Friedrich Wilhelm "Will" Quadflieg (; 15 September 1914 – 27 November 2003) was a German actor from Oberhausen. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war actors. One of his most widely recognized roles was in the title role in the 1960 film Faust. He also starred in a number of other roles. Quadflieg died from a pulmonary embolism.
Filmography
1938: The Muzzle - Rabanus, maler 1940: Das Herz der Königin - Olivier 1940: Kora Terry - Michael Varany 1941: My Life for Ireland - Michael O'Brien jun 1942: Destiny - Dimo 1942: The Red Terror - Peter Aßmuss 1942: Der große Schatten - Robert Jürgensen 1944: Die Zaubergeige - Violinist Andreas Halm 1944: Philharmonic - Alexander Schonath 1945: Anna Alt - Joachim Alt, ein Komponist 1950: The Lie - Harry Altenberger 1951: The Deadly Dreams - Winter / Barravas / Florestan 1951: Das ewige Spiel - Werner Donatus 1951: Dark Eyes - Fedor Varany 1952: The Forester's Daughter - Joseph Földessy aka Hauptmann Koltai 1953: Don't Forget Love - Paul Cornelius 1953: Heartbroken on the Moselle - Dr. Thomas Arend 1955: Lola Montès - Franz Liszt 1956: San Salvatore - Dr. Manfred Carrell 1960: Faust - Dr. Heinrich Faust / Dichter 1969: Kamasutra: Vollendung der Liebe - Narrator (voice) 1979-1994: Derrick (TV Series) - Prof. Braun-Gorres / Robert Schreiber 1981: Dantons Tod (TV Movie) - Thomas Payne 1986: The Journey - Vater Voss 1993: (TV Mini-Series) - Herbert Sachs 1994: Der gute Merbach (TV Movie) - Clemens Merbach 1999: (TV Movie) - Rezitator (final film role)
External links
Photographs of Will Quadflieg