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Willy Birgel(1891-1973)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Willy Birgel
Willy Birgel was born on 19 September 1891 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut (1966), Coffin from Hong Kong (1964) and The Final Chord (1936). He was married to Charlotte Michael and Carola Cajetan. He died on 29 December 1973 in Dübendorf, Zurich, Switzerland.
BornSeptember 19, 1891
DiedDecember 29, 1973(82)
BornSeptember 19, 1891
DiedDecember 29, 1973(82)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Geneviève Cluny and Frederick Stafford in Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut (1966)
Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut
5.1
  • Omar Abdullah
  • 1966
Coffin from Hong Kong (1964)
Coffin from Hong Kong
5.5
  • William Jefferson
  • 1964
Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover in The Final Chord (1936)
The Final Chord
6.8
  • Garvenberg, Generalmusikdirektor
  • 1936
Diesel (1942)
Diesel
6.5
  • Rudolf Diesel
  • 1942

Credits

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Actor

  • Glückspilze
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Kunde am Postschalter
    • 1971
  • Lil Dagover in Professor Sound und die Pille - Die unwahrscheinliche Geschichte einer Erfindung (1971)
    Professor Sound und die Pille - Die unwahrscheinliche Geschichte einer Erfindung
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Fürst von Alegretto
    • 1971
  • Sind wir das nicht alle?
    TV Movie
    • Lord Edward Grenham
    • 1969
  • Die Fee
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Maitre d'Hotel
    • 1969
  • Beyond Control (1968)
    Beyond Control
    5.5
    • Public Prosecutor
    • 1968
  • Großer Mann was nun? (1967)
    Großer Mann was nun?
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Karl August Lohmann
    • 1968
  • Der Meteor
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Koppe
    • 1968
  • Der Kreidegarten
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Richter
    • 1967
  • Helmut Förnbacher, Andrea Jonasson, and Fritz Fischer in Schonzeit für Füchse (1966)
    Schonzeit für Füchse
    6.5
    • Hunting Author
    • 1966
  • Geneviève Cluny and Frederick Stafford in Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut (1966)
    Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut
    5.1
    • Omar Abdullah
    • 1966
  • Elfriede Irrall in Die Sakramentskarosse (1965)
    Die Sakramentskarosse
    TV Movie
    • Don Andres de Ribera, Vizekönig von Peru
    • 1965
  • Andorra (1964)
    Andorra
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Doktor
    • 1964
  • Coffin from Hong Kong (1964)
    Coffin from Hong Kong
    5.5
    • William Jefferson
    • 1964
  • Der Gefangene der Botschaft
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Botschafter
    • 1964
  • Wilde Spiele - Die Tigervilla
    TV Series
    • 1964

Director

  • Love's Carnival (1955)
    Love's Carnival
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 19, 1891
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Died
    • December 29, 1973
    • Dübendorf, Zurich, Switzerland(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Charlotte Michael1940 - 1968 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was wounded while serving with a German artillery unit in Serbia during the first world war (1914-1918).

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