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Otto Waldis(1901-1974)

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Otto Waldis in Perry Mason (1957)
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I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
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Born in Vienna, Austria, May 20th, 1901 as Otto Glucksmann-Blum, he began his acting career there while in his twenties, making his screen debut playing Franz in Fritz Lang's "M" in 1931 (billed as Otto Wernicke). Came to the United States in 1940. He worked frequently as a character actor in film and television (and occasionally on stage in NY) until the early 1960's. Was signed to appear in Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein but died of a heart attack before filming began.
BornMay 20, 1901
DiedMarch 25, 1974(72)
BornMay 20, 1901
DiedMarch 25, 1974(72)
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Known for

Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg
8.3
  • Pohl
  • 1961
Allison Hayes in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
5.1
  • Dr. Heinrich Von Loeb
  • 1958
Carla Balenda and Elliott Reid in The Whip Hand (1951)
The Whip Hand
6.0
  • Dr. Wilhelm Bucholtz
  • 1951
Bird of Paradise (1951)
Bird of Paradise
6.1
  • Skipper
  • 1951

Credits

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  • Move (1970)
    Move
    5.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)
    Gomer Pyle: USMC
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Zimmerman
    • 1968
  • Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Otto Trenck
    • 1968
  • John Banner, Robert Clary, Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis, and Werner Klemperer in Hogan's Heroes (1965)
    Hogan's Heroes
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1967
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Honstedt
    • 1966
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Stefan Dyboski
    • 1965
  • Unsere große Schwester (1964)
    Unsere große Schwester
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Lehrer Dr. Kühn
    • 1964–1965
  • Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf (1963)
    Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Koch-Dühm
    • 1965
  • The Enemy Agent and You
    Short
    • Russian Agent
    • 1964
  • Angeklagter: Onkel Daniel
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Judge Waite
    • 1964
  • Freddy Quinn in In the Wild West (1964)
    In the Wild West
    4.2
    • Old Joe
    • 1964
  • Ein Leben lang
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Kit Carson
    • 1964
  • Das Phantom von Soho (1964)
    Das Phantom von Soho
    5.7
    • William B. Clover, man with birthmark
    • 1964
  • Die achte Runde
    TV Movie
    • Harry
    • 1963
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Karl Schmidt
    • Alfred Magnuson
    • 1954–1963

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Letter From An Unknown Woman
Trailer 1:37
Letter From An Unknown Woman
I Was A Male War Bride
Trailer 2:19
I Was A Male War Bride
I Was A Male War Bride
Trailer 2:19
I Was A Male War Bride

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 20, 1901
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • March 25, 1974
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Margaretha VietlMay 14, 1936 - March 25, 1974 (his death)

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    He was supposed to perform in a play his wife wrote, "The Gadfly of Athens", but he died before production began. His wife decided to produce it as a memorial to her husband, but suffered a stroke and died shortly before the play opened on November 15, 1974.

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