# Rolf Wanka

Rolf Wanka (14 February 1901 – 30 November 1982) 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 Technical University in Prague, then University in Insbruck. He spoke German, Czech, French and English. He appeared as a leading man in many Austrian, West German and Czechoslovakian movies. He was married three times and had two children. His second wife was the actress Friedl Czepa.

## Selected filmography

* M (1931) - Man (uncredited)
* Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) - Der heilige Petrus
* Pozdní máj (1934) - Ing. Nedbal
* Matka Kráčmerka (1934) - MUC. Václav Zdeborský
* The Foolish Virgin (1935) - Anton Rabeling
* The World's in Love (1935) - Peter, sein Sohn
* Buchhalter Schnabel (1935) - Hans Binder
* Circus Saran (1935) - Kurt von Herdegen
* Polibek ve sněhu (1935) - Petr Bard
* Liebe auf Bretteln (1935) - Peter Bard
* Hilde Petersen postlagernd (1936) - Dr. Victor Franke - Lawyer
* Divoch (1936) - Mirko Rolín
* Arme kleine Inge (1936, German-language version of Sextánka) - Professor Strom
* Father Vojtěch (1936) - Father Vojtěch Dvorecký
* Srdce v soumraku (1936) - Pavel Vach
* Irca's Romance (1936) - Lexa Hora
* Not a Word About Love (1937, German-language version of Poslíček lásky) - Hubert Kersten - Modeschöpfer
* Sextánka (1937) - Prof. Jirí Hron
* Výdělečné ženy (1937) - Ing. Marek
* Escape to the Adriatic (1937, German-language version of Irca's Romance) - Fred Bergen - Monteur
* Poslíček lásky (1937) - Pavel Toman
* Lízin let do nebe (1937) - Dr. Petr Tumlir
* Krok do tmy (1938) - Ronny
* Heiraten – aber wen? (1938) - Dr. Felix Hübner
* Rote Rosen – blaue Adria (1938, German-language version of Divoch) - Peter Danner
* Alert in the Mediterranean (1938) - von Schlieden
* Linen from Ireland (1939) - Dr. Goll
* Dein Leben gehört mir (1939)
* The Right to Love (1939) - Martin Förchinger, sein Förster u. Verwalter
* My Daughter Doesn't Do That (1940) - Georg Bartenberg
* Anuschka (1942) - Dr. Sascha Wendt
* Orizzonte di sangue (1942) - Sergio
* Hundstage (1944) - Dr. Peter Kirchner
* Umwege zu dir (1947)
* Gruß und Kuß aus der Wachau (1950) - Ulrich Kürenberg
* The Magic Face (1951) - Gen. Rodenbusch
* Maria Theresa (1951) - Oberstkämmerer Khevenhüller
* Wienerinnen (1952)
* Die Fiakermilli (1953) - Major Graf Eggern
* The Poacher (1953) - Prosecutor
* Stars Over Colombo (1953) - Prosecutor
* Franz Schubert (1953) - Franz Schober
* Street Serenade (1953)
* The Prisoner of the Maharaja (1954) - Prosecutor
* The Red Prince (1954) - Rittmeister Graf Daun
* Nel gorgo del peccato (1954)
* The Silent Angel (1954) - Kats
* Marriage Impostor (1954) - Baron Goutten
* Ball of Nations (1954) - Brambachen
* Klisura (1956) - Mihael
* Miedo (1956) - Arturo Spiegel
* Todos somos necesarios (1956) - Marcos Alberola
* Embajadores en el Infierno (1956) - Mikhail
* La mestiza (1956) - Álex
* Three Birch Trees on the Heath (1956) - Ernö, Zigeunerprimas
* Viaje de novios (1956) - Luis
* The Battalion in the Shadows (1957) - Narrador
* Horas de pánico (1957)
* Der lachende Vagabund [de] (1958)
* The Priest and the Girl (1958) - Fiori
* A Gift for Heidi (1958) - Mr. Binder
* Your Body Belongs to Me [de] (1959)
* For Love and Others (1959) - Senor Ravella
* Die schöne Lügnerin (1959) - Graf Waldau Senior / Count Waldau Sr.
* Der lustige Krieg des Hauptmann Pedro [de] (1959) - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
* X-25 javlja (1960)
* Three Men in a Boat (1961) - Dr. Flüeli
* Auf Wiedersehen am blauen Meer (1962) - Anulfi
* Captain Sindbad (1963) - The King
* No Survivors, Please [de] (1964)
* Sünde mit Rabatt (1968) - Kurt
* Wer weint denn schon im Freudenhaus? (1970) - Gerichtspräsident Lehmann
* Josefine Mutzenbacher II – Meine 365 Liebhaber (1971) - Dr. Frischauer
* Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut (1971) - A. R. Werner
* Paragraph 218 – Wir haben abgetrieben, Herr Staatsanwalt (1971)
* The Internecine Project (1974) - Art Dealer
* The Desert of the Tartars (1976) - Prosdocimo