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John Wengraf (23 April 1897 – 4 May 1974) was an Austrian actor. [1] Early years. Wengraf was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary . Career. Wengraf became a matinee idol in the 1930s, and was director of the Vienna State Theatre. [2] . He emigrated to Britain in 1939 as the Nazis began their rise to power in Austria. [3] .
John Wengraf (1897-1974) was a versatile actor who fled Nazi Germany and appeared in many films and TV shows. He played villains, professionals, and ethnic roles, such as Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers and Dr. Karl Wieck in Judgment at Nuremberg.
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- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- January 1, 1
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
John Wengraf was a Viennese actor who fled Nazi Germany and became a Hollywood character actor. He played many villains, such as Gestapo commanders, and later appeared in TV shows and war films.
- April 23, 1897
- May 4, 1974
John Wengraf. Biography. Emigrating to England in 1933 as the Nazis began their rise to power, Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films there, as well as in some of the first BBC live-television shows ever presented but his career began to languish.
May 10, 1974 · John Wengraf was leading man and director of the Vienna State Theater in the nineteenthirties and was a matinee idol in Europe in the twenties and thirties.
Birthday: Apr 23, 1897. Birthplace: Vienna, Austria. John Wengraf was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Wengraf began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the...
John Wengraf. Actor: 5 Fingers. A great number of Austrian and German actors were forced to flee their homeland during the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in the late 1930s only to find themselves smack dab in Hollywood pictures playing thoroughly nefarious Gestapo commanders.
