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Walter Ladengast(1899-1980)

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A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note.
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Walter Ladengast was born on 4 July 1899 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Ein großer graublauer Vogel (1970). He died on 3 July 1980 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornJuly 4, 1899
DiedJuly 3, 1980(80)
BornJuly 4, 1899
DiedJuly 3, 1980(80)
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Known for

Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre
7.3
  • Dr. Abraham van Helsing
  • 1979
Bruno S. in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
7.6
  • Professor Daumer
  • 1974
Ein großer graublauer Vogel (1970)
Ein großer graublauer Vogel
6.0
  • Belotti
  • 1970
O.W. Fischer, Maria Holst, and Nadja Tiller in Märchen vom Glück (1949)
Märchen vom Glück
6.6
  • Ferraris
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Die Leute vom Domplatz (1980)
    Die Leute vom Domplatz
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Weinbauer
    • 1980
  • Frau W.
    TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
    Nosferatu the Vampyre
    7.3
    • Dr. Abraham van Helsing
    • 1979
  • Die Anstalt
    6.0
    • Old Man
    • 1978
  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Rolf
    • 1977
  • Fehlschuß
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • 1976
  • Berlinger (1975)
    Berlinger
    6.1
    • Professor
    • 1975
  • Bruno S. in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
    7.6
    • Professor Daumer
    • 1974
  • Telerop 2009 - Es ist noch was zu retten
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Gilbert Renoir
    • 1974
  • Gemeinderätin Schumann
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Karl Ehmig
    • 1974
  • Mordkommission (1973)
    Mordkommission
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Helpart
    • 1973
  • Karl Lieffen and Günther Neutze in Dem Täter auf der Spur (1967)
    Dem Täter auf der Spur
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Paul
    • 1973
  • Der Kommissar (1969)
    Der Kommissar
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Gerichtsmediziner
    • Alter Kellner
    • 1969–1973
  • Günter Pfitzmann in Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972)
    Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Herr Fleischl
    • 1972
  • Land
    TV Movie
    • Erich, Knecht
    • 1972

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ladengast
  • Born
    • July 4, 1899
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • July 3, 1980
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany(undisclosed)

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    Versatile Austrian supporting actor, educated in Berlin and on stage following military service in World War I. In films from 1928, his career did not pick up significantly until the 1970's when he was 'rediscovered' by the director Werner Herzog and prominently cast as vampire hunter Van Helsing in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979).

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