Personal Info
Birth date
1911-07-16 (114 Years)
Day of death
1969-07-15
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany [now Kamienny Jaz, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]
Also known as
Götz von Eick
Петер ван Эйк
Гётц ван Эйк
Götz Walter Wolfgang Eick
Peter van Eyck
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter van Eyck, born Götz von Eick (16 July 1911, Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany (now Kamienny Jaz, Poland) – 15 July 1969, Männedorf near Zürich, Switzerland), was a German-American actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter van Eyck, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7
Overview:
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.The Longest Day
7.59
Overview:
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"Der Kommissar
7.625
Overview:
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.Blind Justice
5.2
Overview:
A man is accused of murdering his wife. The state prosecutor assumes he did the deed to spend more time with his lover. But the woman in question says that his wife committed suicide in her presence and that the accused is innocent. Despite the objections of the prosecutor, the accused is set free and is found dead shortly thereafter. The prosecutor decides to pursue the case and comes upon a band of criminals, who sell German state secrets. Shortly before the investigation comes to a close, a woman is murdered. When a witness asserts to have seen him near the woman's dead body, the prosecutor himself ends up in court and must now prove his innocence.Rebel Flight to Cuba
10
Overview:
Peter escapes a firing squad and leaves the island of San Quinto on a commercial flight to Bermuda. The plane is hijacked by a Nazi and San Quinto's Ex-General Cordobas who shoot pilot Pink and damage the landing gear of the plane.The Bridge at Remagen
6.8
Overview:
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.The Wages of Fear
8.02
Overview:
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.Epilogue
5.8
Overview:
The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".Night People
5.939
Overview:
A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.The Rest Is Silence
5.7
Overview:
'The Rest Is Silence, a German-made attempt to update Shakespeare, is one of the best and least self-conscious of this minor genre. As indicated by the title, the film's script is a "mufti" version of Hamlet, with young Hardy Krüger trying to prove that his uncle has killed his father. Direct references to the Shakespeare original abound, right down to the re-enactment of the crime for the benefit of the Uncle and the periodic appearances of the ghost of the hero's father.'The Young Go Wild
NYR
Overview:
High school student Fabian König is kicked out of school and starts a gang that specializes in theft. He falls in love with the orphan girl Ulla, but she rejects him when she finds out how he spends his time. When the pimp Horst tries to rape Ulla, she is rescued by Fabian. Shortly afterwards, Horst's body is found and Fabian is convicted of the murder due to the false testimony of a witness. In prison, he comes to trust the prison doctor Dr. Knittel, who believes him and is able to unmask the real culprit.Duel at Sundown
5
Overview:
During a cattle drive, Don McGow leaves the herd in charge of his younger brother and rides off. When the herd is reported stolen he blames himself and goes in search of the thieves.Doctor Crippen Lives
5.7
Overview:
Double murderer Dr. Crippen is using every means possible to search for a manuscript that he suspects is in the possession of the daughter of the man who was executed in his place.Burning Fuse
4.6
Overview:
Lola, the wife of arms dealer Pedro Wassewich, is attracted to Ludovic, a young painter who turns out to be the emissary of a notorious gangster. He claims to have been sent by the latter to pick up a shipment. In fact, it's the police who, behind the scenes, orchestrate the operation to catch Wassewich red-handed.Mr. Arkadin
6.9
Overview:
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.Sweetheart of the Gods
NYR
Overview:
Biography of the famous German actress Renate Müller, who died in 1937 under unsettled circumstances; While doing her first movie for the UFA in Berlin, she meets the elderly secretary-general Dr. Simon and is impressed by his charm. Although her Nazi-friend Volker discourages her to befriend a Jew, they start dating. While she ascends to one of the most famous German actresses of her time, Simon is suffering more and more under the Nazi regime.The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1
Overview:
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.The Dirty Game
5.556
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A U.S. intelligence general recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet, French and Italian spies.Shalako
5.735
