Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 28 November 1982) was an Austrian actor.
Biography
He was of Czech, German and French origin.
His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna.
His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mansion in
Hřiměždice
Hřiměždice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of Slapy Reservoir.
Administrative parts
Villages of Háje and Vestec are ...
,
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
, where he spent a lot of time.
He studied Technical University in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, then University in
Insbruck.
He spoke German, Czech, French and English.
He appeared as a leading man in many Austrian, German and Czech movies. He was married three times and had two children. His second wife was the actress
Friedl Czepa
Friedl Czepa (1898–1973) was an Austrian stage, film and television actress. Czepa made her film debut in 1935, and went on to appear in roughly thirty cinema and television films during her career. Along with Oskar Sima, Fred Hennings and ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
M'' (1931) - Man (uncredited)
* ''
Wehe, wenn er losgelassen
''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (lit. "Woe if He is Let Loose") is a 1932 German-Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač. It is a German language version of the Czech film ''Business Under Distress'' (1931).
Cast
* Vlasta Buria ...
'' (1932) - Der heilige Petrus
* ''Pozdní máj'' (1934) - Ing. Nedbal
* ''Matka Kráčmerka'' (1934) - MUC. Václav Zdeborský
* ''Die törichte Jungfrau'' (1935) - Anton Rabeling
* ''
The World's in Love'' (1935) - Peter, sein Sohn
* ''Buchhalter Schnabel'' (1935) - Hans Binder
* ''
Circus Saran'' (1935) - Kurt von Herdegen
* ''Polibek ve sněhu'' (1935) - Petr Bard
* ''Liebe auf Bretteln'' (1935) - Peter Bard
* ''
Hilde Petersen postlagernd
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*Hilde (given name)
* ''Hilde'' (film), a 2009 German biopic film
* MV ''Hilde'', a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker
*Tom Hilde (born 1987), Norwegian ski jumper
Characters
*Hilde (Soulcalibur), a character in the ''Soul'' series ...
'' (1936) - Dr. Victor Franke - Lawyer
* ''
Divoch'' (1936) - Mirko Rolín
* ''
Arme kleine Inge'' (1936, German-language version of ''Sextánka'') - Professor Strom
* ''
Father Vojtěch'' (1936) - Father Vojtěch Dvorecký
* ''
Srdce v soumraku'' (1936) - Pavel Vach
* ''
Irca's Romance'' (1936) - Lexa Hora
* ''
Not a Word About Love'' (1937, German-language version of ''Poslíček lásky'') - Hubert Kersten - Modeschöpfer
* ''
Sextánka'' (1937) - Prof. Jirí Hron
* ''
Výdělečné ženy'' (1937) - Ing. Marek
* ''
Escape to the Adriatic
''Escape to the Adriatic'' (German: ''Flucht an die Adria'') is a 1937 Austrian-Czech drama film directed by Eugen Schulz-Breiden and starring Rolf Wanka, Willi Volker and Rózsi Csikós. In Germany it was released in 1939 under the title ''Spru ...
'' (1937, German-language version of ''Irca's Romance'') - Fred Bergen - Monteur
* ''
Poslíček lásky
''Poslíček lásky '' is a 1937 Czechoslovak romance film, directed by Miroslav Cikán. It stars Rolf Wanka, Hana Vítová, Jindřich Plachta.
Cast
*Rolf Wanka as Pavel Toman
*Hana Vítová as Jirina
*Jindřich Plachta as Její otec
*Václav Tr� ...
'' (1937) - Pavel Toman
* ''
Lízin let do nebe
''Liza Soars to the Skies '' (''Lízin let do nebe'') is a 1937 Czechoslovak film directed by Václav Binovec. The film starred Josef Kemr
Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witc ...
'' (1937) - Dr. Petr Tumlir
* ''
Krok do tmy
''A Step into the Darkness'' ( cs, Krok do tmy) is a 1938 Czech criminal- comedy film directed by Martin Frič. The film was dubbed to German and released under the name ''Schritt ins Dunkel'' in 1943.
Cast
* Rolf Wanka as Ronny
* Václav Tr� ...
'' (1938) - Ronny
* ''
Heiraten – aber wen?'' (1938) - Dr. Felix Hübner
* ''
Rote Rosen – blaue Adria
Rote can refer to:
People
*Jason Butler Rote, American TV writer
* Kyle Rote (1928–2002), American football player and father of:
*Kyle Rote, Jr. (born 1950), American soccer player
*Ryan Rote
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'' (1938, German-language version of ''Divoch'') - Peter Danner
* ''
Alert in the Mediterranean
''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (French: ''Alerte en Méditerranée'') is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Pierre Fresnay, Nadine Vogel and Rolf Wanka. It was the fifth most popular film at the French box office ...
