Harald Wolff
Born11 January 1909
Barmen, German Empire
DiedJune 1977(1977-06-00) (aged 68)
OccupationActor

Harald Otto Walther Wolff (11 January 1909 – June 1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.[1]

Life

Harald Wolff was born in Barmen (now Wuppertal) in 1909.[1] After finishing high school and a commercial apprenticeship, he became an actor, giving his debut in Helmut Käutner's 1939 comedy Kitty and the World Conference.

After World War II, in addition to appearances in German films, he also acted in various international productions, including the 1951 American war drama Decision Before Dawn by Anatole Litvak, the 1956 French comedy film La Traversée de Paris by Claude Autant-Lara, Maurice Labro's 1957 Action immédiate, and Jacques Demy's 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. In 1972, he made his final appearance in Costa-Gavras' political thriller State of Siege.

Wolff was also a voice actor who dubbed many internationally known actors over the decades. These include Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball, Charles Boyer in Casino Royale, Vincent Price in Cry of the Banshee and Claude Rains in The Adventures of Robin Hood.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1939Kitty and the World ConferenceSecretary
1951Decision Before DawnHartmannUncredited
1953Geheimakten SolvayVon Kreß
1956La Traversée de ParisGerman commanderUncredited
1957Action immédiateLindbaum
1958The CatColonel Richting
1958Le désordre et la nuitM. Fridel, Lucky's father
1961Le Sahara brûlePeter
1962Carillons sans joieVon Ulbricht
1964Mission to HellJohn YakirisVoice, uncredited
1964The Umbrellas of CherbourgMonsieur Dubourg
1966Star BlackThomas King
1972State of SiegeMinister of Foreign AffairsFinal film role

References

  1. 1 2 "Harald Wolff". Lexikon des Internationalen Films (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2023.


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