Wolfgang Preiss

Actor - Germany
Born February 27, 1910 in Nürnberg
Died November 27, 2002 in Bühlerhöhe, Baden-Baden
Other names or known as : Lupo Prezzo,

Mini-Biography:
Wolfgang Preiss was born on February 27, 1910 in Nürnberg. He was a German Actor, known for Salzburg Connection (1971), Dr. M (1989), Bloodline (1978), Wolfgang Preiss's first movie on record is from 1942. Wolfgang Preiss died on November 27, 2002 in Bühlerhöhe, Baden-Baden. His last motion picture on file dates from 1994.
Biographical Notes in German: Der populäre Filmschauspieler Wolfgang Preiss war seit 1955 mit seiner Frau Ruth, einer Baden-Badnerin, verheiratet. Er lebte fast 50 Jahre lang in unserer Kurstadt. Von 1951 bis 1953 war Wolfgang Preis am Theater von Baden-Baden fest engagiert. Auch später noch brillierte er in Gastrollen an der kurstädtischen Bühne.

"Wie sexy dürfen Nazis sein?", fragte das Monatsmagazin "Spiegel-Reporter" und druckte eine Bildauswahl prominenter Schauspieler ab, die irgendwann einmal vor der Kamera in Wehrmachtsuniforn geschlüpft sind. Einer der Akteure, nach denen Hollywood immer wieder rief, wenn schöngeistig-elegante, hünenhaft-stattliche oder kaltschnäuzig-schnarrende Teutonen zu besetzen waren, war Wolfgang Preiss.

Ein Filmkritiker schrieb über ihn: "Gleich, ob er nun als Offizier des Heeres, der Marine oder der Luftwaffe erschien; unabhängig, ob es sich um menschenverachtende Berserker oder musische Ästheten handelte; gleichgültig, ob das Gute oder das Böse im Uniformträger deutscher Provenienz betont werden sollte - der Nürnberger Lehrersohn mit der volltönenden Bariton-Stimme, dem vornehmen Sprachduktus und dem edlen Understatement war stets überzeugend."

So konnte er den "guten Deutschen" in Person des Grafen Stauffenberg ("Der 20. Juli", 1955) oder des Feldmarschalls Rommel ("Raid on Rommel", 1971) abwechselnd mit "Schurkenrollen", wie einem SS-Mann in "Der Kardinal" (1963) oder dem General Jodl im Präsidenten-Porträt "Ike" (1979) gleichermaßen glaubhaft verkörpern.

Abgerundet wird das Spektrum seines Schaffens mit konventionellen Action- und Kriegsfilmen wie "Der längste Tag" (1962), "Der Spion, der in die Hölle ging" (1965), "Brennt Paris?" (1966) oder "Die Brücke von Arnheim" (1977).

Noch Ende der 80-er Jahre war Wolfgang Preiss in der US-Fernsehserie "Feuersturm" als Generalfeldmarschall von Brauchitsch zu sehen und im ZDF in einer vierteiligen Serie über Albert Schweitzer.

Man täte diesem durchaus zurückhaltend agierenden Schauspieler jedoch tiefes Unrecht, würde man ihn allein auf die Uniformrollen reduzieren. Preiss, der seit 1932 auf der Bühne stand und noch während des Krieges vom Film entdeckt wurde, war ein vielseitiger, behutsam interpretierender Darsteller, der auch seinen Schurken häufig einen Hauch von Melancholie beimischt. Immerhin spielte er für Fritz Lang (1960) und Claude Chabrol (1990) den genialen Superverbrecher Dr. Mabuse, dem er auch in einer reichlich spekulativen Kino-Serie in den 60-ern dämonische Gestalt verlieh."

Wolfgang Preiss starb am 27. November 2002 in der Klinik auf der Bühlerhöhe bei Baden-Baden. (aus "menschen in baden-baden")

