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Willy A. Kleinau(1907-1957)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Willy A. Kleinau was born on 12 November 1907 in Mühlhausen, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Blue Swords (1949), The Captain from Köpenick (1956) and Karriere in Paris (1952). He died on 18 October 1957 in Merseburg, East Germany.
BornNovember 12, 1907
DiedOctober 18, 1957(49)
BornNovember 12, 1907
DiedOctober 18, 1957(49)
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Alexander Engel, Herbert Hübner, Willy A. Kleinau, Marianne Prenzel, Hans Quest, Wolfgang Schleif, Ilse Steppat, Paul Wagner, and Wolfgang Kühne in The Blue Swords (1949)
The Blue Swords
6.6
  • August der Starke
  • 1949
Heinz Rühmann and Hans Möller in The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
The Captain from Köpenick
7.1
  • Friedrich Hoprecht
  • 1956
Karriere in Paris (1952)
Karriere in Paris
6.2
  • Vautrin
  • 1952
Käthe Braun, Erwin Geschonneck, Falk Harnack, Gefion Helmke, Willy A. Kleinau, and Arnold Zweig in The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)
The Axe of Wandsbek
7.0
  • SS-Standartenführer Hans Peter Footh
  • 1951

Credits

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Actor

  • Reifender Sommer (1959)
    Reifender Sommer
    • Erich Kattner
    • 1959
  • Die Schönste (1957)
    Die Schönste
    5.4
    • Alexander Berndorf
    • 1957
  • Frühling in Berlin (1957)
    Frühling in Berlin
    6.2
    • Grieche aus Los Angeles
    • 1957
  • Gertrud Kückelmann in Spielbank-Affäre (1957)
    Spielbank-Affäre
    6.4
    • Martinez
    • 1957
  • Ivan Desny and Lilli Palmer in Tempestuous Love (1957)
    Tempestuous Love
    5.8
    • Friedrich Eichler
    • 1957
  • Was die Schwalbe sang (1956)
    Was die Schwalbe sang
    6.1
    • Forester Mahnke
    • 1956
  • Mein Bruder Josua (1956)
    Mein Bruder Josua
    7.0
    • Mathias Bruckner
    • 1956
  • Heinz Rühmann and Hans Möller in The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
    The Captain from Köpenick
    7.1
    • Friedrich Hoprecht
    • 1956
  • Das Konzert
    TV Movie
    • Gustav Heink, Pianist
    • 1956
  • Zar und Zimmermann (1956)
    Zar und Zimmermann
    6.4
    • Bürgermeister van Bett
    • 1956
  • Sabine Bethmann and Claus Holm in Waldwinter (1956)
    Waldwinter
    4.8
    • Verwalter Stengel
    • 1956
  • Paul Klinger, Paul Martin, Rudolf Platte, Karl Schönböck, Herta Staal, and Sonja Ziemann in Das Bad auf der Tenne (1956)
    Das Bad auf der Tenne
    5.5
    • Müllermeister Klas (as W.A. Kleinau)
    • 1956
  • Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager (1955)
    Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager
    6.0
    • Luigi (as Willi A. Kleinau)
    • 1955
  • Ein Polterabend (1955)
    Ein Polterabend
    7.6
    • Guckkastenmann
    • 1955
  • Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955)
    Das Fräulein von Scuderi
    6.1
    • René Cardillac
    • 1955

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Wallace Beery, David O. Selznick, and William A. Wellman in Viva Villa! (1934)
    Viva Villa!
    6.3
    • Pancho Villa (German, 1957 dub)
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • W.A. Kleinau
  • Born
    • November 12, 1907
    • Mühlhausen, Germany
  • Died
    • October 18, 1957
    • Merseburg, East Germany(road accident)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    German character actor, trained under Louise Dumont, on stage from 1932. Member of the Berliner Ensemble and the Deutsches Theater Ostberlin. Appeared in both West German and Defa films during the 1950's, noted for his versatility in diverse characterisations, ranging from sentimental to brutal, from comedic to cynical. Died from the consequences of a car crash.

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