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Anton Diffring

Date of birth: 1916-10-20

Place of birth: Koblenz, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Antony Diffring, Alfred Pollack, Anthony Diffring

Anton Diffring

Biography

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Diffring, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Tales of Frankenstein
3.4

Tales of Frankenstein

1958-01-01

In this pilot for a series that was never picked up, Dr. Frankenstein has just finished rebuilding h

Where Eagles Dare
3.8

Where Eagles Dare

1968-12-04

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the S

Only the Wind Knows the Answer
2.5

Only the Wind Knows the Answer

1974-11-20

The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on boar

Enter Inspector Duval
0

Enter Inspector Duval

1961-06-01

Inspector Duval comes to London to help crack the case of a socialite murdered during a jewel heist.

Waldrausch
2

Waldrausch

1977-09-07

In order to stop the annual flooding, a dam is to be built in the mountain valley; a life-threatenin

Mark of the Devil Part II
2.3

Mark of the Devil Part II

1973-01-26

A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.

Circus of Horrors
2.9

Circus of Horrors

1960-04-01

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends d

The Beast Must Die
2.7

The Beast Must Die

1974-04-01

Wealthy big game hunter Tom Newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the

Faceless
2.9

Faceless

1988-01-31

A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret in

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
2.9

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959-06-15

Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human vi

The Masks of Death
2.6

The Masks of Death

1984-12-23

Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There

Borsalino and Co.
3.2

Borsalino and Co.

1974-10-23

Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no lon

The Swiss Conspiracy
2.3

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976-03-01

A Swiss bank discovers some of its clients are becoming the victim of a brilliant blackmailer. The b

Zeppelin
3

Zeppelin

1971-04-08

The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable positi

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
2.9

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

1977-03-10

16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

The Blue Max
3.4

The Blue Max

1966-06-21

A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambit

Operation: Daybreak
3.5

Operation: Daybreak

1975-11-01

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal

Vanessa
2.4

Vanessa

1977-03-10

Following her parents' death, Vanessa was raised in a convent. Due to an inheritance, she travels to

I Am a Camera
3

I Am a Camera

1955-07-21

Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets fla

Shatter
2.8

Shatter

1974-12-06

Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes
2.7

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes

1973-04-12

In a small Scottish village, horribly murdered bodies keep turning up. Suspicion falls upon the resi

Little Mother
1.5

Little Mother

1973-01-05

Marina Pinares, the wife of the president of a South American country, insists on being his vice-pre

Albert R.N.
3.6

Albert R.N.

1953-11-23

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attemp

House of Secrets
3

House of Secrets

1956-10-23

Police in Paris recruit an English ship's officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joi

Lady of Vengeance
2.6

Lady of Vengeance

1957-08-01

When publisher William Marshall learns his young ward Melissa Collins has committed suicide, he sets

Kill Rommel!
2.5

Kill Rommel!

1969-09-06

During WWII, US Lieutenant Morris and British captain Hull are assigned in a mission to kill Rommel.

Tony Arzenta
3

Tony Arzenta

1973-08-23

A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and man

Counterpoint
3

Counterpoint

1967-12-22

In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour

The Traitor
3.5

The Traitor

1957-03-01

One time members of a resistance group come together every year to remember their dead leader, betra

Lana: Queen of the Amazons
1.4

Lana: Queen of the Amazons

1964-11-10

A scientist and his nephew are hosts of Lana, queen of the Amazons, while other crew men try to find

Vorsicht Mister Dodd
0

Vorsicht Mister Dodd

1964-02-13

Operation Diplomat
2.9

Operation Diplomat

1953-12-01

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

Song of Paris
2.8

Song of Paris

1952-02-10

An archetypal Englishman returns from a jaunt abroad to face a dastardly foreign count in a screwbal

Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
2.5

Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street

1972-11-17

A private detective infiltrates a gang of drug-dealing extortionists who prey on politicians.

Anna
3.4

Anna

1988-12-15

This film is the theatrical follow-up to a very popular German TV-series (also called "Anna"), about

Doublecross
3.5

Doublecross

1956-02-01

A Cornish fisherman becomes involved with Iron Curtain spies.

Tusk
2.5

Tusk

1980-03-20

An English girl and an Indian elephant, born on the same day, share a common destiny...

Montana Trap
2.5

Montana Trap

1976-05-05

Potato Fritz and his friends have moved from Germany to the American Wild West, settling eventually

S.A.S. San Salvador
1.5

S.A.S. San Salvador

1983-02-25

Enrique Chacon kills Oscar Romero, a Catholic archbishop in San Salvador. The CIA calls a special ag

Non Stop Trouble with Spies
3.3

Non Stop Trouble with Spies

1983-02-18

The harmless Berlin taxi driver Herbert Boeckmann has a bad day: Three mysterious gentlemen put the

Der Sommer des Samurai
2.8

Der Sommer des Samurai

1986-06-19

In Hamburg, the police are faced with a mystery after a series of burglaries: there are no clues at

Top Secret
3

Top Secret

1952-11-10

A British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which he ha

Das Einhorn
2.5

Das Einhorn

1978-09-28

A copywriter gets famous with his first book. When asked to write a new novel about love for his pub