Wolfgang Preiss Filmography [Auszug]
1994: [/ /1] Florian III (Cast: Max Friedmann, Unternehmer), Directed by Bernd Fischerauer, with Werner Asam, Christiane Blumhoff, Marianne Brandt,
1992: [/ /1] Auge um Auge (Sound Engineer), Directed by Mansour Ghadarkhah, with Yasemin Cagla Büyüksapci, Derval de Faria, Renan Demirkan,
1991: [] Die Männer vom K3 - Auge um Auge (Cast), Directed by Ulrich Stark, with Harald Dietl, Hartmut Reck, Wolfgang Müller,
1989: [/ /1] Dr. M (Club Extinction) (Cast: Kessler), Directed by Claude Chabrol, with Isolde Barth, Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals,
1989: [/ /1] Die Männer vom K3 - Volle Deckung, Kopf runter! (Cast: Bodo von Heysen), Directed by Michael Mackenroth, with Claudia Amm, Harald Dietl, Eberhard Feik,
1988: [/ /1] Land der Väter, Land der Söhne (Cast), Directed by Nico Hofmann, with Adolf Laimböck, Katharina Meinecke, Thomas S. Ott,
1982: [] Mrs. Harris - ein Kleid von Dior (Cast: Earnest Earl of Wereford), Directed by Peter Weck, with Inge Meysel, Christiane Hörbiger, Edith Volkmann,
1981: [/ /1] Fantasma d'amore (Cast), Directed by Dino Risi, with Marcello Mastroianni, Eva-Maria Meineke,
1978: [12.21] Bloodline (Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline) (Cast: Julius Prager), Directed by Terence Young, with Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason,
1978: [] Die Anstalt (Cast), Directed by Hans-Rüdiger Minow, with Gerd Baltus, Christiane Bruhn, Susanne Granzer,
1975: [/ /1] Die Kriegsbraut (Cast: von Bogendorf), Directed by Tom Toelle, with Eva Christian, Donata Höffer, Volkert Kraeft,
1974: [09.29] Tatort - Gefährliche Wanzen (Cast: Dr. Stockinger), Directed by Theo Mezger, with Peter Drescher, Claus Theo Gärtner, Werner Kreindl,
1974: [/ /1] Eine ungeliebte Frau (Cast: Rolf), Directed by Tom Toelle, with Eva Christian, Helmut Förnbacher, Dorothea Gervenux,
1973: [06.11] Diamantenparty (Cast: van Düren), Directed by Joachim Hess, with Fritz Muliar, Barbara Rütting,
1972: [/ /1] Un Uomo da rispettare (Cast), Directed by Michele Lupo, with Florinda Bolkan, Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma,
1971: [08.28] Giornata nera per l'arieta (Cast: Police Inspector ), Directed by Luigi Bazzoni, with Franco Nero, Silvia Monti,
1971: [/ /1] Salzburg Connection (Cast: Felix Zauner), Directed by Lee H. Katzin, with Whit Bissell, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mischa Haussermann,
1971: [] Raid on Rommel (Cast: Rommel), Directed by Henry Hathaway, with Richard Burton,
1969: [/ /1] Battle of the commandos (Cast: Ackermann), Directed by Umberto Lenzi, with Thomas Hunter, Curd Jürgens, Jack Palance,
1969: [/ /1] Hannibal Brooks (Cast), Directed by Michael Winner, with John Alderton, Roland Astor, Karin Baal,
1968: [] Lo sbarco di Anzio (The Battle for Anzio) (Cast: Kesselring), Directed by Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti, with Mark Damon, Peter Falk, Earl Holliman,
1968: [] Hürdenlauf (Cast), Directed by Thomas Fantl, with Heinz Schimmelpfennig, Eva Brumby, Gytta Schubert,
1967: [08/11] Mister Dynamit - morgen küsst euch der Tod (Cast: Sebastian), Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb, with Gisela Hahn, Lex Barker, Maria Perschy,
1967: [] Jack of Diamonds (Cast: Von Schenk ), Directed by Don Taylor, with George Hamilton, Maurice Evans,
1966: [/ /1] Avec la peau des autres (Cast: Chalieff), Directed by Jacques Deray, with Karin Baal, Jean Bouise, Adrian Hoven,
1965: [/ /1] Corrida pour un espion (Persecucioón a un espía, The Spy who went into hell) (Cast: Parker), Directed by Maurice Labro, with Horst Frank, Ray Danton, Pascale Petit,
1964: [12.30] I cento Cavalieri (100 Horsemen, Hundred Horsemen, Son of El Cid) (Cast: Jeque), Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, with Mark Damon, Antonella Lualdi, Gastone Moschin,
1964: [/ /1] Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse (The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse) (Cast: Dr. Mabuse), Directed by Hugo Fregonese, with Robert Beatty, Rika Dialina, Dieter Eppler,
1964: [/ /1] Échappement libre (Cast), Directed by Jean Becker, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Renate Ewert, Gert Fröbe,
1964: [/ /1] Frühstück mit dem Tod (Cast), Directed by Franz Antel, with Robert Graf, ,
