Charles Goldner

Karl Goldner (7 December 1900 - 15 April 1955), known as Charles Goldner, was an Austrian actor and singer. He was known for his roles on the West End stage and in various British films during the 1940s and 1950s.

Life and career Goldner was born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1900. He originally trained as a singer shortly after the First World War, and performed and directed operettas and revues on stages across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. He went onto appear in various films, usually in character roles as "foreigners" of various nationalities, including in Brighton Rock, No Orchids for Miss Blandish, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Black Magic, Bond Street, The Master of Ballantrae and The Captain's Paradise.

His London stage work included Watch on the Rhine (1942-43), My Friend Lester (1947), and The Moment of Truth (1951-52).

Death Goldner died on 15 April 1955 in London, England.

Partial filmography

Room for Two (1940) - (uncredited) The Seventh Survivor (1942) - Tony Anzoni Mr. Emmanuel (1944) - Committee Secretary Flight from Folly (1945) - Ramon The Laughing Lady (1946) - Robespierre Brighton Rock (1948) - Colleoni No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) - Louis—Headwaiter One Night with You (1948) - Fogliati Bond Street (1948) - Waiter Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) - Capt. Ferguson Third Time Lucky (1949) - Flash Charlie Black Magic (1949) - Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) - Polish Man Servant Give Us This Day (1949) - Luigi The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) - Mr. Tsaldouris Shadow of the Eagle (1950) - General Korsakov I'll Get You for This (1951) - Massine The Rival of the Empress (1951) - Generale Korsakoff Encore (1951) - Paco Espinal (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette") Secret People (1952) - Anselmo Top Secret (1952) - Gaston South of Algiers (1953) - Petris The Captain's Paradise (1953) - Ricco The Master of Ballantrae (1953) - Mendoza Always a Bride (1953) - Hotel Manager Flame and the Flesh (1954) - Mondari Duel in the Jungle (1954) - Martell The Racers (1955) - Piero, Mechanic The End of the Affair (1955) - Savage (final film role)