Rolf Wanka
Rolf Wanka was an Austrian actor.
Biography
He was of Czech, German and French origin. His father was Dr. Josef Wanka was head physician in Vienna. His mother was Emma Pippich. His family owned a mansion in Hřiměždice, Czechoslovakia, where he spent a lot of time. He studied Czech [Technical University in Prague], then University of Innsbruck. He spoke German, Czech, French and English. He appeared as a leading man in many Austrian, West German and Czechoslovak movies. He was married three times and had two children. His second wife was the actress Friedl Czepa.
Selected filmography
M - Man Wehe, wenn er losgelassen - Der heilige PetrusThe Foolish Virgin - Anton RabelingThe World's in Love - Peter, sein SohnCircus Saran - Kurt von HerdegenFather Vojtěch - Father Vojtěch DvoreckýIrca's Romance - Lexa HoraNot [a Word About Love] - Hubert Kersten - ModeschöpferEscape to the Adriatic - Fred Bergen - MonteurPoslíček lásky - Pavel TomanLízin let do nebe - Dr. Petr TumlirA Step into [the Darkness (1938 film)|Krok do tmy] - RonnyAlert in the Mediterranean - von SchliedenLinen from Ireland - Dr. GollThe [Right to Love (1939 film)|The Right to Love] - Martin Förchinger, sein Förster u. VerwalterMy Daughter Doesn't Do That - Georg BartenbergAnuschka - Dr. Sascha WendtThe Magic Face - Gen. RodenbuschMaria Theresa - Oberstkämmerer KhevenhüllerThe Poacher - ProsecutorStars Over Colombo - ProsecutorFranz Schubert - Franz SchoberStreet Serenade The Prisoner of the Maharaja - ProsecutorThe [Red Prince (film)|The Red Prince] - Rittmeister Graf DaunThe Silent Angel - KatsMarriage Impostor - Baron GouttenBall of Nations - BrambachenThree Birch Trees on the Heath - Ernö, ZigeunerprimasThe Battalion in the Shadows - NarradorThe [Priest and the Girl (1958 film)|The Priest and the Girl] - FioriFor Love and Others - Senor RavellaThree Men in a Boat - Dr. FlüeliCaptain Sindbad - The KingThe Internecine Project - Art DealerThe Desert of the Tartars - Prosdocimo