Anton Walbrook
Biography
Anton Walbrook was an Austrian actor who built a career in German theater and cinema before establishing himself in British films. Born in Vienna into a family of actors, he studied at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin under Max Reinhardt. After serving in the First World War, he became one of Germany's most popular actors in the 1930s. He moved to London in 1937 and specialized in playing continental Europeans. He appeared in Gaslight (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), and The Red Shoes (1948), where he played a tyrannical ballet impresario. He also appeared in The Queen of Spades (1949), La Ronde (1950), and Lola Montès (1955). On stage he acted in Design for Living and Call Me Madam. He retired from feature films in 1958 and later worked in stage and television in West Germany. He died in 1967.
70years old at death
- Born Vienna
- Died Garatshausen
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (birth name)Also credited as Adolf Wohlbrück
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 17 years1940 to 1957
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About the name
Wohlbrück traveled to Hollywood in 1936 to redo dialogue for The Soldier and the Lady, a 1937 multinational release in which he played Michael Strogoff, the Jules Verne hero. He also swapped Adolf Wohlbrück for the name Anton Walbrook.
Beyond film
In January 1939, Walbrook took the part of Otto in the first London staging of Design for Living, which opened at the Haymarket Theatre and later moved to the Savoy. Diana Wynyard played Gilda and Rex Harrison played Leo, and the run reached 233 performances.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff
IMDb rating 8.018K votes
Worked with
Anton Walbrook shares two films with Finlay Currie, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Finlay Currie's page
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Richard Widmark's page
John Gielgud's page
Harry Andrews's page
Laurence Olivier's page
All films by Michael Powell
All films by Emeric Pressburger
Max OphülsDirector, 2 films, 1950 to 1955
All films by Max Ophüls
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| German Film Award | Won | ||
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