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films over a 30-year period and became known for playing shady characters. He became known internationally for his portrayal of Field Marshal

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in the 1977 Hollywood blockbuster '' A Bridge Too Far'' and for an appearance in the 1979 thriller ''

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.'' He was married to the actress Immy Schell, sister of

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, his co-star in ''A Bridge Too Far''. He died aged 52 and his gravesite is located in the Mauer cemetery in

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Filmography

Death

During the filming of the film ''Panische Zeiten'' on 14 January 1980 he suffered a circulatory collapse, fell into a coma and died a few months later without having regained consciousness. He rests in Vienna on the Mauer cemetery (group 29, row 2, number 7) next to his wife.

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* 1927 births 1980 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors Austrian male television actors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors German Film Award winners Deaths from circulatory collapse {{Austria-actor-stub