Wolf Frees, also credited as Wolfgang Müller-Frees, (8 October 1909 – 1974)[1] was a German actor from Potsdam who worked in the British film industry. Frees left Germany in the mid-1930s as his wife was Jewish and persecuted by the Nazis.[2] In films he usually played German military men. He had roles in The Guns of Navarone (1961), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962), Dr. Zhivago (1965) and The Saint TV series in the 1960s. His last acting credit dates to 1971.[3][4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950OdetteMajorUncredited
1952So Little TimeGerman Doctor
1953Appointment in LondonGerman Luftwaffe OfficerUncredited
1954BetrayedMotorcycle RiderUncredited
1954The Green CarnationTony Scott
1956The Man Who Never WasAdmiral CanarisUncredited
1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchAide to Prime MinisterUncredited
1956Zarak1st LoungerUncredited
1957The Steel BayonetGerman Divisional Commander
1957Count Five and DieBrauner, shot spy
1958The SafecrackerGerman Commandant
1958Sea of SandGerman Sergeant
1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandDr. Hagen
1961The Guns of NavaroneRadio OperatorUncredited
1962Four Horseman of the ApocalypseSecurity OfficerUncredited
1965Operation CrossbowGerman Police Inspector
1965The Heroes of TelemarkSturmbannführer Knippelberg
1965Dr. ZhivagoDelegate Yelkin
1966The InvestigationWitnessTV film
1967The Night of the GeneralsGerman Officer at Raymounde's ApartmentUncredited
1971ZeppelinGerman Naval OfficerUncredited

References

  1. ↑ Teplitz Theatre biography
  2. ↑ Frithjof Trapp et al. (Hrsg.): Handbuch des deutschsprachigen Exiltheaters 1933-1945. K.G. Saur Verlag, München 1999, ISBN 3-598-11375-7.
  3. ↑ "Wolf Frees, acting credits and portraits; Aveleyman website". aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. ↑ "Wolf Frees | Movies and Filmography | AllMovie". allmovie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

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