Gregory Gaye (born Grigoriy Grigoryevich Ge; October 10, 1900 – August 23, 1993) was a Russian-American

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. The son of an actor, he was born in

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. He was the uncle of actor

George Gaynes George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Finnish-born American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to Dutch and Russian-Finnish parents in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in the ...

. He was a cadet in the

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and began his stage career in Europe and in the

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before going to the United States after the Russian Revolution in 1923. He appeared in small roles in over a hundred movies.

Career

His first was a bit part in the 1928 John Barrymore silent film '' Tempest'', set during the Russian Revolution. His first credited role was as Prince Ordinsky in the 1929

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comedy ''

They Had to See Paris ''They Had to See Paris'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his fam ...

''. Gaye appeared in three of Rogers' movies including; '' Young as You Feel'' and '' Handy Andy''. Later in 1929, Gaye received a bit part in the

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film '' The Black Watch'' starring

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( John Wayne and Randolph Scott also had bit parts in this movie). In 1930, Gaye received a good role as Baslikoff, a suave violinist, chasing Gloria Swanson in the romance comedy ''

What a Widow! ''What a Widow!'' was a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and produced by and starring Gloria Swanson. It was distributed through United Artists. The film was produced by Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. It received gene ...

'' Later that year, he appeared as Vologuine in the Victor Fleming film '' Renegades'' with Myrna Loy and

Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in '' ...

. In 1932, Gaye played Rudolph Kammerling in the comedy '' Once in a Lifetime'' about a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies. In 1934, Gaye played Mr. Kolinoff in

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's ''

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'' starring

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. Two years later, Gaye received a good role as Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf in '' Dodsworth'' starring Walter Huston and

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. Later that year, again playing an aristocrat, as Count Raul Du Rienne in '' Under Your Spell''. Also in 1936, he received another good role as Enrico Borelli in the mystery ''

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'' starring

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. In 1937, Gaye portrayed a

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named Dmitri 'Didi' Shekoladnikoff in the comedy ''

Mama Steps Out ''Mama Steps Out'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Anita Loos. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Dennis Morgan, Gene Lockhart and Edward Norris. The film was released on February ...

'' starring

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. Next, Gaye plays a German Captain Freymann in ''

Lancer Spy ''Lancer Spy'' is a 1937 American thriller film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Dolores Del Rio and George Sanders. Its plot concerns an Englishman who impersonates a German officer and a female German spy who falls in love with him. Plo ...

'' starring George Sanders and

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. Gaye continued to play aristocrats like Count Frederic Brekenski in Warner Bros.'s '' Tovarich'' starring

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and

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. The following year, Gaye played another aristocratic count in '' Love, Honor and Behave'' starring Priscilla Lane. Later that year, Gaye received the part of Popoff in the comedy '' Too Hot to Handle'' starring

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and Myrna Loy. Gaye, in a role he was getting used to, played Count Georges De Remi in ''

Paris Honeymoon ''Paris Honeymoon'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman. The film stars Bing Crosby, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Shirley Ross, Edward Everett Horton and Ben Blue. Filming too ...

'' starring

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in 1939. Later that year, he played Vitray in

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's '' The Three Musketeers'' starring

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. Next that year, Gaye received a good part as exiled Count Alexis Rakonin, the waiter, in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Oscar-nominated classic '' Ninotchka'' starring Greta Garbo. As World War II raged in Europe, Gaye's parts started to move away from aristocrats and toward Nazis. In 1941, Gaye played Von Mueller in ''

They Dare Not Love ''They Dare Not Love'' is a 1941 romantic war drama film directed by James Whale and starring George Brent, Martha Scott and Paul Lukas. Whale left the picture before the end of production; it was the last film released to credit him as director. ...

'' starring George Brent and Paul Lukas. The movie takes place in Austria during the war. Next, he played a waiter in ''

I Wake Up Screaming ''I Wake Up Screaming'' (originally titled ''Hot Spot'') is a 1941 film noir. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, adapted by Dwight Taylor. The film stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of ...

'' starring

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and Victor Mature. Next he played Becker in the war drama '' Flight Lieutenant'' starring Pat O'Brien and Glen Ford. In 1942, Gaye played a Nazi spy and saboteur named Feldon in Columbia's spy serial ''Secret Code''. Next he played a Nazi named Karl in the comedy ''

Fall In ''Fall In'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Jean Porter and Arthur Hunnicutt. The film was released on Novembe ...

