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Gertan Klauber

Acting 76 (deceased) years old Czechoslovakia ★ 0.2
Born: March 5, 1932
Died: August 1, 2008

Biography

George Gertan Klauber (5 March 1932 – 1 August 2008) was a Czech-born British actor, known for playing various character parts in films and television programmes, particularly the Carry On comedies. Of Sudeten German and Jewish descent, Klauber was born in Czechoslovakia in 1932, and moved to the United Kingdom prior to the outbreak of World War II. He studied drama at the Birmingham School of Acting (now the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire).

He appeared in numerous television productions, often playing minor villains, including episodes of The Saint, The Professionals, Danger Man, The Avengers, twice in Doctor Who as The Galley Master in The Romans and as Ola in The Macra Terror and as mad king George III in Blackadder the Third. He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969. He also played a servile yet pompous waiter in one episode, "The Old Magic", of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Klauber was one of the regular recurring cast members of the Carry On films, appearing in seven films total (one uncredited). He usually played small roles, cast when the producers wanted someone big and sinister, or big and jovial, but had a prominent part as 'Marcus' in Carry On Cleo (1964).

He appeared in two James Bond films: Octopussy (1983) and The Living Daylights (1987), though he was uncredited for the latter.

His last film role was as a pimp in the Beatles biopic Backbeat (1994).

Filmography

Acting Credits (86)

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror Ola (voice) 2019
The Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose Robber 1995
Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas Kalousek 1994
Backbeat
Backbeat Pimp 1994
A Very Polish Practice
A Very Polish Practice Swarthy Man on Plane 1992
House of Cards
House of Cards Blackhead 1990
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper Diemschutz 1988
Crossbow
Crossbow 1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse German Man 1987
A Dangerous Kind of Love
A Dangerous Kind of Love Mr. Seiler 1986
Top Secret!
Top Secret! East German Mayor 1984
Top Secret!
Top Secret! Mayor 1984
The Cold Room
The Cold Room Older Nazi 1984
Diana
Diana Roger 1984
Blackadder
Blackadder King George III 1983
Octopussy
Octopussy Bubi 1983
Bad Timing
Bad Timing Ambulance Man 1980
Carry On Emmannuelle
Carry On Emmannuelle German Soldier 1978
The Professionals
The Professionals Helmut Brenick 1977
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! Wash Orderly / Marcus (archive footage) (uncredited) 1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution The Pasha 1976
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited) 1975
Poldark
Poldark Tom Harry 1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney Emilio 1975
Percy's Progress
Percy's Progress Pablo 1974
Venom
Venom Kurt 1974
Playhouse
Playhouse Streicher 1974
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Soft Beds, Hard Battles Gestapo 1974
Whoops Baghdad
Whoops Baghdad Majordomo 1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Waiter 1973
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper Town Cryer 1972
Carry On Abroad
Carry On Abroad Postcard Seller 1972
Colditz
Colditz Korporal Henneberg 1972
Colditz
Colditz German Radio Announcer (voice) 1972
The Protectors
The Protectors Gromeld 1972
Up the Front
Up the Front Donner 1972
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs Albert Schoenfeld 1971
Carry On Henry
Carry On Henry Bidet 1971
The Goodies
The Goodies 1970
Leo the Last
Leo the Last Man in Secret Meeting (uncredited) 1970
Cry of the Banshee
Cry of the Banshee Tavern Keeper 1970
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 1970
Scream and Scream Again
Scream and Scream Again Border Guard 1970
Department S
Department S Antonio Mardi 1969
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes Russian Major 1969
Carry On Doctor
Carry On Doctor Wash Orderly 1967
Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain Dr. Kaarna (uncredited) 1967
The Prisoner
The Prisoner Cafe Waiter 1967
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror Ola 1967
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair Man at Zurich Airport 1967
The Informer
The Informer Frank 1966
Softly, Softly
Softly, Softly 1966
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Turkish Inspector 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Montfleury 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Konon Molody 1965
The Big Job
The Big Job Milkman 1965
Dateline Diamonds
Dateline Diamonds Meverhof 1965
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow Soldier at Rocket Plant 1965
Doctor Who: The Romans
Doctor Who: The Romans Galley Master 1965
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo Marcus 1964
HMS Paradise
HMS Paradise Native Chief 1964
Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying Code Clerk 1964
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes 1964
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Landlord 1964
Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June Technician in Czech Glass Factory 1964
Doctor Who
Doctor Who Ola 1963
Espionage
Espionage Prison Guard 1963
Espionage
Espionage Innkeeper 1963
Crane
Crane Habbas 1963
Crane
Crane Darius 1963
The Saint
The Saint The Barman 1962
The Saint
The Saint Renato 1962
Man of the World
Man of the World Arturo 1962
The Pursuers
The Pursuers Bernstein 1961
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina Stationmaster 1961
The Kitchen
The Kitchen Gaston 1961
Three on a Spree
Three on a Spree Joe 1961
The Avengers
The Avengers Kruger 1961
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point Lofty 1961
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac Fairground attendant 1960
Don't Panic Chaps
Don't Panic Chaps Schmidt 1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place 1959
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond Porter 1959
The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector Mishka 1958
Battle of the V-1
Battle of the V-1 SS Guard (uncredited) 1958
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth 1956

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