Peter van Eyck
Peter van Eyck | |
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Van Eyck in Five Graves to Cairo (1943) | |
| Born | Götz Walter Wolfgang von Eick 16 July 1911 |
| Died | 15 July 1969 (aged 57) Männedorf, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
| Citizenship | West Germany United States (after 1943) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943–1969 |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Ford (m. 1940; div. 194?) Inge von Voris (m. 19??) |
| Children | 3 |
Peter van Eyck (born Götz Walter Wolfgang von Eick; 16 July 1911 – 15 July 1969) was a German and American actor. Born in Prussian Pomerania, he moved to the United States in the 1930s and established a career as a character actor. After World War II, he returned to his native country and became a leading man in West German cinema.
Internationally, his best known roles included The Wages of Fear (1953), Mr. Arkadin (1955), The Longest Day (1962), The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), and the 1960s Dr. Mabuse films. He was twice nominated for the German Film Award for Best Actor, for Blind Justice (1961) and for The River Line (1964).