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Wilhelm von Brincken is a Actor American born on 27 may 1881
Wilhelm von Brincken, also known as Wilhelm L. von Brincken, William Vaughn, William von Brinken and William Vaughan, was a German spy during World War I, who would go on to become an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras.
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Von Brincken remarried, to socialite Milo Abercrombie. In January 1946, while in New York City, von Brincken would suffer a ruptured artery. He was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he died on January 18, 1946. He would be buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.Usually with
Filmography of Wilhelm von Brincken (54 films)
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Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
, 2h6Directed by Raoul Walsh, Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, Julie Bishop, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene
Roles German Submarine Captain (uncredited)
Rating69%
An American oil tanker mastered by Capt. Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) is sunk in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. He and the first officer, his friend Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart), make it to a lifeboat along with other crewmen. When the U-boat crew starts filming their plight they respond with rude gestures and are rammed. The men swim to a raft and are rescued after 11 days adrift.
The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)
, 1h9Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Scotty Beckett, Wilhelm von Brincken
Roles German General
Rating61%
Plan for Destruction (1943)
, 22minutesDirected by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Lewis Stone, Frank Reicher, Wilhelm von Brincken, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Rating62%
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Rod Cameron, Joan Marsh, Kurt Kreuger, Duncan Renaldo, Georges Renavent, Kurt Katch
Roles Capt. Boschert
Rating68%
In an attempt to control the entire Middle East and defeat the Allies, Nazi agent Baron von Rommler (Lionel Royce) captures and impersonates Sultan Abou Ben Ali (also Lionel Royce), leader of all the Arabs. Opposed to him is Secret Service Agent Rex Bennett (Rod Cameron), along with British reporter Janet Blake (Joan Marsh) and Chief of Police Captain Pierre LaSalle (Duncan Renaldo).
Background to Danger (1943)
, 1h20Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Historical, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Osa Massen, Turhan Bey
Roles German Official
Rating63%
In 1942, Nazi Germany attempts to bring neutral Turkey into the war on its side by staging an assassination attempt on Franz von Papen, its own ambassador to the country. Much to the annoyance of Colonel Robinson (Sydney Greenstreet), von Papen survives and the Russians that his agent provocateur was trying to frame have solid alibis, forcing him to turn to another scheme to inflame Turkey's traditional rivalry with Russia.
Around the World (1943)
, 1h20Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, Marcy McGuire, Wally Brown, Claire Carleton, Alan Carney
Roles German
Rating56%
Kay Kyser, his band, and several entertainers begin a tour of overseas U.S. military forces. In Australia, the group is approached by a stranded American teen-ager, Marcy McGuire, who pleads with Kyser for him to take her with them when they leave. Kyser refuses, but this does not deter McGuire, who stows away on the group's plane heading for India. When she is discovered, the American authorities insist she be returned to Australia, but Kyser agrees to take responsibility for her.
The Purple V (1943)
, 58minutesDirected by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Actors John Archer, Fritz Kortner, Kurt Katch, Walter Sande, Wilhelm von Brincken, Peter Lawford
Roles Col. von Ritter (as William Vaughn)
Rating58%
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
, 1h57Directed by Leo McCarey, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Walter Slezak, Albert Dekker, Albert Bassermann, Ferike Boros
Roles German Colonel with American Consul (uncredited)
Rating63%
In the days leading up to World War II, Katie O'Hara (Ginger Rogers), an American burlesque performer masquerading as American socialite "Katherine Butt-Smith", pronounced byüt-smith, is about to marry Austrian Baron Von Luber (Walter Slezak). Foreign correspondent Pat O'Toole (Cary Grant) suspects Von Luber of being a Nazi sympathizer and tries unsuccessfully to get information from Katie by deceit, but is warned off by Von Luber.
Reunion in France (1942)
, 1h44Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, John Carradine
Roles Major (uncredited)
Rating62%
1940 in Paris, Michele de la Becque (Joan Crawford) is a career woman in love with industrial designer Robert Cortot (Philip Dorn). Together they enjoy a luxurious lifestyle unfazed by the approach of World War II. After the Battle of France and subsequent German occupation, Michele discovers her lover is socializing with German officers and his plants are manufacturing weapons for them. She confronts him and he does not deny her evidence. She is outraged. She aids a downed American in the Eagle Squadron of the Royal Air Force bomber pilot Pat Talbot (John Wayne) from Pennsylvania and finds herself falling in love with him. Later, she discovers Cortot is turning out defective weapons for the Germans and organizing a French fighting force. Michele is happily reunited with Cortot.
Atlantic Convoy (1942)
, 1h6Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field, John Beal, Victor Kilian, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges
Roles U-Boat Officer
Rating58%
Counter-Espionage (1942)
, 1h13Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Forrest Tucker
Rating64%
In the midst of World War II, Harvey Leeds, working as secretary for the highly reputed British criminologist Sir Stafford Hart in London, is lobbying for a legislature ordering the immediate arrest of all foreign agents staioned in Britain. Harvey is engaged to Sir Stafford’s daughter, Pamela, and is visiting the Hart mansion. He is about to leave the mansion to be with Pamela, who works at an air raid shelter, when he happens upon a briefcase in the foyer. He looks through the briefcase, that belongs to Sir Stafford’s assistant, Kent Wells, before heading out in the night. he doesn’t get far though, but is knocked out by air raid warden Anton Schugg, and thrown into the back of the warden’s ambulance.
King of the Mounties (1942)
Directed by William Witney
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Allan Lane, Gilbert Emery, Russell Hicks, Peggy Drake, George Irving, Abner Biberman
Roles Marshal Von Horst (as William Vaughn)
Rating64%
Canada is being bombed mercilessly by a mysterious plane, which is shaped like a boomerang, and is dubbed "The Falcon". The plane is under the command of Japanese admiral Yamata. The identity of the plane remains a mystery until Professor Marshall Brent and his daughter Carol arrive with a new type of airplane detector. The axis forces are planning a Canadian invasion, and feeling that Professor Brent poses a threat to their plan, they kidnap him. RCMP Sergeant Dave King attempts a rescue, but the Professor is killed when the plane in which he is held captive crashes into a riverboat.
Miss V from Moscow (1942)
, 1h13Directed by Albert Herman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Noel Madison, Paul Weigel, Anna Demetrio, Kathryn Sheldon
Roles Captain Richter (as William Vaughn)
Rating51%
Joan of Ozark (1942)
, 1h22Directed by Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joe E. Brown, Eddie Foy, Jr., Jerome Cowan, Gladys Gale, Alexander Granach, Anne Jeffreys
Roles German Radio Operator
Rating58%
A hillbilly manages to foil a ring of Nazi spies operating in the United States.
A Yank in Libya (1942)
, 1h7Directed by Albert Herman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors H. B. Warner, Walter Woolf King, Duncan Renaldo, Joan Woodbury, George J. Lewis, Wilhelm von Brincken
Rating43%
American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for an uprising of the Arab tribes in Libya. Pursued by Sheik David and his men, Mike takes refuge in the suite of Nancy Brooks, who is in the British Intelligence. He asks her to hide a gun and escapes through a window. Reporting the affair to British Consul Herbert Forbes, the latter tries to discourage him from further investigation, as the British are aware of the plot and are planning on staging a coup. He goes with Mike to Nancy's apartment, and she denies having ever seen him before. Sheik Ibrahim, next in command of the Arab tribe to Sheik David, is plotting with Nazi agent Yussof Streyer to kill David who is friendly with the British. Mike and Nancy have gone to David's camp, escape from Ibrahim's henchmen, and get back to El Moktar before the Arabs attack the garrison.