Peter Capell
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1912-09-03
- Died
- 1986-03-03
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
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
TV Shows (19)
The Old Fox
1977
as Heinecke / Georg Singer
Derrick
1974
as Häftling / Drogenboß
Studio One
1948
as Paul
Lights Out
1949
Playhouse 90
1956
as Geuter
Suspense
1949
as Gunner
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
1967
as Major Gorski
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
as Dr. Leppje
Holocaust
1978
as Seder Man
Okay S.I.R.
1973
as Professor
Doctor Snuggles
1981
as Krick-Krack
Pater Brown
1966
as Sir Aren
The Century of Surgeons
1972
as Sir Thomas Barlow
Smuggler
1981
as Captain König
The Charterhouse of Parma
1982
as Abbé Blanes
Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi
1973
as Hulam
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
1964
Hardness 10
1974
Movies (68)
Paths of Glory
1957
as Narrator of Opening Sequence
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
as The Tinker
Sorcerer
1977
as Lartigue
The Vikings
1958
as Minor Role (uncredited)
One, Two, Three
1961
as Mishkin
Immobilien
1973
as Dr. Ringer
Wet Asphalt
1958
as Jimmy Donnagan
Ein Sarg für Mr. Holloway
1968
as Spider
Fedora
1978
as Second Director
Assignment K
1968
The Little Drummer Girl
1984
as Schwindli
The Trapp Family
1956
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Unger (uncredited)
The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried
1971
as Priest (uncredited)
Charlotte
1981
as Grandfather
Maria Stuart
1963
as Aubespine
Sex Clinic '74
1973
as Direktor
Dial Love for Murder
1970
as Vanetti
Escape to the Sun
1972
as Prof. Abramowiz
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
as Geuter
Son of Hitler
1979
as Fritz Buchmann
The Big Show
1961
as Pietro Vizzini
Walk East on Beacon
1952
as Chris Zalenko / Gino
Most Girls Will
1971
as Arzt
A Gift for Heidi
1958
as Doc
For the First Time
1959
as Intendant Huebner
The American Success Company
1980
as Lichtenstein
The Smugglers
1971
The Burglar
1957
as Baylock
Du gehörst mir
1959
Hauser's Memory
1970
as Dr. Shepilov
Die Abiturientin
1958
as Professor Dr. Edmund Spindler
Der Spielverderber - Das kurze, verstörte Leben des Kaspar Hauser
1965
as Gelehrter
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter
1956
Die Mühle von Sanssouci
1968
as Voltaire
The Spy Who Never Was
1976
as Mahmoud
Der Vorgang
1973
I Deal in Danger
1966
as Eckhardt
The Night of the Storm
1957
as Dr. Baumgarten
Hausfrauen-Report 3
1972
as Rechtsanwalt
So ist es - ist es so?
1960
as Lamberto Laudisi
Glorious Times in the Spessart
1967
as Mayor
Wer ist der nächste?
1970
as Kettle
Ehrlich währt am längsten
1978
as Sir George Chudleigh
Der öffentliche Ankläger
1958
as Montané
Auf einem Bahnhof bei Dijon
1965
as Eric Borunesco
Satan Tempts with Love
1960
as Geck
Die eiskalte Nacht
1960
as Kalany
Der Prozeß Carl von O.
1964
as Dritter Mitarbeiter der 'Weltbühne'
Das große Messer
1959
as Smiley Coy
Ich fahre Patschold
1964
as Doctor Trautbein
So oder so ist das Leben
1976
Bei Tag und Nacht
1964
as Marchese Ricardo
Montserrat
1957
as Izquierdo
Der Auswanderer
1967
as Der Auswanderer
Schwester Bonaventura
1958
as Dr. Jeffreys
Egmont
1962
as Machiavelli
Die goldene Pille
1968
as Priester
Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe
1963
as Philippe / Jesuitenpater
Mamas Geburtstag
1985
Zur letzten Instanz
1960
as Nectaire
Die Teilnahme
1964
as Ezra Shaber
Wachtmeister Rahn
1974
Der Mann am Strick
1970
as Levi
Ein treuer Diener seines Herrn
1967
as Graf Simon
Der Fall Sacco und Vanzetti
1963
as Musmano
Das Missverständliche im Leben des Herrn Knöbel
1968
as Salmeier
Napoleon greift ein
1964
as Landru
About Peter Capell
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… With 87 credits spanning from 1948 to 1985, Peter Capell has appeared in 68 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Paths of Glory (1957) — as Narrator of Opening Sequence
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) — as The Tinker
- Sorcerer (1977) — as Lartigue
- The Vikings (1958) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- One, Two, Three (1961) — as Mishkin
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