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Home/People/Peter Capell
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Born
Sep 3, 1912Died: Mar 3, 1986
Lived 73 years
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

68
Movies
26
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Peter Capell

Acting

Biography
Peter Capell (3 September 1912 - 3 March 1985) was a German actor who was active on screen from 1945 until 1985. His first role was in Winterset, shortly after the end of the Second World War. His final role came a year before his death, when he appeared in Mamas Geburtstag. Both of these were television productions. He also appeared in many films, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), in which he played a "tinker" who spoke to Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) at the gates of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Capell died, aged 72, in March 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Capell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
Mamas Geburtstag poster

Mamas Geburtstag

Cast
1985
The Little Drummer Girl poster

The Little Drummer Girl

as Schwindli
1984
Charlotte poster

Charlotte

as Grandfather
1981
The American Success Company poster

The American Success Company

as Lichtenstein
1980
Fedora poster

Fedora

as Second Director
1979
Son of Hitler poster

Son of Hitler

as Fritz Buchmann
1979
Ehrlich währt am längsten poster

Ehrlich währt am längsten

as Sir George Chudleigh
1978
Sorcerer poster

Sorcerer

as Lartigue
1977
The Spy Who Never Was poster

The Spy Who Never Was

as Mahmoud
1976
So oder so ist das Leben poster

So oder so ist das Leben

Cast
1976
Wachtmeister Rahn poster

Wachtmeister Rahn

Cast
1974
Sex Clinic '74 poster

Sex Clinic '74

as Direktor
1973
Der Vorgang poster

Der Vorgang

Cast
1973
Immobilien poster

Immobilien

as Dr. Ringer
1973
Escape to the Sun poster

Escape to the Sun

as Prof. Abramowiz
1972
Hausfrauen-Report 3 poster

Hausfrauen-Report 3

as Rechtsanwalt
1972
The Smugglers poster

The Smugglers

Cast
1971
Most Girls Will poster

Most Girls Will

as Arzt
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory poster

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

as The Tinker
1971
The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried poster

The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried

as Priest (uncredited)
1971