1910-02-27 Nuremberg, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 at Nuremberg - 27 November 2002 at Baden-Baden) was a German theatre, film and television actor. The son of a teacher, in the early 1930s Preiss studied philosophy, German and drama. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlenck, making his stage début in Munich in 1932. He went to appear in various theatre productions in Heidelberg, Königsberg, Bonn, Bremen, Stuttgart and Berlin. In 1942 he made his film début - he was exempted from military service specifically - in the UFA production Die grosse Liebe with Zarah Leander. After the end of the Second World War Preiss returned to the theatre, and from 1949 worked extensively dubbing films into German. In 1954 he returned to film acting, appearing in Alfred Weidenmann's Canaris. The following year Preiss played the lead role of Claus von Stauffenberg in Falk Harnack's film Der 20. Juli, which dramatised the 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. This role brought Preiss to popular attention and also the 1956 Federal Film Award. From now on Preiss was largely typecast in the role of the upright and obligation-conscious German officer to the other A-list actor playing the Fanatic (I.E. Paul Scofeld in The Train) a part he played in many films, later reprising it in numerous international productions, predominantly in Italy and the USA, while occasionally playing a more typically cynical or brutal Nazi officer. Preiss appeared in such productions as The Longest Day (1962), Otto Preminger's The Cardinal (1963), and with Jean-Paul Belmondo in Is Paris Burning? (1966). He starred alongside Burt Lancaster in John Frankenheimer's The Train (1964), Frank Sinatra in Von Ryan's Express (1965), Robert Mitchum in Anzio (1968), with Richard Burton, in the title role of Erwin Rommel in Raid on Rommel (1971), and The Boys From Brazil (1978) with Gregory Peck. He also appeared in several Italian language films, credited as "Luppo Prezzo", and played Field Marshal Von Rundstedt in Richard Attenborough's all-star war epic A Bridge Too Far (1977). In addition, for the cinema-going public of West Germany he became the epitome of the evil genius in his role as Doctor Mabuse, a role he first played in 1960 (following Rudolf Klein-Rogge) in Fritz Lang's The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse. He went on to play the role four more times. In the 1980s Preiss turned to television, notably playing General Walther von Brauchitsch in the American TV mini-series Winds of War and War and Remembrance, based on the books of Herman Wouk. In 1987 received a second Federal Film Award for his outstanding work in film. In film dubbing Preiss provided the voice for such actors as Lex Barker, Christopher Lee, Anthony Quinn, Claude Rains, Richard Widmark, as well as that of Conrad Veidt as "Major Strasser" in the remastered version of Casablanca. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wolfgang Preiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse | Dieter Gekeler (archive footage) | 2018-08-30 |
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Aire libre | 1996-01-01 | |
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Dr. M | Kessler | 1990-05-24 |
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Land der Väter, Land der Söhne | Bernauer | 1989-04-27 |
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Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo | Earl of Wereford | 1989-02-22 |
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Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry | Earl of Wereford | 1987-02-02 |
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Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau | Earl of Wereford | 1987-12-12 |
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The Second Victory | Father Albertus | 1987-06-04 |
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Lang soll er leben | 1987-02-08 | |
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Vergeßt Mozart | Baron Gottfried van Swieten | 1985-09-12 |
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Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce | Earl of Wereford | 1984-12-25 |
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Ein Mann namens Parvus | Brockdorff-Rantzau | 1984-04-10 |
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Die Dame und die Unterwelt | Berthold Kampe | 1984-02-01 |
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Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior | Earl of Wereford | 1982-12-29 |
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Fantasma d'amore | Zighi | 1981-04-03 |
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The Formula | Franz Tauber | 1980-12-19 |
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Ike | FM Alfred Jodl | 1979-05-03 |
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Bloodline | Julius Prager | 1979-06-29 |
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The Boys from Brazil | Lofquist | 1978-10-05 |
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Die Anstalt | Dr. Reinecke | 1978-10-27 |
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A Bridge Too Far | Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt | 1977-06-15 |
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Die Standarte | Oberst | 1977-11-25 |
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Le grand délire | Artmann | 1975-04-30 |
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Die Insel der Krebse | General | 1975-11-11 |
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Eine ungeliebte Frau | 1974-01-05 | |
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Die Kriegsbraut | von Bogendorf | 1974-11-02 |
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Diamantenparty | Konsul Eduard van Düren | 1973-06-10 |
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Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris | General | 1973-03-23 |
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The Salzburg Connection | Felix Zauner | 1972-08-30 |
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Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen | 1972-08-11 | |
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Un uomo da rispettare | Miller | 1972-12-08 |
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Giornata nera per l'ariete | Police inspector | 1971-08-17 |
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Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate | The Prosecutor | 1971-09-10 |
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Raid on Rommel | Gen. Erwin Rommel | 1971-02-12 |
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Sir Henri Deterding | Sir Henri Deterding | 1970-09-03 |
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Das Haus Lunjowo | Generalmajor Lattmann | 1970-01-29 |
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Der Minister und die Ente | Minister | 1970-12-31 |
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Peenemünde | Oberst Dornberger | 1970-08-11 |
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General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot? | Generalmajor Oster | 1970-08-27 |
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Playgirl 70 | 1969-11-27 | |
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Liebe, Love, l'Amour | 1969-03-11 | |
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Hürdenlauf | Exzellenz Lohmüller | 1969-02-20 |
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Hannibal Brooks | Col. von Haller | 1969-01-18 |
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La legione dei dannati | Colonel Ackerman | 1969-08-12 |
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Lo sbarco di Anzio | Field Marshal Albert Kesselring | 1968-07-24 |
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Meinungsverschiedenheiten | Anthony Wilcox | 1968-04-23 |
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Tamara | Father Bricks | 1968-01-26 |
