Harold Dyrenforth
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1913-06-24 – 2005-10-28
Place of birth: Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Biography
Harald Dyrenforth started his career as an actor in the late thirties in the Swiss theatre and radio, came to America in 1938, appeared in a number of Broadway plays and New York radio shows, served a hitch in the U.S. Army Ski Troops and another one as a foreign language broadcaster for the Office of War Information and "voice of America" of the U.S. State Department. In 1946 he made his movie debut in a featured part, that of Walter Damrosch in the film "Carnegie Hall." He appeared in over 40 pictures and 500 TV shows. He earned a Master's Degree in Theater Arts at U.C.L.A. and taught at Chapman College in Orange, CA while working as an actor and director. In 1961 he directed "the Madwoman of Chaillot" at Long Beach State College.
Known for

Jump Into Hell
1955Maj. Flandrin
Watusi
1959Wilhelm von Kentner
Target Unknown
1951Sergeant Weltzer (uncredited)
Congo Crossing
1956Steiner
Storm Over Tibet
1952Professor Faber
The Desert Rats
1953Observer (uncredited)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
Morituri
1965Cornelson, Ingo Navigator (uncredited)
The Red Ball Express
1952German Sergeant (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
1971(uncredited)
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960The General