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John Wengraf
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John Wengraf
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1897-04-22,Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
Gender
Male
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. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in "Candle in the Wind" and decided to stay. The following year he headed west and settled permanently in the Los Angeles area. A dark, cold-eyed, thin-lipped player with a precise, meticulous air about him, he found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the Humphrey Bogart classic Sahara (1943/I), as well as The Boy from Stalingrad (1943), U-Boat Prisoner (1944) and Till We Meet Again (1944). In postwar years, he was often spotted portraying ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). Some of the more quality pictures he enhanced were Tomorrow Is Forever (1946); Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical Call Me Madam (1953). Although Wengraf never made it to the very top of the Hollywood character ranks, he remained a throughly strong and reliable player. In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as "The Untouchables" (1959), "Hawaiian Eye" (1959), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and "The Time Tunnel" (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Ship of Fools (1965). He retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77, on May 4, 1974.

Filmography

Judgment at Nuremberg

8.1

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961-12-18

6.8

The Prize
1963-12-25

6.5

Ship of Fools
1965-07-29

The Pride and the Passion

5.9

The Pride and the Passion
1957-07-10

2.4

12 to the Moon
1960-02-03

5.7

Gog
1954-06-04

Portrait in Black

5.7

Portrait in Black
1960-07-27

The French Line

4.2

The French Line
1954-02-08

The Return of Dracula

5.531

The Return of Dracula
1958-05-21

The Lovable Cheat

3

The Lovable Cheat
1949-05-11

4.1

Valerie
1957-08-01

The Razor's Edge

6.8

The Razor's Edge
1946-11-19

The Boy from Stalingrad

0

The Boy from Stalingrad
1943-05-20

Week-End at the Waldorf

6

Week-End at the Waldorf
1945-10-04

The Moon in the Yellow River

0

The Moon in the Yellow River
1938-12-28

7.6

5 Fingers
1952-02-22

5.719

Hitler
1962-03-21

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

5.5

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957-02-22

4

Paris Playboys
1954-03-07

6

Lucky Jordan
1942-11-16

3.7

Tropic Zone
1953-01-14

The Disembodied

4.4

The Disembodied
1957-08-25

Never Say Goodbye

6.6

Never Say Goodbye
1956-03-10

The Desert Rats

6.2

The Desert Rats
1953-05-20

Tomorrow Is Forever

6.1

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20

5.4

Convoy
1940-09-28

U-Boat Prisoner

6

U-Boat Prisoner
1944-07-25

7.2

Sahara
1943-09-22

6.2

Strange Affair
1944-10-05

Wake of the Red Witch

5.5

Wake of the Red Witch
1948-12-30

The Gambler from Natchez

6.8

The Gambler from Natchez
1954-08-04

6.8

T-Men
1947-12-15

5.7

Sofia
1948-09-03

6

The Racers
1955-02-04

5.5

Sealed Verdict
1948-11-05

7.2

Sailors Three
1940-12-14

Mission to Moscow

5.2

Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29

Dangerous Comment

0

Dangerous Comment
1940-05-18

0

All Hands
1940-05-31

Night Train to Munich

7.2

Night Train to Munich
1940-08-31

The Seventh Cross

6.7

The Seventh Cross
1944-07-24

Hell and High Water

6.1

Hell and High Water
1954-02-06

The Time Tunnel

7.6

The Time Tunnel
1966-09-09

77 Sunset Strip

6.7

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

Bourbon Street Beat

5

Bourbon Street Beat
1959-10-05

7.5

The Rogues
1964-09-13

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

5

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

The Millionaire

5

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

One Step Beyond

5.6

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

Matinee Theater

3.3

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

6.3

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

5.6

The Detectives
1959-10-16

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

6.3

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

The Walter Winchell File

5

The Walter Winchell File
1957-10-02

Dangerous Assignment

3.5

Dangerous Assignment
1952-01-01

0

Panic!
1957-03-05

6

Jericho
1966-09-15

6.4

The Third Man
1959-10-02

Behind Closed Doors

0

Behind Closed Doors
1958-10-02

One Step Beyond

5.6

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25