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He appeared in over 50 productions, many of them British, and was [[{{Typecasting}} typically cast]] as Nazis in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-set productions and similar villainous roles.
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He appeared in over 50 productions, many of them British, and was [[{{Typecasting}} typically cast]] as Nazis Nazis/German officers in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-set productions and similar villainous roles.
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* ''Film/Fahrenheit451'' ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'' (1966) as Fabian
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Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack, 20 October 1916 - 19 May 1989) was a German character actor. He appeared in over 50 productions, many of them British, and was typically cast as Nazis and similar villainous roles.
Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack, 20 October 1916 - 19 May 1989) was a German character actor. He appeared in over 50 productions, many of them British, and was typically cast as Nazis and similar villainous roles.
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Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack, 20 October 1916 - 19 May 1989) was a German character actor.
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!! This actor provides examples of the following tropes:
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Although Diffring played Nazis in many film and TV productions, he was actually gay and Jewish, which caused him to flee Nazi Germany in 1938 in order to escape persecution.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Although Diffring played Nazis in many film and TV productions, he was actually gay and Jewish, which caused him to flee Nazi Germany in 1938 in order to escape persecution.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Although Diffring played Nazis in many film and TV productions, he was actually gay and Jewish, which caused him to flee
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' ''Series/DoctorWho'': "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E3SilverNemesis Silver Nemesis]]" (1988) as De Flores
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* ''Film/{{Faceless}}'' (1988) as Dr. Karl Heinz Moser
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Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack, 20 October 1916 - 19 May 1989) was a German character actor. He appeared in over 50 productions, many of them British, and was typically cast as Nazis and similar villainous roles.
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!! Film roles:
* ''Film/ReachForTheSky'' (1956) as German ''Stabsfeldwebel''
* ''Film/TheManWhoCouldCheatDeath'' (1959) as Dr. Georges Bonnet
* ''Film/CircusOfHorrors'' (1960) as Dr. Schuler
* ''Film/OperationCrossbow'' (1965) as SS ''Sturmbannfuhrer''
* ''Film/TheBlueMax'' (1966) as Holbach
* ''Film/Fahrenheit451'' (1966) as Fabian
* ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'' (1968) as Col. Paul Kramer
* ''Film/{{Zeppelin}}'' (1971) as Col. Hirsch
* ''Film/TheDayTheClownCried'' (1972, unreleased) as Capt. Curt Runkel
* ''Film/MarkOfTheDevil Part II'' (1973) as Balthasar von Ross
* ''Film/TheBeastMustDie'' (1974) as Pavel
* ''Film/OperationDaybreak'' (1975) as UsefulNotes/ReinhardHeydrich
!! Television roles:
* ''Series/{{Thriller}}'' (1974) as Jonathan Lanceford
* ''Series/{{Derrick}}'' (1981, 1984, 1987) as Alfred Bandera / Scherer / de Mohl
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (1988) as De Flores
!! This actor provides examples of the following tropes:
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Although Diffring played Nazis in many film and TV productions, he was actually gay and Jewish, which caused him to flee Nazi Germany in 1938 in order to escape persecution.
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Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack, 20 October 1916 - 19 May 1989) was a German character actor. He appeared in over 50 productions, many of them British, and was typically cast as Nazis and similar villainous roles.
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!! Film roles:
* ''Film/ReachForTheSky'' (1956) as German ''Stabsfeldwebel''
* ''Film/TheManWhoCouldCheatDeath'' (1959) as Dr. Georges Bonnet
* ''Film/CircusOfHorrors'' (1960) as Dr. Schuler
* ''Film/OperationCrossbow'' (1965) as SS ''Sturmbannfuhrer''
* ''Film/TheBlueMax'' (1966) as Holbach
* ''Film/Fahrenheit451'' (1966) as Fabian
* ''Film/WhereEaglesDare'' (1968) as Col. Paul Kramer
* ''Film/{{Zeppelin}}'' (1971) as Col. Hirsch
* ''Film/TheDayTheClownCried'' (1972, unreleased) as Capt. Curt Runkel
* ''Film/MarkOfTheDevil Part II'' (1973) as Balthasar von Ross
* ''Film/TheBeastMustDie'' (1974) as Pavel
* ''Film/OperationDaybreak'' (1975) as UsefulNotes/ReinhardHeydrich
!! Television roles:
* ''Series/{{Thriller}}'' (1974) as Jonathan Lanceford
* ''Series/{{Derrick}}'' (1981, 1984, 1987) as Alfred Bandera / Scherer / de Mohl
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (1988) as De Flores
!! This actor provides examples of the following tropes:
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Although Diffring played Nazis in many film and TV productions, he was actually gay and Jewish, which caused him to flee Nazi Germany in 1938 in order to escape persecution.
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