''. Later in 1942, at age 41, he landed a small role in ''

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'' as an official of Hitler's Reichsbank. In the movie he tries to gain entrance to the back-room casino, but is stopped by Abdul ( Dan Seymour). He tells Rick, "I have been in every gambling room between Honolulu and Berlin, and if you think I'm going to be kept out of a saloon like this, you're very much mistaken." Rick tells him, "your cash is good at the bar." He responds, "What? Do you know who I am?" To which Rick replies, "I do, you're lucky the bar is open to you." Gaye angrily responds, "This is outrageous! I shall report it to the Angrif" and storms away. After ''Casablanca'', Gaye received many small, and mostly uncredited, roles throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1944, he received a bit part as a Russian correspondent Peter Voroshevski, who again is stopped at the door and not allowed in the trial, in ''

The Purple Heart ''The Purple Heart'' is a 1944 American black-and-white war film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Lewis Milestone, and starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don "Red" Barry, Sam Levene and Trudy Marshall. Eighteen-year-old Farley G ...

'' starring Dana Andrews and

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based on the captured pilots from the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo. In the mystery ''

Seven Doors to Death ''Seven Doors to Death'' (also known as ''Vanishing Corpses'' in its American reissue title) is a 1944 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Chick Chandler, June Clyde and George Meeker. The film is a comedy/mystery film that was w ...

'', Gaye received a large part as Henry Gregor. Later in 1944, he appeared in the spy thriller '' The Conspirators''. In 1945, Gaye appeared in seven movies. One of them was a war drama, '' Paris Underground'', about two women trying to help downed Allied pilots escape Nazi-occupied France. He also played the part of Joe Sapphire in a small crime drama '' The Tiger Woman''. In another, he again plays a German banker, this time in '' Cornered'', starring

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. After that year, the roles became scarcer. In 1946, Gaye received a role in a small mystery ''

Passkey to Danger ''Passkey to Danger'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and written by O'Leta Rhinehart and William Hagens. The film stars Kane Richmond, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara, Gregory Gaye, Gerald Mohr and John Eldred ...

''. The following year, he played a book forger in the mystery '' The Trespasser'', starring Dale Evans. Next he received a bit part as a Maitre d'hotel in the comedy ''

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (released as ''Bachelor Knight'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American screwball romantic comedy-drama film directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, ...

'', starring

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. Gaye continued to land parts into the 1950s. He got a small role in '' Cargo to Capetown'', starring

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. He also received a part in Republic's science-fiction serial ''

Flying Disc Man from Mars ''Flying Disc Man from Mars'' is a 1950 Republic Pictures 12-chapter black-and-white science fiction adventure film serial, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed by Fred C. Brannon, that stars Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, James Crave ...

'' (it was released as a feature film called ''Missile Monsters'' in 1958). He appeared in the adventure film ''

Mask of the Avenger ''Mask of the Avenger'' is a 1951 American historical adventure film directed by Phil Karlson starring John Derek, Anthony Quinn and Jody Lawrance. Derek portrays Renatu Dimorna, the son of an Italian aristocrat, who vows revenge after his fath ...

'', starring

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. This was followed with an appearance in the thriller ''

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''. Next was a part as Ali in Columbia's '' The Magic Carpet'', starring Lucille Ball. In 1952, he appeared as Paul Shushaldin in Raoul Walsh's historical adventure ''

The World in His Arms ''The World in His Arms'' is a 1952 seafaring adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth and Anthony Quinn, with John McIntire, Carl Esmond, Andrea King, Eugenie Leontovich, Hans Conried, and Sig Ruman. Made by U ...

'', starring

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and

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. The following year, he appeared in '' Savage Mutiny'', starring Johnny Weissmuller (one of two movie they appeared in together). Later, he got a small role in ''

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'', starring

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and

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. In 1955, Gaye portrayed an ex-Nazi mad scientist who teams up with a mobster to bring dead gangsters to life in Columbia's science-fiction B horror movie '' Creature with the Atom Brain''. Gaye appeared in ''

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'', starring Van Johnson, in 1957 and the following year as Vladimir Klinkoff in '' Auntie Mame'', starring Rosalind Russell. In 1960, he played a casino owner named Freeman in '' Ocean's Eleven'', starring Frank Sinatra,

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and Sammy Davis Jr. The following year, he played Joan Blackman's father, Elvis Presley's co-star in ''

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''. In 1962, he portrayed a salesman in

