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{{Infobox person
| name = Eric Pohlmann
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| birth_name = Erich Pollak
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|7|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|7|25|1913|7|18|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bad Reichenhall]], [[Upper Bavaria]], Germany
| othername =
| years_active = 1948–1979
| spouse = Liselotte Goettinger (1939–1968; her death; 2 children); <br />[[Lili Pohlmann|Lili Stern-Pohlmann]]
| homepage =
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'''Eric Pohlmann''' ({{lang-de|Erich Pohlmann}}; born '''Erich Pollak'''; 18 July 1913 – 25 July 1979) was an [[Austria]]n theatre, film and television [[character actor]] who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. He is known for voicing [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], the primary antagonist of the ''[[James Bond]]'' series, in the films ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' and ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]''.

== Early life ==
Born in [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]], Pohlmann was a classically trained actor who studied under the renowned director [[Max Reinhardt (theatre director)|Max Reinhardt]]. He appeared at the [[Raimund Theater]], and supplemented his income by working as an entertainer in a bar.

In 1939, he followed his fiancée and later wife, actress Lieselotte Goettinger (best known in the UK for playing the concentration camp guard in the war films, ''[[Odette (1950 film)|Odette]]'' and ''[[Carve Her Name With Pride]]''), into exile in [[London]]. Until mid-1941, both were kept in an internment camp. After their release, Eric took part in propaganda broadcasts against the Nazis on the BBC World Service. In order to earn a living, the Pohlmanns temporarily took positions in the household of the [[Duke of Bedford]], Lieselotte as a cook and Eric, as he was now known, as butler.

== Career ==
After the war, he began a career on the London stage. Among other roles he played "Peachum" in [[Bertolt Brecht]] and [[Kurt Weill]]'s ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]''. From the end of the 1940s, Pohlmann was often present in film and television productions, taking supporting roles in various adventure and crime films, and appearing occasionally in comedies. His large frame and massive features typecast him in roles as master criminals and spies, or conversely as police officers or detectives, as well as other figures of authority. He was frequently cast in "foreign" roles, portraying Turks, Italians, Arabs, Greeks or Asians; he also played [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]], King George II in Disney's ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]'' and [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] twice.

One of his earliest film appearances was in [[Carol Reed]]'s classic ''[[The Third Man]]'' (1949). He also played supporting roles in such British films as ''[[They Who Dare]]'' (1954), ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' (1950), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), and ''[[Expresso Bongo]]'' (1960). He also appeared in US productions, notably ''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1952), ''[[Mogambo]]'' (1953), ''[[Lust for Life (1956 film)|Lust For Life]]'' (1956) and ''[[55 Days at Peking]]'' (1963). Twice he appeared in films directed by [[Richard Thorpe]] and starring [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] – ''[[The Adventures of Quentin Durward]]'' (1955) and ''[[The House of the Seven Hawks]]'' (1959).

He displayed his comedic talents in films like ''[[Gentlemen Marry Brunettes]]'' (1955) with [[Jane Russell]], as a lecherous Arab sheikh in ''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]'' (1954), as "The Fat Man" in ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964) and in ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' (1975).

Pohlmann (uncredited) also provided the voice of the unseen head of [[SPECTRE]], [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], in the [[James Bond]] films ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' (1963) and ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965).

In the 1960s and 1970s, Pohlmann relaunched his German-speaking career in German and Austrian film and television productions. He had guest roles in the popular crime series ''[[Der Kommissar (TV series)|Der Kommissar]]'' and ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]'', and also appeared in television plays for [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]] and [[Bayerischer Rundfunk]], often under the direction of {{Interlanguage link multi|Franz Josef Wild|de}}. In addition to ''The Defence Counsel'' (1961) with [[Barbara Rütting]] and [[Carl Heinz Schroth]], he appeared in ''Der Kleine Lord'' (1962) with [[Albrecht Schoenhals]] and [[Michael Ande]], as well as ''The Dreyfus Affair'' (1968) with [[Karl Michael Vogler]] and [[Bernhard Wicki]]. In 1962, Pohlmann also appeared in ''[[The Puzzle of the Red Orchid]]'' starring [[Marisa Mell]], [[Christopher Lee]] and [[Klaus Kinski]], a German [[Films based on Edgar Wallace works|film adaptation]] of an [[Edgar Wallace]] novel.

