Guy Deghy

Hungarian-born actor

Guy Deghy
in Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Born	Gedeon Aladar Istvan Deghy (1912-10-11)11 October 1912 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	25 February 1992(1992-02-25) (aged 79) London, England
Years active	1944-1989

Guy Deghy (born Gedeon Aladar Istvan Deghy; 11 October 1912 – 25 February 1992), was a Hungarian-born actor who appeared largely in British films and television.

Career

He appeared in the 5th episode of the first season of The Saint depicting Inspector Oscar Kleinhaus,^[1] also making another appearance as the same character in an episode of the 5th series. Another example was his 1960 appearance in the Patrick McGoohan television series Danger Man episode "The Traitor" as a guard on a train as well as in the 1961 episode "Name, Date and Place" as Vogel.

His character, Major Wilhelm Wilner, was also one of the few Germans to survive in Where Eagles Dare (1968). He also appeared on the London stage.^[2]

He died in London, England aged 79.

Selected filmography

Mister Emmanuel (1944) - Police Lieutenant
Against the Wind (1948) - German Sergeant Major
The Fake (1953) - Stranger (uncredited)
The Divided Heart (1954) - Schoolteacher
Companions in Crime (1954)
The Colditz Story (1955) - German Soldier
The Constant Husband (1955) - Stromboli
Little Red Monkey (1955) - Social Club Recreation Director
All for Mary (1955) - Ski Instructor
Lost (1956) - Erikkson (uncredited)
The Steel Bayonet (1957) - Artillery N.C.O.
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) - SS Man (uncredited)
The Mouse That Roared (1959) - Soviet Ambassador (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) - Desk Lieutenant
Follow That Horse! (1960) - German Delegate (uncredited)
Surprise Package (1960) - Tibor Smolny
A Matter of WHO (1961) - Ivonovitch
The Silent Invasion (1962) - Pierre
Sammy Going South (1963) - Doctor
The Mouse on the Moon (1963) - Russian Scientist
Becket (1964) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Devil Doll (1964) - Hans (uncredited)
The Comedy Man (1964) - Schuyster
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) - Mayor
Operation Crossbow (1965) - Dutch Barge Skipper (uncredited)
The One Eyed Soldiers (1966) - Harold Schmidt / Zavo
Spia spione (1967)
Dark of the Sun (1968) - Delage
Amsterdam Affair (1968) - Will Munch
Duffy (1968) - Captain Schallert
Subterfuge (1968) - Dr. Lundgren
Where Eagles Dare (1968) - Major Wilhelm Wilner (uncredited)
Vendetta for the Saint (1969) - Maresciallo
Before Winter Comes (1969) - Kovacs
A Walk with Love and Death (1969) - The Priest
The Looking Glass War (1970) - Fritsche
The Kremlin Letter (1970) - Professor
Cry of the Banshee (1970) - Party Guest
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971) - Kovacs
Universal Soldier (1972) - Timmerman
March or Die (1977) - Ship's Captain
The Greek Tycoon (1978) - Tablir
Success Is the Best Revenge (1984) - Angry Old Man

References

^ "Guy Deghy". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
^ "Guy Deghy".

External links

Guy Deghy at IMDb

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