Still of Wolfgang Preiss in Canaris (1954)
Caption: Still of Wolfgang Preiss in Canaris (1954)
Actor
Born: February 27, 1910
Star sign: Pisces
Known for: A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Train (1964), Von Ryan's Express (1965), The Longest Day (1962)
Source: IMDB
Born in Nuremberg on February 27, 1910, the son of a school teacher, well-known German actor Wolfgang Preiss started studying philsophy and theatre sciences alternately (including dance training) and made his stage debut in 1932 in Munich. He appeared in many theatres throughout his country in the 30s including Heidelberg, Bonn, Bremen, Stuttgart, ...