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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. 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.
- January 1, 1
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- January 1, 1
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
John Wengraf (* 23. April 1897 in Wien; † 4. Mai 1974 in Santa Barbara, Kalifornien; eigentlich Hans Wengraf) war ein österreichischer Schauspieler
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.
- April 23, 1897
- May 4, 1974
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.
John Wengraf. Biografia, filmografia, premi, trailer, news e rassegna stampa.
John Wengraf. Biografia, filmografia, premi, trailer, news e rassegna stampa.
