Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Anton Walbrook
Sign in to saveAlso known as Adolf Wohlbrück, Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück
Austrian actor (1896-1967)
Film & TV
Wien, Austria
Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left Germany in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The…
Known for
- Robert und Elisabeth1966
- Der Arzt am Scheideweg — Sir Colenso Ridgeon1963
- Laura — Waldo Lydecker1962
- Venus im Licht — Herzog von Altair1960
- I Accuse! — Maj. Esterhazy1958
- Saint Joan — Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais1957
- Oh... Rosalinda!! — Dr. Falke1955
- Lola Montès — Ludwig I, King of Bavaria1955
- On Trial — Grégoire Waremme1954
- Le Plaisir — Narrator, German version1952
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 33
- Total plays
- 129
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Anton+Walbrook">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Award
- German Film Award
- Student of
- Max Reinhardt
- Image
- Anton Walbrook cleaned.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
Show 13 more facts
- subject named as
- Adolf Wohlbrück
- date of birth
- 1896-11-19
- date of death
- 1967-08-09
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück
- pseudonym
- Anton Walbrook
- Commons category
- Anton Walbrook
- start of work period
- 1915-00-00
- name in native language
- Anton Walbrook
- P8168
- Sic
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- notable role
- Ludwig I of Bavaria
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0