The German born actor Victor Beaumont was born 7th November 1912 in Berlin as Peter Wolff. After emigrating to Britain during the 1930’s he started a long acting career usually typecast as German military officers. His first film was in the WW2 ‘propoaganda’ film Next of Kin where portrayed the part of the German Army Colonel (pictured)
Other similar type-casting roles swiftly followed including as Von Crantz in First of the Few 1942, as Hans in Thunder Rock 1943, as a German Doctor in Reach for the Sky 1956, as Gottmann in I Was Monty’s Double 1956. Other appearances were made in Carve Her Name With Pride 1958, Sink the Bismarck! 1960, The Guns of Navarone 1961, The Password is Courage 1962, A Shot in the Dark 1964, The Heroes of Telemark 1965 and Where Eagles Dare 1968.
He died 21st March 1977.
Other similar type-casting roles swiftly followed including as Von Crantz in First of the Few 1942, as Hans in Thunder Rock 1943, as a German Doctor in Reach for the Sky 1956, as Gottmann in I Was Monty’s Double 1956. Other appearances were made in Carve Her Name With Pride 1958, Sink the Bismarck! 1960, The Guns of Navarone 1961, The Password is Courage 1962, A Shot in the Dark 1964, The Heroes of Telemark 1965 and Where Eagles Dare 1968.
He died 21st March 1977.
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