Harry Riebauer (4 July 1921 – 8 November 1999) was a German film and

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actor. Riebauer was born in Reichenberg (Liberec,

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) in a Sudetengerman family. Active in acting from 1950 through 1990, one of his many roles was appearing as Sgt. Strachwitz in the film '' The Great Escape'' (1963). He was noted for his tall stature, standing 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in). He died in

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, at age 78.

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* 1921 births 1999 deaths 20th-century German male actors German male film actors German male television actors German people of German Bohemian descent Naturalized citizens of Germany Actors from Liberec {{Germany-screen-actor-stub