# Henry Rowland (actor)

Henry Rowland (born Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock; December 28, 1913 – April 26, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Count Kolinko in the Zorro television series.

## Biography

Rowland was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father left Germany before World War I began and became a professor of German at the University of Nebraska. Following the war, Rowland was educated in Germany through the secondary level. He returned to the United States and studied acting in Pasadena.
While Rowland was born in the American Midwest, he was frequently cast as German characters, particularly as Nazis in films made during or, later, about World War II. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from Casablanca (1943) to Russ Meyer's Supervixens (1975). Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944's Winged Victory, billed under his Army rank as Corporal Henry Rowland.
In his last years, Rowland had continued playing such Germanic characters as the Amish farmer in The Frisco Kid (1979). These included bit part or cameo roles in most of Russ Meyer's 1970s sexploitation films, which included, in addition to Supervixens, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979). In the Meyer films, Rowland always depicting a disguised and fictionalized version of Nazi Party official Martin Bormann as a cross-movie running gag.
He appeared six times on the western series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. He was also cast in the television series Brave Eagle, Fury, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, The Rifleman, Tales of Wells Fargo (episode "Laredo"), and Gunsmoke.
He was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery. For his contribution to the television industry, Henry Rowland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard.

## Partial filmography

* Safari (1940) – Steersman
* Escape (1940) – Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
* Underground (1941) – Paul, Underground Member on Motorcycle (uncredited)
* International Squadron (1941) – German (uncredited)
* A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) – German Soldier (uncredited)
* Dangerously They Live (1941) – Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
* Captains of the Clouds (1942) – German Pilot (uncredited)
* Ship Ahoy (1942) – Operator Contacting Submarine (uncredited)
* Pacific Rendezvous (1942) – Elevator Operator at Park Hotel (uncredited)
* The Phantom Plainsmen (1942) – Lindrick
* The Pied Piper (1942) – MP
* Berlin Correspondent (1942) – Pilot
* Desperate Journey (1942) – German Fighter Pilot (uncredited)
* Hitler – Dead or Alive (1942) – Col. Hecht's Subordinate (uncredited)
* Casablanca (1942) – German Officer (uncredited)
* Reunion in France (1942) – Sentry (uncredited)
* The Moon Is Down (1943) – Capt. Loft
* Edge of Darkness (1943) – Helmut (uncredited)
* Nazty Nuisance (1943) – Nazi Submarine Radio Officer (uncredited)
* Appointment in Berlin (1943) – Radio Operator (uncredited)
* First Comes Courage (1943) – Private (uncredited)
* Sahara (1943) – Captured German Private (uncredited)
* Paris After Dark (1943) – Capt. Franck
* The Desert Song (1943) – German Officer (uncredited)
* Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) – German Sgt. Renser (uncredited)
* Winged Victory (1944) – Flight Surgeon
* 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) – Gestapo Man with Kuncel (uncredited)
* Rendezvous 24 (1946) – Otto Manfred
* The Searching Wind (1946) – Capt. Hetderbreck (uncredited)
* Gallant Journey (1946) – Cornelius Rheinlander (uncredited)
* Dangerous Millions (1946) – Leo Turkan
* 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) – Gestapo Man with Kuncel (uncredited)
* Golden Earrings (1947) – SS Trooper Pfeiffer (uncredited)
* To the Victor (1948) – Hermann Zinzer
* I, Jane Doe (1948) – German Lieutenant (uncredited)
* Rogues' Regiment (1948) – Erich Otto Heindorf
* Battleground (1949) – German NCO (uncredited)
* Port of New York (1949) – Sam Harris (uncredited)
* Bells of Coronado (1950) – Foreign Smuggler (uncredited)
* The Showdown (1950) – Dutch
