Occupation Actor Name Ernst Ziegler | Role Actor | |
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Born April 16, 1894 ( 1894-04-16 ) Weilerbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Died April 11, 1974, West Berlin Movies Something for Everyone, The Bartered Bride Similar People Mel Stuart, Max Ophuls, Harold Prince | ||
Ernst Ziegler (born Ernst Aldoff, 16 April 1894 – 11 April 1974), was a German actor.
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Biography
Ziegler began his film career in 1932, appearing in the German film Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride). He went on to act in other German films and on German television. In 1970, he appeared in the American film Something for Everyone, starring Angela Lansbury. His final film role was as Grandpa George (Charlie Bucket's grandfather) in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. By this time, Ziegler's health was deteriorating, and he was legally blind. He died of emphysema in April 1974, in West Berlin five days before his 80th birthday.
Filmography
Actor
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as
Grandpa George (uncredited)
1971
The Naked Countess as
Baron Cyrill
1970
Sensational Janine as
Alter Mann
1970
Something for Everyone as
Elderly Man
1963
Die fünfte Kolonne (TV Series)
- Null Uhr Hauptbahnhof (1963) - (uncredited)
1932
Die verkaufte Braut (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2003
After They Were Famous (TV Series documentary)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2003)
References
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