Emigrating to England in 1933 as the Nazis began their rise to power, Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films there, as well as in some of the first BBC live-television shows ever presented but his career began to languish. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in Candle in the Wind and decided to stay. The following year he headed west and settled permanently in the Los Angeles area. A dark, cold-eyed, thin-lipped player with a precise, meticulous air about him, he found himself invariably playing the very characters he detested. Some of his more nefarious nasties surfaced in such films as the Humphrey Bogart classic Sahara (1943/I), as well as The Boy from Stalingrad (1943), U-Boat Prisoner (1944) and Till We Meet Again (1944). In postwar years, he was often spotted portraying ethnic professionals (scientists, doctors, professors, foreign royalty). Some of the more quality pictures he enhanced were Tomorrow Is Forever (1946); Count Von Papen in 5 Fingers (1952); and Ronchin in the Ethel Merman musical Call Me Madam (1953). Although Wengraf never made it to the very top of the Hollywood character ranks, he remained a throughly strong and reliable player. In the 1950s and 1960s he transferred his talents to TV, appearing on a number of dramatic showcases and on such popular programs as The Untouchables (1959), Hawaiian Eye (1959), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and The Time Tunnel (1966). His last few films included minor roles in the war-themed Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Hitler (1962) and Ship of Fools (1965). He retired in 1966, and died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77, on May 4, 1974.
Karl Wieck
Película 1961
Dr. Erich Heinrich
Película 1960
Dr. Zeitman
Película 1954
Commodore Renard
Película 1954
John Merriman
Película 1958
Pierquin
Película 1949
Mr. Louis Horvat
Película 1957
German Major
Película 1943
Alex
Película 1945
Tausch
Película 1938
Count Franz Von Papen
Película 1952
Dr. Morell
Película 1962
Dr. Krauss
Película 1957
Vidal
Película 1954
Lukats
Película 1953
Dr. Carl Metz
Película 1957
German Doctor (uncredited)
Película 1953
Dr. Ludwig
Película 1946
Commander Deutschland
Película 1940
Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent
Película 1944
Maj. von Falken
Película 1943
Rudolph Kruger
Película 1944
Nicholas Cadiz
Película 1954
Peter Goltzen
Película 1948
Dr. Tabor
Película 1955
German Doctor
Película 1948
Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited)
Película 1943
German Captain
Película 1940
German Radio Operator
Película 1940
German
Película 1940
KL Physician (uncredited)
Película 1940
Col. Schuman (uncredited)
Película 1954
Dr. Hans Kleinemann
Tv 1966
Tv 1958
Tv 1959
Drozhin
Tv 1964
Tv 1953
Tv 1959
Count Victor Turec
Tv 1955
Landau
Tv 1950
Tv 1955
Colonel Anders Dorn
Tv 1958
Tv 1959
Tv 1956
Tv 1957
Tv 1952
Tv 1957
Tv 1966
Tv 1959
Von Elm
Tv 1958
Max von Mayerling
Tv 1950
Denoir
Tv 1952