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Actor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz J\u00fcrgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982) was a German- Austrian theatre and film actor. In English-language films he usually appeared as Curt Jurgens. He was best known for his role as Ernst Udet in Des Teufels General. His English-language roles include James Bond’s villain Carl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Eric Carradine in And God Created Woman (1956) and Professor Immanuel Rath in The Blue Angel (1959).<\/p>\n Jurgen was born on 13 December 1915 in the municipality of Soln, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire. His father, Kurt, was a merchant from Hamburg and his mother, Marie-Albertine, was a French teacher. He had two older twin sisters, Jeanette and Marguerite. He began his professional career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Busler. He spent much of his early career on the Vienna stage. He spent much of his early career on the Vienna stage. Due to serious injuries sustained in a car accident in the summer of 1933, he was unable to have children.<\/p>\n Jurgen was critical of Nazism in his native Germany. In 1944, after filming Wiener M\u00e4deln, he argued with Robert Kaltenbrunner (brother of high-ranking Austrian SS officer Ernst Kaltenbrunner), SS- Obersturmbannf\u00fchrer Otto Skorzeny and a member of Baldur von Schirach’s staff in a Viennese bar without knowing who they were. After this event, J\u00fcrgens was sent to a labour camp for the “politically unreliable” in Hungary. After a few weeks he managed to escape and went into hiding. J\u00fcrgen became an Austrian citizen after the war.<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgen went on to play soldiers in many war films. Notable performances in this vein include his screen role in Des Teufels General (1955, The Devil’s General), a fictionalized portrayal of World War I flying ace and Luftwaffe general in World War II Ernst Udet, followed by Roger Vadim’s Et Dieu… cr\u00e9a la femme (And God created woman) starring Brigitte Bardot.<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgen’s first Hollywood film was The Enemy Below (1957), in which he played a German submarine captain. In 1962, he played the German general G\u00fcnther Blumentritt in The Longest Day (1962). Later, in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), he played the villain Karl Stromberg, a sociopathic industrialist who tries to turn the world into an oceanic paradise. His last film appearance was as Ma\u00eetre Legraine, alongside Alain Delon and Claude Jade in the spy thriller Tehran 43 (1981). On English-language television, he played Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in several episodes of the BBC series Fall of Eagles (1974) and appeared as General Vladimir in the BBC’s Smiley’s People (1982).<\/p>\n Although he appeared in more than 100 films, J\u00fcrgen was also a notable theatre actor. He was a member of several theatres in Vienna (Volkstheater 1938-1941, Burgtheater 1940-1953 and 1965- 1968, etc.). He played the title role in Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival from 1973 to 1977 – arguably the most prominent role for a German-speaking male actor. In 1966 he appeared in a brief performance on Broadway, at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, opposite Geraldine Page, directed by George Schaefer.<\/p>\n His last theatrical appearance was with the Vienna State Opera on 9 March 1981 as Bassa Selim in Mozart’s opera Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail. He also directed a few films with limited success, e.g. Bankraub in der Rue Latour, and wrote screenplays, e.g. Bonus on Death.