Anton Diffring
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Anton Diffring (born October 20, 1918 in Koblenz; died May 20, 1989 in France) was a German actor who made a film career in Britain after 1950. He was best known in the English-speaking world for his portrayal of German officers, and mainly similarly sinister roles, in films such as Where Eagles Dare (1968) and The Heroes of Telemark (1965). He appeared in the Doctor Who story "Silver Nemesis". He also starred in the film Operation Daybreak as the SS officer Reinhard Heydrich. He starred in the horror films The Man Who Could Cheat Death and Circus of Horrors. He also worked in quite a number of international films, such as Fahrenheit 451 directed by François Truffaut.
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Brian McFarlane, The Encyclopedia of British Film, Methuen, 2003.
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