Karl Michael Vogler
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| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1958-2006 |
Karl Michael Vogler (28 August 1928 – 9 June 2009) was a German actor probably best known for his appearances in several big-budget English-language films of the 1960s and 1970s, including The Blue Max where he co-starred with George Peppard and Ursula Andress followed a few years later by Patton, in which he portrayed Erwin Rommel. He primarily worked in German film and television, often typecast as authority figures. He was also an acclaimed stage actor, perhaps best-remembered for playing Horatio to Maximillian Schell's Hamlet in 1960's Munich August Festival and a subsequent television adaptation.
He was born in Remscheid, Germany and raised in Bregenz, Austria, the son of a blacksmith. After graduation he started his career as theatre actor and made his debut in Innsbruck in 1950.
He died in Seehausen am Staffelsee, Germany, aged 80.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
- The Blue Max (1966)
- How I Won the War (1967)
- Downhill Racer (1969)
- Patton (1970)
- Deep End (film) (1970)
- Shout at the Devil (1976)
- Le vieux fusil (1976)
- Derrick – Season 3, Episode 06: "Kalkutta" (1976)
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