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Wilhelm Vorwerg

1899 – 1990

German production designer and actor

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Lived 1899 – 1990 (aged 90). Wilhelm Vorwerg was a German actor, production designer and art director.

Wilhelm Vorwerg (1899–1990) was a German art director who designed the sets for over fifty films including a number of Rialto Film's series of Edgar Wallace adaptations in the 1960s.

Selected filmography In the Name of the People (1939) Target in the Clouds (1939) The Leghorn Hat (1939) Venus on Trial (1941) Love Letters (1944) Summer Nights (1944) 1-2-3 Corona (1948) The Cuckoos (1949) How Do We Tell Our Children? (1949) Life Begins at Seventeen (1953) Anna Susanna (1953) Annie from Tharau (1954) The Perfect Couple (1954) Heroism after Hours (1955) Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1955) Island of the Dead (1955) My Father, the Actor (1956) Stresemann (1957) The Fox of Paris (1957) Two Hearts in May (1958) The Girl with the Cat's Eyes (1958) The Shadows Grow Longer (1961) World in My Pocket (1961) Always Trouble with the Bed (1961) Adieu, Lebewohl, Goodbye (1961) Café Oriental (1962) The Secret of the Black Trunk (1962) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) The Secret of Dr. Mabuse (1964) Room 13 (1964) The College Girl Murders (1967) The Gorilla of Soho (1968) The Hound of Blackwood Castle (1968) The Man with the Glass Eye (1969)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Wilhelm Vorwerg?

German production designer and actor

When was Wilhelm Vorwerg born?

Wilhelm Vorwerg was born on 6 August 1899 in Żary.

When did Wilhelm Vorwerg die?

Wilhelm Vorwerg died on 15 July 1990 in Cologne.

What was Wilhelm Vorwerg's occupation?

Wilhelm Vorwerg was an actor, production designer and art director.

What nationality was Wilhelm Vorwerg?

Wilhelm Vorwerg was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wilhelm Vorwerg

· Wikidata: Q2575526

· DBpedia: Wilhelm Vorwerg

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