Biography

Herbert Wilk was born on May 10, 1905 in Gnoien, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955), Freies Land (1946) and San Francisco (1936). He died on November 2, 1977 in West Berlin, West Germany.

German supporting actor, on stage from 1927. Invariably cast as army or navy officers at the start of his film career in the early 40's . After World War II, he appeared in East German Defa films and later on television, often playing doctors, lawyers or priests. He was a German dubbing voice for Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn and a voice actor for Berlin radio station RIAS. In the 60's and 70's, he also recorded Karl May radio plays for record and cassette.

He emerged as a screen actor during the Nazi era, appearing in war films such as U-Boote westwärts (1941). However the bulk of his career came after the Second World War.

After initially appearing in films made by the East German studio DEFA, he largely worked in West German television for the remainder of his career.

The actor Herbert Wilk came to the film from the middle of the 30's where he normally was put into action in support roles.