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Peter Capell(1912-1986)

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Peter Capell in The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
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Peter Capell was born on 3 September 1912 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Paths of Glory (1957) and One, Two, Three (1961). He died on 3 March 1986 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornSeptember 3, 1912
DiedMarch 3, 1986(73)
BornSeptember 3, 1912
DiedMarch 3, 1986(73)
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Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • The Tinker
  • 1971
Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory
8.4
  • Narrator of Opening Sequence
  • Chief Judge of Court-Martial
  • 1957
One, Two, Three (1961)
One, Two, Three
7.8
  • Mishkin
  • 1961
Sorcerer (1977)
Sorcerer
7.7
  • Lartigue
  • 1977

Credits

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Actor

  • The Secret Lives of Love Starved Housewives
  • Die Wächter (1986)
    Die Wächter
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Harcourt (voice, uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Mamas Geburtstag
    TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
    Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Kalman Lauer
    • 1985
  • Die ewigen Gefühle
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
    The Little Drummer Girl
    6.1
    • Schwili
    • 1984
  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Gast des Hauskonzerts
    • Drogenboß mit Schäferhund
    • Häftling ...
    • 1975–1984
  • The Charterhouse of Parma (1982)
    The Charterhouse of Parma
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Abbé Blanes
    • 1982
  • Dana Vávrová in Ein Stück Himmel (1982)
    Ein Stück Himmel
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Augenarzt
    • 1982
  • Das Käthchen von Heilbronn oder: Die Feuerprobe
    TV Movie
    • Ritter der Feme
    • 1981
  • Smuggler (1981)
    Smuggler
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Captain König
    • 1981
  • The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980)
    The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
    7.5
    TV Series
    • (German version, voice)
    • 1980
  • Birgit Doll in Charlotte (1980)
    Charlotte
    6.6
    • Grandfather
    • 1980
  • Siegfried Lowitz in The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Heinecke
    • Georg Singer
    • Schwuchtel
    • 1978–1980
  • Doctor Snuggles (1979)
    Doctor Snuggles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Krick-Krack (German version, voice)
    • 1979
  • The American Success Company (1979)
    The American Success Company
    5.4
    • Lichtenstein
    • 1979

Writer

  • Der Kreidegarten
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1973
  • Der Kreidegarten
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1967
  • Mrs. Dally (1966)
    Mrs. Dally
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1966

Additional Crew

  • Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, and Karl Heinz Vosgerau in World on a Wire (1973)
    World on a Wire
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • voice dubbing: Rudolf Lenz (uncredited)
    • 1973

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Sorcerer
Clip 2:50
Sorcerer
The Burglar
Trailer 1:59
The Burglar
The Burglar
Trailer 1:59
The Burglar
Paths of Glory
Trailer 3:04
Paths of Glory

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Capell
  • Born
    • September 3, 1912
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • March 3, 1986
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    1977: Dubbing voice of Melvyn Douglas in the German post-synchronized version of Robert Aldrich's 'Twilight's Last Gleaming' (Das Ultimatum).

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  • Trivia
    His first role was in Winterset, shortly after the end of the Second World War. His final role came a year before his death, when he appeared in Mamas Geburtstag.

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