John Wengraf

Personal Info

  • Known ForActing
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1897-04-22
  • Day of Death1974-05-04 (77 years)
  • Place of BirthVienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria
  • Also Known As-

John Wengraf

Biography

Emigrating to England in 1933 as the Nazis began their rise to power, Wengraf appeared unbilled in a couple of films there, as well as in some of the first BBC live-television shows ever presented but his career began to languish. In late 1941, however, he had the good fortune of appearing on Broadway with Helen Hayes in "Candle in the Wind" and decided to stay. The following year he headed...Read More

Acting Career