Harold Dyrenforth
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-06-24 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Died
2005-10-28
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.
Most Known For
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Frederic Blauer
Four Star Playhouse
as Guard
The Thin Man
as Hans - the Dutchman
The Man Called X
The Andromeda Strain
as (uncredited)
Congo Crossing
as Steiner
Terry and the Pirates
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Morituri
as Cornelson, Ingo Navigator (uncredited)
The Red Ball Express
as German Sergeant (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Desert Rats
as Observer (uncredited)
Watusi
as Wilhelm von Kentner
Target Unknown
as Sergeant Weltzer (uncredited)
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as The General
The Fabulous Irishman
as Wirz
Storm Over Tibet
as Professor Faber
Jump Into Hell
as Maj. Flandrin