Gerard Heinz (born Gerhard Hinze; 2 January 1904 – 20 November 1972) was a German actor.
Gerard Heinz | |
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.jpg) Heinz in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | 2 January 1904 |
| Died | 20 November 1972 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1942–1972 (film & TV) |
Heinz was born in Hamburg, Germany and later moved to Britain, where he changed his name. He appeared in almost 60 films (including Caravan), and a number of stage productions. In the original 1942 production of Terence Rattigan's Flare Path, he played Count Skriczevinsky, a Polish pilot serving with the RAF in World War II.[1]
A relationship with Joan Rodker, daughter of the modernist poet John Rodker, resulted in the birth of a son, Ernest, in Odessa in 1937.[2] After their separation, Heinz married the actress Mary Kenton. They played respectively Mr. and Mrs. Serafin in the 1961 episode "Washday S.O.S." of the TV series The Cheaters.[3] They also performed together in the TV series The Sullavan Brothers,[4] and in the ITC crime drama series The Four Just Men,[5] and a number of other films.
Filmography edit
- Thunder Rock (1942) – Hans Harma (uncredited)
- Went the Day Well? (1942) – Schmidt (uncredited)
- English Without Tears (1944) – Polish Officer
- Caravan (1946) – Don Carlos
- Frieda (1947) – Polish Priest
- The First Gentleman (1948) – Dr. Stockmar
- Broken Journey (1948) – Joseph Romer
- The Fallen Idol (1948) – Ambassador
- Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948) – Ambassador
- Portrait from Life (1948) – Heine
- That Dangerous Age (1949) – Dr. Thorvald
- The Bad Lord Byron (1949) – Austrian Officer
- The Lost People (1949) – Professor
- State Secret (1950) – Tomasi Bendel
- The Clouded Yellow (1950) – Dr. Karl Cesare
- Traveller's Joy (1950) – Helstrom
- White Corridors (1951) – Dr. Macuzek
- His Excellency (1952) – Prime Minister
- Private Information (1952) – Alex Hartmann
- Top Secret (1952) – Russian Director of Plant
- Desperate Moment (1953) – German Prison Doctor
- The Cruel Sea (1953) – Polish Captain
- The Prisoner (1955) – The Doctor
- You Pay Your Money (1957) – Dr. Burger
- Seven Thunders (1957) – Von Kronitz
- The Mark of the Hawk (1957) – Governor General
- The Man Inside (1958) – Robert Stone
- The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) – Inspector Sluiter
- I Aim at the Stars (1960) – Professor Oberth
- Offbeat (1961) – Jake
- Highway to Battle (1961) – Constantin
- The Guns of Navarone (1961) – German Surgeon (uncredited)
- Operation Snatch (1962) – Col. Waldock
- Mystery Submarine (1963) – German Admiral
- Boy with a Flute (1964)
- Operation Crossbow (1965) – German Officer (uncredited)
- Devils of Darkness (1965) – Bouvier
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) – Enhardt
- The Projected Man (1966) – Prof. Lembach
- Where the Bullets Fly (1966) – Venstram
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Card-Playing German Officer (uncredited)
- Venom (aka The Legend of Spider Forest) (1971) – Huber
References edit
- ^ Rattigan, Terence (2001). The Collected Plays of Terence Rattigan, Volume One, The Early Plays 1936–1952, p. 80. The Paper Tiger. ISBN 978-1-889439-27-3.
- ^ Clancy Sigal Obituary: Joan Rodker, The Guardian, 9 February 2011
- ^ "The Cheaters". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "The Sullavan Brothers". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "The Four Just Men". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External links edit
- Gerard Heinz at IMDb