'' (1938) - von Schlieden
* ''
Linen from Ireland
''Linen from Ireland'' () is a 1939 German drama film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Otto Treßler, Irene von Meyendorff, and Friedl Haerlin.Rentschler p. 153 It was part of an ongoing campaign of anti-Semitism in German cinema of the e ...
'' (1939) - Dr. Goll
* ''Dein Leben gehört mir'' (1939)
* ''
The Right to Love'' (1939) - Martin Förchinger, sein Förster u. Verwalter
* ''
My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) - Georg Bartenberg
* ''
Anuschka'' (1942) - Dr. Sascha Wendt
* ''
Orizzonte di sangue
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'' (1942) - Sergio
* ''Hundstage'' (1944) - Dr. Peter Kirchner
* ''Umwege zu dir'' (1947)
* ''Gruß und Kuß aus der Wachau'' (1950) - Ulrich Kürenberg
* ''
The Magic Face'' (1951) - Gen. Rodenbusch
* ''
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position '' suo jure'' (in her own right) ...
'' (1951) - Oberstkämmerer Khevenhüller
* ''Wienerinnen'' (1952)
* ''Die Fiakermilli'' (1953) - Major Graf Eggern
* ''
The Poacher'' (1953) - Prosecutor
* ''
Stars Over Colombo'' (1953) - Prosecutor
* ''
Franz Schubert
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'' (1953) - Franz Schober
* ''
Street Serenade'' (1953)
* ''
The Prisoner of the Maharaja'' (1954) - Prosecutor
* ''
The Red Prince'' (1954) - Rittmeister Graf Daun
* ''Nel gorgo del peccato'' (1954)
* ''
The Silent Angel'' (1954) - Kats
* ''Hochstaplerin der Liebe'' (1954) - Baron Goutten
* ''
Ball of Nations
''Ball of Nations'' (German: ''Ball der Nationen'') is a 1954 West German musical film, musical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter (director), Karl Ritter and starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gustav Fröhlich and Claudine Dupuis. It was shot at the Wiesb ...
'' (1954) - Brambachen
* ''Klisura'' (1956) - Mihael
* ''Miedo'' (1956) - Arturo Spiegel
* ''Todos somos necesarios'' (1956) - Marcos Alberola
* ''Embajadores en el Infierno'' (1956) - Mikhail
* ''La mestiza'' (1956) - Álex
* ''
Three Birch Trees on the Heath
''Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (German: ''Drei Birken auf der Heide'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm produced that year ...
'' (1956) - Ernö, Zigeunerprimas
* ''Viaje de novios'' (1956) - Luis
* ''
The Battalion in the Shadows'' (1957) - Narrador
* ''Horas de pánico'' (1957)
* ' (1958)
* ''
The Priest and the Girl
''The Priest and the Girl'' ( pt, O Padre e a Moça) is a 1966 Brazilian drama film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, based on Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem of the same name. The directorial debut of Andrade, it was shot on São Gonça ...
'' (1958) - Fiori
* ''A Gift for Heidi'' (1958) - Mr. Binder
* ' (1959)
* ''
For Love and Others'' (1959) - Senor Ravella
* ''Die schöne Lügnerin'' (1959) - Graf Waldau Senior / Count Waldau Sr.
* ' (1959) -
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
* ''X-25 javlja'' (1960)
* ''
Three Men in a Boat
''Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)'',The Penguin edition punctuates the title differently: ''Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog!'' published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a tw ...
'' (1961) - Dr. Flüeli
* ''Auf Wiedersehen am blauen Meer'' (1962) - Anulfi
* ''
Captain Sindbad'' (1963) - The King
* ''Der Chef wünscht keine Zeugen'' (1964)
* ''Sünde mit Rabatt'' (1968) - Kurt
* ''Wer weint denn schon im Freudenhaus?'' (1970) - Gerichtspräsident Lehmann
* ''Josefine Mutzenbacher II – Meine 365 Liebhaber'' (1971) - Dr. Frischauer
* ''Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut'' (1971) - A. R. Werner
* ''Paragraph 218 – Wir haben abgetrieben, Herr Staatsanwalt'' (1971)
* ''
The Internecine Project
''The Internecine Project'' is a 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Mort W. Elkind, Barry Levinson, and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Ken Hughes and starring James Coburn and Lee Grant.
Plot
Renowned American economist Robert Elliot ( ...
'' (1974) - Art Dealer
* ''
The Desert of the Tartars
''The Desert of the Tartars'' ( it, Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 Italian film by director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast including Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Max von Sydow, Francisco Rabal, Philippe Noiret, Fernando ...
'' (1976) - Prosdocimo
References
External links
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1901 births
1982 deaths
Austrian male film actors
Male actors from Vienna
20th-century Austrian male actors