Known for
Acting
Credits
113
Gender
Man
Birthday
20 Oct 1916
Day of death
20 May 1989 (72)
Place of birth
Koblenz, Germany
Also known as
Antony Diffring
Alfred Pollack
Anthony Diffring
Anton Diffring
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway | |
| — | The Day the Clown Cried | Captain Curt Runkel |
| 1988 | Faceless | Dr. Karl Heinz Moser |
| 1988 | Anna | George Mamoulian |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis | De Flores |
| 1986 | Horrible Horror | Baron Frankenstein in 'Tales of Frankenstein' |
| 1986 | Wahnfried | Franz Listz |
| 1986 | The Summer of the Samurai | Wintrich |
| 1986 | Operation Dead End | Prof. Lang |
| 1985 | Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie | Kardinal Millini |
| 1984 | The Masks of Death | Graf Udo Von Felseck |
| 1984 | Der Besuch | Crazier |
| 1984 | Weltuntergang | |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Joachim von Ribbentrop |
| 1983 | Non Stop Trouble with Spies | Colonel Henderson |
| 1983 | S.A.S. San Salvador | Peter Reynolds |
| 1981 | Escape to Victory | chief commentator |
| 1980 | Tusk | John Morrison |
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Gernheim |
| 1979 | Flambards | Mr. Dermot |
| 1979 | Der Durchdreher | Glorias erster Mann |
| 1978 | Das Einhorn | Blomich |
| 1978 | Plutonium | Direktor Arnold |
| 1978 | Le Mutant | O'Brien |
| 1977 | Valentino | Baron Long |
| 1977 | Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun | Old Priest |
| 1977 | Der Alte | Leo Steglitz |
| 1977 | Io sono mia | Padre di Suna |
| 1977 | Waldrausch | Fürst |
| 1976 | Vanessa | Major Kenneth Cooper (as Anthony Diffring) |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Franz Benninger |
| 1976 | Montana Trap | Lieutenant Slade |
| 1975 | Operation: Daybreak | Reinhard Heydrich |
| 1975 | H.P. Lovecraft: Schatten aus der Zeit | Professor Peterson |
| 1975 | Lehmanns Erzählungen | Allan |
| 1975 | Kommissariat 9 | |
| 1974 | Borsalino and Co. | German |
| 1974 | The Beast Must Die | Pavel |
| 1974 | Derrick | Herr de Mohl |
| 1974 | Derrick | Alfred Bandera |
| 1974 | Derrick | Herr Scherer |
| 1974 | Shatter | Hans Leber |
| 1974 | Only the Wind Knows the Answer | John Keelwood |
| 1974 | Kiss Me and Die | Jonathan Lanceford |
| 1973 | Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes | Dr. Franz |
| 1973 | Tony Arzenta | Hans Grunwald (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Battle of Sutjeska | Generaloberst Alexander Lohr |
| 1973 | Thriller | Jonathan Lanceford |
| 1973 | Mark of the Devil Part II | Balthasar von Ross |
| 1973 | Little Mother | The Cardinal |
| 1972 | Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street | Mensur |
| 1972 | Assignment: Vienna | Insp. Hoffman |
| 1971 | The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire | Ambassador Sobieski |
| 1971 | Zeppelin | Colonel Hirsch |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Mensur |
| 1970 | Piggies | Toto |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Roland Sauter |
| 1969 | Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel | Kurfürst |
| 1969 | Kill Rommel! | Captain Richard Howell |
| 1968 | Where Eagles Dare | Col. Kramer |
| 1967 | Counterpoint | Col. Arndt |
| 1967 | The Double Man | Col. Berthold |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | Fabian / Headmistress |
| 1966 | The Blue Max | Holbach |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Major Frick |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | SS Sturmbannfuhrer |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Adolf Eichmann |
| 1965 | Shots in 3/4 Time | Burger |
| 1965 | Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England | SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich |
| 1964 | Lana: Queen of the Amazons | Prof. van Vries |
| 1964 | Vorsicht Mister Dodd | Howard |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | De Flores |
| 1963 | Incident at Midnight | Dr. Erik Leichner |
| 1963 | Interpol | SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich |
| 1962 | Studio Four | |
| 1961 | Enter Inspector Duval | Inspector Duval |
| 1960 | Circus of Horrors | Dr. Schuler |
| 1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death | Dr. Georges Bonner |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Wilhelm Hessler |
| 1958 | Mark of the Phoenix | Inspector Schell |
| 1958 | Tales of Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein |
| 1958 | A Question of Adultery | Carl Dieter |
| 1957 | Seven Thunders | Col. Trautman |
| 1957 | The Traitor | Joseph Brezina |
| 1957 | Lady of Vengeance | Karmak |
| 1957 | The Crooked Sky | Fraser |
| 1956 | Reach for the Sky | German Stabsfeldwebel |
| 1956 | House of Secrets | Anton Lauderbach |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Francois |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Davos |
| 1956 | The Black Tent | Senior German Officer |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | |
| 1956 | Seven Years in Tibet | Erzähler |
| 1956 | Doublecross | Dmitri Krassin |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Joseph Tezlik |
| 1955 | The Colditz Story | Hauptmann Fischer |
| 1955 | I Am a Camera | Fritz Wendel |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Charles Mason |
| 1954 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | German Pilot |
| 1953 | Never Let Me Go | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Red Beret | The Pole |
| 1953 | Albert R.N. | Capt Schultz |
| 1953 | Operation Diplomat | Edward Shroder |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Gregor |
| 1952 | Song of Paris | Renoir |
| 1952 | Top Secret | Border Police GDR (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Woman's Angle | Peasant |
| 1951 | Appointment with Venus | 2nd German Soldier |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara | German Soldier |
| 1950 | State Secret | State Police Officer at Theater |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous | Officer at Station (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Convoy | U-Boat Officer |
| 1940 | Neutral Port | Sailor |