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actor (1922-1984)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Siegesgesänge und Fragmente
  • Der vertrauensrat im gesetz zur ordnung der nationalen arbeit
  • Orestie
  • Gedichte

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Film & TV

Acting · Vienne, Autriche

Oskar Werner (1922–1984) was an Austrian actor.

Known for

  • Voyage of the Damned — Professor Egon Kreisler1976
  • The Odessa File — Wehrmacht Officer (uncredited)1974
  • Columbo — Harold van Wyck1971
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman — Fr. David Telemond1968
  • Interlude — Stefan Zelter1968
  • Fahrenheit 451 — Guy Montag1966
  • Ship of Fools — Dr. Schumann1965
  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold — Fiedler1965
  • Venusberg — Der Mann (Stimme)1963
  • Jules and Jim — Jules1962

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Austria
Active from
1922
Active to
1984
german audiobook reader

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Listeners
309
Total plays
6,018

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Key facts

Born
Oskar Josef Bschließmayer , ( 1922-11-13 ) 13 November 1922, Vienna , Austria
Died
23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) (aged 61), Marburg an der Lahn , Hesse, West Germany
Resting place
Triesen, Liechtenstein
Years active
1939–1984
Spouses
Elisabeth Kallina ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1952 ) ​ Anne Power ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 ) ​
Partner
Diana Bennett Wanger (1965–1969)

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Oskar Werner
date of birth
1922-11-13
date of death
1984-10-23
birth name
Oskar Josef Bschließmayer
name in native language
Oskar Werner
start of work period
1941-00-00
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Oskar Werner ( German: [ˈɔskaʁ ˈvɛʁnɐ]; born Oskar Josef Bschließmayer; 13 November 1922 – 23 October 1984) was an Austrian stage and cinema actor who reached international fame. His most prominent roles include two 1965 films, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Ship of Fools. For the former, Werner won a Golden Globe Award. For the latter, Werner received an Oscar nomination. Other notable films include Decision Before Dawn (1951), Lola Montès (1955), Jules and Jim (1962), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), and Voyage of the Damned (1976).

Werner accepted both stage and film roles throughout his career. He won a New York Film Critics Circle Award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated two additional Golden Globes, as well as two BAFTA Awards, and an Academy Award, among other honors.

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