Emigrating to England in 1933 as the Nazis began their rise to power, Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films there, as well as in some of the first BBC live-television shows ever presented but his career began to languish. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in "Candle in the Wind" and decided to stay. The following year he headed west and settled permanently in the Los Angeles area. A dark, cold-eyed, thin-lipped player with a precise, meticulous air about him, he found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the Humphrey Bogart classic Sahara (1943/I), as well as The Boy from Stalingrad (1943), U-Boat Prisoner (1944) and Till We Meet Again (1944). In postwar years, he was often spotted portraying ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). Some of the more quality pictures he enhanced were Tomorrow Is Forever (1946); Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical Call Me Madam (1953). Although Wengraf never made it to the very top of the Hollywood character ranks, he remained a throughly strong and reliable player. In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as "The Untouchables" (1959), "Hawaiian Eye" (1959), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and "The Time Tunnel" (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Ship of Fools (1965). He retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77, on May 4, 1974.
Emigrating to England in 1933 as the Nazis began their rise to power, Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films there, as well as in some of the first BBC live-television shows ever presented but his career began to languish. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in "Candle in the Wind" and decided to stay. The following year he headed west and settled permanently in the Los Angeles area. A dark, cold-eyed, thin-lipped player with a precise, meticulous air about him, he found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the Humphrey Bogart classic Sahara (1943/I), as well as The Boy from Stalingrad (1943), U-Boat Prisoner (1944) and Till We Meet Again (1944). In postwar years, he was often spotted portraying ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). Some of the more quality pictures he enhanced were Tomorrow Is Forever (1946); Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical Call Me Madam (1953). Although Wengraf never made it to the very top of the Hollywood character ranks, he remained a throughly strong and reliable player. In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as "The Untouchables" (1959), "Hawaiian Eye" (1959), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and "The Time Tunnel" (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Ship of Fools (1965). He retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77, on May 4, 1974.
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Filmography (Movies)
Ship of Fools
Character:Graf
Release Date:29/07/1965
The Prize
Character:Hans Eckhart
Release Date:25/12/1963
Hitler
Character:Dr. Morell
Release Date:21/03/1962
Judgment at Nuremberg
Character:Karl Wieck
Release Date:18/12/1961
Portrait in Black
Character:Dr. Kessler
Release Date:27/07/1960
12 to the Moon
Character:Dr. Erich Heinrich
Release Date:03/02/1960
The Return of Dracula
Character:John Merriman
Release Date:21/05/1958
The Disembodied
Character:Dr. Carl Metz
Release Date:25/08/1957
Valerie
Character:Mr. Louis Horvat
Release Date:01/08/1957
The Pride and the Passion
Character:Sermaine
Release Date:10/07/1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Character:Dr. Krauss
Release Date:22/02/1957
Never Say Goodbye
Character:Prof. Zimmelman
Release Date:10/03/1956
The Racers
Character:Dr. Tabor
Release Date:04/02/1955
The Gambler from Natchez
Character:Nicholas Cadiz
Release Date:04/08/1954
Gog
Character:Dr. Zeitman
Release Date:04/06/1954
Paris Playboys
Character:Vidal
Release Date:07/03/1954
The French Line
Character:Commodore Renard
Release Date:08/02/1954
Hell and High Water
Character:Col. Schuman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1954
The Desert Rats
Character:German Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:26/03/1953
Tropic Zone
Character:Lukats
Release Date:14/01/1953
5 Fingers
Character:Count Franz Von Papen
Release Date:22/02/1952
The Lovable Cheat
Character:Pierquin
Release Date:11/05/1949
Wake of the Red Witch
Character:Prosecuting Attorney
Release Date:30/12/1948
Sealed Verdict
Character:German Doctor
Release Date:05/11/1948
Sofia
Character:Peter Goltzen
Release Date:03/09/1948
T-Men
Character:'Shiv' Triano
Release Date:15/12/1947
The Razor's Edge
Character:Joseph - Gray & Isabel's Butler
Release Date:19/11/1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
Character:Dr. Ludwig
Release Date:20/02/1946
Week-End at the Waldorf
Character:Alex
Release Date:04/10/1945
Strange Affair
Character:Rudolph Kruger
Release Date:05/10/1944
Till We Meet Again
Character:Gestapo Chief
Release Date:30/08/1944
U-Boat Prisoner
Character:Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent
Release Date:25/07/1944
The Seventh Cross
Character:Overkamp
Release Date:24/07/1944
Sahara
Character:Maj. von Falken
Release Date:22/09/1943
The Boy from Stalingrad
Character:German Major
Release Date:20/05/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
Lucky Jordan
Character:Herr Kesselman
Release Date:16/11/1942
Sailors Three
Character:German Captain
Release Date:14/12/1940
Convoy
Character:Commander Deutschland
Release Date:28/09/1940
Night Train to Munich
Character:KL Physician (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1940
All Hands
Character:German
Release Date:31/05/1940
Dangerous Comment
Character:German Radio Operator
Release Date:18/05/1940
The Moon in the Yellow River
Character:Tausch
Release Date:28/12/1938
Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
Character:Paul Rainer
Release Date:01/02/1935
Television Appearances
Jericho
Character:
The Time Tunnel
Character:Dr. Hans Kleinemann
The Rogues
Character:Drozhin
The Detectives
Character:
Hawaiian Eye
Character:
Bourbon Street Beat
Character:
The Third Man
Character:
One Step Beyond
Character:Ernest
One Step Beyond
Character:Felix Borgner
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Colonel Anders Dorn
Behind Closed Doors
Character:Von Elm
The Walter Winchell File
Character:
Panic!
Character:
Telephone Time
Character:
Matinee Theater
Character:
The Millionaire
Character:Count Victor Turec
General Electric Theater
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:German Colonel
Cavalcade of America
Character:Von Schwarz
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Denoir
Dangerous Assignment
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Landau
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Max von Mayerling
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