Harald Wolff

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Harald Wolff

Acting January 11, 1909

Barmen [now Wuppertal], Germany

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…

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

7.4 1964 Movie
La Traversée de Paris

La Traversée de Paris

7.3 1956 Movie
State of Siege

State of Siege

7.2 1972 Movie
Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

6.8 1951 Movie
The Night Affair

The Night Affair

6.2 1958 Movie
The Cat

The Cat

6.2 1958 Movie
Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht

Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht

7.0 1967 TV Show
Johnny Colt

Johnny Colt

6.6 1966 Movie
To Catch a Spy

To Catch a Spy

6.0 1957 Movie
Bells Without Joy

Bells Without Joy

4.8 1962 Movie
Kitty and the World Conference

Kitty and the World Conference

8.0 1939 Movie
Geheimakten Solvay

Geheimakten Solvay

10.0 1953 Movie

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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. 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. Source: Article "Harald Wolff" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

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  1. 1980
    Harry Hocker läßt nicht locker

    TV show Harry Hocker

  2. 1972
    State of Siege

    Movie Minister of Foreign Affairs

  3. 1967
    Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht

    TV show Pierre Dulac

  4. 1966
    Johnny Colt

    Movie Thomas King

  5. 1964
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    Movie Monsieur Dubourg

  6. 1962
    Bells Without Joy

    Movie Commander von Ulbricht

  7. 1961
    Sahara on Fire

    Movie Peter

  8. 1958
    The Night Affair

    Movie Lucky's Father

  9. 1958
    The Cat

    Movie Colonel Richting

  10. 1957
    To Catch a Spy

    Movie Lindbaum

  11. 1956
    La Traversée de Paris

    Movie German Commander (uncredited)

  12. 1953
    Geheimakten Solvay

    Movie von Kreß

  13. 1951
    Decision Before Dawn

    Movie Hartmann (uncredited)

  14. 1939
    Kitty and the World Conference

    Movie Sekretär der englischen Delegation Collins