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Wolfgang Büttner(1912-1990)

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Wolfgang Büttner was born on 1 June 1912 in Rostock, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Longest Day (1962), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Die Affaire Dreyfus (1968). He was previously married to Eleonore Noelle. He died on 18 November 1990 in Stockdorf, Gauting, Bavaria, Germany.
BornJune 1, 1912
DiedNovember 18, 1990(78)
BornJune 1, 1912
DiedNovember 18, 1990(78)
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Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day
7.7
  • Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
  • 1962
Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Fitzcarraldo
8.0
  • Additional Crew(Roy Polonah)
  • 1982
Die Affaire Dreyfus
9.1
TV Mini Series
  • Jean Jaurès
Wolfgang Preiss and Falk Harnack in The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
7.0
  • Gen. Friedrich Olbricht
  • 1955

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Actor

  • Sebastian Blomberg, Oliver Korittke, and Florian Lukas in Dunckel (1998)
    Dunckel
    • Polizist #2
    • TV Movie
    • 1998
  • Mauritius-Los (1990)
    Mauritius-Los
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (1988)
    Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Tot oder lebendig
    • Hasso
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Eva Maria Bauer, Jochen Schroeder, and Barbara Wussow in The Black Forest Hospital (1985)
    The Black Forest Hospital
    • Fritz Lutz
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Der Fahnder (1984)
    Der Fahnder
    • Direktor C.W. Diethelm
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Der Krieg meines Vaters
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1985
  • Sonntag
    • Berthe's father
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Gespenstergeschichten (1985)
    Gespenstergeschichten
    • Erzähler
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Ein friedliches Paar
    • Professor
    • Short
    • 1983
  • Nikolaus Paryla, Else Quecke, Erika Skrotzki, and Rosel Zech in Die Knapp-Familie (1981)
    Die Knapp-Familie
    • Karl Knapp
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1981–1983
  • Hanna von acht bis acht
    • Joseph
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Der Richter
    • Vater
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    • Wiedemann
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Der Thronfolger (1980)
    Der Thronfolger
    • General von Finkenstein
    • TV Movie
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
    Fitzcarraldo
    • voice dubbing: Roy Polonah
    • 1982

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Wolfgang Buettner
  • Born
    • June 1, 1912
    • Rostock, Germany
  • Died
    • November 18, 1990
    • Stockdorf, Gauting, Bavaria, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Eleonore Noelle? - November 18, 1990 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    German voice of Frank Cady, Cyril Cusack and Donald Pleasence

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    His son died in 1971 in a train accident.

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