Guy Deghy

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, also making another appearance as the same character in an episode of the 5th series, as well as appearances in an additional episode and a TV movie as different characters. 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.

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

External links

• Guy Deghy at IMDb