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's World War II drama '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'', starring Glenn Ford, Paul Lukas and Charles Boyer. Later that year, Gaye appeared as General Erwin Rommel in ''Hitler'', starring

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in the title role. The next year, he played a Russian reporter in '' The Prize'', starring Paul Newman and Edward G. Robinson. It would be three years before Gaye got another role. He had a small role portraying the

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in '' Batman'' in 1966. Three years after that in 1969, he received his next part, a small uncredited role in the

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thriller '' Topaz''. Gaye did not appear in any more movies until the late 1970s. He appeared in a couple of television movies before, at age 79, he did his last movie, the science-fiction disaster film '' Meteor'' where he had a small role as the Soviet Premier in 1979. Gaye also performed on television. In 1953, he played the evil ruler who tries to destroy the earth in the television series '' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe''. Between 1954 and 1970, Gaye appeared as a guest on a number of television shows, including five guest appearances on ''

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''.

Death

Gaye died in 1993 in Studio City, California. He was predeceased, in 1985, by second wife Frances Lee, whom he had married in 1944. He was cremated and his ashes are held privately.

Selected filmography

* '' Tempest'' (1928) - Unconfirmed Role (uncredited) * ''

The Case of Lena Smith ''The Case of Lena Smith'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Esther Ralston and James Hall, and released by Paramount Pictures. ''The Case of Lena Smith'' is ranked by film critics as among the “l ...

'' (1929) - (uncredited) * '' The Black Watch'' (1929) - 42nd Highlander (uncredited) * ''

'' (1929) - Prince Ordinsky (uncredited) * '' High Society Blues'' (1930) - Count Prunier * ''

Song of the Flame ''Song of the Flame'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was the first color film to feature a widescreen sequence, using a process called ...

'' (1930) - (uncredited) * ''

'' (1930) - Baslikoff * '' Renegades'' (1930) - Dmitri Vologuine * ''

Kept Husbands ''Kept Husbands'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea, with major supporting roles filled by Robert McWade, Florence Roberts and Mary Carr. The original story was written by t ...

'' (1931) - Mons. Prinz (uncredited) * '' Young as You Feel'' (1931) - Pierre * '' Once in a Lifetime'' (1932) - Rudolph Kammerling * ''

Affairs of a Gentleman ''Affairs of a Gentleman'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Cyril Hume, Peter Ruric and Milton Krims, adapted from the play by Edith Ellis and Edward Ellis (actor). The film stars Paul Lukas, ...

'' (1934) - Bela (uncredited) * '' Handy Andy'' (1934) - Pierre Martel * ''

'' (1934) - Mr. Kolinoff * '' Hollywood Boulevard'' (1936) - Russian Writer (uncredited) * '' Dodsworth'' (1936) - Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf * '' Under Your Spell'' (1936) - Count Raul Du Rienne * ''

'' (1936) - Enrico Barelli * ''

That Girl from Paris ''That Girl from Paris'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, and Gene Raymond. The film made a profit of $101,000. John O. Aalberg was nominated for an Academy Award in the category ...

'' (1936) - Paul Joseph DeVry (uncredited) * ''

'' (1937) - Dmitri 'Didi' Shekoladnikoff, the Pianist * ''

'' (1937) - Capt. Freymann * '' First Lady'' (1937) - Gregoravitch * ''

Prescription for Romance ''Prescription for Romance'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Universal Pictures. It stars Wendy Barrie, Kent Taylor, and Frank Jenks. Plot Cast * Wendy Barrie as Valarie Barry * Kent Taylor as Steve ...

'' (1937) - Dr. Paul Azarny * '' Tovarich'' (1937) - Count Frederic Brekenski * '' Wise Girl'' (1937) - Prince Leopold * '' Love, Honor and Behave'' (1938) - Count Humbert * ''

Bulldog Drummond's Peril ''Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' is a 1938 American adventure crime mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and starring John Barrymore and John Howard. The film is based on Herman C. McNeile's novel ''The Third Round''. Plot The intended wedding ...

'' (1938) - Raoul (uncredited) * '' Test Pilot'' (1938) - Grant (uncredited) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) - 'Popoff' * '' Straight, Place and Show'' (1938) - Vladimir Borokov - Russian Jockey * '' Thanks for Everything'' (1938) - Ambassador * ''

'' (1939) - Count Georges De Remi * '' The Three Musketeers'' (1939) - Vitray * ''

Hotel for Women ''Hotel for Women'' (or ''Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women'') is a 1939 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, and James Ellison. It was Darnell's screen debut. Plot When she is jilted by her boyfr ...

