Rolf Wanka

Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 30 November 1982) was an Austrian actor.

Biography He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mansion in Hřiměždice, Czechoslovakia, where he spent a lot of time. He studied Czech Technical University in Prague, then University of Innsbruck. He spoke German, Czech, French and English. He appeared as a leading man in many Austrian, West German and Czechoslovak movies. He was married three times and had two children. His second wife was the actress Friedl Czepa.

Selected filmography

M (1931) - Man (uncredited) Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) - Der heilige Petrus The Foolish Virgin (1935) - Anton Rabeling The World's in Love (1935) - Peter, sein Sohn Circus Saran (1935) - Kurt von Herdegen Father Vojtěch (1936) - Father Vojtěch Dvorecký Irca's Romance (1936) - Lexa Hora Not a Word About Love (1937, German-language version of Poslíček lásky) - Hubert Kersten - Modeschöpfer Escape to the Adriatic (1937, German-language version of Irca's Romance) - Fred Bergen - Monteur Poslíček lásky (1937) - Pavel Toman Lízin let do nebe (1937) - Dr. Petr Tumlir Krok do tmy (1938) - Ronny Alert in the Mediterranean (1938) - von Schlieden Linen from Ireland (1939) - Dr. Goll The Right to Love (1939) - Martin Förchinger, sein Förster u. Verwalter My Daughter Doesn't Do That (1940) - Georg Bartenberg Anuschka (1942) - Dr. Sascha Wendt Dog Days (1944) - Dr. Peter Kirchner The Magic Face (1951) - Gen. Rodenbusch Maria Theresa (1951) - Oberstkämmerer Khevenhüller The Poacher (1953) - Prosecutor Stars Over Colombo (1953) - Prosecutor Franz Schubert (1953) - Franz Schober Street Serenade (1953) The Prisoner of the Maharaja (1954) - Prosecutor The Red Prince (1954) - Rittmeister Graf Daun The Silent Angel (1954) - Kats Marriage Impostor (1954) - Baron Goutten Ball of Nations (1954) - Brambachen Three Birch Trees on the Heath (1956) - Ernö, Zigeunerprimas The Battalion in the Shadows (1957) - Narrador The Priest and the Girl (1958) - Fiori For Love and Others (1959) - Senor Ravella The Merry War of Captain Pedro (1959) - Leopold I, Deutscher Kaiser Three Men in a Boat (1961) - Dr. Flüeli Captain Sindbad (1963) - The King Sin with a Discount (1968) - Kurt The Internecine Project (1974) - Art Dealer The Desert of the Tartars (1976) - Prosdocimo