Oskar Werner
In the 1970s and 1980s, Werner returned to the stage — among other things, starring in and directing "Hamlet" with his Theater Ensemble at the Salzburg Festival. During the 1970s he also spent much time traveling internationally. In an uncharacteristic television appearance, Werner played the murderer opposite Peter Falk in an episode of Columbo, Playback (1975), prior to his Golden Globe nominated final film appearance in Voyage of the Damned (1976). His alcoholism apparently having resulted in the decline of his acting career, Werner died of a heart attack in 1984, at the age of 61, just before he was scheduled to deliver a lecture at a German drama club.
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Selected Filmography
- Decision Before Dawn (1951)
- Der letzte Akt (The Last Ten Days of Adolf Hitler) (1955)
- Mozart (1955)
- Lola Montès (1955)
- Jules et Jim (1962)
- Ship of Fools (1965)
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
- Interlude (1968)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- Voyage of the Damned (1976)
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Rex Harrison for My Fair Lady |
NYFCC Award for Best Actor 1965 for Ship of Fools |
Succeeded by Paul Scofield for A Man for All Seasons |
| Preceded by Edmond O'Brien for Seven Days in May |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture 1966 for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
Succeeded by Richard Attenborough for The Sand Pebbles |
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