'' (1939) - Fernando Manfredi (uncredited) * '' Ninotchka'' (1939) - Count Alexis Rakonin * ''On Your Toes'' (1939) - Vassilly - Slave in Ballet (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Dakota ''The Man from Dakota'' is a 1940 American Civil War film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Wallace Beery and Dolores del Río. The film was adapted by Laurence Stallings from the novel ''Arouse and Beware'' by MacKinlay Kantor. Francis ...

'' (1940) - Col. Borodin (scenes deleted) * ''

Down Argentine Way ''Down Argentine Way'' is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced America ...

'' (1940) - Sebastian * ''

'' (1941) - Von Mueller (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - Headwaiter * '' My Gal Sal'' (1942) - Monsieur Garnier * '' Flight Lieutenant'' (1942) - Becker (uncredited) * '' The Secret Code'' (1942) - Nazi Agent Feldon * ''Fall In'' (1942) - Karl, Nazi Wiretapper (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - German Banker Refused by Rick (uncredited) * ''

One Dangerous Night ''One Dangerous Night'' (1943) (also known as ''The Lone Wolf Goes to a Party'') is the tenth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William Warren William (born Warren William Krech; December 2, 1894 – September 24 ...

'' (1943) - Dr. Eric Budenny * ''

Song of Russia ''Song of Russia'' is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by Lás ...

'' (1944) - Russian Radio Announcer (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) - Peter Voshenksy (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) - Henry Gregor * '' The Conspirators'' (1944) - Antone Wynat (uncredited) * '' A Song to Remember'' (1945) - Young Russian (uncredited) * ''

I Love a Mystery ''I Love a Mystery'' is an American radio drama series that aired 1939–44, about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure. Written by Carlton E. Morse, the program was the polar opposite of Morse's ...

'' (1945) - Dr. Han (uncredited) * ''

Blood on the Sun ''Blood on the Sun'' is a 1945 American war film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney. The film is based on a fictional history behind the Tanaka Memorial document. The film won the Academy Award for Best Art Direc ...

'' (1945) - American Newspaperman Bogardis (uncredited) * '' Paris Underground'' (1945) - Tissier * ''

Pursuit to Algiers ''Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945) is the twelfth entry in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series of fourteen. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Dr. Watson at the beginning of the 1903 ...

'' (1945) - Ravez (uncredited) * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1945) - Joe Sapphire * '' Cornered'' (1945) - Perchon, Belgian Banker * ''

'' (1946) - Mr. Warren * '' So Dark the Night'' (1946) - Commissioner Grande * '' The Corpse Came C.O.D.'' (1947) - Director (uncredited) * '' The Trespasser'' (1947) - Mr. E. Charles, Book Forger * ''

'' (1947) - Maitre d'Hotel (as Gregory Gay) * ''

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'' (1947) - Jervis * '' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947) - Jacques Lacoste * ''

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'' (1949) - Chambord / Monk * '' Dancing in the Dark'' (1949) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Harbor of Missing Men ''Harbor of Missing Men'' is a 1950 American action film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Richard Denning, Barbra Fuller, Steven Geray, Aline Towne, Percy Helton and George Zucco. The film was released ...

'' (1950) - Captain Koretsky * '' Cargo to Capetown'' (1950) - Kroll, Second Mate (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Mota * ''Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard'' (1950) - Professor Schuman * ''

When the Redskins Rode ''When the Redskins Rode'' is a 1951 American historical Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Jon Hall, Mary Castle and James Seay. The film is loosely based on the events leading up to the outbreak of the French and Indian War. ...

'' (1951) - St. Pierre (uncredited) * ''

'' (1951) - Col. von Falker (uncredited) * ''

'' (1951) - Stanislaus * ''

The Whip Hand ''The Whip Hand'' is a 1951 American film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Carla Balenda and Elliott Reid. Plot Journalist Matt Corbin (Elliott Reid) is traveling through Wisconsin on a fishing trip and comes across a nearly des ...

'' (1951) - Sweitart (uncredited) * '' The Magic Carpet'' (1951) - Caliph Ali * ''

Ten Tall Men ''Ten Tall Men'' is a 1951 American adventure film starring Burt Lancaster about the French Foreign Legion during the Rif War in Morocco. Though co-written and directed by Willis Goldbeck, Goldbeck walked off the film due to disputes with Lancast ...

