Actor anton diffring biography of michael jackson

German actor (1916–1989)

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; 20 October 1916 – 19 May 1989)^[1] was a German actor.

Actor anton diffring biography of michael jackson

He had an extensive film and television career in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1980s, latterly appearing in international films. Primarily a character actor, he often played Nazi officers in World War II films, and other antagonistic authority figures.^[2]

Early life

Diffring was born Alfred Pollack in Koblenz.

His father, Solomon Pollack, was a Jewish shop-owner who managed to avoid internment and survived Nazi rule in Germany. His mother, Bertha Pollack (née Diffring), was Christian. He studied acting in Berlin and Vienna, but there is conjecture about when he left Germany prior to the outbreak of World War II.

The audio commentary for the Doctor Who serial Silver Nemesis mentions that he left in 1936 to escape persecution due to his homosexuality. Other accounts point to him leaving in 1939 and settling i