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Wolfgang Preiss portrait

Wolfgang Preiss

Acting

February 27, 1910

Nuremberg, Germany

120 movies

6.1 avg

1

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 at Nuremberg - 27 November 2002 at Baden-Baden) was a German theatre, film and television actor. The son of a teacher, in the early 1930s Preiss studied philosophy, German and drama. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlenck, making his stage début in Munich in 1932. He went to appear in various theatre productions in Heidelberg, Königsberg, Bonn, Bremen, Stuttgart and Berlin. In 1942 he made his film début - he was exempted from military service specifically - in the UFA production Die grosse Liebe with...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

The Train

The Train

as Maj. Herren

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

as Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt

Filmography

2010s

1 film

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

as Dieter Gekeler (archive footage)

1990s

2 films

Open Air

Open Air

Dr. M

Dr. M

as Kessler

1980s

13 films

Wolfgang Preiss | PopcornPlay

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

as Capitaine Ebernach

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

as Major Von Klemment

Land der Väter, Land der Söhne

Land der Väter, Land der Söhne

as Bernauer

1989

9.0

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo

as Earl of Wereford

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau

Mrs. Harris fährt nach Moskau

as Earl of Wereford

The Second Victory

The Second Victory

as Father Albertus

Lang soll er leben

Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry

Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry

as Earl of Wereford

Forget Mozart

Forget Mozart

as Baron Gottfried van Swieten

Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce

Mrs. Harris - Freund mit Rolls Royce

as Earl of Wereford

Ein Mann namens Parvus

as Brockdorff-Rantzau

Die Dame und die Unterwelt

Die Dame und die Unterwelt

as Berthold Kampe

Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior

Mrs. Harris - Ein Kleid von Dior

as Earl of Wereford

Ghost of Love

Ghost of Love

as Zighi

The Formula

The Formula

as Franz Tauber

1970s

23 films

Bloodline

Bloodline

as Julius Prager

Ike

Ike

as FM Alfred Jodl

Die Anstalt

as Dr. Reinecke

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

as Lofquist

The Standard

The Standard

as Oberst

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

as Field Marshal Karl R.G. Von Rundstedt

Die Insel der Krebse

Die Insel der Krebse

as General

The Big Delirium

The Big Delirium

as Artmann

Die Kriegsbraut

Die Kriegsbraut

as von Bogendorf

Eine ungeliebte Frau

Eine ungeliebte Frau

Diamantenparty

Diamantenparty

as Konsul Eduard van Düren

Du stirbst nicht allein - Ein deutscher Kriegspfarrer in Paris

as General

The Master Touch

The Master Touch

as Miller

The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection

as Felix Zauner

Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen

Die sexuellen Wünsche der Deutschen

The Bloodstained Butterfly

The Bloodstained Butterfly

as The Prosecutor

The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

as Police inspector

Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

as Gen. Erwin Rommel

Der Minister und die Ente

as Minister

Sir Henri Deterding

as Sir Henri Deterding

General Oster – Verräter oder Patriot?

as Generalmajor Oster

Peenemünde

as Oberst Dornberger

Das Haus Lunjowo

as Generalmajor Lattmann

1960s

51 films

Playgirl 70

Playgirl 70

Battle of the Commandos

Battle of the Commandos

as Colonel Ackerman

Liebe, Love, l'Amour

Hürdenlauf

as Exzellenz Lohmüller

Hannibal Brooks

Hannibal Brooks

as Col. von Haller

Anzio

Anzio

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Meinungsverschiedenheiten

as Anthony Wilcox

Der Fall Petkov

as Dr. Georgi Dimitrov

Tamara

Tamara

as Father Bricks

Flachsmann als Erzieher

as Flachsmann

Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds

as Wilhelm Von Schenk

Death on a Rainy Day

Death on a Rainy Day

as Dr. Angus Cromwell

Spy Today, Die Tomorrow

Spy Today, Die Tomorrow

as Sebastian (BND chief)

Dead Run

Dead Run

as Noland

Wo liegt Jena?

as Robert

Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand

Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand

as Leiter der Mordkommission

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

as Capitaine Ebernach

To Skin a Spy

To Skin a Spy

as Chalieff

Das Leben in meiner Hand

as Minister

Samba

as Parisius

Der Fall Kapitän Behrens. Fremdenlegionäre an Bord

as Kapitän Behrens

The Spy Who Went Into Hell

The Spy Who Went Into Hell

as Captain Parker

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

as Major Von Klemment

X-Ray of a Killer

X-Ray of a Killer

100 Horsemen

100 Horsemen

as Sheik Abengalbon

The Train

The Train

as Maj. Herren

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

as Dr. Mabuse

Backfire

Backfire

as Grenner

Die erste Legion

as Dr. Peter Morell

Frühstück mit dem Tod

Frühstück mit dem Tod

as Staatsanwalt Ted Talbot

Cave of the Living Dead

Cave of the Living Dead

as Prof. von Adelsberg

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

The Mad Executioners

The Mad Executioners

as Morel Smith

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

as Geist von Dr. Mabuse

Das tödliche Patent

Das tödliche Patent

as Charles Reese

The Black Cobra

The Black Cobra

as Stanislas Raskin

Leb wohl, mein Traum

as James Merrill

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

as Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

as Dr. Mabuse

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

as Colonel Nordoff

The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

as Dr. Krone / Dr. Mabuse

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

as Staatsanwalt Soldan

Lafayette

Lafayette

as Baron Kalb

Riviera-Story

Riviera-Story

as Arthur Dahlberg

The Return of Dr. Mabuse

The Return of Dr. Mabuse

as Dr. Mabuse

Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old

Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old

as Günther Brandt

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

as Prof. Jordan / Peter Cornelius / Dr. Mabuse

Mill of the Stone Women

Mill of the Stone Women

as Doctor Loren Bolem

Mistress of the World - Part II

Mistress of the World - Part II

as Brandes

Mistress of the World - Part I

Mistress of the World - Part I

as Dr. Henrik Brandes

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

as Dr. Beck

1950s

28 films

Roses for the Prosecutor

Roses for the Prosecutor

as Generalstaatsanwalt

Doctor Without Scruples

Doctor Without Scruples

as Dr. Westorp

Konto ausgeglichen

Konto ausgeglichen

as Robert Jacobi

Gorilla's Waltz

Gorilla's Waltz

as Otto Lohn

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

as Major Linkmann

Prisoner of the Volga

Prisoner of the Volga

as General Gorew

Straße der Gerechten

as Joseph Blake

The Girl with the Cat Eyes

The Girl with the Cat Eyes

as Carlo Gormann

Grabenplatz 17

Grabenplatz 17

as Kriminalkommissar Dr. Jäger

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

as Oberstabsarzt Munkler

The Italians They Are Crazy

The Italians They Are Crazy

as Hans

Ich war ihm hörig

Ich war ihm hörig

as Dr. Leipold

Eurydice

as Dulac

Der Banditendoktor

as Amerikaner

Sharks and Little Fish

Sharks and Little Fish

as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke

Schinderhannes

as Gendarm Adam

Stresemann

as Heinz Becker

Von der Liebe besiegt

Von der Liebe besiegt

as Mario Clar

Johannisnacht

Johannisnacht

as Mac Fadden

Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter

Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter

as Ein Journalist

Like Once Lili Marleen

Like Once Lili Marleen

as Alfred Linder

Before Sundown

Before Sundown

as Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke

Der Cornet

Der Cornet

as Freiherr von Pirovano

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

as Oberst Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Oberarzt Dr. Solm

Oberarzt Dr. Solm

as Dr. Hartung

Canaris

Canaris

as Oberst Holl

Falschmünzer am Werk

Falschmünzer am Werk

Frischer Wind in alten Gassen

1940s

2 films

The Crew of the Dora

The Crew of the Dora

as Staffelarzt Dr. Wagner

The Great Love

The Great Love

as Oberleutnant von Etzdorf