<\/p>\n In 1976 he called his memoirs … und kein bi\u00dfchen weise (And not at all wise).<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgens provided the German voice of the journalist in the 1980 German dubbing of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds.<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgen kept a house in France, but often returned to Vienna to perform on stage. He died there of a heart attack on 18 June 1982. He had suffered a heart attack several years earlier. During it he had a near-death experience, during which he claimed to have died and gone to hell. Jurgens was buried in Vienna’s central cemetery.<\/p>\n He was 1.92 m tall. Brigitte Bardot called him “the Normandy wardrobe man” during their collaboration on the film Et Dieu… cr\u00e9a la femme.<\/p>\n In the summer of 1957 J\u00fcrgen had a brief but intense relationship with actress Romy Schneider.<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgens was married to Lulu Basler, actress (15 June 1937 – 8 October 1947) (divorced)<\/p>\n Judith Holzmeister (16 October 1947 – 1955) (divorced)<\/p>\n Eva Bartok (13 August 1955 – 1956) (divorced).[15].<\/p>\n Simone Bicheron (14 September 1958 – 1977) (divorced)<\/p>\n Margie Schmitz (21 March 1978 – 18 June 1982) (death)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n K\u00f6nigswalzer (1935) as Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria (J\u00fcrgens’ first film)<\/p>\n Family Parade (1936) as Graf Erik Stjernenh\u00f6<\/p>\n The Unknown (1936) as Hans Wellenkamp<\/p>\n Love Can Lie (1937) as student Holger Engstr\u00f6m<\/p>\n To New Shores (1937) as Bobby Wells’ friend<\/p>\n Tango Notturno (1937) as Jac’s friend, musician (uncredited)<\/p>\n The Girl of Last Night (1938) as Die drei Attach\u00e9s (uncredited)<\/p>\n Salonwagen E 417 [de] (1939) as Prinz Heinrich Karl<\/p>\n Weltrekord im Seitensprung (1940) as Peter Enderlein, Kapellmeister<\/p>\n Herz ohne Heimat (1940) as Bob (uncredited)<\/p>\n Operetta (1940) as Karl Mill\u00f6cker<\/p>\n Stimme des Herzens (1942) as Volont\u00e4r Drews<\/p>\n Whom the Gods Love (1942) as Emperor Joseph II<\/p>\n Women are not angels (1943) as Bandini<\/p>\n Ein gl\u00fccklicher Mensch (1943) as Petersen<\/p>\n Ein Blick zur\u00fcck [de] (1944) as Dr. Erich Thienwiebel<\/p>\n Eine kleine Sommermelodie (1944) as Wolfgang Schwab<\/p>\n The Singing House (1948) as Hans Storch, orchestra leader<\/p>\n Hin und her [de] (1948) as Prinz Bernardo<\/p>\n The Angel with the Trumpet (1948) as Graf Leopold Thraun<\/p>\n On Resonant Shores (1948) as Stefan Keller<\/p>\n The Heavenly Waltz (1948) as Clemens M. Weidenauer<\/p>\n Verlorenes Rennen [de] (1948) as George Miller<\/p>\n Das Kuckucksei (1949) as Dr. Kurt Walla<\/p>\n Lambert Feels Threatened (1949) as Kommissar Roland<\/p>\n Hexen [de] (1949) as Heinz Wagner<\/p>\n \u0392\u03b9\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03ad\u03b6\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 (1949) as Graf Lechenberg<\/p>\n Bonus on Death (1950) as Gunarson, opera tenor<\/p>\n Der Schu\u00df durchs Fenster (1950)<\/p>\n Kissing Is No Sin (1950) as Kammers\u00e4nger Felix Alberti<\/p>\n The Disturbed Wedding Night (1950) as Lawrence Vinning<\/p>\n A Rare Lover (1950) as Sascha Borotraz<\/p>\n Ein L\u00e4cheln im Sturm [de] (1951) as Jean Langrand<\/p>\n Das Geheimnis einer Ehe [de] (1951) as conductor Felix Adrian<\/p>\n Der schweigende Mund [de] (1951) as architect Reinhold<\/p>\n Gangsterpremiere [de] (1951) as Kommissar<\/p>\n House of Life (1952) as Axel Jolander<\/p>\n Knall and Fall as Imposters (1952) as John Vandergold<\/p>\n 1. \u0391\u03c0\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 2000 (1952) as Capitano Herakles<\/p>\n Rose