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This is a mystery - John Friedrich had a handful of movies in the mid to late 70s, a couple in the early 80s, and disappeared altogether. He seemed to have alot going for him and was a versatile actor in the various roles he portrayed.
May 15, 2024 · In the tumultuous era of the 1980s in Australia, amidst the rise and fall of corporate empires, a shadowy figure emerged — John Friedrich.
Dec 8, 2023 · John Friedrich, the former head of the Victorian Division of National Safety Council of Australia, was also once called Australia’s greatest conman. Back in the 1980s, he famously made $293 million of investors’ money disappear.
A character actor of the 1970s and early 1980s, John Friedrich is probably best known for his portrayal of Joey Capra in The Wanderers (1979), Philip Kaufman's film adaption of Richard Price's novel.
Jun 1, 2018 · “First Person” takes as its inspiration John Friedrich, the famous con man who embezzled a few hundred thousand Deutchmarks in his native West Germany, faked his own death, then reappeared in...
Jan 1, 1991 · His close association with police, army and other "respectable" organisations makes it seem very likely there was coverup to save the faces of many people. Suicide? The odd thing being that apart from cudos, it seems he really was doing what he thought was best for the safety council and the community.
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