Harold Dyrenforth
Harald Dyrenforth started his career as an actor in the late thirties in the Swiss theatre and radio, came to America in 1938, appeared in a number of Broadway plays and New York radio shows, served a hitch in the U.S. Army Ski Troops and another one as a foreign language broadcaster for the Office of War Information and "voice of America" of the U.S. State Department. In 1946 he made his movie debut in a featured part, that of Walter Damrosch in the film "Carnegie Hall." He appeared in over 40 pictures and 500 TV shows. He earned a Master's Degree in Theater Arts at U.C.L.A. and taught at Chapman College in Orange, CA while working as an actor and director. In 1961 he directed "the Madwoman of Chaillot" at Long Beach State College.
Details
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Date of Birth
Jun 24, 1913
Place of Birth
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Date of Death
Oct 28, 2005
Age
92
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Harald O. Dyrenforth
Dr. Harold Dyrenforth