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German actor (1923–1966) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Graf (November 18, 1923 – February 4, 1966) was a German actor who played the role of Werner, "The Ferret" in the 1963 movie The Great Escape. Graf was born in Witten, Germany in 1923.
Robert Graf | |
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Robert Graf | |
| Born | 18 November 1923 Witten, Germany |
| Died | 4 February 1966 (aged 42) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–1966 |
In 1942, after completing his Abitur, he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht and sent to the Eastern Front. He was wounded in 1944, and assigned to war production duties in Munich, where he began his study of theater.[1] In 1952, Graf married the actress Selma Urfer and had three children. He was the father of the director Dominik Graf. Robert Graf died of cancer in Munich in 1966 at age 42.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Illusion in a Minor Key | Franz | |
| 1957 | Jonas | Jonas | |
| 1957 | El Hakim | Abubakr | |
| 1958 | Wir Wunderkinder | Bruno Tiches | |
| 1959 | And That on Monday Morning | Herbert Acker | |
| 1959 | The Beautiful Adventure | Marius Bridot | |
| 1959 | The Buddenbrooks | Bendix Grünlich | |
| 1960 | The Woman by the Dark Window | Thomas Melchior | |
| 1960 | Sweetheart of the Gods | Dr. Hertel | |
| 1960 | My Schoolfriend | Dr. Lerch | |
| 1960 | Hauptmann, deine Sterne | Emil Kowalek | |
| 1961 | The Forger of London | Basil Hale | |
| 1961 | Mörderspiel | Dr. Horn | |
| 1962 | Wenn beide schuldig werden | Dr. Hassfeld | |
| 1962 | The Happy Years of the Thorwalds | Ernst Bieber | |
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Werner "The Ferret" | |
| 1963 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 8 | TV movie |
| 1963 | Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa | Dr. Wiesmer / Ping | |
| 1964 | A Mission for Mr. Dodd | Toni | |
| 1964 | Frühstück mit dem Tod | Hal Young, Second Prosecutor | |
| 1964 | Condemned to Sin | Der Vertreter | |
| 1965 | Klaus Fuchs – Geschichte eines Atomverrats | Klaus Fuchs | TV movie |
| 1965 | Halløj i himmelsengen | Mr. Noël, teacher | |
| 1966 | Face of a Hero | David Poole | TV movie |
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