Peter Capell
Actor
- Born
- September 3, 1912 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- March 3, 1986 (age 73)
Peter Capell (3 September 1912 - 3 March 1985) was a German actor who was active on screen from 1945 until 1985. His first role was in Winterset, shortly after the end of the Second World War. His final role came a year before his death, when he appeared in Mamas Geburtstag. Both of these were television productions. He also appeared in many films, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), in which he played a "tinker" who spoke to Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) at the gates of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Capell died, aged 72, in March 1985.
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Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
June 29, 1971
Paths of Glory
October 25, 1957
Sorcerer
June 24, 1977
One, Two, Three
December 15, 1961
The Vikings
June 11, 1958
Fedora
June 29, 1978
The Counterfeit Traitor
April 13, 1962
The Little Drummer Girl
October 19, 1984
The Burglar
June 1, 1957
Walk East on Beacon
June 1, 1952
Glorious Times in the Spessart
September 21, 1967
The American Success Company
March 1, 1980
Acting69
- 1985Mamas Geburtstag
- 1984The Little Drummer Girl as Schwindli
- 1981Charlotte as Grandfather
- 1980The American Success Company as Lichtenstein
- 1979Son of Hitler as Fritz Buchmann
- 1978Ehrlich währt am längsten as Sir George Chudleigh
- 1978Fedora as Second Director
- 1977Sorcerer as Lartigue
- 1976The Spy Who Never Was as Mahmoud
- 1976So oder so ist das Leben