Oskar WernerOskar Werner (November 13, 1922 - October 23, 1984) was an Austrian actor. Born Oskar Josef Bschliessmayer in Vienna, he was an Austrian stage actor, starring in the William Shakespeare repertoire, until his film debut in Der Engel mit der Posaune in 1948. In 1951 he starred in the English language movie Decision Before Dawn, in which he played a German prisoner of war who spies for his captors. In 1961 he starred in François Truffaut's Jules et Jim, and became an international star as a result. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1965 for Ship of Fools. Other starring roles were in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Fahrenheit 451, and The Shoes of the Fisherman. Werner also played the murderer opposite Peter Falk in an episode of the Columbo TV series entitled "Playback" (1975). Sadly, both his decline as an actor and eventually his death of a heart attack in 1984 were caused by many years of excessive drinking. This page about Oskar Werner includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Oskar Werner News stories about Oskar Werner External links for Oskar Werner Videos for Oskar Werner Wikis about Oskar Werner Discussion Groups about Oskar Werner Blogs about Oskar Werner Images of Oskar Werner |
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Sadly, both his decline as an actor and eventually his death of a heart attack in 1984 were caused by many years of excessive drinking. She was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Werner also played the murderer opposite Peter Falk in an episode of the Columbo TV series entitled "Playback" (1975). After her film career ended she became a successful businesswoman and never returned to acting. Other starring roles were in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Fahrenheit 451, and The Shoes of the Fisherman. Her acting career was greatly diminished during the 1940s, and she made her last film appearance in 1949. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1965 for Ship of Fools. During the 1930s she appeared frequently in films, usually as the lead in "B" pictures, and by the end of the decade had starred in more than fifty films. In 1961 he starred in François Truffaut's Jules et Jim, and became an international star as a result. Born Launa Anderson in Nashville, Tennessee, Andre attraced attention with her first films in Hollywood and was named as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1932. In 1951 he starred in the English language movie Decision Before Dawn, in which he played a German prisoner of war who spies for his captors. Lona Andre (March 2, 1915 – September 18, 1992) was an American film actress. Born Oskar Josef Bschliessmayer in Vienna, he was an Austrian stage actor, starring in the William Shakespeare repertoire, until his film debut in Der Engel mit der Posaune in 1948. Oskar Werner (November 13, 1922 - October 23, 1984) was an Austrian actor. |