of the Mountain (1952) as composer Jack Long<\/p>\n Praterherzen [de] (1953) as Toni Brandstetter<\/p>\n They Call It Love (1953) as Peter Malm\u00f6<\/p>\n Music by Night (1953) as Hans Kersten<\/p>\n The Last Waltz (1953) as Rittmeister Graf Sarassow<\/p>\n Everything for Father (1953) as Clemens Haberland<\/p>\n Meines Vaters Pferde I. Teil Lena und Nicoline [de] (1954) as Pat<\/p>\n A Woman of Today (1954) as Heinz Bender<\/p>\n Circus of Love (1954) as Toni<\/p>\n Prisoners of Love (1954) as Willi Kluge<\/p>\n Orient Express (1954) as Bate<\/p>\n The Confession of Ina Kahr (1954) as Paul Kahr<\/p>\n Du bist die Richtige [de] (1955) as Stefan Selby<\/p>\n Des Teufels General (1955) as General Harry Harras<\/p>\n Love without illusions (1955) as Walter<\/p>\n Die Ratten (1955) as Bruno Mechelke<\/p>\n Heroes and Sinners (1955) as Wolf Gerke<\/p>\n Du mein stilles Tal [de] (1955) as Gerd<\/p>\n Devil in Silk (1956) as Thomas Ritter<\/p>\n The Golden Bridge (1956) as Balder<\/p>\n Without You All Is Darkness (1956) as Dr. Robert Kessler<\/p>\n And God Created Woman (1956) as Eric Carradine<\/p>\n The House of Intrigue (\u0399\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac: Londra chiama polo Nord) (1956) as Colonel Bernes<\/p>\n Michael Strogoff (1956) as Michel Strogoff<\/p>\n Bitter Victory (1957) as Major Brand<\/p>\n An eye for an eye (1957) as Dr. Walter<\/p>\n Les Espions (1957) as Alex<\/p>\n The Enemy Below (1957) as Von Stolberg<\/p>\n Tamango (1958) as Captain John Reinker<\/p>\n This Happy Feeling (1958) as Preston Mitchell<\/p>\n Me and the Colonel (1958) as Colonel Prokoszny<\/p>\n The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) as Captain Lin Nan<\/p>\n Der Schinderhannes (1958) as Johann ‘Schinderhannes’ B\u00fcckler<\/p>\n Le vent se l\u00e8ve [fr] (1959) as Eric Muller<\/p>\n Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) as Mark Bertram Conrad<\/p>\n The Blue Angel (1959) \u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 Immanuel Rath<\/p>\n Magnificent Sinner (1959) as Tsar Alexander II<\/p>\n I Aim at the Stars (1960) as Wernher von Braun<\/p>\n Brainwashing (1960) as Werner von Basil<\/p>\n Gustav Adolf’s Page (1960) as king Gustav Adolf<\/p>\n Bankraub in der Rue Latour (1961) as Cliff MacHardy<\/p>\n Girl in a Suitcase (1961) as Rich Guy in Boat (uncredited)<\/p>\n The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1961) as Michel Strogoff<\/p>\n Disorder (1962) as Carlo’s father<\/p>\n The Longest Day (1962) as General G\u00fcnther Blumentritt<\/p>\n I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra (1962) as mr Edmond<\/p>\n Three Penny Opera [de] (1963) as Captain Macheath<\/p>\n Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) as General Tellheim<\/p>\n Of Love and Desire (1963) as Paul Beckmann<\/p>\n Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963) as Hugo Falsen<\/p>\n Hide and Seek (1964) as Hubert Marek<\/p>\n Meeting in Salzburg (1964) as Hans Wilke, General Manager<\/p>\n Les Parias de la gloire (1964) as Ludwig Goetz<\/p>\n Psyche 59 (1964) as Eric Crawford<\/p>\n DM-Killer [de] (1965) as Kurt Lehnert<\/p>\n Lord Jim (1965) as Cornelius<\/p>\n Who wants to sleep? (1965) as Stefan von Cramer<\/p>\n Zwei Girls vom Roten Stern (1966) as Dave O’Connor<\/p>\n Congress of Love (1966) as Tsar Alexander I<\/p>\n Target for Killing (1966) as G\u00e9rard van Looch \/ Giant<\/p>\n The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966) as The Baron<\/p>\n Dirty Heroes (1967) as General Edwin von Keist<\/p>\n The Karate Killers (1967) as Carl von Kessen<\/p>\n Der L\u00fcgner und die Nonne [de] (1967) as Cardinal<\/p>\n OSS 117 – Double Agent (1968) as Il Maggiore<\/p>\n The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968) as