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John Wengraf‌

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Birthday

calendar1897-04-22

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John Wengraf

Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria

John Wengraf

Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1897-04-22

Popularity

star4.7

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. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in "Candle in the Wind" and decided to stay. The following year he headed west and settled permanently in the Los Angeles area. A dark, cold-eyed, thin-lipped player with a precise, meticulous air about him, he found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the Humphrey Bogart classic Sahara (1943/I), as well as The Boy from Stalingrad (1943), U-Boat Prisoner (1944) and Till We Meet Again (1944). In postwar years, he was often spotted portraying ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). Some of the more quality pictures he enhanced were Tomorrow Is Forever (1946); Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical Call Me Madam (1953). Although Wengraf never made it to the very top of the Hollywood character ranks, he remained a throughly strong and reliable player. In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as "The Untouchables" (1959), "Hawaiian Eye" (1959), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and "The Time Tunnel" (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Ship of Fools (1965). He retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77, on May 4, 1974.

Movie Credits

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg‌
star8.0
calendar 1961

The Prize

The Prize‌
star6.8
calendar 1963

Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools‌
star6.5
calendar 1965

The Pride and the Passion

The Pride and the Passion‌
star5.9
calendar 1957

12 to the Moon

12 to the Moon‌
star2.4
calendar 1960

Gog

Gog‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black‌
star5.7
calendar 1960

The French Line

The French Line‌
star4.2
calendar 1954

The Return of Dracula

The Return of Dracula‌
star5.6
calendar 1958

The Lovable Cheat

The Lovable Cheat‌
star3.0
calendar 1949

Valerie

Valerie‌
star4.1
calendar 1957

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge‌
star6.8
calendar 1946

The Boy from Stalingrad

The Boy from Stalingrad‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf‌
star6.0
calendar 1945

The Moon in the Yellow River

The Moon in the Yellow River‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

5 Fingers

5 Fingers‌
star7.5
calendar 1952

Hitler

Hitler‌
star5.4
calendar 1962

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!‌
star5.5
calendar 1957

Paris Playboys

Paris Playboys‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Tropic Zone

Tropic Zone‌
star3.7
calendar 1953

The Disembodied

The Disembodied‌
star4.4
calendar 1957

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye‌
star6.6
calendar 1956

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever‌
star6.1
calendar 1946

Convoy

Convoy‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

U-Boat Prisoner

U-Boat Prisoner‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

Sahara

Sahara‌
star7.2
calendar 1943

Strange Affair

Strange Affair‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

The Gambler from Natchez

The Gambler from Natchez‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

T-Men

T-Men‌
star6.8
calendar 1947

Sofia

Sofia‌
star5.7
calendar 1948

The Racers

The Racers‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict‌
star5.5
calendar 1948

Sailors Three

Sailors Three‌
star7.2
calendar 1940

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow‌
star5.2
calendar 1943

Dangerous Comment

Dangerous Comment‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

All Hands

All Hands‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich‌
star7.2
calendar 1940

The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross‌
star6.7
calendar 1944

Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Tv Credits

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

The Rogues

The Rogues‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater‌
star3.3
calendar 1955

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

The Detectives

The Detectives‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Panic!

Panic!‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Jericho

Jericho‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

The Third Man

The Third Man‌
star6.4
calendar 1959

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952