* King Solomon's Mines (1950) – Traum – Safari Client (uncredited)
* Up Front (1951) – Observer Krausmeyer (uncredited)
* The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) – Sergeant, Interpreter (uncredited)
* Sealed Cargo (1951) – First Mate Anderson (uncredited)
* Ten Tall Men (1951) – Kurt
* Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952, Serial) – Dapper Gangster on Plane [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
* Wagon Team (1952) – Mike McClure
* Operation Secret (1952) – Fritz – German MP (uncredited)
* Wyoming Roundup (1952) – Bill Howard
* Thunderbirds (1952) – German Gunner (uncredited)
* Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) – Kurgan
* Prince of Pirates (1953) – Greb
* Rebel City (1953) – Hardy
* Siren of Bagdad (1953) – Bandit Raider (uncredited)
* Topeka (1953) – Cheated Gambler
* Gun Fury (1953) – Second Poker Player (uncredited)
* All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) – Jones
* Vigilante Terror (1953) – Mayor Winch
* Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) – Turnbull
* El Alaméin (1953) – Nazi Officer
* Wyoming Renegades (1954) – Elza Lay
* Fireman Save My Child (1954) – Fireman (uncredited)
* Return to Treasure Island (1954) – Williams
* Ring of Fear (1954) – Lunch Counter Proprietor (uncredited)
* The Gambler from Natchez (1954) – Gottwald (uncredited)
* Two Guns and a Badge (1954) – Jim Larkin – Outlaw
* Prince of Players (1955) – Sergeant (uncredited)
* The Fast and the Furious (1955) – Motorist in Park
* Untamed (1955) – Rider (uncredited)
* East of Eden (1955) – Helper at Boxcar (uncredited)
* The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955) – Townsman (uncredited)
* Kiss of Fire (1955) – Acosta
* Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955) – Construction Foreman (uncredited)
* Illegal (1955) – Jailer (uncredited)
* The Spoilers (1955) – Cole (uncredited)
* Uranium Boom (1956) – Harry
* Attack (1956) – German with Binoculars
* The White Squaw (1956) – Cowhand (uncredited)
* Friendly Persuasion (1956) – O'Hara (uncredited)
* The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956) – Muskie
* Hot Shots (1956) – Karl
* Kelly and Me (1957) – Grip (uncredited)
* The Big Land (1957) – Kurt (uncredited)
* The Girl in the Kremlin (1957) – Policeman (uncredited)
* Gun Duel in Durango (1957) – Roy
* Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) – Farmer (uncredited)
* Hell on Devil's Island (1957) – Guard #1 (uncredited)
* Chicago Confidential (1957) – Milt the Bartender (uncredited)
* Looking for Danger (1957) – Sgt. Wetzel
* My Man Godfrey (1957) – Ship Manifest Officer (uncredited)
* The Young Lions (1958) – Sergeant (uncredited)
* The Beast of Budapest (1958) – Radio Voice (voice, uncredited)
* The Left Handed Gun (1958) – Man on Street with Deputy (uncredited)
* The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) – Police Desk Sgt. (uncredited)
* Street of Darkness (1958) – Inspector
* Official Detective (1958) "Hired Killer" – Finch (uncredited)
* Imitation General (1958) – German Tank Commander #1 (uncredited)
* Me and the Colonel (1958) – German Captain (uncredited)
* Wolf Larsen (1958) – Henderson
* Toby Tyler (1960) – Circus Cook (uncredited)
* Man on a String (1960) – German Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
* Seven Ways from Sundown (1960) – Sam (uncredited)
* Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) – Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
* 36 Hours (1964) – German Soldier
* Morituri (1965) – Crew Member (uncredited)
* Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) – Otto
* The Seven Minutes (1971) – Yerkes' Butler
* Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – Dr. Tynan (uncredited)
* Supervixens (1975) – Martin Bormann
* Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) – Martin Bormann
* The Frisco Kid (1979) – 1st Farmer – Amish Man

## Selected Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1953 | Death Valley Days | Fred | Season 1, Episode 12, "Swamper Ike" |
| 1960 | The Rebel | Jake Rollins | Episode "The Unwanted" |
| 1964 | Gunsmoke | Frank | Episode "Trip West" (S9E31) |