Joseph Fürst
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Joseph Fürst | |
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Bateau Bay, New South Wales , Australia | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1986 |
Joseph Fürst (13 February 1916 – 29 November 2005) was an Austrian-born international film and television actor known for his English language roles in Britain and Australia, after first appearing on the Canadian stage.[1]
Career
Fürst was regularly featured in UK television drama series of the 1960s and early 1970s with appearances in The Saint, The Champions, Doomwatch, The Persuaders!, and as the mad (and well remembered) Professor Zaroff in the Doctor Who story The Underwater Menace.[2] Many people believe his accent in this role to have been put on; this is incorrect, it was in fact his real accent.[3] He also played the role of Schneider in the Armchair Theatre play "A Magnum for Schneider", which launched Edward Woodward as the character of Callan. (The play led to the highly regarded Callan TV series.)[4]
Fürst's notable film appearances included 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as Dr Metz,[5][6] and Inn of the Damned (1975).[1]
He emigrated to Australia and, starting in the mid-1970s, acted in several guest roles on Australian television drama series. They included several appearances in the top-rated police drama
Shortly before his death, Fürst was interviewed by Dwayne Bunney and Dallas Jones for "Loose Cannon" and spoke about his career. The interview was an extra feature in the reconstruction of the missing Doctor Who story "The Underwater Menace".[12][13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Exodus | Avidan | Film debut |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Luftwaffe Interrogator | |
| Maigret | Gastin | The Liars | |
One Step Beyond
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Judge | Episode: The Sorcerer | |
| Offbeat | Paul Vama | ||
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion | Herr Jacob Koertner | |
| 1963-1966 | The Saint | Various Roles | 3 episodes |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Capt. Hanselman | |
| 1964 | The High Bright Sun | Dr. Andros | |
| 1966 | The Brides of Fu Manchu | Otto Lentz | |
| Drop Dead Darling | German Brasshat | ||
| 1967 | Doctor Who | Professor Zaroff | The Underwater Menace (4 episodes) |
| Theatre of Death | Karl Schiller | ||
| 1968 | Hammerhead | Count Ortega | |
| 1970 | Eyewitness | Local Police Sergeant | |
| Goodbye Gemini | Georgiu | ||
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Professor Dr. Metz | |
| 1973 | And Millions Will Die | Franz Kessler | |
| 1975 | Inn of the Damned | Lazar Straulle | |
| Plugg | Judge, Fraudenheist | Final film | |
| 1982 | A Country Practice | Alex Popovich | 4 episodes |
References
- ^ a b "Joseph Furst". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Fürst". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who - Classic Series - Photonovels - The Underwater Menace". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Magnum for Schneider, A (1967)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Joseph Furst - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Diamonds Are Forever - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ISBN 978-1-925556-00-1
- ^ "Stars of The Young Doctors back 50,000+ fans for DVD release". 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Kingswood Country – There's No Place Like Rome". australianscreen.
- ^ "Australian Television: A Country Practice: episode guide: 1982". www.australiantelevision.net.
- ^ "The Schippan Mystery (1984) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
- ^ "The Nethersphere Vol 1 No 3". issuu. 8 November 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "The Underwater Menace (TV)". 16 December 2013.
External links
- Joseph Fürst at IMDb
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