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Peter van Eyck (1911–1969)

Actor

With his whitish blond crew-cut, slow, menacing drawl and Germanic manner, Van Eyck was destined to be typecast as stereotypically scowling, arrogant Nazi officers. This was ironic, because being an avowed anti-fascist, he had left Germany in 1931 -- two years before Adolf Hitler came to power. The son of an aristocratic Prussian land owner... See full bio »

Born:

Götz von Eick
in Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany [now Kamienny Jaz, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]

Died:

(age 57) in Zurich, Switzerland
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1969 The Bridge at Remagen
Gen. Von Brock (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1969 Der Kommissar (TV series)
Herr Wegener
– Die Pistole im Park (1969) … Herr Wegener
 
1968 Heidi (TV movie)
Dr. Reboux
 
1968 Shalako
Frederick Von Hallstatt (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1968 Assignment to Kill
Walter Green
 
1968 Tevye and His Seven Daughters
Priest
 
1968 Code Name, Red Roses
Colonel Kerr
 
1967 The Man Who Was Worth Millions
Muller
 
1967 Ivar Kreuger der Zündholzkönig (TV movie)
Ivar Kreuger
 
1966 Requiem for a Secret Agent
Oscar Rubeck
 
1966 High Season for Spies
Kramer/Jack Haskins
 
1966 Living it Up
Peter von Kessner
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Hans-Dieter Mundt (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1965 Duel at Sundown
Don McGow
 
1965 The Gentlemen
Colonel - episode 'Die Soldaten'
 
1965 The Secret Agents
Petchatkin
 
1964 Kidnapped to Mystery Island
Captain McPherson
 
1964 Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse
Maj. Bob Anders
 
1964 The River Line
Der Reiher
 
1963 An Alibi for Death
Günther Rohn
 
1963 Das große Liebesspiel
Chef
 
1963 Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
Major Bill Tern
 
1963 Verführung am Meer
Peter
 
1962 Station Six-Sahara
Kramer (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1962 The Brain
Dr. Peter Corrie
 
1962 The Devil's Agent
Droste
 
1962 The Longest Day
Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1962 Finden sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält?
Dr. Fred Calonder
 
1961 Blind Justice
Robert Kessler
 
1961 Die Stunde, die du glücklich bist
Bönisch
 
1961 No Time for Ecstasy
Michel Georgenko
 
1961 Love, Freedom and Treachery
Capitano Paul
 
1961 The World in My Pocket
Bleck
 
1960 Foxhole in Cairo
Count Almaszy
 
1960 The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Henry B. Travers
 
1960 Sweetheart of the Gods
Dr. Hans Simon
 
1959 Rebel Flight to Cuba
Pink Roberti
 
1959 The Black Chapel
Golder
 
1959 Labyrinth
Ron Stevens
 
1959 The Rest Is Silence
Generaldirektor Paul Claudius
 
1959 Verbrechen nach Schulschluß
Dr. Knittel
 
1959 Lockvogel der Nacht
Karl Amsel
 
1959 Rommel ruft Kairo
Capt. Graf von Almassy
 
1959 Your Body Belongs to Me
Alexander
 
1958 Schwarze Nylons - Heiße Nächte
Alexandre
 
1958 The Snorkel
Paul Decker (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1958 Imperfect Angel
Studienrat Dr. Torsten Agast
 
1958 Rosemary
Fribert
 
1958 Dr. Crippen lebt
Kriminalkommissar Léon Ferrier
 
1957 Tous peuvent me tuer
Cyril Gad (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1957 The Glass Tower
John Lawrence
 
1957 Retour de manivelle
Eric Fréminger
 
1957 Fric-frac en dentelles
Peter Simon
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Deputy Rancich
– The Rookie Sheriff (1957) … Deputy Rancich
 
1957 Le feu aux poudres
Pédro Wassevitch
 
1956 Attack
SS Captain (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1956 Run for the Sun
Dr. Van Anders/Col. Wilham Von Andre
 
1955-1956 Casablanca (TV series)
Alex Thannis / Chadec
– Deadlock! (1956) … Chadec
– Black Market Operation (1955) … Alex Thannis
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Officer
– Safe Conduct (1956) … Officer (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1955 The Cornet
Mönchschreiber
 
1955 The Rawhide Years
Andre Boucher
 
1955 Jump Into Hell
Lt. Heinrich Heldman
 
1955 Your Play Time (TV series)
– Intolerable Portrait (1955)
 
1955 Girl on the Third Floor
Franck Richter
 
1955 Mystery Is My Business (TV series)
Rudy Lange
– Night Visitors (1955) … Rudy Lange
 
1955 A Bullet for Joey
Eric Hartman
 
1955 Mr. Arkadin
Thaddeus
 
1955 Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Dr. Celliers
 
1954 Flesh and Desire
Mathias Valdès
 
1954 Flesh and the Woman
Fred
 
1954 Night People
Sergei 'Petey' Petrochine
 
1953 Alerte au sud
Howard
 
1953 Sailor of the King
Kapitan von Falk (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1953 The Wages of Fear
Bimba (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1952 Heart of the Casbah
Jo
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
German Officer (uncredited)
 
1950 Third from the Right
Renato
 
1950 Furioso
Peter von Rhoden
 
1950 Epilogue
Steward Stephan Lund
 
1950 Export in Blond
Rolf Carste
 
1950 Royal Children
Paul König
 
1949 Hallo, Fräulein!
Tom Keller
 
1944 Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Capt. Granach - Young Nazi Officer (uncredited)
 
1944 Address Unknown
Heinrich Schulz
 
1944 Strange Confession
Hafner
 
1943 Hitler's Madman
Gestapo (uncredited)
 
1943 Action in the North Atlantic
German Ensign (uncredited)
 
1943 Five Graves to Cairo
Lt. Schwegler (as Peter Van Eyck)
 
1943 Edge of Darkness
German Soldier (uncredited)
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Lt. Tonder
 
1943 Hitler's Children
Arresting Sergeant (uncredited)
 
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2011 Herr Alsmann trifft Frau Hielscher (TV documentary)
Tom Keller (uncredited)
 

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Star Sign:

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