John Wengraf

John Wengraf

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1897-04-22
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
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Movies List of John Wengraf

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Judgment at Nuremberg

1961 Movie
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The Prize

1963 Movie
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Ship of Fools

1965 Movie
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12 to the Moon

1960 Movie
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Gog

1954 Movie
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Portrait in Black

1960 Movie
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The French Line

1954 Movie
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The Return of Dracula

1958 Movie
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The Lovable Cheat

1949 Movie
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Valerie

1957 Movie
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The Razor's Edge

1946 Movie
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5 Fingers

1952 Movie
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Hitler

1962 Movie
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Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957 Movie
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Paris Playboys

1954 Movie
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Lucky Jordan

1942 Movie
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Tropic Zone

1953 Movie
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The Disembodied

1957 Movie
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Never Say Goodbye

1956 Movie
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The Desert Rats

1953 Movie
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Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 Movie
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Convoy

1940 Movie
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U-Boat Prisoner

1944 Movie
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Sahara

1943 Movie
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Strange Affair

1944 Movie
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Wake of the Red Witch

1948 Movie
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T-Men

1947 Movie
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Sofia

1948 Movie
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The Racers

1955 Movie
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Sealed Verdict

1948 Movie
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Mission to Moscow

1943 Movie
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Sailors Three

1940 Movie
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Dangerous Comment

1940 Movie
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All Hands

1940 Movie
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Night Train to Munich

1940 Movie
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The Seventh Cross

1944 Movie
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Hell and High Water

1954 Movie