Anton Diffring

Person

Anton Diffring

Born 20 October 1916 Died 20 May 1989, aged 72 Koblenz, Germany TMDB ↗

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1940)
63years on screen and counting
12credits in 1956, their busiest year
119dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway poster Age: 87

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003
Anna poster Age: 72

Anna

1988
as George Mamoulian
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis poster Age: 72

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988
as De Flores
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis poster Age: 72

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988
Faceless poster Age: 71

Faceless

1988
as Dr. Karl Heinz Moser
Der Sommer des Samurai poster Age: 69

Der Sommer des Samurai

1986
as Wintrich
Wahnfried poster Age: 69

Wahnfried

1986
as Franz Listz
Operation Dead End poster Age: 69

Operation Dead End

1986
as Prof. Lang
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie poster Age: 68

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie

1985
as Kardinal Millini
The Masks of Death poster Age: 68

The Masks of Death

1984
as Graf Udo Von Felseck
No poster
Age: 67

Weltuntergang

1984
Der Besuch poster Age: 67

Der Besuch

1984
as Crazier
S.A.S. San Salvador poster Age: 66

S.A.S. San Salvador

1983
as Peter Reynolds
Non Stop Trouble with Spies poster Age: 66

Non Stop Trouble with Spies

1983
as Colonel Henderson
Escape to Victory poster Age: 64

Escape to Victory

1981
as chief commentator
Tusk poster Age: 63

Tusk

1980
as John Morrison
Der Durchdreher poster Age: 62

Der Durchdreher

1979
as Glorias erster Mann
Son of Hitler poster Age: 62

Son of Hitler

1979
as Gernheim
Das Einhorn poster Age: 61

Das Einhorn

1978
as Blomich
Plutonium poster Age: 61

Plutonium

1978
as Direktor Arnold
Io sono mia poster Age: 61

Io sono mia

1977
as Padre di Suna
Waldrausch poster Age: 60

Waldrausch

1977
as Fürst
Valentino poster Age: 60

Valentino

1977
as Baron Long
The Indians Are Still Far Away poster Age: 60

The Indians Are Still Far Away

1977
as Le professeur d'allemand
Vanessa poster Age: 60

Vanessa

1977
as Major Kenneth Cooper
Montana Trap poster Age: 59

Montana Trap

1976
as Lieutenant Slade
The Swiss Conspiracy poster Age: 59

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976
as Franz Benninger
Operation: Daybreak poster Age: 59

Operation: Daybreak

1975
as Reinhard Heydrich
No poster
Age: 58

Lehmanns Erzählungen

1975
as Allan
H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time poster Age: 58

H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time

1975
as Professor Peterson
Shatter poster Age: 58

Shatter

1974
as Hans Leber
Only the Wind Knows the Answer poster Age: 58

Only the Wind Knows the Answer

1974
as John Keelwood
Borsalino and Co. poster Age: 58

Borsalino and Co.

1974
as German
The Beast Must Die poster Age: 57

The Beast Must Die

1974
as Pavel
Kiss Me and Die poster Age: 57

Kiss Me and Die

1974
as Jonathan Lanceford
Tony Arzenta poster Age: 56

Tony Arzenta

1973
as Hans Grunwald (uncredited)
The Battle of Sutjeska poster Age: 56

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973
as Generaloberst Alexander Lohr
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye poster Age: 56

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye

1973
as Dr. Franz
Mark of the Devil Part II poster Age: 56

Mark of the Devil Part II

1973
as Balthasar von Ross
Little Mother poster Age: 56

Little Mother

1973
as The Cardinal
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street poster Age: 56

Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street

1972
as Mensur
The Day the Clown Cried poster Age: 55

The Day the Clown Cried

1972
as Captain Curt Runkel
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire poster Age: 54

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971
as Ambassador Sobieski
Zeppelin poster Age: 54

Zeppelin

1971
as Colonel Hirsch
No poster
Age: 53

Piggies

1970
as Toto
Kill Rommel! poster Age: 52

Kill Rommel!

1969
as Captain Richard Howell
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel poster Age: 52

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

1969
as Kurfürst
Where Eagles Dare poster Age: 52

Where Eagles Dare

1968
as Col. Kramer
Counterpoint poster Age: 51

Counterpoint

1967
as Col. Arndt
The Double Man poster Age: 50

The Double Man

1967
as Col. Berthold
Fahrenheit 451 poster Age: 49

Fahrenheit 451

1966
as Fabian / Headmistress
The Blue Max poster Age: 49

The Blue Max

1966
as Holbach
The Heroes of Telemark poster Age: 49

The Heroes of Telemark

1965
as Major Frick
No poster
Age: 48

Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England

1965
as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
Shots in 3/4 Time poster Age: 48

