Wolfgang Lukschy

Wolfgang Lukschy (19 October 1905 – 10 July 1983 in Berlin) was a German actor. He performed in theater, film and television.

He made over 75 film and television appearances between 1940 and 1979. Possibly his most noted performances worldwide were his roles as Alfred Jodl in the 1962 American war film The Longest Day and as John Baxter in Sergio Leone's 1964 production A Fistful of Dollars alongside Clint Eastwood and Gian Maria Volonté.

Selected filmography

Friedrich Schiller - The Triumph of a Genius (1940) – Student Boigeol Ohm Krüger (1941) – Junger englischer Offizer am englischen Hof Between Heaven and Earth (1942) – Mathias Rottwinkel My Summer Companion (1943) – Jochen Binding, Manfreds Freund Ich werde dich auf Händen tragen (1943) – Dr. Viktor Büchner The Degenhardts (1944) The Woman of My Dreams (1944) – Oberingenieur Peter Groll Kamerad Hedwig (1945) – Karl Schulz Blocked Signals (1948) – Bruno Kalpak Das Mädchen Christine (1949) – Merian Die Andere (1949) – Dr. Rainer Litten Nights on the Nile (1949) – Dr. Robert Dirig – Schriftsteller Wedding with Erika (1950) – Fred Harbour Melody (1950)- Klaas Jansen (1950) – Gerd Terbrügge Veronika the Maid (1951) – Freddy Homesick for You (1952) – Georg Weiler The Day Before the Wedding (1952) – Dr. Leiden (1953) – Robert Wiesinger Grandstand for General Staff (1953) – Flügeladjutant v. Lützelburg (1953) – Fritz The Country Schoolmaster (1954) – Heinrich Heinsius Emil and the Detectives (1954) – Oberwachtmeister Jeschke Die Deutschmeister (1955) – Kaiser Wilhelm II The Happy Wanderer (1955) – Klaus Hoppe Your Life Guards (1955) – Manager Rommel's Treasure (1955) – Petersen (1956) – Fritz Dacka (1956) – Georg The Zurich Engagement (1957) – Jürgen Kolbe Das haut hin (1957) – Carrosa, Löwendompteur The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958) – Per Eric Martinsson Forbidden Paradise (1959) – Prof. Wetterstein The Night Before the Premiere (1959) – Kriminalkommissar Peter Hall (1960) – Chefarzt Dr. Feldhusen Until Money Departs You (1960) – Robert Grothe (1961) – Herr Berger The Dead Eyes of London (1961) – Stephan Judd The Last Chapter (1961) – Bertelsen The Longest Day (1962) – Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited) Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) – Peter Blackburn (1963) – Alfredo Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963) – Ernest Hyilard A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – Sheriff John Baxter Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas (1964) – El Puma The Seventh Victim (1964) – Ed Ranova Der Fall X701 (1964) – Inspector Prenton 24 Hours to Kill (1965) – Kurt Hoffner The Dirty Game (1965) – Russian General The Hell of Manitoba (1965) – Charly – Barkepper Wild Kurdistan (1965) – Ali Bei Old Surehand (1965) – Dick Edwards Komissar X – Drei Panther (1968) – TV Announcer (voice, uncredited) What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970) – Dr. Finz Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei (1970) – Bülow Die Feuerzangenbowle (1970) – Member of the Round table Die nackte Gräfin (1971) – Anatol The Odessa File (1974) – Sturmbannführer Kranz (uncredited) Inside Out (1975) – Reinhard Holtz The Expulsion from Paradise (1977) – Guest appearance (1977, TV Movie) – Tom Dawson

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