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Der Fall Petkov | Dr. Georgi Dimitrov | 1968-02-23 |
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Flachsmann als Erzieher | Flachsmann | 1968-01-14 |
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Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand | Leiter der Mordkommission | 1967-03-29 |
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Deux billets pour Mexico | Noland | 1967-08-10 |
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Wo liegt Jena? | Robert | 1967-06-16 |
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Chinos y minifaldas | Dr. Angus Cromwell | 1967-09-29 |
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Jack of Diamonds | Wilhelm Von Schenk | 1967-11-10 |
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Mister Dynamit - Morgen küßt Euch der Tod | Sebastian (BND chief) | 1967-08-11 |
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Paris brûle-t-il? | Capitaine Ebernach | 1966-10-26 |
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Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord | Kapitän Behrens | 1966-02-04 |
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Samba | Parisius | 1966-05-09 |
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Das Leben in meiner Hand | Minister | 1966-06-13 |
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Avec la peau des autres | Chalieff | 1966-08-24 |
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Sursis pour un espion | 1965-03-31 | |
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Der Spion, der in die Hölle ging | Captain Parker | 1965-08-13 |
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Von Ryan's Express | Major Von Klemment | 1965-06-23 |
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Frühstück mit dem Tod | Staatsanwalt Ted Talbot | 1964-06-05 |
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I cento cavalieri | Sheik Abengalbon | 1964-12-30 |
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Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse | Dr. Mabuse | 1964-09-17 |
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Der Fluch der grünen Augen | Prof. von Adelsberg | 1964-04-09 |
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The Train | Maj. Herren | 1964-09-24 |
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Die erste Legion | Dr. Peter Morell | 1964-08-27 |
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Échappement libre | Grenner | 1964-09-04 |
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Das tödliche Patent | Charles Reese | 1963-07-17 |
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Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse | Geist von Dr. Mabuse | 1963-09-20 |
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Leb wohl, mein Traum | James Merrill | 1963-04-05 |
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Die schwarze Kobra | Stanislas Raskin | 1963-05-16 |
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Der Henker von London | Morel Smith | 1963-11-22 |
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The Cardinal | 1963-12-12 | |
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Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt | Staatsanwalt Soldan | 1962-03-08 |
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The Counterfeit Traitor | Colonel Nordoff | 1962-04-13 |
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Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse | Dr. Mabuse | 1962-09-06 |
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Die unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse | Dr. Krone / Dr. Mabuse | 1962-03-30 |
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The Longest Day | Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel | 1962-09-25 |
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La Fayette | Baron Kalb | 1962-02-16 |
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Geständnis einer Sechzehnjährigen | Günther Brandt | 1961-01-27 |
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Riviera-Story | Arthur Dahlberg | 1961-12-07 |
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Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse | Dr. Mabuse | 1961-01-01 |
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Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen | Dr. Beck | 1960-02-25 |
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Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse | Prof. Jordan / Peter Cornelius / Dr. Mabuse | 1960-09-13 |
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Il mulino delle donne di pietra | Doctor Loren Bolem | 1960-08-30 |
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Herrin der Welt - Teil II | Brandes | 1960-04-26 |
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Herrin der Welt - Teil I | Dr. Henrik Brandes | 1960-04-14 |
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Arzt ohne Gewissen | Dr. Westorp | 1959-09-04 |
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Straße der Gerechten | Joseph Blake | 1959-03-19 |
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Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben | Major Linkmann | 1959-04-07 |
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La Valse du Gorille | Otto Lohn | 1959-05-01 |
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I battellieri del Volga | General Gorew | 1959-03-26 |
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Konto ausgeglichen | Robert Jacobi | 1959-07-25 |
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Rosen für den Staatsanwalt | Generalstaatsanwalt | 1959-09-24 |
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Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen | Carlo Gormann | 1958-11-28 |
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Die grünen Teufel von Monte Cassino | Oberstabsarzt Munkler | 1958-04-23 |
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Gli italiani sono matti | Hans | 1958-04-05 |
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Grabenplatz 17 | Kriminalkommissar Dr. Jäger | 1958-07-16 |
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Ich war ihm hörig | Dr. Leipold | 1958-04-01 |
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Der Banditendoktor | Amerikaner | 1957-11-19 |
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Stresemann | Heinz Becker | 1957-01-11 |
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Haie und kleine Fische | U-Bootkommandant Lüttke | 1957-09-26 |
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Schinderhannes | Gendarm Adam | 1957-01-13 |
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Eurydice | Dulac | 1957-11-26 |
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Johannisnacht | Mac Fadden | 1956-10-29 |
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..wie einst Lili Marleen | Alfred Linder | 1956-09-20 |
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Vor Sonnenuntergang | Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke | 1956-07-06 |
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Von der Liebe besiegt | Mario Clar | 1956-12-20 |
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Anastasia - Die letzte Zarentochter | Ein Journalist | 1956-09-26 |
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Oberarzt Dr. Solm | Dr. Hartung | 1955-03-17 |
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Der 20. Juli | Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | 1955-06-21 |
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Der Cornet | Freiherr von Pirovano | 1955-12-16 |
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Canaris | Oberst Holl | 1954-12-29 |
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Falschmünzer am Werk | 1951-03-01 | |
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Besatzung Dora | Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner | 1943-11-01 |
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Die große Liebe | Oberleutnant von Etzdorf | 1942-06-12 |