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Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British hunting party from Indians and bandits.The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.7
Overview:
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.Rosemary
5.938
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West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte
NYR
Overview:
Reporter Heinz Wöhler is sent to find dancer Cilly, who vanished on tour. He discovers her dead under suspicious circumstances linked to her exploitative manager, Sabri. As Heinz digs deeper, he’s framed and kidnapped. Undercover Interpol agent Vera intervenes, leading a daring rescue from Sabri’s ringleader’s yacht and exposing the trafficking scheme.A Bullet for Joey
5.6
Overview:
Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.High Season for Spies
6
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A scientist discovers the formula of a particular resistant steel, and a spy ring from an enemy power sets after him to obtain it.The Brain
5.6
Overview:
A millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues to a doctor on the trail of the killer.Acting
2018Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse as Helmut Wurster (archive footage)
1969The Bridge at Remagen as Gen. Von Brock
1969Der Kommissar (1 Episode) as Herr Wegener
1968Heidi as Dr. Bernd Reboux
1968Shalako as Baron Frederick Von Hallstatt
1968Tevye and His Seven Daughters as Priest
1968Assignment to Kill as Walter Green
1968Red Roses for the Fuhrer as il colonnello Kerr
1967Million Dollar Man as Muller
1967Ivar Kreuger der Zündholzkönig as Ivar Kreuger
1966Requiem for a Secret Agent as Oscar Rubeck
1966High Season for Spies as Kramer / Jack Haskins
1966À belles dents as Peter von Kessner
1965The Spy Who Came In from the Cold as Hans-Dieter Mundt
1965Duel at Sundown as Don McGow
1965Die Herren as US-Colonel
1965The Dirty Game as Petchatkin
1964Kidnapped to Mystery Island as Captain McPherson
1964The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Maj. Bob Anders
1964The River Line as Der Reiher
1963An Alibi for Death as Günther Rohn
1963And So to Bed as Chef
1963Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard as Major Bill Tern
1963Seduction by the Sea as Peter
1963Station Six-Sahara as Kramer
1962The Longest Day as Lt. Col. Ocker
1962The Brain as Dr. Peter Corrie
1962The Devil's Agent as Georg Droste
1962Finden Sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält? as Dr. Fred Calonder
1961Blind Justice as Robert Kessler
1961Die Stunde, die du glücklich bist as Bönisch
1961No Time for Ecstasy as Michel Georgenko
1961The Laws of War as Hauptmann Paul Langenau
1961On Friday at Eleven as Bleck
1960The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse as Henry B. Travers
1960Sweetheart of the Gods as Dr. Hans Simon
1960Foxhole in Cairo as Count Almaszy
1959Rebel Flight to Cuba as Pink Roberti
1959The Black Chapel as Robert Golder
1959Labyrinth as Ron Stevens
1959The Rest Is Silence as Paul Claudius
1959The Young Go Wild as Gefängnisarzt Dr. Knittel
1959Lockvogel der Nacht as Karl Amsel
1959Rommel ruft Kairo as Graf von Almassy
1959Du gehörst mir as Alexander
1958Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte as Alexandre
1958The Snorkel as Paul Decker
1958Schmutziger Engel as Studienrat Dr. Torsten Agast
1958Rosemary as Fribert
1958Doctor Crippen Lives as Kommissar Léon Ferrier
1957Anyone Can Kill Me as Cyril Gad
1957The Glass Tower as John Lawrence
1957There's Always a Price Tag as Éric Fréminger
1957Fric-frac en dentelles as Peter Simon
1957Code 3 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Burning Fuse as Pédro Wassevitch
1956Attack as SS Captain
1956Run for the Sun as Dr. Van Anders / Col. Wilham Von Andre
1956The Rawhide Years as Andre Boucher
1955Der Cornet as Mönchschreiber
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Officer
1955Mr. Arkadin as Thaddeus
1955Girl on the Third Floor as Franck Richter
1955A Bullet for Joey as Eric Hartman
1955Jump Into Hell as Lt. Heinrich Heldman
1955Tarzan's Hidden Jungle as Dr. Celliers
1954Flesh and Desire as Mathias Valdès
1954Flesh and the Woman as Fred
1954Night People as Capt. Sergei "Petey" Petrochine
1953Alarm in Morocco as Howard
1953The Wages of Fear as Bimba
1952Heart of the Casbah as Jo
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as German Officer
1950Die Dritte von rechts as Renato
1950Furioso as Peter von Rhoden
1950Epilogue as FBI-Agent Bennister alias Steward Stephan Lund
1950Export in Blond as Rolf Carste
1950Königskinder as Paul König
1949Hallo, Fräulein! as Tom Keller
1944Resisting Enemy Interrogation as Capt. Granach - Young Nazi Officer
1944Address Unknown as Heinrich Schulz
1944The Impostor as Hafner
1943Action in the North Atlantic as German Ensign (uncredited)
1943Hitler's Madman as Unknown
1943Five Graves to Cairo as Lt. Schwegler
1943Edge of Darkness as German Soldier (uncredited)
1943The Moon Is Down as Lt. Tonder