David Bauer (born Herman Bernard Waldman,Ragan, David (1992) Who's Who in Hollywood : The Largest Cast of International Film Personalities Ever Assembled. Volume 1: A–L New York : Facts on File. p. 102. . "Bauer, David (d. 1973, age 55) American-born supporting actor who, after a busy Hollywood career as David Wolfe (1949-1952) adopted the name David Bauer and, as Bauer, acted on TV (The Saint) and in movies: Dark of the Sun, The Double Man, Embassy (as Kadish), Inspector Clousseau, Patton (Lt. Gen. Harry Bufford), Torture Garden, Tropic of Cancer, others (see David Wolfe)." See also: Barrett, Helen (1948). "Film and Theatre Gossip". The News Journal. p. 23. Bulletin of Washington University. Volume 37, Issue 7. March 2, 1939. p. 97. Retrieved November 16, 2023. March 6, 1917"Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7SF-6R6 : Wed Nov 15 09:54:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman Bernard Waldman. – February 8 or 13, 1973) was an American film, television, and stage actor who, from November 1958 until his death, was based primarily in Britain."Behind Your Screen: getting Away From It All". Bristol Evening Post. December 15, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2023.Cohen, Harold (November 27, 1958). "Local Scrappings; Addenda". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 48. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

Early life and career Born in Chicago, Illinois to Leo Waldman and Ida Katz,"California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K4-XP6 : 9 March 2021), Herman B Waldman and Rose Cherub, 06 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,601. Waldman attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating in 1938."Social News". The Modern View. June 9, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 16, 2023. Aside from his Bachelor of Arts,"74 to be Graduated at Washington U; Dr. M. H. Ittner of Newark, N. J., to Give Commencement Address Tuesday; Bachelor of Arts". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. June 5, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved November 18, 2023. Waldman was awarded the school's $75 Dramatic Club Prize"Washington U. Prize and Honor Winners". St Louis Post-Dispatch. June 7, 1938. p. 22. Retrieved November 18, 2023. and, more important, a scholarship to the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he had a chance to meet, among others, Jane Wyatt, Edith Barrett and Sinclair Lewis, and to perform alongside such actors as Fred Stone, Jane Cowl and Eugenie Leontovich.Start, Clarissa (April 9, 1939). "Girl About Town". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 38. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

After serving in the army from 1943 to 1946, Waldman joined the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Los Angeles, appearing that year in the west coast premiere of Harry Brown's A Sound of Hunting, wherein, according to Los Angeles Daily News critic David Hanna, Brown's sometimes "overdrawn" supporting characters managed to retain some "semblance of credulity [sic], thanks largely to the finesse of the men who play them. Michael Vincent and Herman Waldman carry the comedy burden with surety and excellent timing."Hanna, David (June 3, 1946). "Stage Review: 'A Sound of Hunting'". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 13. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

Waldman's radio credits include ongoing roles in Big Town"Hollywood Actor Gets Chance by Going East". The Roanoke Times. February 16, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved November 19, 2023. and Those We Love"Will Re-Shuffle Radio Stations". The Wichita Eagle. March 23, 1941. p. 30. Retrieved November 19, 2023."'Those We Love' Cast & Crew". OTRRpedia. Retrieved November 19, 2023. and at least one appearance on the anthology series Favorite Story.Little, Mary (July 19, 1947). "Airglances". Des Moines Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

In the summer of 1948, by which time he had amassed more than 100 stage and radio credits (along with his first feature film"'Vicious Circle Gripping; Well Done Drama on Timely Theme". The Hollywood Reporter. May 26, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved November 17, 2023.), Waldman adopted the stage name David Wolfe, appearing in such films as The Undercover Man,Smith, Darr (June 24, 1948). "Darr Smith". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 37. Retrieved November 18, 2023. 5 Fingers, Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie, and Salt of the Earth.Monaco, James (1992). The Movie Guide. New York: Perigee Books. p. 809.

Following his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Wolfe was blacklisted; consequently, the professional alias underwent one last tweak, and, as of no later than the December 1956 New York Shakespeare Festival revival of Titus Andronicus, Waldman was being billed as David Bauer.

As David Bauer, he appeared in The Baron, The Champions (where he provided opening narration for each episode), The Avengers, Department S, Gideon's Way, Jason King, The Prisoner, The Protectors, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Saint, Strange Report, and Undermind.

He appeared in films such as Patton, Inspector Clouseau, Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice, and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

Personal life and death Bauer was married twice: to Rose Cherub from July 1946 until at least April 1950,"United States 1950 Census", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGC-C9XN : Thu Oct 05 23:52:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman B Waldman and Rose Waldman, 10 April 1950. and, from 1960 until his death, to British actress Stella Tanner, with whom he had one child,"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDT-5THN : 8 October 2014), David Bauer and null, 1960; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1960, quarter 3, vol. 5C, p. 2051, Hampstead, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Santa Fe-based actress and disc jockey Alexa Bauer.North, Max (June 6, 1964). "Do You Prefer Villains to Nice Guys". Manchester Evening News. p. 3.

David Bauer died of a heart attack at his home in London on either the 8th or 13 February 1973.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1948 The Vicious Circle Lieber as Herman Waldman1949 The Undercover Man Stanley Weinburg as David Wolfe1949 House of Strangers Prosecutor Uncredited1949 Slattery's Hurricane Dr. Ross Uncredited1949 Flaming Fury Tony Polacheck as David Wolfe1949 Sword in the Desert Gershon as David Wolfe1949 Tokyo Joe Photo Sergeant Uncredited1949 A Dangerous Profession Matthew Dawson as David Wolfe1949 Bagdad Mahmud as David Wolfe1950 Prisoners in Petticoats Sam Clark as David Wolfe1950 Side Street Smitty Uncredited1950 Appointment with Danger David Goodman as David Wolfe1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends Sid Kramer, Scalise Hood Uncredited1951 I Can Get It for You Wholesale Speaker on Dais Uncredited1951 Smuggler's Island Lorca as David Wolfe1951 The Mark of the Renegade Landlord as Dave Wolfe1951 Kansas Raiders Rudolph Tate as Dave Wolfe1951 The Scarf Level Louie as David Wolfe1951 The Guest (Short) Martin Androvitch as David Wolfe1952 5 Fingers Da Costa Uncredited1952 The Cimarron Kid Sam Swanson as David Wolfe1952 The Iron Mistress James Black Uncredited1952 Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie Sam Eichenbogen Uncredited1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway Counsel Uncredited1954 Salt of the Earth Barton as David Wolfe1962 Flat Two Emil louba Edgar Wallace Mysteries1963 Live It Up! Mark Watson U.S. ' Sing and Swing '.1964 Man in the Middle Colonel Mayburt 1964 Walk a Tightrope Ed 1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Young Judge Uncredited1967 The Double Man Andrew Miller 1967 You Only Live Twice American Diplomat Uncredited1967 Danger Route Bennett 1967 Torture Garden Mike Charles (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")1968 Dark of the Sun Adams (UK title: The Mercenaries)1968 Inspector Clouseau Police Chief Geffrion 1969 Crooks and Coronets Jack 1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Villac Umu 1970 Patton Lieutenant General Harry Buford 1971 Fun and Games Gribney 1971 Diamonds Are Forever Morton Slumber 1972 Embassy Kadish 1972 Endless Night Uncle Frank 1974 Road Movie Harry (final film role)

References

Further reading North, Max (June 6, 1964). "Do You Prefer Villains to Nice Guys". Manchester Evening News. p. 3.

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