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Anton Walbrook

1896 - 1967

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Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left Germany in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes and Victoria the Great (as Prince Albert). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anton Walbrook is the 5,102nd most popular actor (down from 5,041st in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from Austria (down from 917th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Austrian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anton Walbrook ranks 5,102 out of 13,578. Before him are Debra Monk, Jaye Davidson, Carla Del Poggio, Lyda Borelli, Kathy Najimy, and Lois Weber. After him are Eiza González, Andrea Martin, Cammie King, Karin Viard, Shin Min-a, and Andrea Elson.

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Among people born in 1896, Anton Walbrook ranks 222. Before him are Alexander Brailowsky, Gunnar Lindström, José Vidal, Margarete Adler, Walter Breuning, and Lotte Jacobi. After him are Hermann Jónasson, Okuro Oikawa, Alberto Vargas, Luiz Vinhaes, Natalie Talmadge, and Esteban Canal. Among people deceased in 1967, Anton Walbrook ranks 219. Before him are Hans Jacob Nielsen, Holcombe Ward, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Walter Krueger, Rexhep Mitrovica, and Alfred Felber. After him are Henri Guérin, Friedrich Gogarten, Marie Noël, Renzo De Vecchi, Paul Castanet, and Stanley Morison.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Anton Walbrook ranks 927 out of 1,424. Before him are László Sternberg (1905), Sulamith Goldhaber (1923), O. W. Fischer (1915), Alexander Pschill (1970), Walter Haummer (1928), and Johann Berger (1845). After him are Albert Paris Gütersloh (1887), Fiorenzo Marini (1914), Michael Baur (1969), Josefine Swoboda (1861), Ida Freund (1863), and Eduard Krieger (1946).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Anton Walbrook ranks 48. Before him are Peter Simonischek (1946), La Jana (1905), Willi Forst (1903), Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), O. W. Fischer (1915), and Alexander Pschill (1970). After him are Dietmar Schönherr (1926), Bibi Besch (1942), Sybil Danning (1952), Danny Nucci (1968), Maria Rohm (1945), and Walter Slezak (1902).

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