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Anton Walbrook

Austrian actor (1896-1967)

PersonDied aged 70humanQ79005

Also known as Adolf Wohlbrück · Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück

Born: November 19, 1896
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Munzinger PersonenRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: August 9, 1967
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Munzinger PersonenRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Vienna
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-11
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Place of death: Garatshausen
Citizenship: Austria
Occupation: actor
, film actor
Education: Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Languages spoken, written or signed: German
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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, English

Overview

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Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left Germany in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes and Victoria the Great.

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Regine(1935)
The Student of Prague(1935)
A Woman Who Knows What She Wants(1934)
George and Georgette(1934)
The Switched Bride(1934)
The English Marriage(1934)
Maskerade(1934)
Walzerkrieg(1933)
Victor and Victoria(1933)
Three from the Unemployment Office(1932)
The Pride of Company Three(1932)
Melody of Love(1932)
The Secret of Castle Elmshoh(1925)
Martin Luther(1923)
Marionette(1915)

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MMichael Strogofffictional character created by Jules Verne

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Given name: Anton
Wilhelm
Adolf
Cause of death: myocardial infarction
Work location: Munich
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-04-02
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Manner of death: natural causes
Birth name: Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück
Pseudonym: Anton Walbrook
Student of: Max Reinhardt
Place of burial: St John-at-Hampstead
Awards: German Film Award
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-05
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Start of work period: 1915
Name in native language: Anton Walbrook
Family name: Wohlbrück
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Wohlbrück, Adolf
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1.Stated in performing-arts.chRetrieved 2022-08-29
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Sexual orientation: homosexuality
Notable role: Ludwig I of Bavaria
Religion or worldview: Judaism
Subject named as: Adolf Wohlbrück

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