Eduard Linkers

Austrian actor (1912–2004)

Eduard Linkers

Born| (1912-10-11)11 October 1912

Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine)

Died| 3 April 2004(2004-04-03) (aged 91)

Wartenberg, Bavaria, Germany

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1936–1988

Eduard Linkers (11 October 1912 - 3 April 2004) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1936 and 1988.[1]

## Life

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He was born as Eduard Linker to a family of Jewish descent in Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary. He studied acting in Vienna, where he also started his acting career. After Anschluss he escaped to Czechoslovakia. He made his living by teaching English. That's how he met a Czech director František Čáp, who cast him in his movie Men Without Wings (1946).[2] In 1952 he moved to Germany, where he acted in American productions. He spoke Romanian, German, English, Czech, French and Italian.[2]

## Selected filmography

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* Catherine the Last (1936) - Steinschneider, Braun's secretary
* Peter im Schnee (1937) - Theobald Flambach
* Men Without Wings (1946) - Ullmann
* Nadlidé (1946)
* Uloupená hranice (1947) - Czapan
* Nobody Knows Anything (1947) - SS-man Fritz Heinecke
* Krakatit (1948) - Carson
* Getting on in the World (1948) - Banker Antonín Klika
* Zelená knížka (1949) - Salesman Karel Bocan
* Pětistovka (1949)
* Soudný den (1949)
* Křížová trojka (1948) - Dr. Hadrbolec
* Cuba Cabana (1952) - Honneg
* Dutch Girl (1953) - Polizeiwachtmeister
* Das Licht der Liebe (1954) - Gläubiger Walter Zellers
* They Were So Young (1954) - M. Albert
* Jackboot Mutiny (1955) - SS-Mann
* The Double Husband (1955) - Bachwitz
* Mr. Arkadin (1955) - Second Policeman - Munich
* Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone [de] (1955) - Finanzminister Bollemann
* Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) - Gastjaiswort
* Das Mädchen Marion (1956) - Sawatzki, Pferdehändler
* Der Etappenhase [de] (1957) - Zahlmeister Kranz
* A Farewell to Arms (1957) - Lieutenant Zimmerman
* Escape from Sahara (1958)
* Nackt wie Gott sie schuf [de] (1958)
* Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol [de] (1958)
* The Domestic Tyrant (1959) - Prosecutor
* Heiße Ware (1959) - Ludwig Klein
* Labyrinth (1959) - Jacques
* Orientalische Nächte (1960) - Tomaides
* Himmel, Amor und Zwirn (1960)
* I Aim at the Stars (1960) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* The Last Pedestrian (1960) - Herr im Mercedes (uncredited)
* Question 7 (1961) - Otto Zingler - Werkmeister
* The Festival Girls (1961) - Jerome
* A Matter of WHO (1961) - Linkers
* I Must Go to the City (1962) - Bankdirektor Sieper
* Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) - Dr. Torsch (uncredited)
* Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war... (1963) - Narrator (voice)
* Aus meiner Waldheimat (1963) - Narrator (voice)
* Als ich beim Käthele im Wald war (1963) - Narrator (voice)
* Encounter in Salzburg (1964)
* The Defector (1966) - Fluchthelfer Franz Ritter (uncredited)
* Jack of Diamonds (1967) - Geisling
* Before Winter Comes (1969) - Businessman
* Deep End (1970) - Cinema Owner
* Hurra, ein toller Onkel wird Papa (1970)
* Bloody Friday (1972) - Dr. Gutwein (uncredited)
* The Salzburg Connection (1972) - Tour Guide
* All People Will Be Brothers (1973) - Mann mit Bart
* Steppenwolf (1974) - Mr. Hefte
* The Marquise of O (1976) - Der Arzt
* Derrick (1976-1994) - Kellner / Älteres Ehepaar / Hotelportier / Herr Renz (Last appearance)
* Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl [de] (1977)
* Son of Hitler (1978) - Postmaster
* Fantômas [fr] \- Season 1, Episode 2: "Le Tramway Fantôme" (1980) - Mme. Kirsh
* Malevil (1981) - Fabrelatre
* Lovec senzací (1989) - Kishuv otec

## References

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1. ^ "Eduard Linkers". Film Portal. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. ^ a b "Eduard Linkers - Životopis". FDb.cz.

## External links

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* Eduard Linkers at IMDb

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