Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook
Born
Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück

(1896-11-19)19 November 1896
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died9 August 1967(1967-08-09) (aged 70)
Starnberger See, Bavaria, West Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1966

Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left Germany in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes and Victoria the Great (as Prince Albert).