Anton Diffring
German actor (1916–1989)
- Born October 19, 1916
- 6 movies
Anton Diffring was a German actor with an extensive film and television career in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1980s, later appearing in international films. A character actor, he often played Nazi officers in Second World War films, horror villains and other antagonistic authority figures, in films including Operation Crossbow, The Heroes of Telemark, The Blue Max and Where Eagles Dare.
Anton Diffring appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1965 to 1981. Most of that work is in war, drama and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Ferdy Mayne (2), George Peppard (2), Karel Štěpánek (2).
Known for
- Where Eagles Dare (1968). One of his Second World War film roles.
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965). A mid-1960s war film credit.
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966). A mid-1960s film credit outside the war genre.
- Escape to Victory (1981). A later Second World War film credit.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Anton Diffring been in?
- Anton Diffring appears in Escape to Victory (1981), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Blue Max (1966), The Heroes of Telemark (1965) and Operation Crossbow (1965) on The Remote.
- When was Anton Diffring born?
- Anton Diffring was born on 19 October 1916.
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