Karl Michael Vogler
Karl Michael Vogler | |
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Vogler in 2003 | |
Born |
Remscheid, Germany | 28 August 1928
Died |
9 June 2009 80) Seehausen am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany | (aged
Occupation | actor |
Years active | 1958–2006 |
Spouse(s) |
Maria Vogler (m. 1953–2009) (his death) |
Children | 3 |
Karl Michael Vogler (28 August 1928 – 9 June 2009) was a German actor, probably best known for his appearances in several big-budget English language films. In The Blue Max (1966), he co-starred with George Peppard and Ursula Andress as the squadron commander, and in Patton (1970), he portrayed General Erwin Rommel. In between, he was in Robert Redford's Downhill Racer (1969) as a ski company owner.
Vogler primarily worked in German film and television, often typecast as authority figures. He was also an acclaimed stage actor, perhaps best remembered for playing Horatio to Maximilian Schell's Hamlet in 1960's Munich August Festival and a subsequent television adaptation.
Born in Remscheid, Germany and brought up in Bregenz, Austria, Vogler was the son of a blacksmith. After graduation, he started his career as theatre actor and made his debut in Innsbruck in 1950. Between the 1970s and 2005 he made appearances on German TV and European films.
Vogler died at age 80 in Seehausen am Staffelsee, Germany.
Selected filmography
- The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959) - Junger eleganter Herr
- Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn (1963) - Lukas
- Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa (1963) - Klaus Hartmann
- Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964) - Richard Mertens
- Don't Tell Me Any Stories (1964) - Dr. Nikolaus Feyl
- Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965) - Captain Rumpelstoss
- The Blue Max (1966) - Heidemann
- How I Won the War (1967) - Odlebog
- The Dance of Death (1967) - Kurt
- Heimlichkeiten (1968) - Walter Riemeck
- Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte (1969) - Prince Borghese
- Charley's Uncle (1969) - Boy Deisen
- Downhill Racer (1969) - Machet
- Patton (1970) - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- O Happy Day (1970) - Vater
- Deep End (1970) - Swimming instructor
- Alpha Alpha (1972) (TV series) - Alpha
- Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973-1975) (TV series) - Kara Ben Nemsi
- Le vieux fusil (1976) - Docteur Müller
- Shout at the Devil (1976) - Von Kleine
- Zerschossene Träume (1976) - Polizeioffizier
- Derrick – Season 3, Episode 06: "Kalkutta" (1976) - Herr Keppler
- Wallenstein (1978) (TV miniseries) - Pater Magni
- Mihail, câine de circ (1979) - Dag Daughtry
- The Ring (1984) - Crainicul arenei de box
- Segeln macht frei (1986)
- Das Schwein – Eine deutsche Karriere (1995) (TV miniseries) - VanLück
External links
- Karl Michael Vogler on IMDb
- Biografie von Karl-Michael Vogler (German)
- Karl Michael Vogler at Find a Grave