Wolfgang Preiss

Biography

Wolfgang Preiss was a German actor of stage, film and television. Born in Nuremberg, he took private acting lessons from Hans Schlenck and began his stage career in Munich in 1932. His first film role came in 1942 in Die große Liebe. After the Second World War he went back to the stage and, from 1949, spent years dubbing foreign movies into German. He returned to the screen in Canaris in 1954, and his performance as Claus von Stauffenberg in The Plot to Assassinate Hitler brought him public attention and a 1956 Federal Film Award. Typecast as upright, conscientious German officers, he played them in The Train (1964), Von Ryan's Express (1965), Is Paris Burning? (1966), Anzio (1968), Raid on Rommel (1971), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He also played Doctor Mabuse, first in The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse in 1960, and received a second Federal Film Award in 1987.

92years old at death

Born February 27, 1910Nuremberg
Died November 27, 2002Bühl
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Lupo Prezzo

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 30 years1960 to 1990

Genres

Drama50%, 8 films
War50%, 8 films
Thriller44%, 7 films
Action19%, 3 films
Adventure19%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
In 1942, Preiss made his film debut in the Universum Film AG production Die große Liebe with Zarah Leander. He had been specifically exempted from military service to take the part.
Big break
In Falk Harnack's film The Plot to Assassinate Hitler, which dramatized the 20 July plot, Preiss took the lead as Claus von Stauffenberg. That part earned him popular attention and the 1956 Federal Film Award.
A change of course
After the Second World War ended, Preiss went back to the theater. Starting in 1949, he did a great deal of work dubbing films into German.

Wolfgang Preiss movies on Netflix

Dr. M1990IMDb rating 4.9as Kessler
Ghost of Love1981IMDb rating 6.6as Conte Zighi(Wolfgang Price)
The Formula1980IMDb rating 5.6as Franz Tauber
Bloodline1979IMDb rating 4.6as Julius Prager
The Boys from Brazil1978IMDb rating 7.0as Lofquist
A Bridge Too Far1977IMDb rating 7.4as Field Marshal Von Rundstedt
Raid on Rommel1971IMDb rating 5.5as Rommel
The Bloodstained Butterfly1971IMDb rating 6.3as The Prosecutor
Hannibal Brooks1969IMDb rating 6.6as Col. von Haller
Anzio1968IMDb rating 6.0as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Is Paris Burning?1966IMDb rating 6.8as Capitaine Ebernach
The Spy Who Went Into Hell1965IMDb rating 5.4as Captain Parker
Von Ryan's Express1965IMDb rating 7.1as Major Von Klemment
The Train1964IMDb rating 7.8as Herren
The Counterfeit Traitor1962IMDb rating 7.4as Colonel Nordoff
Mill of the Stone Women1960IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. Loren Bohlem

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Train1964 Action, Thriller, Waras Herren
IMDb rating 7.822K votes
Von Ryan's Express1965 Action, Adventure, Waras Major Von Klemment
IMDb rating 7.116K votes
A Bridge Too Far1977as Field Marshal Von Rundstedt
IMDb rating 7.469K votes
Raid on Rommel1971as Rommel
IMDb rating 5.52.6K votes
Hannibal Brooks1969as Col. von Haller
IMDb rating 6.61.9K votes
Mill of the Stone Women1960as Dr. Loren Bohlem
IMDb rating 6.52.5K votes
The Counterfeit Traitor1962as Colonel Nordoff
IMDb rating 7.43.5K votes
The Boys from Brazil1978as Lofquist
IMDb rating 7.034K votes

Most often with

Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Mason

Romy Schneider

Gert Fröbe

Lilli Palmer

Beatrice Straight

Charles Regnier

Films together

James Mason2 films together, 1978 to 1979
James Mason's page
- Bloodline1979IMDb rating 4.6Preiss as Julius PragerMason as Sir Alec Nichols
- The Boys from Brazil1978IMDb rating 7.0Preiss as LofquistMason as Eduard Seibert
Romy Schneider2 films together, 1979 to 1981
Romy Schneider's page
- Ghost of Love1981IMDb rating 6.6Preiss as Conte Zighi(Wolfgang Price)Schneider as Anna Brigatti Zighi
- Bloodline1979IMDb rating 4.6Preiss as Julius PragerSchneider as Helene Martin
Gert Fröbe2 films together, 1966 to 1979
Gert Fröbe's page
- Bloodline1979IMDb rating 4.6Preiss as Julius PragerFröbe as Inspector Max Hornung
- Is Paris Burning?1966IMDb rating 6.8Preiss as Capitaine EbernachFröbe as General Dietrich von Choltitz
Lilli Palmer2 films together, 1962 to 1978
Lilli Palmer's page
- The Boys from Brazil1978IMDb rating 7.0Preiss as LofquistPalmer as Esther Lieberman
- The Counterfeit Traitor1962IMDb rating 7.4Preiss as Colonel NordoffPalmer as Ms. Marianne Möllendorf
Beatrice Straight2 films together, 1979 to 1980
Beatrice Straight's page
- The Formula1980IMDb rating 5.6Preiss as Franz TauberStraight as Kay Neeley
- Bloodline1979IMDb rating 4.6Preiss as Julius PragerStraight as Kate Erling
Charles Regnier2 films together, 1962 to 1965
Charles Regnier's page
- The Spy Who Went Into Hell1965IMDb rating 5.4Preiss as Captain ParkerRegnier as Simon Walter
- The Counterfeit Traitor1962IMDb rating 7.4Preiss as Colonel NordoffRegnier as Wilhelm Kortner
Also two films together2 more actors
- John Van DreelenThe Formula (1980) and Von Ryan's Express (1965)
- Jan NiklasDr. M (1990) and The Formula (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.