1963: [] Le Train (John Frankenheimer's The Train, The Train) (Cast: Major Herren), Directed by John Frankenheimer, with Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau,
1963: [/ /1] Der Henker von London (Cast: Morel Smith), Directed by Edwin Zbonek, with Dieter Borsche, Hansjörg Felmy, Rudolf Fernau,
1962: [/ /1] Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (Cast: Dr. Mabuse), Directed by Werner Klingler, with Leon Askin, Senta Berger, Gert Fröbe,
1962: [/ /1] Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (Cast), Directed by Jürgen Goslar, with Götz George, Elke Sommer,
1961: [12.07] Riviera-Story (Cast: Arthur Dahlberg), Directed by Wolfgang Becker, with Ulla Jacobsson, Hartmut Reck,
1961: [/ /1] Die unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse (Cast: Primarius Krone), Directed by Harald Reinl, with Lex Barker, Zeev Berlinsky, Walter Bluhm,
1961: [/ /1] The longest day (Cast), Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew V. Marton, with Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty,
1961: [02.08] La Fayette (Cast: Baron Kalb ), Directed by Jean Dréville, with Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins, Michel le Royer,
1961: [01.00] Geständnis einer Sechzehnjährigen (Cast: Günther Brandt), Directed by Georg Tressler, with Nina Sandt, Barbara Frey,
1960: [09.14] Die tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse (The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse) (Cast: Jordan / Dr. Mabuse / P. Cornelius), Directed by Fritz Lang, with Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck,
1960: [08.30] Il Mulino delle donne di pietra (Mill of the stone women, Drops of Blood, The Horrible Mill Women, Horror of the Stone Women) (Cast: Dr. Loren Bohlem ), Directed by Giorgio Ferroni, with Pierre Brice, Scilla Gabel,
1960: [] The counterfeit traitor (Cast: Nordhoff), Directed by George Seaton, with William Holden, Lilli Palmer,
1959: [09.24] Rosen für den Staatsanwalt (Cast: Generalstaatsanwalt), Directed by Wolfgang Staudte, with Martin Held, Walter Giller, ,
1959: [/ /1] Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben ? (Cast), Directed by Frank Wysbar, with Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, Peter Carsten, Armin Dahlen,
1959: [] Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen (Cast: Dr. Beck), Directed by Frank Wisbar, with , Gunnar Möller, Erik Schumann,
1959: [/ /1] Die Formel des Todes (Cast), Directed by Wilhelm Dieterle, with Leon Askin, Martha Hyer,
1959: [/ /1] Arzt ohne Gewissen (Cast), Directed by Falk Harnack, with Karin Baal, Ewald Balser, Erica Beer,
1958: [03.29] I Battellieri del Volga (Cast: Ossip), Directed by Victor Tourjansky, with John Derek, Elsa Martinelli,
1958: [11.28] Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (Cast: Carlo Gormann), Directed by Eugen York, with Joachim Fuchsberger, , Gert Fröbe,
1958: [] Die schwarze Spinne (Cast), Directed by Erich Engels, with Kai Fischer, Charles Regnier,
1958: [04.05] Gli italiani sono matti (Cast: Hans Paulsen), Directed by Duilio Coletti, with Marianne Koch, Victor McLaglen,
1957: [04.02] Ich war ihm hörig (Cast: Dr. Leipold), Directed by Wolfgang Becker, with Barbara Rütting, Carlos Thompson,
1957: [/ /1] Haie und kleine Fische (Cast), Directed by Frank Wysbar, with Sabine Bethmann, Hansjörg Felmy, Horst Frank,
1957: [] Stresemann (Cast: Heinz Becker), Directed by Alfred Braun, with Wolfgang Kühne, Paul Dahlke, Susanne von Almassy,
1956: [] Schicksal am Matterhorn (Cast: Mario Car), Directed by Luis Trenker, with Robert Freitag, Marianne Hold, Herta Konrad,
1956: [] ... wie einst Lili Marleen (Cast), Directed by Paul Verhoeven, with Lale Andersen, Roma Bahn, Peter Carsten,
1955: [06.21] Der 20. Juli (Cast: Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg), Directed by Falk Harnack, with Annemarie Düringer, Robert Freitag,
1954: [/ /1] Canaris (Canaris: Master Spy) (Cast: Oberst Holl), Directed by Alfred Weidenmann, with Hardy Krüger, Peer Schmidt, Alice Treff,
1943: [] Besatzung Dora (Cast), Directed by Karl Ritter, with Ernst von Klipstein, Roma Bahn,
1942: [06.12] Die Grosse Liebe (Cast), Directed by Rolf Hansen, with Zarah Leander, Wilhelm Althaus, Paul Bildt,

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