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Henry Brandon was a German-American film and stage character actor with a career spanning almost 60 years, involving more than 100 films; he specialized in playing a wide diversity of ethnic roles.
Birth Name
Heinrich von Kleinbach
Born
Saturday, 08 June 1912
Died
Thursday, 15 February 1990
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| These Amazing Shadows | Scar (clip from The Searchers (1956)) | 2011 |
| Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Self / Chief Cicatrice aka 'Scar' (from The Searchers (1957)) | 2003 |
| Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Zarz | 1989 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Abel Gorcey | 1984 |
| E/R | Mr. Pavlic | 1984 |
| To Be or Not to Be | Nazi Officer | 1983 |
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Otis Wagner | 1983 |
| Evita Peron | General Ramirez | 1981 |
| Hard Knocks | Curley | 1979 |
| Bud and Lou | Bernie | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| These Amazing Shadows | Scar (clip from The Searchers (1956)) | 2011 |
| Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Self / Chief Cicatrice aka 'Scar' (from The Searchers (1957)) | 2003 |
| Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Zarz | 1989 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Abel Gorcey | 1984 |
| E/R | Mr. Pavlic | 1984 |
| To Be or Not to Be | Nazi Officer | 1983 |
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Otis Wagner | 1983 |
| Evita Peron | General Ramirez | 1981 |
| Hard Knocks | Curley | 1979 |
| Bud and Lou | Bernie | 1978 |
| The Next Step Beyond | The Prosecuting Attorney / Timothy Welling | 1978 |
| Run for the Roses | Jeff | 1977 |
| Mission to Glory: A True Story | Father Canion | 1977 |
| Buck Rogers | Captain Laska | 1977 |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | Chaney | 1976 |
| The Manhandlers | Carlo | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | The Man | 1974 |
| When the North Wind Blows | Avakum | 1974 |
| So Long, Blue Boy | Buck | 1973 |
| Prologue to Wounded Knee | Holy Man | 1973 |
| The Rookies | Doug Shore | 1972 |
| The American West of John Ford | actor 'The Sarchers' | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Ham Jason | 1971 |
| Night Gallery | Vereker | 1969 |
| Custer | Fire Cloud | 1967 |
| Mr. Terrific | Herman von Brock | 1967 |
| The Search for the Evil One | Martin Borman | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Farid | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Zukor / Belasco | 1965 |
| Honey West | Alexander Sebastian | 1965 |
| Laredo | Quahada | 1965 |
| F Troop | Shug Indian Chief | 1965 |
| Branded | Cleve | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Lije Moody | 1964 |
| Mickey | Captain Barker | 1964 |
| The Outer Limits | General Crawford | 1963 |
| Grindl | German Major | 1963 |
| Captain Sindbad | Col. Kabar | 1963 |
| Combat! | Hans / German Lt. | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Swift Wolf | 1962 |
| Follow the Sun | Mosley | 1961 |
| Two Rode Together | Chief Quanah Parker | 1961 |
| Whispering Smith | Rex Denton / J. Burton Hamilton | 1961 |
| Gunslinger | Two Bows | 1961 |
| Tallahassee 7000 | Otto | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Derek | 1961 |
| Shotgun Slade | Trigg Bronson | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Jason | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Totani / Kahuna | 1959 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Gator Joe | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Running Wolf | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Johnny Kellso | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Johnny Ringo | 1959 |
| The Big Fisherman | Menicus | 1959 |
| Little Rascals Varieties | Barnaby | 1959 |
| Okefenokee | Joe Kalhari | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Mendy Hymar | 1959 |
| Auntie Mame | Acacius Page | 1958 |
| The Buccaneer | British Major | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Benin / Darius | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Williams | 1958 |
| Lawman | Tall Horse / Joshua Haney | 1958 |
| The Texan | Lightning Crowley | 1958 |
| Bronco | Yellow Moon / Chato | 1958 |
| Decision | Frank Dawson | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Lige Crown | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Jim Thompson | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Colonel Torezano | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Tracer Givens | 1957 |
| Maverick | Rand Storm | 1957 |
| M Squad | Bert Fallon | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Ute Indian Chief / Running Horse / Fire Cloud / Chief Fire Cloud / Chief Dark Eagle / Black Panther | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Chief Gerada | 1957 |
| Omar Khayyam | Commander | 1957 |
| The Land Unknown | Dr. Carl Hunter | 1957 |
