Harald Wolff
12 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 11, 1909
- Died
- Jun 1, 1977 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Barmen [now Wuppertal], Germany
- Also known as
- Harald Otto Walther Wolff
Biography
Harald Otto Walther Wolff (11 January 1909 – June 1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.
Harald Wolff, born in Barmen in 1909, first completed an apprenticeship as a businessman after graduating from high school before switching to acting. Wolff played his first film role in 1939 in Helmut Käutner 's comedy Kitty and the World Conference.
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After World War II, in addition to appearances in German films, he also took part in various international film productions, including the 1951 American war drama Decision Before Dawn by director Anatole Litvak; 1956 in the French comedy film Two Men, a Pig, and the Night of Paris by Claude Autant-Lara; 1957 in Maurice Labro s literary adaptation Spione alongside Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage or Lino Ventura and in 1964 in Jacques Demy's musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. In 1972, he acted in Costa-Gavras political thriller The Invisible Uprising.
In addition, Wolff, as a voice actor, has lent his voice to many internationally known fellow actors over the decades. In the 1960s, he dubbed Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball. He also dubbed Charles Boyer in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale. Vincent Price in Cry of the Banshee and Claude Rains in The Adventures of Robin Hood were dubbed by Wolff.
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Known for
Harald Wolff: movies and TV shows
Acting (14)
- 1980
- 1972 State of Siege
as Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1967
- 1966 Johnny Colt
as Thomas King
- 1964 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
as Monsieur Dubourg
- 1962 Bells Without Joy
as Commander von Ulbricht
- 1961 Sahara on Fire
as Peter
- 1958 The Night Affair
as Lucky's Father
- 1958 The Cat
as Colonel Richting
- 1957 To Catch a Spy
as Lindbaum
- 1956 La Traversée de Paris
as German Commander (uncredited)
- 1953 Geheimakten Solvay
as von Kreß
- 1951 Decision Before Dawn
as Hartmann (uncredited)
- 1939 Kitty and the World Conference
as Sekretär der englischen Delegation Collins