riverman (1950)
 
1949 Suspense (TV series)
Dr. Douglas Stone
– The Case of Lady Sannox (1949) … Dr. Douglas Stone
 
1949 The Clock (TV series)
– Wrong Woman Mad (1949)
 
1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Siko
 
1949 The Fighting O'Flynn
Lt. Corpe
 
1948 Wake of the Red Witch
Kurinua (uncredited)
 
1948 The Paleface
Wapato (medicine man)
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Capt. Giles de Rais
 
1948 Hollow Triumph
Big Boy (uncredited)
 
1948 Canon City
Freeman
 
1948 Old Los Angeles
Larry Stockton
 
1947 Northwest Outpost
Chinese Junk Captain (uncredited)
 
1943 Edge of Darkness
Maj. Ruck (uncredited)
 
1942 Night in New Orleans
Croupier (uncredited)
 
1941 The Corsican Brothers
Marquis de Raveneau (uncredited)
 
1941 Bad Man of Deadwood
Ted Carver
 
1941 Hurricane Smith
Sam Carson (as Harry Brandon)
 
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
 
1941 Two in a Taxi
Professor
 
1941 Underground
Josef Rolf, Underground Member Shot by Gestapo
 
1940 The Son of Monte Cristo
Lt. Schultz
 
1940 Dark Streets of Cairo
Hussien
 
1940 Under Texas Skies
Tom Blackton
 
1940 Doomed to Die
Attorney Victor Martin
 
1940 The Ranger and the Lady
General Augustus Larue
 
1940 Florian
Groom (uncredited)
 
1940 Ski Patrol
Jan Sikorsky
 
1940 Half a Sinner
Handsome, Red's Sidekick
 
1940 Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
 
1939 Geronimo (scenes deleted)
 
1939 The Marshal of Mesa City
Duke Allison
 
1939 Nurse Edith Cavell
Lt. Schultz
 
1939 Conspiracy
Carlson - Crewman
 
1939 Beau Geste
Renouf - Another Deserter
 
1939 Buck Rogers
Capt. Laska
 
1939 Pirates of the Skies
Gang Pilot (uncredited)
 
1938 The Last Warning
Willie the Creep (uncredited)
 
1938 The Last Express
Henchman Pinky
 
1938 If I Were King
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1938 Spawn of the North
Davis (uncredited)
 
1938 Three Comrades
Valentin - Man with Eye Patch (uncredited)
 
1938 I Met My Love Again
Bruno - the Painter (uncredited)
 
1937 Wells Fargo
Larry (uncredited)
 
1937 Our Gang Follies of 1938 (short)
Barnaby (opera impressario)
 
1937 Conquest
Staff Officer (uncredited)
 
1937 Island Captives
Dick Bannister
 
1937 West Bound Limited
Joe Forbes
 
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
 
1937 Carnival in Paris (short)
Louis
 
1937 I Promise to Pay
Henchman Fancyface
 
1937 Secret Agent X-9
Blackstone
 
1937 Jungle Jim
The Cobra
 
1937 Black Legion
Joe Dombrowski
 
1936 Killer at Large
Mr. Zero
 
1936 The Garden of Allah
Hadj
 
1936 Big Brown Eyes
Don Butler (as Henry Kleinbach)
 
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
The Bat Man (uncredited)
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Wade Falin
 
1935 Metropolitan Nocturne (short)
 
1934 Babes in Toyland
Barnaby (as Henry Kleinbach)
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross
Colosseum Spectator (uncredited)
 
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1953 Peter Pan (live action model: Captain Hook - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1939 The Marshal of Mesa City ("Oh! Susanna" 1848 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1970 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ian Fleming Creator of the James Bond Myth (1970) … Himself
 
1941 Ghost Treasure (documentary short)
Mariano Arguello (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2003 Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (TV documentary)
Himself/Chief Cicatrice aka 'Scar' (from The Searchers (1957)) (uncredited)
 
1977 Buck Rogers
Leader of Kane's Henchmen
 
1959 Little Rascals Varieties
Barnaby
 
1956 Renegade Satellite (TV movie)
Rinkman (in flashback)
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1956 Manhunt in Space (TV movie)
Rinkman, space pirate leader
 
1953 Planet Outlaws
Capt. Lasca, Kane forces
 
1943 Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
 

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Alternate Names:

Harry Brandon | Henry Kleinbach

Height:

6' 5" (1.96 m)
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Often played Indian, Arab, Persian, Native American and East Asian characters, though his ancestry was German. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini