Karl Michael Vogler
| Karl Michael Vogler | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
28 August 1928 Remscheid, Germany |
| Died |
9 June 2009 (aged 80) Seehausen am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1958–2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Vogler (m. 1953–2009) (his death) 3 children |
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 Maximilian Schell's Hamlet in 1960's Munich August Festival and a subsequent television adaptation.
He was born in Remscheid, Germany and brought up 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. Between the 1970s and 2005 he made appearances on German TV and European films.
He died in Seehausen am Staffelsee, Germany, 9 June 2009 aged 80.
Selected filmography
- The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959) - Junger - eleganter Herr
- Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn (1963) - Lukas
- Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa (1963) - Klaus Hartmann
- Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964) - Richard Mertens
- Erzähl mir nichts (1964) - Dr. Nikolaus Feyl
- Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965) - Captain Rumpelstoss
- The Blue Max (1966) - Heidemann
- How I Won the War (1967) - Odlebog
- Paarungen (1967) - Kurt
- Heimlichkeiten (1968) - Walter Riemeck
- Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte (1969) - Prince Borghese
- Charleys Onkel (1969) - Boy Deisen
- Downhill Racer (1969) - Machet
- Patton (1970) - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- O Happy Day (1970) - Vater
- Deep End (1970) - Swimming instructor
- Alpha Alpha (1972) (TV series) - Alpha
- Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973-1975) (TV series) - Kara Ben Nemsi
- Le vieux fusil (1976) - Docteur Müller
- Shout at the Devil (1976) - Von Kleine
- Zerschossene Träume (1976) - Polizeioffizier
- Derrick – Season 3, Episode 06: "Kalkutta" (1976) - Herr Keppler
- Wallenstein (1978) (TV miniseries) - Pater Magni
- Mihail, câine de circ (1979) - Dag Daughtry
- The Ring (1984) - Crainicul arenei de box
- Segeln macht frei (1986)
- Das Schwein – Eine deutsche Karriere (1995) (TV miniseries) - VanLück