Acting
Anton Diffring
Born 1916-10-20
Koblenz, Germany
Department: Acting
Biography
Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Diffring, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Anton Diffring
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Doctor Who
1963
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Fahrenheit 451
1966
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Escape to Victory
1981
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Where Eagles Dare
1968
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Scene of the Crime
1970
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The Old Fox
1977
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Derrick
1974
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Theatre 625
1964
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One Step Beyond
1959
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (119 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Anna | George Mamoulian | Movie | 1988 |
 | Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis | De Flores | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Faceless | Dr. Karl Heinz Moser | Movie | 1988 |
 | Der Sommer des Samurai | Wintrich | Movie | 1986 |
 | Wahnfried | Franz Listz | Movie | 1986 |
 | Operation Dead End | Prof. Lang | Movie | 1986 |
 | Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie | Kardinal Millini | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Masks of Death | Graf Udo Von Felseck | Movie | 1984 |
| Weltuntergang | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Der Besuch | Crazier | Movie | 1984 |
 | S.A.S. San Salvador | Peter Reynolds | Movie | 1983 |
 | Non Stop Trouble with Spies | Colonel Henderson | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Winds of War | Joachim von Ribbentrop | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Escape to Victory | chief commentator | Movie | 1981 |
 | Tusk | John Morrison | Movie | 1980 |
 | Der Durchdreher | Glorias erster Mann | Movie | 1979 |
 | Flambards | Mr Dermot | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Son of Hitler | Gernheim | Movie | 1979 |
 | Das Einhorn | Blomich | Movie | 1978 |
 | Plutonium | Direktor Arnold | Movie | 1978 |
 | Le Mutant | O'Brien | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Io sono mia | Padre di Suna | Movie | 1977 |
 | Waldrausch | Fürst | Movie | 1977 |
 | Valentino | Baron Long | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Old Fox | Leo Steglitz | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Indians Are Still Far Away | Le professeur d'allemand | Movie | 1977 |
 | Vanessa | Major Kenneth Cooper | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | Heinz Steiner | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Montana Trap | Lieutenant Slade | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Franz Benninger | Movie | 1976 |
 | Operation: Daybreak | Reinhard Heydrich | Movie | 1975 |
| Kommissariat 9 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 | |
| Lehmanns Erzählungen | Allan | Movie | 1975 | |
 | H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time | Professor Peterson | Movie | 1975 |
 | Shatter | Hans Leber | Movie | 1974 |
 | Only the Wind Knows the Answer | John Keelwood | Movie | 1974 |
 | Borsalino and Co. | German | Movie | 1974 |
 | Derrick | Herr de Mohl | TV Series | 1974 |
| Derrick | Alfred Bandera | TV Series | 1974 |
| Derrick | Herr Scherer | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Beast Must Die | Pavel | Movie | 1974 |
 | Kiss Me and Die | Jonathan Lanceford | Movie | 1974 |
 | Tony Arzenta | Hans Grunwald (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Battle of Sutjeska | Generaloberst Alexander Lohr | Movie | 1973 |
 | Thriller | Jonathan Lanceford | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye | Dr. Franz | Movie | 1973 |
 | Mark of the Devil Part II | Balthasar von Ross | Movie | 1973 |
 | Little Mother | The Cardinal | Movie | 1973 |
 | Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street | Mensur | Movie | 1972 |
 | Assignment: Vienna | Insp. Hoffman | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire | Ambassador Sobieski | Movie | 1971 |
 | Zeppelin | Colonel Hirsch | Movie | 1971 |
 | Scene of the Crime | Mensur | TV Series | 1970 |
| Piggies | Toto | Movie | 1970 | |
 | Kill Rommel! | Captain Richard Howell | Movie | 1969 |
 | Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel | Kurfürst | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Commissioner | Roland Sauter | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Where Eagles Dare | Col. Kramer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Counterpoint | Col. Arndt | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Double Man | Col. Berthold | Movie | 1967 |
 | Fahrenheit 451 | Fabian / Headmistress | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Blue Max | Holbach | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Heroes of Telemark | Major Frick | Movie | 1965 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Adolf Eichmann | TV Series | 1965 |
| Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England | SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich | Movie | 1965 | |
 | Shots in 3/4 Time | Burger | Movie | 1965 |
 | Operation Crossbow | SS Sturmbannfuhrer | Movie | 1965 |
 | Lana: Queen of the Amazons | Prof. van Vries | Movie | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Count Wolf von Helldorf | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Vorsicht Mister Dodd | Howard | Movie | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who | De Flores | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Interpol | SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Incident at Midnight | Dr. Erik Leichner | Movie | 1963 |
| Studio 4 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 | |
| Enter Inspector Duval | Inspector Duval | Movie | 1961 | |
 | Circus of Horrors | Dr. Schuler | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death | Dr. Georges Bonner | Movie | 1959 |
 | One Step Beyond | Wilhelm Hessler | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Mark of the Phoenix | Inspector Schell | Movie | 1958 |
 | A Question of Adultery | Carl Dieter | Movie | 1958 |
 | Tales of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein | Movie | 1958 |
 | Seven Thunders | Col. Trautman | Movie | 1957 |
 | Lady of Vengeance | Karmak | Movie | 1957 |
| Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! | Louis Walleau | TV Series | 1957 | |
 | The Crooked Sky | Fraser | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Traitor | Joseph Brezina | Movie | 1957 |
 | House of Secrets | Anton Lauderbach | Movie | 1956 |
 | Wire Service | Joseph Tezlik | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Cast Member | TV Series | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Karl Brandt | TV Series | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Hancock's Half Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Reach for the Sky | German Stabsfeldwebel | Movie | 1956 |
 | Seven Years in Tibet | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Black Tent | Senior German Officer | Movie | 1956 |
 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Francois | TV Series | 1956 |
| Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Davos | TV Series | 1956 |
| Doublecross | Dmitri Krassin | Movie | 1956 | |
 | I Am a Camera | Fritz Wendel | Movie | 1955 |
 | Dixon of Dock Green | Charles Mason | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Colditz Story | Hauptmann Fischer | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | German Pilot | Movie | 1954 |
 | Operation Diplomat | Edward Shroder | Movie | 1953 |
 | Albert R.N. | Capt Schultz | Movie | 1953 |
 | Park Plaza 605 | Gregor | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Red Beret | The Pole | Movie | 1953 |
 | Never Let Me Go | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Top Secret | Border Police GDR (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Woman's Angle | Peasant | Movie | 1952 |
 | Song of Paris | Renoir | Movie | 1952 |
 | Appointment with Venus | 2nd German Soldier | Movie | 1951 |
 | Hotel Sahara | German Soldier | Movie | 1951 |
 | Highly Dangerous | Officer at Station (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | State Secret | State Police Officer at Theater | Movie | 1950 |
| Neutral Port | Sailor | Movie | 1940 | |
 | Convoy | U-Boat Officer | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Day the Clown Cried | Captain Curt Runkel | Movie | — |