'' (1951) - Major Berthot (uncredited) * '' Bal Tabarin'' (1952) - Jean Dufar * ''

'' (1952) - Colonel Paul Shushaldin * ''

Washington Story ''Washington Story'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Robert Pirosh and starring Van Johnson and Patricia Neal. The screenplay concerns a reporter in search of government corruption who falls for a congressman. Plot On her first trip to ...

'' (1952) - News Agency Rep on Phone (uncredited) * ''Last Train from Bombay'' (1952) - B. Vornin aka The Lame One * '' Savage Mutiny'' (1953) - Carl Kroman * '' Rogue's March'' (1953) - Russian Spy Chief (uncredited) * '' The Juggler'' (1953) - Harry (uncredited) * '' Remains to Be Seen'' (1953) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

'' (1953) - Free French Man (uncredited) * ''

Flame of Calcutta ''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pict ...

'' (1953) - Amir Khasid * ''

Charge of the Lancers ''Charge of the Lancers'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Paulette Goddard, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Karin Booth. Plot As the Crimean War rages, British Capt. Eric Evoir (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and Maj. Bruce ...

'' (1954) - Cpl. Bonikoff * ''

Jungle Man-Eaters ''Jungle Man-Eaters'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Lee Sholem starring Johnny Weissmuller, Karin Booth and Richard Stapley. It was the last official Jungle Jim movie after Screen Gems bought the rights to make a TV series bas ...

'' (1954) - Leroux * ''

The Gambler from Natchez ''The Gambler from Natchez'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Henry Levin and starring Dale Robertson and Debra Paget. Plot After four years away from New Orleans, Vance Colby is summoned by his gambler father. On a riverboat, a gam ...

'' (1954) - LeClerc (uncredited) * ''Wiegenlied'' (1955) - Herr Sokolov * ''

Jump Into Hell ''Jump into Hell'' is a 1955 war film directed by David Butler. The film stars Jacques Sernas and Kurt Kasznar. As the first Hollywood film based on the war in French Indochina, the story is a fictionalized account of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. ...

'' (1955) - Lt. Col. Cartier (uncredited) * ''

King of the Carnival ''King of the Carnival'' (1955) is a Republic movie serial that contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial ''Daredevils of the Red Circle''. It is the 66th and final serial produced by Republic and is often ...

'' (1955) - Zorn * '' Creature with the Atom Brain'' (1955) - Dr. Wilhelm Steigg * ''

The Eddy Duchin Story ''The Eddy Duchin Story'' is a 1956 Technicolor film biopic of band leader and pianist Eddy Duchin. It was directed by George Sidney, written by Samuel A. Taylor, and starred Tyrone Power and Kim Novak. Harry Stradling received an Academy Award ...

'' (1956) - Philip * ''

'' (1957) - Milo * ''

Bailout at 43,000 ''Bailout at 43,000'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Paul Monash. The film stars John Payne, Karen Steele, Paul Kelly, Richard Eyer, Constance Ford and Eddie Firestone. The film was released on May ...

'' (1957) - Dr. Franz Gruener * '' Silk Stockings'' (1957) - Soviet Civilian (uncredited) * '' Auntie Mame'' (1958) - Vladimir Klinkoff (uncredited) * ''

Judgment at Nuremberg ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietri ...

'' (1959) - Friederich Hoffstetter * ''

Cash McCall ''Cash McCall'' is a 1960 American romantic drama film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by Joseph Pevney, and starring James Garner and Natalie Wood. The film's screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Marion Harg ...

'' (1960) - Dr. Bergmann (uncredited) * '' Ocean's 11'' (1960) - Freeman - Casino Owner (uncredited) *'' Sea Hunt'' (1961) - Season 4, Episode 8 * ''

'' (1961) - Paul Duval (uncredited) * ''

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures in the Christian scriptures, first appearing in the Book of Revelation, a piece of apocalypse literature written by John of Patmos. Revelation 6 tells of a book or scroll in God's right hand ...

'' (1962) - Salesman (uncredited) * '' Hitler'' (1962) - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel * '' The Prize'' (1963) - Russian Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Kisses for My President ''Kisses for My President'' is a 1964 comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Fred MacMurray and Polly Bergen. Leslie McCloud (Bergen) makes history when she is elected the first female president of the United States. However, her h ...

'' (1964) - Nicolai Wotomkyitch (uncredited) * '' Batman'' (1966) - Soviet Delegate (uncredited) * '' Topaz'' (1969) - Meeting Co-Ordinator (uncredited) * '' Meteor'' (1979) - Russian Premier (final film role)

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