Person
Harold Dyrenforth
Acting · 1913–2005 · Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
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.
Known for

Four Star Playhouse
Guard

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Frederic Blauer

The Thin Man
Hans - the Dutchman

Congo Crossing
Steiner

The Man Called X
1956

The Andromeda Strain
(uncredited)

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958

Terry and the Pirates
1952

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
The General

The Desert Rats
Observer (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1971The Andromeda Strain(uncredited)
- 1965MorituriCornelson, Ingo Navigator (uncredited)
- 1964The Incredible Mr. LimpetU-Boat Captain (uncredited)
- 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesThe General
- 1959WatusiWilhelm von Kentner
- 1958The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 1957The Thin ManHans - the Dutchman
- 1957The Fabulous IrishmanWirz
- 1956Congo CrossingSteiner
- 1956The Man Called X
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFrederic Blauer
- 1955Jump Into HellMaj. Flandrin
- 1953The Desert RatsObserver (uncredited)
- 1952Terry and the Pirates
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseGuard
- 1952Storm Over TibetProfessor Faber
- 1952The Red Ball ExpressGerman Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1951Target UnknownSergeant Weltzer (uncredited)
- 1935Demon of the HimalayasIdea
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