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Robert Graf was a German actor who played Werner, "The Ferret" in The Great Escape. He was born in 1923, served in the Wehrmacht, and died of cancer in 1966.
YearTitleRole1952Franz1957JonasJonas1957Abubakr1958Bruno TichesRobert Graf was born on 18 November 1923 in Witten, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Great Escape (1963), Aren't We Wonderful? (1958) and Jonas (1957). He was married to Selma Urfer. He died on 4 February 1966 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- January 1, 1
- Witten, Germany
- January 1, 1
- Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Jul 19, 2016 · In real life he was a paratrooper who was captured by the Americans in North Africa in 1943 and placed in a prison camp in the USA. He made no fewer than seventeen escape attempts throughout the remainder of hostilities. James Garner as ‘Hendley, the Scrounger’.
Robert Graf war ein deutscher Theater- und Filmschauspieler, der vor allem durch seine Rollen in Wir Wunderkinder, Buddenbrooks und Gesprengte Ketten bekannt wurde. Er starb 1966 im Alter von 42 Jahren in München.
Robert Graf was a German actor who starred in The Great Escape (1963) and other films. He died of cancer in 1966 and was the father of director Dominik Graf.
- November 18, 1923
- February 4, 1966
Robert Graf (November 18, 1923 – February 4, 1966) was a German actor who played the role of Werner, "The Ferret" in the 1963 movie The Great Escape. Graf was born in Witten, Germany in 1923. In 1942, after completing his Abitur, he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht and sent to the Eastern Front.
Robert Graf (1923-1966) was a German actor who starred in films such as "Jonas", "Wir Wunderkinder", and "The Great Escape". He also appeared in many theatre and TV productions, and was the father of director Dominik Graf.
