Wolfgang Preiss
Date of birth: 1910-02-27
Place of birth: Nuremberg, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Wolfgang Price, Вольфганг Прайсс
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Great Love
1942-06-12
The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in
The Train
1964-09-24
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962-09-06
Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and n
Is Paris Burning?
1966-10-26
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it be
Von Ryan's Express
1965-06-23
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by
The Formula
1980-12-19
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine st
Hannibal Brooks
1969-01-18
A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bo
Cave of the Living Dead
1964-04-09
The German police cannot solve the mystery of the seven murders which have alarmed the local village
Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen
1972-08-11
Educational film about variants of sexuality.
Dr. M
1990-05-24
In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's i
The Fifth Cord
1971-08-17
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962-04-13
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infil
Mill of the Stone Women
1960-08-30
Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
1960-02-25
The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Ge
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959-04-07
In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increa
The Master Touch
1972-12-08
A master thief, just out of prison, concocts a risky final score that would net him over a million d
Lafayette
1962-02-16
The story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the Amer
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
1960-09-13
A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw t
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961-01-01
The supposedly dead and buried Mabuse returns to his criminal activities, as his longtime foe Police
The Invisible Dr. Mabuse
1962-03-30
Strange things happen in a revue theatre. The dancer Maria seems to be hunted by an invisible admire
To Skin a Spy
1966-08-24
A French secret agent gets a license to kill when he is sent to Vienna to plug a security leak in th
Raid on Rommel
1971-02-12
Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leav
Sharks and Little Fish
1957-09-26
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
Roses for the Prosecutor
1959-09-24
April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the co
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow
1967-08-11
Millionaire Baretti pays a gang to rob an atomic bomb from an American silo, and then blackmails the
Jack of Diamonds
1967-11-10
The protégé of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the
Ghost of Love
1981-04-03
Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lo
Die Dame und die Unterwelt
1984-02-01
Canaris
1954-12-29
Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite succes
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo
1989-02-22
Because her mother has to go to New York on business, little Helen is once again left in the care of
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter
1956-09-26
In 1920, an unknown 24-year-old woman was fished out of Berlin's Landwehr kanal after a suicide atte
Die Kriegsbraut
1974-11-02
Von der Liebe besiegt
1956-12-20
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
1955-06-21
A disillusioned Wehrmacht officer named Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators attem
Johannisnacht
1956-10-29
Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior
1982-12-29
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau
1987-12-12
Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce
1984-12-25
Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry
1987-02-02
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
1958-04-23
German Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied adva
Grabenplatz 17
1958-07-16
Murder mystery about the disappearance of a boy who has leukaemia following the murder of his mother
The Mad Executioners
1963-11-22
A group of hooded vigilantes hang wrong-doers with a rope stolen from Scotland Yard's Black Museum.
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960-04-14
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnet
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
1963-09-20
The spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabus
The Standard
1977-11-25
During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle fl
Stresemann
1957-01-11
Forget Mozart
1985-09-12
In the dead of night, a few hours after Mozart's death, the usual suspects are summoned to Mozart's
Dead Run
1967-08-10
A thief gets hold of some top secret papers and is chased around Europe by the sinister Organisation
Anzio
1968-07-24
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to
Battle of the Commandos
1969-08-12
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans
Before Sundown
1956-07-06
Based on a play by Gerhardt Hauptmann, the film details a bittersweet May-December romance between a
Playgirl 70
1969-11-27
Italian comedy.
The Longest Day
1962-09-25
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the
Doctor Without Scruples
1959-09-04
A renowned physician falls under scrutiny when it's discovered his assistant is a former Nazi.
The Black Cobra
1963-05-16
After a truck carrying a cargo of narcotics is held up by rival smugglers, the driver sets out to pr
Frühstück mit dem Tod
1964-06-05
Ted Talbot is a prosecutor in Newtonville. In the course of his work, he accuses Jim Conley of robbi
Flachsmann als Erzieher
1968-01-14
Die Insel der Krebse
1975-11-11
Dr. Andre Tourenne is a biologist by training, but has conducted a great deal of research in the fie
Falschmünzer am Werk
1951-03-01
The Spy Who Went Into Hell
1965-08-13
CIA agent Jeff Larson is sent to investigate suspicious activities at a U.S. base located in souther
General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?
