Francis De Wolff
Francis De Wolff (born January 7, 1913 in Essex , England , † April 18, 1984 in Sussex , England) was a British actor.
life and career
After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , De Wolff made his film debut in the British film Ten Minute Alibi in 1935 , directed by Bernard Vorhaus . At first he concentrated mainly on his theater career, and it was not until the late 1940s that he appeared regularly in films. With his tall, heavy stature and full beard, the character actor was henceforth mostly used in supporting roles as a villain or henchman, including as the knight Front de Boeuf in the adventure film Ivanhoe - The Black Knight (1952) with Robert Taylor , Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Fontaine . He had a sympathetic role as the spirit of Christmas present in Brian Desmond Hurst's Dickens adaptation A Christmas Story (1951). Although he was British, he played foreigners and exotic people more often on screen, such as the gypsy Vavra in James Bond 007 - From Moscow with Love (1963).
De Wolff also gained notoriety through his appearances in the British hammer films , including as the village doctor Dr. Mortimer in The Hound of Baskerville (1959) and as a police inspector in Beat 12 in London (1960). In addition to his films, De Wolff was also seen in numerous television series, such as Agamemnon in several episodes of Doctor Who . By the time he retired in 1977, De Wolff had nearly 100 film and television appearances. He died in Sussex in 1984 at the age of 71, his body cremated and scattered.
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: Ten Minute Alibi
- 1936: Fire Over England (Fire Over England)
- 1949: Adam and Evelyne (Adam and Evelyne)
- 1949: Slave of the Heart (Under Capricorn)
- 1950: Treasure Island (Treasure Iceland)
- 1950: The dreaming heart (Maria Chapdelaine)
- 1951: Tom Brown's Schooldays
- 1951: A Christmas Story (Scrooge)
- 1952: Ivanhoe - The Black Knight (Ivanhoe)
- 1953: Moulin Rouge
- 1953: The Master of Ballantrea
- 1953: Hate Defeated (The Kidnappers)
- 1954: Demons of the South Seas (The Seekers)
- 1956: Moby Dick
- 1957: Saint John (Saint John)
- 1957: The smallest show on earth (The Smallest Show on Earth)
- 1958: The Roots of Heaven (The Roots of Heaven)
- 1959: Death outwitted (The Man Who Could Cheat Death)
- 1959: The Hound of the Baskervilles (The Hound of the Baskervilles)
- 1960: Beat 12 in London (The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll)
- 1960: In the Land of Long Shadows (Ombre Bianche)
- 1960: Clue of the Twisted Candle
- 1962–1963: Richard Löwenherz (TV series, nine episodes)
- 1963: The Three Lives of Thomasina
- 1963: James Bond 007 - From Russia With Love
- 1964: Devil Doll
- 1964: It's crazy - Caesar loves Cleopatra (Carry on Cleo)
- 1964–1965: Doctor Who (TV series, four episodes)
- 1964: The horror of Black Torment (The Black Tornment)
- 1965: Our Man from the Secret Service (Lincensed to Kill)
- 1966: Spy between two fronts (Triple Cross)
- 1967: The Super Sensual (Questi fantasmi)
- 1968: A Man Like Job (The Fixer)
- 1969: Dave - Sinful Davey
- 1970: Ivanhoe (mini-TV series, four episodes)
- 1973: The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- 1973–1975: The Tomorrow People (TV series, six episodes)
- 1977: Jesus of Nazareth (Gesù di Nazareth)
Web links
- Francis De Wolff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Francis De Wolff in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 7, 2015.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | De Wolff, Francis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Essex , England |
DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1984 |
Place of death | Sussex , England |