Anton Diffring

Career timeline

1. 1916 · Born

   Born in Koblenz, Germany

2. 1940 · Screen debut

   Convoy (Movie)

3. 1963 · Breakthrough

   Doctor Who (TV)

4. 1988 · Latest release

   Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (Movie)

5. 1989 · Died

   May 20, 1989

Career in numbers

1 1940s

22 1950s

18 1960s

27 1970s

7 1980s

• Drama49
• Crime18
• War15
• Thriller13
• Mystery10
• Action9

Highest-rated title Doctor Who 1963 7.9 Most popular title Doctor Who 1963 7.9

1. 1988 Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis as De Flores Movie
2. 1988 Faceless as Dr. Karl Heinz Moser 5.6 Movie
3. 1984 The Masks of Death as Graf Udo Von Felseck Movie
4. 1983 S.A.S. San Salvador as Peter Reynolds Movie
5. 1983 The Winds of War as Joachim von Ribbentrop 7.3 TV
6. 1981 Escape to Victory as chief commentator 6.9 Movie
7. 1980 Tusk as John Morrison 4.9 Movie
8. 1979 Flambards as Mr Dermot TV
9. 1978 Le Mutant as O'Brien TV
10. 1977 Io sono mia as Padre di Suna Movie
11. 1977 Valentino as Baron Long 5.8 Movie
12. 1977 The Old Fox as Leo Steglitz 6.3 TV
13. 1977 The Indians Are Still Far Away as Le professeur d'allemand Movie
14. 1977 Vanessa as Major Kenneth Cooper 4.9 Movie
15. 1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Heinz Steiner TV
16. 1976 The Swiss Conspiracy as Franz Benninger Movie
17. 1975 Operation: Daybreak as Reinhard Heydrich 6.9 Movie
18. 1975 Kommissariat 9 TV
19. 1974 Shatter as Hans Leber 5.6 Movie
20. 1974 Only the Wind Knows the Answer as John Keelwood Movie
21. 1974 Borsalino and Co. as German 6.4 Movie
22. 1974 Derrick as Herr de Mohl 6.0 TV
23. 1974 The Beast Must Die as Pavel 5.4 Movie
24. 1973 Tony Arzenta as Hans Grünwald (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
25. 1973 The Battle of Sutjeska as Generaloberst Alexander Lohr 6.6 Movie
26. 1973 Thriller as Jonathan Lanceford TV
27. 1973 Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye as Dr. Franz 5.4 Movie
28. 1973 Mark of the Devil Part II as Balthasar von Ross Movie
29. 1972 Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street as Mensur Movie
30. 1972 Assignment: Vienna as Insp. Hoffman TV
31. 1972 The Day the Clown Cried as Captain Curt Runkel Movie
32. 1971 The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire as Ambassador Sobieski 5.3 Movie
33. 1971 Zeppelin as Colonel Hirsch 6.2 Movie
34. 1970 Scene of the Crime as Mensur 6.2 TV
35. 1969 Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel as Kurfürst Movie
36. 1969 The Commissioner as Roland Sauter TV
37. 1968 Where Eagles Dare as Col. Kramer 7.5 Movie
38. 1967 Counterpoint as Col. Arndt 6.2 Movie
39. 1967 The Double Man as Col. Berthold 6.3 Movie
40. 1966 Fahrenheit 451 as Fabian / Headmistress 7.1 Movie
41. 1966 The Blue Max as Holbach 6.8 Movie
42. 1965 The Heroes of Telemark as Major Frick 6.9 Movie
43. 1965 BBC Play of the Month as Adolf Eichmann TV
44. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Hans Daniels TV
45. 1965 Shots in 3/4 Time as Burger Movie
46. 1965 Operation Crossbow as SS Sturmbannfuhrer 6.8 Movie
47. 1964 Lana: Queen of the Amazons as Prof. van Vries Movie
48. 1964 Theatre 625 as Count Wolf von Helldorf TV
49. 1963 Doctor Who as De Flores 7.9 TV
50. 1963 Interpol as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich TV
51. 1962 Studio 4 TV
52. 1960 Circus of Horrors as Dr. Schuler 5.9 Movie
53. 1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death as Dr. Georges Bonner 5.8 Movie
54. 1959 One Step Beyond as Wilhelm Hessler TV
55. 1958 A Question of Adultery as Carl Dieter Movie
56. 1958 Tales of Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein Movie
57. 1957 Seven Thunders as Col. Trautman Movie
58. 1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! as Louis Walleau TV
59. 1956 House of Secrets as Anton Lauderbach Movie
60. 1956 Wire Service as Joseph Tezlik TV
61. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Cast Member TV
62. 1956 Hancock's Half Hour TV
63. 1956 Reach for the Sky as German Stabsfeldwebel 6.9 Movie
64. 1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard as Francois TV
65. 1955 I Am a Camera as Fritz Wendel Movie
66. 1955 Dixon of Dock Green as Charles Mason TV
67. 1955 The Colditz Story as Hauptmann Fischer 6.8 Movie
68. 1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them as German Pilot Movie
69. 1953 Park Plaza 605 as Gregor Movie
70. 1953 The Red Beret as The Pole Movie
71. 1953 Never Let Me Go as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Movie
72. 1951 Appointment with Venus as 2nd German Soldier Movie
73. 1950 Highly Dangerous as Officer at Station (uncredited) Movie
74. 1950 State Secret as State Police Officer at Theater Movie
75. 1940 Convoy as U-Boat Officer Movie

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