Biography Anton Diffring

anton diffring baron frankenstein in tales of frankenstein (1958)

with numerous british war films being produced in 1950s, diffring s blond hair, blue eyes , chiselled features saw him cast villainous german officers, in albert r.n. (1953) , colditz story (1955). of more notable roles german characters in heroes of telemark (1965), blue max (1966), eagles dare (1968), operation daybreak (1975) (as ss officer reinhard heydrich) , match commentator in escape victory (1981), though played polish parachutist in red beret (1953). in 1983 played hitler s foreign minister joachim von ribbentrop in american mini-series winds of war. in italian war movie uccidete rommel, shot in egyptian desert in 1969, played role of british officer of sas.

he played important part in tv mini-series flambards, being aeronautical pioneer assists young son, william russell (alan parnaby), second in line of inheritance flambards estate obsessed flying. diffring s character german, living in england, shortly before beginning of great war.

diffring starred in number of horror films, such man cheat death (1959) , circus of horrors (1960) , played lead in 1958 television pilot tales of frankenstein. appeared in quite number of international films, such fahrenheit 451 (1966) directed françois truffaut.

his final performance again nazi bbc in 1988 doctor serial silver nemesis in agreed appear because recording coincided wimbledon championships, wanted watch. died in home @ châteauneuf-grasse in south of france in 1989. sister reported living there in 2008.

no official statement made cause of death.

in 2002 terrorverlag interview, german actor arthur brauss suggested diffring had died of aids. however, in web-biography of diffring, susan edwards indicates died of cancer.