Ernst Ziegler (born Ernst Aldoff, 16 April 1894 – 11 April 1974) was a German film and television actor.

Biography

Ziegler began his film career in 1932, appearing in the German film '' Die verkaufte Braut'' (The Bartered Bride). He went on to act in other German films and on German television. In 1970, he appeared in the American film '' Something for Everyone'', starring

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. His final film role was as Grandpa George (Charlie Bucket's grandfather) in the 1971 film ''

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''. By this time, Ziegler's health was deteriorating, and he was legally blind, partly as a result of being gassed during the

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. He died of

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in April 1974, in

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, aged 79.

Filmography

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* 1894 births 1974 deaths German male film actors German male television actors Deaths from emphysema 20th-century German male actors German blind people Male actors from Rhineland-Palatinate People from Kaiserslautern (district) {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub