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William Yetter Sr.(1896-1985)

  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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William Yetter Sr. was born on 14 July 1896 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sergeant York (1941), Women in the Night (1948) and Nurse Edith Cavell (1939). He was married to Hilde Frieda Frank. He died on 2 December 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 14, 1896
DiedDecember 2, 1985(89)
BornJuly 14, 1896
DiedDecember 2, 1985(89)
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Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Joan Leslie in Sergeant York (1941)
Sergeant York
7.7
  • German Soldier(uncredited)
  • 1941
Women in the Night (1948)
Women in the Night
4.7
  • German Officer
  • 1948
Anna Neagle in Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
6.5
  • Additional Crew(as William Yetter)
  • 1939
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Rod Cameron, Royal K. Cole, Ronald Davidson, Jesse Duffy, Joan Marsh, Joseph O'Donnell, Joseph F. Poland, Duncan Renaldo, and Lionel Royce in Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943)
Secret Service in Darkest Africa
7.0
  • Submarine Commandant [Ch. 3](as William Yetter)
  • 1943

Credits

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Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
    Torn Curtain
    6.6
    • Post Office Patron (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • German Driver
    • 1958
  • Cesar Romero in Passport to Danger (1954)
    Passport to Danger
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Barge Captain
    • Captain
    • 1954–1956
  • Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mueller (as William Yetter)
    • 1955
  • Ed Gardner in Duffy's Tavern (1954)
    Duffy's Tavern
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • George Sanders, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, and Vera-Ellen in Call Me Madam (1953)
    Call Me Madam
    6.8
    • Equerry (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, and Dan Dailey in What Price Glory (1952)
    What Price Glory
    6.1
    • German Officer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Go for Broke! (1951)
    Go for Broke!
    6.6
    • German Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, and Colleen Townsend in When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
    When Willie Comes Marching Home
    6.4
    • German Officer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Jane Adams, Bennie Bartlett, William 'Billy' Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Alan Napier, and Glenn Strange in Master Minds (1949)
    Master Minds
    6.0
    • Otto (as William Yetter)
    • 1949
  • Cary Grant, Marion Marshall, Bill Neff, Ann Sheridan, and Randy Stuart in I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
    I Was a Male War Bride
    7.0
    • German Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Ronald Reagan, Eddie Bracken, and Virginia Mayo in The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
    The Girl from Jones Beach
    6.2
    • Mr. Schwarzholz (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Arch of Triumph (1948)
    Arch of Triumph
    6.3
    • Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Women in the Night (1948)
    Women in the Night
    4.7
    • German Officer
    • 1948
  • Marlene Dietrich and Ray Milland in Golden Earrings (1947)
    Golden Earrings
    6.6
    • German Peasant (uncredited)
    • 1947

Additional Crew

  • Paul Henreid and Michèle Morgan in Joan of Paris (1942)
    Joan of Paris
    6.8
    • technical advisor: German backgrounds (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Joan Leslie in Sergeant York (1941)
    Sergeant York
    7.7
    • technical advisor (as William Yetter)
    • 1941
  • Anna Neagle in Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
    Nurse Edith Cavell
    6.5
    • technical advisor (as William Yetter)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Yetter
  • Born
    • July 14, 1896
    • Stuttgart, Germany
  • Died
    • December 2, 1985
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Hilde Frieda Frank1924 - December 2, 1985 (his death, 1 child)

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