Willy Trenk-Trebitsch
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (March 11, 1902 – September 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. He was born in Vienna. He was especially famous for his performances as Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera; he also had a film career.
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch
- Born
- Willy Trenk-Trebitsch was born on 11 March 1902. · Vienna.
- Died
- Willy Trenk-Trebitsch died on 21 September 1983. · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- actor · singer · director · musician
- Languages
- German
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Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (March 11, 1902 – September 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. He was born in Vienna. He was especially famous for his performances as Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera; he also had a film career.
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He died in Berlin, aged 85.
• Panic in Chicago (1931) - Kriminalbeamter Charles • The Other Side (1931) - Koch • Einer Frau muß man alles verzeih'n (1931) - Fritz Meyer, Konfektionsreisender • Her Majesty, Love (1931) - Minor Role (uncredited) • Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932) - Ossipowitsch, Rasputins Sekretär • The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) - Col. Von Zechwitz • Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) - Ladislaus Prenska • Inside Job (1946) - Cordet • The Searching Wind (1946) - Ponette • White Tie and Tails (1946) - Emil • I'll Be Yours (1947) - Captain • The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947) - Headwaiter (uncredited) • The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) - Fields • The Exile (1947) - Jacques - Footman • Cass Timberlane (1947) - Raveau (uncredited) • Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) - Fritzel (uncredited) • My Sister and I (1954) - König • They Were So Young (1954) - Senor Bulanos • The Eternal Waltz (1954) - Leibrock - Kammerdiener • Holiday in Tyrol (1956) - Franz, Diener • Der Schinderhannes (1958) - Reichsgraf von Cleve-Boost • Heldinnen (1960) - Ricaut • Question 7 (1961) • Karl May (1974) - Rodolf Lebius (final film role)
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Willy Trenk-Trebitsch was born in Vienna.
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Willy Trenk-Trebitsch died in Berlin.
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