Will Quadflieg
Encyclopedia
Friedrich Wilhelm "Will" Quadflieg (15 September 1914 – 27 November 2003) was a German
actor
from Oberhausen
. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg
. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war
actors. One of his most widely recognized roles was in the title role in the 1960 film Faust
. He also starred in a number of other roles. Quadflieg died from pulmonary embolism
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
from Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg
Christian Quadflieg
Christian Urs Quadflieg is a German television actor and director. He has lived in Hamburg since 1991. His father was the German actor Will Quadflieg.Christian Quadflieg attended school in Hamburg...
. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
actors. One of his most widely recognized roles was in the title role in the 1960 film Faust
Goethe's Faust
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts: and . Although written as a closet drama, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages...
. He also starred in a number of other roles. Quadflieg died from pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
.
Filmography
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External links
- Will Quadflieg at Find-A-Grave
- Photographs of Will Quadflieg