Karl Michael Vogler (28 August 1928 – 9 June 2009) was a German actor, probably best known for his appearances in several big-budget

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films. In ''

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'' (1966), he co-starred with

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and

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as the squadron commander, and in ''

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'' (1970), he portrayed General

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. In between, he was in

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's '' Downhill Racer'' (1969) as a ski company owner. Vogler primarily worked in German film and television, often typecast as authority figures. He was also an acclaimed stage actor, perhaps best remembered for playing

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's ''

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'' in 1960's Munich August Festival and a subsequent television adaptation. Born in

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, Germany and brought up in

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, Vogler was the son of a

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. After graduation, he started his career as theatre actor and made his debut in

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in 1950. Between the 1970s and 2005 he made appearances on German TV and European films. Vogler died at age 80 in

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, Germany.

Selected filmography

* '' The Man Who Walked Through the Wall'' (1959) - Junger eleganter Herr * ' (1963) - Lukas * ' (1963) - Klaus Hartmann * ''

A Man in His Prime ''A Man in His Prime'' (German: ''Ein Mann im schönsten Alter'') is a 1964 West German drama film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starring Karl Michael Vogler, Pascale Audret and Françoise Prévost. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1964) - Richard Mertens * ''Karl Sand'' (1964, TV film) - Karl Sand * ''

Don't Tell Me Any Stories ''Don't Tell Me Any Stories'' (german: Erzähl mir nichts, translation=''Tell Me Nothing'') is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Dietrich Haugk and starring Heidelinde Weis, Karl Michael Vogler and Georg Thomalla.Bergfelder p.214 It was ...

'' (1964) - Dr. Nikolaus Feyl * '' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965) - Captain Rumpelstoss * ''Der Fall Rouger'' (1966, TV film) - Authier * ''

'' (1966) - Heidemann * '' The Lark'' (1966, TV film) - Earl of Warwick * ''Die Geschichte des Rittmeisters Schach von Wuthenow'' (1966, TV film) - Schach von Wuthenow * ''Graf Kozsibrovszky macht ein Geschäft'' (1966, TV film) - Graf Kozsibrovszky * ''Die Zimmerwirtin'' (1967, TV film) - Monsieur Tienne * ''Spiel mit dem Tode'' (1967, TV film) - Glybowitsch * ''Ein Toter braucht kein Alibi'' (1967, TV film) - Steve Craig * ''In Lemgo 89'' (1967, TV film) - Dietrich Kleinsorge * ''

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'' (1967) - Odlebog * ''

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'' (1967) - Kurt * ''Verräter'' (1967, TV miniseries) - Larry Edwards * ''Fliegender Sand'' (1967, TV film) - Hans Joachim Gräf * ''Feldwebel Schmid'' (1968, TV film) -

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* ''Zeit der halben Herzen'' (1968, TV film) - Wilhelm Forster * ' (1968, TV miniseries) - Paul Wunderland * ''Der Fall Wera Sassulitsch'' (1968, TV film) - Alexandrow * ''Othello'' (1968, TV film) - Cassio * ' (1968) - Walter Riemeck * ''Affaire Dreyfus'' (1968, TV miniseries) - Captain

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* '' House of Pleasure'' (1969) - Prince Borghese * ''

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'' (1969) - Boy Deisen * ' (1969, TV film) - Christoph Kolumbus * ''Sir Basil Zaharoff – Makler des Todes'' (1969, TV film) - Jerome * '' Downhill Racer'' (1969) - Machet * '' Die Reise nach Tilsit'' (1969, TV film) - Ansas Balczus * ''Der irische Freiheitskampf'' (1969, TV film) -

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* ''

'' (1970) - Field Marshal

* ' (1970) - Father * '' Deep End'' (1970) - Swimming instructor * ''Trauer muß Elektra tragen'' (1970, TV film) - Adam Brant * ''Die Heirat'' (1970, TV film) - Kochkaryov * ''Fröhliche Weihnachten'' (1970, TV film) - Peter Eckert * '' Der Kommissar: Ende eines Tanzvergnügens'' (1971, TV series episode) - Barbosse * ''Die Eroberung'' (1971, TV film) - Dupetit * ''Maestro der Revolution?'' (1971, TV film) -

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* '' Alpha Alpha'' (1972, TV series) - Alpha * ''

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: Vier Schüsse auf den Mörder'' (1972, TV series episode) - Dieter Delfs * ''Monsieur Chasse – Wie man Hasen jagt'' (1972, TV film) - Moricet * '' Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi'' (1973-1975, TV series) - Kara Ben Nemsi * ''

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: Kneipenbekanntschaft'' (1974, TV series episode) - Höfer * '' Le vieux fusil'' (1976) - Docteur Müller * ''

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'' (1976) - Von Kleine * ' (1976) - Polizeioffizier * ''

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: Kalkutta'' (1976, TV series episode) - Keppler * ' (1977, TV film) - Colonel Alexandre * ''Des Doktors Dilemma'' (1977, TV film) - Sir Colenso Ridgeon * ' (1978, TV series, 13 episodes) - Bodo von Senden * ' (1978, TV miniseries) - Pater Magni * ''

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'' (Freundschaft wider Willen; 1979) - Dag Daughtry * ' (1981, TV film) - John * ' (1981, TV film) - Grandfather * ''

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'' (1981, TV miniseries) - Fritz Hutzinger * '' The Ring'' (1984) - Crainicul arenei de box * ''Segeln macht frei'' (1986) * ' (1992, TV film) - Dr. Castellotti * ' (1995, TV miniseries) - VanLück

External links

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Biografie von Karl-Michael Vogler
(German) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogler, Karl Michael 1928 births 2009 deaths People from Remscheid German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)