Eduard Linkers  | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1912 | 
| Died | 3 April 2004 (aged 91) Wartenberg, Bavaria, Germany  | 
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Years active | 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.[1]
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).[2] In 1952 he moved to Germany, where he acted in American productions. He spoke Romanian, German, English, Czech, French and Italian.[2]
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
 - Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone (1955) - Finanzminister Bollemann
 - Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) - Gastjaiswort
 - Das Mädchen Marion (1956) - Sawatzki, Pferdehändler
 - Der Etappenhase (1957) - Zahlmeister Kranz
 - A Farewell to Arms (1957) - Lieutenant Zimmerman
 - Escape from Sahara (1958)
 - Nackt wie Gott sie schuf (1958)
 - Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol (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)
 - Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl (1977)
 - Son of Hitler (1978) - Postmaster
 - Fantômas - Season 1, Episode 2: "Le Tramway Fantôme" (1980) - Mme. Kirsh
 - Malevil (1981) - Fabrelatre
 - Lovec senzací (1989) - Kishuv otec
 
References
- ↑ "Eduard Linkers". Film Portal. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
 - 1 2 "Eduard Linkers - Životopis". FDb.cz.
 
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