Dr. Jan Diffring<\/p>\n Babeck [de] (1968, TV mini-series) as Babeck<\/p>\n The Assassination Bureau (1969) as Gen. von Pinck<\/p>\n Battle of the Commandos (1969) as Gen. von Reilow<\/p>\n On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969) as Hannes Teversen<\/p>\n Battle of Britain (1969) as Baron von Richter<\/p>\n Battle of Neretva (1969) as Lohring<\/p>\n Slap in the Face (1970) as Thomas Nathan Terbanks<\/p>\n Hotel by the Hour (1970) as Kommissar Canisius<\/p>\n The Invincible Six (1970) as Baron<\/p>\n Hello-Goodbye (1970) as Baron De Choisis<\/p>\n The Priest of St. Pauli (1970) as Konrad Johannsen<\/p>\n Cannabis (1970) as Henri Emery<\/p>\n The Mephisto Waltz (1971) as Duncan Mowbray Ely<\/p>\n K\u00e4pt’n Rauhbein aus St. Pauli [de] (1971) as Captain Markus Jolly<\/p>\n Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as the German consul in Switzerland<\/p>\n Fieras sin jaula (1971) as Ronald Marvelling<\/p>\n Kill! 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(1971) as Grueningen<\/p>\n \u00c0 la guerre comme \u00e0 la guerre [fr] (1972) as a Russian general<\/p>\n Der Kommissar (TV) (1972-1973) as Harald Bergmann \/ Dr. Hochst\u00e4tter<\/p>\n The Vault of Horror (1973) as Sebastian (part 3 “This Trick’ll Kill You”)<\/p>\n Profession: Alvarez (1973) as Alvarez<\/p>\n Soft Beds, Hard Fights (1974) as General Von Grotjahn<\/p>\n Fall of Eagles (TV, 1974) as Otto von Bismarck<\/p>\n Radiografia di una Svastika (1974)<\/p>\n Cagliostro (1975) as Cardinal Braschi<\/p>\n Derrick – season 2, episode 4: “Madeira” (1975) as Paul Bubach<\/p>\n Der zweite Fr\u00fchling [de] (1975) as Fox<\/p>\n Povero Cristo [it] (1975) as Man Engaging Giorgio<\/p>\n The Mimosa Wants to Blossom Too (1976) as Josef Popov<\/p>\n Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich [de] (1976) as Senator Shelton<\/p>\n The Twist (1976) as Le bijoutier \/ Jeweller<\/p>\n The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as Karl Stromberg<\/p>\n Sch\u00f6ner Gigolo, armer Gigolo (1978) as Prince<\/p>\n Breakthrough (1979) as General Hofmann<\/p>\n Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1979) (also known as Tehran Incident and Cruise Missile) as Baron Marchant<\/p>\n Goldengirl (1979) as Dr. Serafin<\/p>\n La lunga strada senza polvere [it] (1979) as Cameo (uncredited)<\/p>\n La Gueule de l’autre (1979) as Wilfrid<\/p>\n Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen [de] (1979) as UFO Commander<\/p>\n The Sleep of Death (1980) as Count St. Alyre<\/p>\n Teheran 43 (1981) as Ma\u00eetre Legraine<\/p>\n Collin [de] (TV movie, 1981) as Hans Collin<\/p>\n Smiley’s People (BBC TV, 1982) as General Vladimir (last film role)<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1669988379425{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: 100px !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”638a000ceca41″ parallax_scroll=”no” woodmart_sticky_column=”false” wd_collapsible_content_switcher=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_offcanvas_mobile=”no” wd_column_role_content_desktop=”no” wd_column_role_content_tablet=”no” wd_column_role_content_mobile=”no” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9476","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9476"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9479,"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9476\/revisions\/9479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heptapolis-finearts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Biography<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
Early life<\/span><\/h3>\n
Career<\/span><\/h3>\n
J\u00fcrgen’s grave in Vienna’s main cemetery<\/span><\/h3>\n
Private life<\/span><\/h3>\n
Partial filmography<\/span><\/h3>\n