Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 24, 1913
Died
Oct 28, 2005
Place of Birth
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Credits
19 titles
Harold Dyrenforth
Biography
Harald Dyrenforth started his career as an actor in the late thirties in the Swiss theatre and radio, came to America in 1938, appeared in a number of Broadway plays and New York radio shows, served a hitch in the U.S. Army Ski Troops and another one as a foreign language broadcaster for the Office of War Information and "voice of America" of the U.S. State Department. In 1946 he made his movie debut in a featured part, that of Walter Damrosch in the film "Carnegie Hall." He appeared in over 40 pictures and 500 TV shows. He earned a Master's Degree in Theater Arts at U.C.L.A. and taught at Chapman College in Orange, CA while working as an actor and director. In 1961 he directed "the Madwoman of Chaillot" at Long Beach State College.
Known For
Filmography
The Andromeda Strain
(uncredited)
Morituri
Cornelson, Ingo Navigator (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
The General
Watusi
Wilhelm von Kentner
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
The Thin Man
Hans
The Fabulous Irishman
Wirz
Congo Crossing
Steiner
The Man Called X
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Frederic Blauer
Jump Into Hell
Maj. Flandrin
The Desert Rats
Observer (uncredited)
Terry and the Pirates
Four Star Playhouse
Guard
Storm Over Tibet
Professor Faber
The Red Ball Express
German Sergeant (uncredited)
Target Unknown
Sergeant Weltzer (uncredited)
Demon of the Himalayas
Idea