| Hell's Crossroads | Jesse James | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Reis | 1957 |
| The Ten Commandments | Commander of the Hosts | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Whit Ransome | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Judd Buckley | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Quint Oxley | 1956 |
| Bandido! | Gunther | 1956 |
| The Searchers | Cicatriz / Scar / Chief Cicatrice (Scar) | 1956 |
| Comanche | Black Cloud | 1956 |
| Manhunt in Space | Rinkman, space pirate leader / Rinkman - Space Pirate Leader | 1956 |
| Lady Godiva of Coventry | Bejac | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Mariano Arguello in 'Ghost Treasure' | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Quick Knife / The Major | 1955 |
| Soldiers of Fortune | Ki Yang | 1955 |
| Vera Cruz | Capt. Danette | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Circus Roustabout | 1954 |
| Casanova's Big Night | Capt. Rugello | 1954 |
| Knock on Wood | Second Trenchcoat Man | 1954 |
| Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | Rinkman | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Nate Champion aka Joe Baker | 1954 |
| War Arrow | Maygro | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | John Buckley | 1953 |
| The War of the Worlds | Cop at Crash Site | 1953 |
| The Caddy | Mr. Preen | 1953 |
| Tarzan and the She-Devil | M'Tara, Lycopo Chief / M'Tara, Locopo Chief | 1953 |
| Raiders of the Seven Seas | Captain Goiti | 1953 |
| Scared Stiff | Pierre | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Anchior | 1953 |
| Planet Outlaws | Capt. Lasca | 1953 |
| Pony Express | Joe Cooper | 1953 |
| Hurricane Smith | Sam | 1952 |
| Wagons West | Clay Cook | 1952 |
| Scarlet Angel | Pierre | 1952 |
| Harem Girl | Hassan Ali | 1952 |
| Flame of Araby | Malik | 1951 |
| The Golden Horde | Juchi, Son of Genghis Khan | 1951 |
| Cattle Drive | Jim Currie | 1951 |
| Hill Number One : A Story of Faith and Inspiration | Cassius | 1951 |
| Wake of the Red Witch | Kurinua | 1949 |
| The Fighting O'Flynn | Lt. Corpe | 1949 |
| Tarzan's Magic Fountain | Siko | 1949 |
| Hollow Triumph | Big Boy | 1949 |
| Suspense | Dr. Douglas Stone | 1949 |
| The Paleface | Wapato (medicine man) | 1948 |
| Joan of Arc | Giles de Rais - Captain / Giles de Rais, Captain | 1948 |
| Canon City | Freeman | 1948 |
| Old Los Angeles | Larry Stockton | 1948 |
| Northwest Outpost | Chinese Junk Captain | 1947 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Manchu | 1943 |
| Edge of Darkness | Maj. Ruck | 1943 |
| Night in New Orleans | Croupier / Croupier (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| The Corsican Brothers | Marquis de Raveneau / Marquis de Raveneau (Uncredited) | 1941 |
| Bad Man of Deadwood | Ted Carver | 1941 |
| Hurricane Smith | Sam Carson | 1941 |
| The Shepherd of the Hills | Bald Knobber | 1941 |
| Two in a Taxi | Professor | 1941 |
| Underground | Rolf | 1941 |
| The Son of Monte Cristo | Lt. Schultz | 1941 |
| Dark Streets of Cairo | Hussien / Hessien | 1940 |
| Under Texas Skies | Tom Blackton | 1940 |
| Doomed to Die | Attorney Victor Martin / Victor Martin | 1940 |
| The Ranger and the Lady | General Augustus Larue / Augustus Larue | 1940 |
| Florian | Groom | 1940 |
| Ski Patrol | Jan Sikorsky | 1940 |
| Half a Sinner | Handsome / Handsome - Red's Sidekick | 1940 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Manchu / Dr. Fu Man Chu | 1940 |
| Geronimo | (scenes deleted) | 1939 |
| The Marshal of Mesa City | Duke Allison | 1939 |
| Nurse Edith Cavell | Lt. Schultz | 1939 |
| Conspiracy | Carlson - Crewman | 1939 |
| Beau Geste | Renouf / Renouf, another deserter | 1939 |
| Buck Rogers | Captain Laska / Capt. Laska | 1939 |
| Pirates of the Skies | Gang Pilot | 1939 |
| The Last Warning | Willie the Creep | 1938 |
| If I Were King | Soldier | 1938 |
| The Last Express | Henchman Pinky | 1938 |
| Spawn of the North | Davis | 1938 |
| Three Comrades | Valentin - Man with Eye Patch | 1938 |
| I Met My Love Again | Bruno - the Painter | 1938 |
| Wells Fargo | Larry | 1937 |
| Our Gang Follies of 1938 | Barnaby (opera impressario) / Barnaby | 1937 |
| Conquest | Staff Officer | 1937 |
| West Bound Limited | Joe Forbes | 1937 |
| The Last Train from Madrid | Radio Announcer | 1937 |
| Island Captives | Dick Bannister | 1937 |
| Carnival in Paris | Louis | 1937 |
| I Promise to Pay | Henchman Fancyface / Henchman Funnyface | 1937 |
| Secret Agent X-9 | Blackstone | 1937 |
| Jungle Jim | The Cobra | 1937 |
| Black Legion | Joe Dombrowski | 1937 |
| Killer at Large | Mr. Zero | 1936 |
| The Garden of Allah | Hadj | 1936 |
| Big Brown Eyes | Don Butler | 1936 |
| The Preview Murder Mystery | The Bat Man / The Bat Man (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Wade Falin (as Henry Kleinbach) / Wade Falin | 1936 |
| March of the Wooden Soldiers | Silas Barnaby | 1934 |
| Pirate Treasure | Boat Driver Henchman (Ch. 4-5) | 1934 |
| The Sign of the Cross | Colosseum Spectator | 1933 |