Shots in 3/4 Time

1965
as Burger
Operation Crossbow poster Age: 48

Operation Crossbow

1965
as SS Sturmbannfuhrer
Lana: Queen of the Amazons poster Age: 48

Lana: Queen of the Amazons

1964
as Prof. van Vries
Vorsicht Mister Dodd poster Age: 47

Vorsicht Mister Dodd

1964
as Howard
Incident at Midnight poster Age: 46

Incident at Midnight

1963
as Dr. Erik Leichner
No poster
Age: 44

Enter Inspector Duval

1961
as Inspector Duval
Circus of Horrors poster Age: 43

Circus of Horrors

1960
as Dr. Schuler
The Man Who Could Cheat Death poster Age: 42

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959
as Dr. Georges Bonner
Mark of the Phoenix poster Age: 42

Mark of the Phoenix

1958
as Inspector Schell
A Question of Adultery poster Age: 41

A Question of Adultery

1958
as Carl Dieter
Tales of Frankenstein poster Age: 41

Tales of Frankenstein

1958
as Baron Frankenstein
Seven Thunders poster Age: 40

Seven Thunders

1957
as Col. Trautman
Lady of Vengeance poster Age: 40

Lady of Vengeance

1957
as Karmak
The Crooked Sky poster Age: 40

The Crooked Sky

1957
as Fraser
The Traitor poster Age: 40

The Traitor

1957
as Joseph Brezina
House of Secrets poster Age: 40

House of Secrets

1956
as Anton Lauderbach
Reach for the Sky poster Age: 39

Reach for the Sky

1956
as German Stabsfeldwebel
Seven Years in Tibet poster Age: 39

Seven Years in Tibet

1956
as Narrator (voice)
The Black Tent poster Age: 39

The Black Tent

1956
as Senior German Officer
No poster
Age: 39

Doublecross

1956
as Dmitri Krassin
I Am a Camera poster Age: 38

I Am a Camera

1955
as Fritz Wendel
The Colditz Story poster Age: 38

The Colditz Story

1955
as Hauptmann Fischer
The Sea Shall Not Have Them poster Age: 37

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954
as German Pilot
Operation Diplomat poster Age: 37

Operation Diplomat

1953
as Edward Shroder
Albert R.N. poster Age: 37

Albert R.N.

1953
as Capt Schultz
Park Plaza 605 poster Age: 36

Park Plaza 605

1953
as Gregor
The Red Beret poster Age: 36

The Red Beret

1953
as The Pole
Never Let Me Go poster Age: 36

Never Let Me Go

1953
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Top Secret poster Age: 36

Top Secret

1952
as Border Police GDR (uncredited)
The Woman's Angle poster Age: 35

The Woman's Angle

1952
as Peasant
Bachelor in Paris poster Age: 35

Bachelor in Paris

1952
as Renoir
Appointment with Venus poster Age: 34

Appointment with Venus

1951
as 2nd German Soldier
Hotel Sahara poster Age: 34

Hotel Sahara

1951
as German Soldier
Highly Dangerous poster Age: 34

Highly Dangerous

1950
as Officer at Station (uncredited)
State Secret poster Age: 33

State Secret

1950
as State Police Officer at Theater
No poster
Age: 24

Neutral Port

1940
as Sailor
Convoy poster Age: 23

Convoy

1940
as U-Boat Officer
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TV credits

Newest first
The Winds of War poster Age: 66

The Winds of War

1983
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Flambards poster Age: 62

Flambards

1979
as Mr Dermot
Le Mutant poster Age: 61

Le Mutant

1978
as O'Brien
The Old Fox poster Age: 60

The Old Fox

1977
as Leo Steglitz
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster Age: 60

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977
as Heinz Steiner
No poster
Age: 58

Kommissariat 9

1975
Derrick poster Age: 58

Derrick

1974
as Herr de Mohl
Derrick poster Age: 58

Derrick

1974
as Alfred Bandera
Derrick poster Age: 58

Derrick

1974
as Herr Scherer
Thriller poster Age: 56

Thriller

1973
as Jonathan Lanceford
Assignment: Vienna poster Age: 55

Assignment: Vienna

1972
as Insp. Hoffman
Scene of the Crime poster Age: 54

Scene of the Crime

1970
as Mensur
The Commissioner poster Age: 52

The Commissioner

1969
as Roland Sauter
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 48

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Adolf Eichmann
Theatre 625 poster Age: 47

Theatre 625

1964
as Count Wolf von Helldorf
Doctor Who poster Age: 47

Doctor Who

1963
as De Flores
Interpol poster Age: 46

Interpol

1963
as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
No poster
Age: 45

Studio 4

1962
One Step Beyond poster Age: 42

One Step Beyond

1959
as Wilhelm Hessler
No poster
Age: 40

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

1957
as Louis Walleau
Wire Service poster Age: 39

Wire Service

1956
as Joseph Tezlik
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 39

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Cast Member
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 39

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Karl Brandt
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 39

Armchair Theatre

1956
Hancock's Half Hour poster Age: 39

Hancock's Half Hour

1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard poster Age: 39

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956
as Francois
Colonel March of Scotland Yard poster Age: 39

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956
as Davos
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 38

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Charles Mason
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