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Peter Capell

Actor • Born 1912

Peter Capell

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About

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Capell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known for

The Old Fox posterThe Old FoxSeries • 1977Derrick posterDerrickSeries • 1974Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948Suspense posterSuspenseSeries • 1949Lights Out posterLights OutSeries • 1949Playhouse 90 posterPlayhouse 90Series • 1956Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory posterWilly Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryMovie • 1971Tales of Tomorrow posterTales of TomorrowSeries • 1951Das Kriminalmuseum posterDas KriminalmuseumSeries • 1963Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre posterGraf Yoster gibt sich die EhreSeries • 1967Paths of Glory posterPaths of GloryMovie • 1957Holocaust posterHolocaustSeries • 1978Sorcerer posterSorcererMovie • 1977The Vikings posterThe VikingsMovie • 1958Fedora posterFedoraMovie • 1978One, Two, Three posterOne, Two, ThreeMovie • 1961The Little Drummer Girl posterThe Little Drummer GirlMovie • 1984The Counterfeit Traitor posterThe Counterfeit TraitorMovie • 1962The Burglar posterThe BurglarMovie • 1957Walk East on Beacon posterWalk East on BeaconMovie • 1952