Mark of the Phoenix
2.4

Mark of the Phoenix

1958-10-31

A jewel thief finds himself a target when a smuggled cigarette case made from a stolen new metal fal

Operation Dead End
3

Operation Dead End

1986-04-10

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
0

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie

1985-05-02

The story of Marie Ward, a religious woman from a devout, aristocratic Yorkshire Catholic family who

Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England
0

Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England

1965-06-14

Shots in 3/4 Time
4.3

Shots in 3/4 Time

1965-04-08

B 501, a newly developed controller for missiles, has disappeared despite the strict surveillance. P

Hotel Sahara
2.6

Hotel Sahara

1951-07-09

World War II farce about the hotel of the title

Incident at Midnight
3.5

Incident at Midnight

1963-01-01

In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the

Son of Hitler
2.6

Son of Hitler

1979-01-01

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actuall

Der Besuch
0

Der Besuch

1984-03-18

Seven Thunders
2.6

Seven Thunders

1957-09-04

Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France.

The Crooked Sky
2.9

The Crooked Sky

1957-03-31

An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang.

The Woman's Angle
0

The Woman's Angle

1952-02-12

The organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer in se

Neutral Port
3

Neutral Port

1940-12-06

A British merchant ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat and takes shelter in a neutral port. The Cap

Convoy
2.7

Convoy

1940-09-28

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America a

Plutonium
3.5

Plutonium

1978-06-25

Camouflaged as a political suspense documentary, Plutonium demonstrates the theft of highly enriched

Io sono mia
2.2

Io sono mia

1977-11-18

Vannina and Giacinto are a young married couple who live their relationship in an unequal way; while

The Day the Clown Cried
0

The Day the Clown Cried

1972-01-01

An unfinished and unreleased Swedish-French comedy-drama about a circus clown imprisoned in a Nazi c

Weltuntergang
0

Weltuntergang

1984-07-01

Lehmanns Erzählungen
0

Lehmanns Erzählungen

1975-04-07

The Double Man
3

The Double Man

1967-04-25

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer

Wahnfried
2.1

Wahnfried

1986-04-16

Lake Lucerne in 1868: a passionate and forbidden affair flares up between the gifted composer Richar

Seven Years in Tibet
2.8

Seven Years in Tibet

1956-05-01

Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian moutain climber, escapes from a British POW camp in India and flees nor

The Battle of Sutjeska
3.1

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973-07-03

The headquarters of the Marshal Tito's Liberation Army are surrounded by Axis forces. The Partisans

The Heroes of Telemark
3.4

The Heroes of Telemark

1965-11-12

Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf P

Escape to Victory
3.4

Escape to Victory

1981-06-17

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
3.6

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988-12-07

The arrival of a mysterious comet heralds impending danger from enemies both old and new. As Ace hel

Valentino
2.9

Valentino

1977-09-07

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to rem

Operation Crossbow
3.4

Operation Crossbow

1965-04-01

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and

The Black Tent
3

The Black Tent

1956-04-09

During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedou

Piggies
0.5

Piggies

1970-04-24

The Red Beret
3.3

The Red Beret

1953-08-11

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wan

Der Durchdreher
0

Der Durchdreher

1979-03-08

The chaotic journalist Maximilian Glanz is working on his big book that will never be finished, answ

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
2.9

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

1969-04-11

In medieval times, a horse merchant is forced by a noble to leave part of his stock as payment for c

Reach for the Sky
3.4

Reach for the Sky

1956-07-05

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident

The Colditz Story
3.4

The Colditz Story

1955-01-25

Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "esc

The Sea Shall Not Have Them
3.5

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954-06-01

During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret infor

State Secret
3.4

State Secret

1950-09-11

While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious Ea

Park Plaza 605
2.1

Park Plaza 605

1953-09-11

Suave private investigator Norman Conquest intercepts a secret message and meets a beautiful but for

H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time
2

H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time

1975-01-01

Based on H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Out of Time, this is the story of a professor who suffers a sei

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
0

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003-10-31

Over one hour of black-and-white location footage and interviews with the stars and director, all st

Fahrenheit 451
3.6

Fahrenheit 451

1966-09-07

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and mainta

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
2.6

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971-08-24

In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the

Never Let Me Go
2.8

Never Let Me Go

1953-03-18

An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.

Appointment with Venus
2.5

Appointment with Venus

1951-10-08

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands.

Highly Dangerous
3

Highly Dangerous

1950-12-06

A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.

Kiss Me and Die
2.5

Kiss Me and Die

1974-02-09

When his brother vanishes without a trace, American Robert Stone goes to his last known location: a

A Question of Adultery
1.7

A Question of Adultery

1958-07-15

Mark Loring is madly jealous of his wife, Mary, former American cabaret singer. Due to an automobile

The Indians Are Still Far Away
3.3

The Indians Are Still Far Away

1977-03-19

A 17-year-old high school student, Jenny Kern, is found dead from cold and exhaustion in the suburbs

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
0

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988-11-19

In a special documentary made for public television in the United States, Eric Luskin goes behind th