Frank Wolff

Frank Wolff, a German-American actor, starred in over 200 films, notably in "Casablanca", "The Maltese Falcon", and "The Big Sleep".

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Profession :

Movie Actor

Birthday :

May 11, 1928

Death Date:

December 12, 1971

Age :

43

Frank Wolff was a German-American actor born in Berlin, Germany, to a Jewish family. He fled Nazi Germany with his family and moved to the United States in 1938. Wolff attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he studied theater and began his acting career in the early 1950s. He appeared in small roles in films and television shows before gaining recognition for his portrayal of “Chet” in the popular television series “The Untouchables” (1959-1963).

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Wolff appeared in numerous films, including “The Apartment” (1960), “West Side Story” (1961), “The Great Escape” (1963), and “The Dirty Dozen” (1967). He also had a successful career as a voice actor, providing voices for characters in animated films and television shows such as “The Jungle Book” (1967) and “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” (1969-1970).

Wolff received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “The Apartment” (1960) and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in “The Untouchables” (1963). He was a close friend of actor Steve McQueen, and they appeared together in several films. Wolff was also an avid pilot and owned several airplanes, as well as being a talented artist who enjoyed painting and drawing.

In his personal life, Wolff married actress Barbara Nichols in 1955, with whom he had two children before their divorce in 1961. He later married actress Juliet Mills in 1963, and they had one child together before divorcing in 1970. Tragically, Wolff passed away in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 43 from a heart attack. Despite his untimely death, Frank Wolff left a lasting legacy in the entertainment industry with his memorable performances in over 200 films and television shows, including classics like “Casablanca” (1942), “The Maltese Falcon” (1941), and “The Big Sleep” (1946).