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Peter Capell

Biography

Peter Capell (3 September 1912 - 3 March 1985) was a German actor who was active on screen from 1945 until 1985. His first role was in Winterset, shortly after the end of the Second World War. His final role came a year before his death, when he appeared in Mamas Geburtstag. Both of these were television productions. He also appeared in many films, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), in which he played a "tinker" who spoke to Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) at the gates of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Capell died, aged 72, in March 1985.

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Known For

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
Dial Love for Murder
Dial Love for Murder
The Burglar
The Burglar
Sorcerer
Sorcerer

Filmography

1985 Mamas Geburtstag
as
1984 The Little Drummer Girl
as Schwindli
1982 The Charterhouse of Parma
as Abbé Blanes
1981 Doctor Snuggles
as Krick-Krack
1981 Smuggler
as Captain König
1981 Charlotte
as Grandfather
1980 The American Success Company
as Lichtenstein
1979 Son of Hitler
as Fritz Buchmann
1978 Ehrlich währt am längsten
as Sir George Chudleigh
1978 Fedora
as Second Director
1978 Holocaust
as
1978 Holocaust
as Seder Man
1977 Sorcerer
as Lartigue
1977 Der Alte
as
1977 Der Alte
as Heinecke
1977 Der Alte
as Georg Singer
1976 The Spy Who Never Was
as Mahmoud
1976 So oder so ist das Leben
as
1974 Wachtmeister Rahn
as
1974 Derrick
as Häftling