1970-08-27
Schinderhannes
1957-01-13
1802: The adventurous life story of Hans Bückler, known as "Schinderhannes", who fights against the
Leb wohl, mein Traum
1963-04-05
Hürdenlauf
1969-02-20
Film about a working-class boy who fails at secondary school.
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962-03-08
Die erste Legion
1964-08-27
Oberarzt Dr. Solm
1955-03-17
Like Once Lili Marleen
1956-09-20
Prisoner of the Volga
1959-03-26
A vicious play of intrigue, about love, desire and betrayal, in the dress of the military at the Cos
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958-11-28
A police commissioner investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspecto
Ich war ihm hörig
1958-04-01
Anette Klinger, a widowed and lonely factory owner, one day meets the gas station attendant Nikolei
Sir Henri Deterding
1970-09-03
Tamara
1968-01-26
A journalist gets involved in a murder case in northern Germany.
100 Horsemen
1964-12-30
Don Fernando rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.
Meinungsverschiedenheiten
1968-04-23
Diamantenparty
1973-06-10
Every year, rich people and celebrities gather for the race week in Baden-Baden - and with them the
Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris
1973-03-23
Ein Mann namens Parvus
1984-04-10
Der Banditendoktor
1957-11-19
Eine ungeliebte Frau
1974-01-05
After the death of her parents, Ria Rottmann is taken in by her friends, the Matern family. Patriarc
Der Minister und die Ente
1970-12-31
The Italians They Are Crazy
1958-04-05
In a German prison camp, some Italian prisoners bet with the commander that they will be able to bui
Ike
1979-05-03
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other warti
Lang soll er leben
1987-02-08
X-Ray of a Killer
1965-03-31
The murder of a bandit gives a policeman the opportunity to unmask the activities of a spy.
The Second Victory
1987-06-04
After the end of Word War II, a lone and elusive skier from the German Mountain Troops continues to
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964-09-17
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord
1966-02-04
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960-04-26
Karin is now continuing her father's research and is also caught in the cross hairs of the mysteriou
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
1961-01-27
Das Leben in meiner Hand
1966-06-13
Peenemünde
1970-08-11
The Crew of the Dora
1943-11-01
German film about Luftwaffe pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome
Der Cornet
1955-12-16
Adventure film based on a Rilke poem.
Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
1989-04-27
A young journalist researches the life of his father which leads him to path of contradictions until
Riviera-Story
1961-12-07
Relations between middle-aged businessman Arthur Dahlberg and his young wife Anja are not at their b
Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand
1967-03-29
Two young Italian guest workers in Germany find a beautiful dead woman one morning on the way to the
A Bridge Too Far
1977-06-15
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to
The Bloodstained Butterfly
1971-09-10
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems ob
The Boys from Brazil
1978-10-05
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele,
Eurydice
1957-11-26
Bloodline
1979-06-29
A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident
The Salzburg Connection
1972-08-30
An American lawyer on vacation in Europe is asked by a book publisher to stop by the Austrian town o
Straße der Gerechten
1959-03-19
Das tödliche Patent
1963-07-17
Charles, a talented but poor chemist, has become a wealthy man overnight. The industry is all about
The Big Delirium
1975-04-30
A young peasant named Pierre makes friends with John and his sister Sonia, young bourgeoisie, who in
Der Fall Petkov
1968-02-23
Das Haus Lunjowo
1970-01-29
Gorilla's Waltz
1959-05-01
This is the second feature in a series about an intrepid French spy by the nickname of "The Gorilla,
Samba
1966-05-09
Liebe, Love, l'Amour
1969-03-11
Die Anstalt
1978-10-27
Backfire
1964-09-04
A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout accompan
Wo liegt Jena?
1967-06-16
Death on a Rainy Day
1967-09-29
Two French agents fight a Chinese sect that aims to control the American Secretary of Defence via hi
The Cardinal
1963-12-12
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
2018-08-30
Konto ausgeglichen
1959-07-25
Open Air
1996-01-01
In the early 1800s, Prussian geographer Alexander Von Humboldt and French botanist Aimé Bonpland lau