Eduard Linkers
Austrian actor (1912–2004)
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::summary Austrian actor (1912–2004) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eduard Linkers |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Wartenberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| occupation | Actor |
| yearsactive | 1936–1988 |
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| image = | name = Eduard Linkers | birth_date = | birth_place = Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) | death_date = | death_place = Wartenberg, Bavaria, Germany | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1936–1988
Eduard Linkers (11 October 1912 – 3 April 2004) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1936 and 1988.
Life
He was born as Eduard Linker to a family of Jewish descent in Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary. He studied acting in Vienna, where he also started his acting career. After Anschluss he escaped to Czechoslovakia. He made his living by teaching English. That's how he met a Czech director František Čáp, who cast him in his movie Men Without Wings (1946). In 1952 he moved to Germany, where he acted in American productions. He spoke Romanian, German, English, Czech, French and Italian.
Selected filmography
- Catherine the Last (1936) - Steinschneider, Braun's secretary
- Peter im Schnee (1937) - Theobald Flambach
- Men Without Wings (1946) - Ullmann
- Nadlidé (1946)
- Uloupená hranice (1947) - Czapan
- Nobody Knows Anything (1947) - SS-man Fritz Heinecke
- Krakatit (1948) - Carson
- Getting on in the World (1948) - Banker Antonín Klika
- Zelená knížka (1949) - Salesman Karel Bocan
- Pětistovka (1949)
- Soudný den (1949)
- Křížová trojka (1948) - Dr. Hadrbolec
- Cuba Cabana (1952) - Honneg
- Dutch Girl (1953) - Polizeiwachtmeister
- Das Licht der Liebe (1954) - Gläubiger Walter Zellers
- They Were So Young (1954) - M. Albert
- Jackboot Mutiny (1955) - SS-Mann
- The Double Husband (1955) - Bachwitz
- Mr. Arkadin (1955) - Second Policeman - Munich
- ** (1955) - Finanzminister Bollemann
- Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) - Gastjaiswort
- Das Mädchen Marion (1956) - Sawatzki, Pferdehändler
- ** (1957) - Zahlmeister Kranz
- A Farewell to Arms (1957) - Lieutenant Zimmerman
- Escape from Sahara (1958)
- ** (1958)
- ** (1958)
- The Domestic Tyrant (1959) - Prosecutor
- Heiße Ware (1959) - Ludwig Klein
- Labyrinth (1959) - Jacques
- Orientalische Nächte (1960) - Tomaides
- Himmel, Amor und Zwirn (1960)
- I Aim at the Stars (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Last Pedestrian (1960) - Herr im Mercedes (uncredited)
- Question 7 (1961) - Otto Zingler - Werkmeister
- The Festival Girls (1961) - Jerome
- A Matter of WHO (1961) - Linkers
- I Must Go to the City (1962) - Bankdirektor Sieper
- Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) - Dr. Torsch (uncredited)
- Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war... (1963) - Narrator (voice)
- Aus meiner Waldheimat (1963) - Narrator (voice)
- Als ich beim Käthele im Wald war (1963) - Narrator (voice)
- Encounter in Salzburg (1964)
- The Defector (1966) - Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
- Jack of Diamonds (1967) - Geisling
- Before Winter Comes (1969) - Businessman
- Deep End (1970) - Cinema Owner
- Hurra, ein toller Onkel wird Papa (1970)
- Bloody Friday (1972) - Dr. Gutwein (uncredited)
- The Salzburg Connection (1972) - Tour Guide
- All People Will Be Brothers (1973) - Mann mit Bart
- Steppenwolf (1974) - Mr. Hefte
- The Marquise of O (1976) - Der Arzt
- Derrick (1976-1994) - Kellner / Älteres Ehepaar / Hotelportier / Herr Renz (Last appearance)
- ** (1977)
- Son of Hitler (1978) - Postmaster
- ** - Season 1, Episode 2: "Le Tramway Fantôme" (1980) - Mme. Kirsh
- Malevil (1981) - Fabrelatre
- Lovec senzací (1989) - Kishuv otec
References
References
- "Eduard Linkers". Film Portal.
- "Eduard Linkers - Životopis".
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