Wolf Muser (23 October 1950 – 30 March 2022) was a German actor who played the role of Marcello Armonti on the

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'' Santa Barbara'' in 1985. Prior to joining '' Santa Barbara'', he also appeared as Kurt Voightlander on the

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drama '' Capitol'' in 1983. In 2015, he played a septuagenarian

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in ''

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'', giving all the character's dialogue in German. Muser died on 30 March 2022, at the age of 71.

Filmography (selection)

* 1975: '' Frozen Scream'' * 1982: ''

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'' * 1982: ''

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'' * 1982: '' Kiss Me Goodbye'' * 1983: ''

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'' * 1985: '' Santa Barbara'' (TV series) * 1990: ''

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'' * 1995: ''Final Equinox'' * 1999: '' One Man’s Hero'' * 2002: '' Alias'' (TV series, 5 episodes) * 2015–2016: ''

'' (TV series) * 2016: ''

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'' * 2017: ''

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Video Games

Wolf Muser was also known for his role as Dr. Klingmann in '' The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery''.

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* 1950 births 2022 deaths American male soap opera actors German male television actors People from Esslingen am Neckar German expatriate male actors in the United States Male actors from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-tv-actor-stub