Victor Beaumont (born Peter Wolff; 7 November 1912 – 21 March 1977) was a German-born British film and television actor.

Biography

Beaumont billed under his birth name of Peter Wolff, appeared in a number of German films (''

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'', '' The Virtuous Sinner'' etc.) and at least one play (''Die erste Mrs Selby'').''Deutsches Theater-Lexikon'', vol. 36/37 After emigrating to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, he appeared in British films and television dramas from the 1940s and Hollywood films from the 1960s. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of

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German characters in films such as ''

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'' (1968) in which he played Colonel Weissner, ''

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'' (1958), '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), ''

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'' (1971) in the uncredited role of the psychologist. His television appearances included two episodes of ''

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'' and a cameo appearance in the opening episode, 'Departure and Arrival', as Dr. Hauser in the short-lived, six-episode BBC sci-fi drama series ''

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'' (1973). Beaumont died on 21 March 1977, aged 64.

Selected filmography

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The Next of Kin ''The Next of Kin'', also known as ''Next of Kin'', is a 1942 Second World War propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the British War Office as a training film to promote the government message that ...

'' (1942) as German Colonel (uncredited) * ''

The First of the Few ''The First of the Few'' (US title ''Spitfire'') is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter air ...

'' (1942) as Von Crantz * '' Thunder Rock'' (1942) as Hans (uncredited) * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943) as Rabineau * ''

We Dive at Dawn ''We Dive at Dawn'' is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B. Williams with uncredited assistance from F ...

'' (1943) as German Airman (uncredited) * ''

Reach for the Sky ''Reach for the Sky'' is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award fo ...

'' (1956) as German Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Man from Tangier ''Man from Tangier'' (U.S. title: ''Thunder over Tangier'') is a 1957 British second feature crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Robert Hutton, Lisa Gastoni and Martin Benson. It was written by Paddy Manning O'Brine. Plot A cr ...

'' (1957) as Film Director (uncredited) * ''

'' (1958) as German Colonel (uncredited) * '' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) as Gottmann (Commando) * ''

Mark of the Phoenix ''Mark of the Phoenix'' is a 1958 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Julia Arnall, Sheldon Lawrence and Anton Diffring. It was written by Norman Hudis. An American jewel thief comes into possession o ...

'' (1958) as Travel Clerk * ''

The Square Peg ''The Square Peg'' is a 1958 British war comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom. Norman Wisdom plays two different characters: a man who digs and repairs roads, and a Nazi general. It was the last of six collabo ...

'' (1958) as Lt. Jogenkraut * ''

Sink the Bismarck! ''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book '' The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. To date ...

'' (1960) as Officer on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited) * '' The Criminal'' (1960) as 2nd Man at Party (uncredited) * '' Shoot to Kill'' (1960) as Nauman * '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961) as German Officer in Gun Cave (uncredited) * ''

The Night We Dropped a Clanger ''The Night We Dropped a Clanger'' (released in the US as ''Make Mine a Double''), is a 1959 black and white British comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell and Leslie Phillips. It was writt ...

'' (1961) as Factory Commandant * '' Freud: The Secret Passion'' (1962) as Dr. Guber * ''

The Password Is Courage ''The Password Is Courage'' is a 1962 British comedy-drama war film written, produced, and directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, and Alfred Lynch. It was based on the 1954 World War II biography of the same ...

'' (1962) as German Officer in Retreating Column (uncredited) * ''

Master Spy ''Master Spy'' (also known as ''Checkmate'') is a 1963 British spy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Stephen Murray, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley. The screenplay was by Tully and Maurice J. Wilson based on the short story "They ...

'' (1963) as Petrov * ''

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'' (1963) as Grégori * ''

The Bay of St Michel ''The Bay of St Michel'' (also known as ''The Bay of Saint Michael'', ''Pattern for Plunder'' and ''Operation Mermaid '' ) is a 1963 British second feature ('B') film directed by John Ainsworth and starring Keenan Wynn, Mai Zetterling, Ronald H ...

'' (1963) as Man * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964) as Gendarme * '' The Train'' (1964) (uncredited) * ''

'' (1965) as German Sergeant * '' Thunderball'' (1965) as SPECTRE No. 3 (uncredited) * ''

The Quiller Memorandum ''The Quiller Memorandum'' is a 1966 British neo noir eurospy film filmed in Deluxe Color and Panavision, adapted from the 1965 spy novel '' The Berlin Memorandum'', by Elleston Trevor under the name "Adam Hall", screenplay by Harold Pinter, ...

'' (1966) as Weiss, Bowling Alley Manager (uncredited) * '' Frozen Flashes'' (1966) as Chief of British Secret Service * ''

The Night of the Generals ''The Night of the Generals'' is a 1967 World War II mystery film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, and Philippe Noiret. The screenpla ...

'' (1967) as SS Officer (uncredited) * ''

Attack on the Iron Coast ''Attack on the Iron Coast'' is a 1967 DeLuxe Color Anglo-American Oakmont Productions international co-production war film directed by Paul Wendkos in the first of his five-picture contract with Mirisch Productions, and starring Lloyd Bridges, ...

'' (1968) as German Battery Commander (uncredited) * ''

'' (1968) as Col. Weissner * ''

The Assassination Bureau ''The Assassination Bureau Limited'' (also known ''The Assassination Bureau'' in the United States) is a 1969 British Technicolor black comedy adventure film, produced by Michael Relph, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Oliver Reed, Dian ...

'' (1969) as von Pinck's Aide (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1970) as The Dentist * ''

'' (1971) as Doctor (uncredited)

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* 1912 births 1977 deaths British male film actors British male television actors Emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom 20th-century British male actors Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-screen-actor-stub