His many roles in Austrian TV's acclaimed production of Friedrich Torberg's 'Tante Jolesch' established Pohlmann as a major star in his home country.

Pohlmann's greatest success in German TV drama came in 1970 with an adaptation of [[Wilkie Collins]]' novel ''[[The Woman in White (novel)|The Woman in White]]'', one of the most successful television productions of the year which gained over 9 million viewers. Under the direction of William Semmelroth, Pohlmann appeared in the role of the [[villain]]ous Count Fosco, alongside [[Heidelinde Weis]], [[Christoph Bantzer]], [[Pinkas Braun]] and [[Helmut Käutner]]. The mini-series has a cult following to this day.

Pohlmann was a regular on British television, taking the role of "Inspector Goron" in the 1952-1954 TV series ''[[Colonel March of Scotland Yard]]'' with [[Boris Karloff]], and appearing as a guest star in such series as ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[The Champions]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Department S (TV series)|Department S]]'', ''[[Jason King (TV series)|Jason King]]'' and ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]''.

In 1978, he worked with the actor-director [[Maximilian Schell]] in an Austro/German film production of [[Ödön von Horváth]]'s play ''[[Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald]]'' (''Tales from the Vienna Woods''). The film was shown at the 1979 [[London Film Festival]]. In that year, during final rehearsals for his second appearance at the [[Salzburg Festival]], Pohlmann suffered a heart attack, and died the same day in a hotel in [[Bad Reichenhall]]. He was 66. He was survived by his children and his second wife, Lili Stern-Pohlman, a Polish-born [[Holocaust]] survivor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Survivor who was sheltered by a Righteous Among the Nations dies aged 91|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/survivor-who-was-sheltered-by-a-righteous-among-the-nations-dies-aged-91-1.520445|date=15 September 2021|accessdate=26 September 2021}}</ref>

In 2006, the [[Turner Classic Movies]] "[[31 Days of Oscar]]" festival was based on the theme of "360 Degrees of Oscar" (based on the game of "[[Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon]]") in which TCM chooses an actor who has played a significant role in Oscar history, and builds its entire schedule around him. They chose Eric Pohlmann.

He also appeared on stage in, amongst other productions, Henry Cecil's ''Settled Out of Court'' and Jean Anouilh's 'Point of Departure'.

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of acting performances in film, theatre, and television
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center"| 1949
| ''[[Portrait from Life]]''
| Search group leader
|
|-
| align="center"| 1949
| ''[[Marry Me! (1949 film)|Marry Me!]]''
| Mr. Cinelli
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1949
| data-sort-value="Third Man, The" | ''[[The Third Man]]''
| Waiter at Smolka's
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1949
| ''[[Children of Chance (1949 film)|Children of Chance]]''
| Sergeant
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]''
| Xenobian
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| ''[[Cairo Road (film)|Cairo Road]]''
| Ship's Captain
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| ''[[State Secret (1950 film)|State Secret]]''
| Cable Car conductor
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| ''[[Blackout (1950 film)|Blackout]]''
| Otto Ford
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| data-sort-value="Clouded Yellow, The" |''[[The Clouded Yellow]]''
| Greek taxidermist
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| ''[[Highly Dangerous]]''
| Joe – the bartender
|
|-
| align="center"| 1950
| ''[[Traveller's Joy]]''
| Gustafsen
|
|-
| align="center"| 1951
| data-sort-value="Long Dark Hall, The" | ''[[The Long Dark Hall]]''
| Mr. Polaris (the mystery witness)
|
|-
| align="center"| 1951
| ''[[Hell Is Sold Out]]''
| Louis, the proprietor
|
|-
| align="center"| 1951
| ''[[There Is Another Sun]]''
| Markie
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| ''[[His Excellency (1952 film)|His Excellency]]''
| Dobrieda
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| data-sort-value="Woman's Angle, The" | ''[[The Woman's Angle]]''
| Steffano
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| ''[[Emergency Call (1952 film)|Emergency Call]]''
| Flash Harry
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| ''[[Penny Princess]]''
| Monsieur Paul
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| ''[[Venetian Bird]]''
| Gostini
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| ''[[Monsoon (1952 film)|Monsoon]]''
| Molac
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| data-sort-value="Man Who Watched Trains Go By, The" | ''[[The Man Who Watched Trains Go By]]''
| Goin
|
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| ''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]''
| Picard
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1952
| data-sort-value="Gambler and the Lady, The" | ''[[The Gambler and the Lady]]''
| Arturo Colonna
|
|-
| align="center"| 1953
| data-sort-value="Beggar's Opera, The" | ''[[The Beggar's Opera (film)|The Beggar's Opera]]''
| Inn Keeper
|
|-
| align="center"| 1953
| ''[[Mogambo]]''
| Leon Boltchak
|
|-
| align="center"| 1953
| ''[[Blood Orange (1953 film)|Blood Orange]]''
| Mr. Mercedes
|
|-
| align="center"| 1953
| ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]''
| [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]]
|
|-
| align="center"| 1953
| ''[[36 Hours (1953 film)|36 Hours]]''
| Slossen, the smuggler
|
|-
| align="center"| 1954
| ''[[They Who Dare]]''
| Captain Papadapoulos
|
|-
| align="center"| 1954
| ''[[Knave of Hearts (film)|Knave of Hearts]]''
| Boarding House Proprietor
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1954
| ''[[Flame and the Flesh]]''
| Marina Proprietor
|
|-
| align="center"| 1954
| ''[[Forbidden Cargo (1954 film)|Forbidden Cargo]]''
| Steven Lasovich
|
|-
| align="center"| 1954
| data-sort-value="Belles of St. Trinian's, The" | ''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]''
| The Sultan of Makyad
|
|-
| align="center"| 1955
| data-sort-value="Glass Cage, The" | ''[[The Glass Cage (1955 film)|The Glass Cage]]''
| Henri Sapolio
|
|-
| align="center"| 1955
| data-sort-value="Prize of Gold, A" |''[[A Prize of Gold]]''
| Fischer
|
|-
| align="center"| 1955
| ''[[Break in the Circle]]''
| Emile
|
|-
| align="center"| 1955
| data-sort-value="Constant Husband, The" |''[[The Constant Husband]]''
| Papa Sopranelli
|
|-
| align="center"| 1955
| ''[[Gentlemen Marry Brunettes]]''
| M. Ballard
|
|-
| align="center"| 1955
| ''[[The Adventures of Quentin Durward]]''
| Gluckmeister
|
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| data-sort-value="Gelignite Gang, The" |''[[The Gelignite Gang]]''
| Mr. Popoulos ("Populace")
|
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| ''[[Reach for the Sky]]''
| Adjutant of Prison Camp
|
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| ''[[Lust for Life (1956 film)|Lust for Life]]''
| Colbert
|
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| ''[[High Terrace]]''
| Otto Kellner
|
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| ''[[House of Secrets (1956 film)|House of Secrets]]''
| Gratz
|
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| ''[[Zarak]]''
| Tobacco seller
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1956
| ''[[Anastasia (1956 film)|Anastasia]]''
| Von Drivnitz
| Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| data-sort-value="Counterfeit Plan, The" |''[[The Counterfeit Plan]]''
| Frank Wandelman
|
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| ''[[Interpol (film)|Interpol]]''
| Etienne Fayala
|
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| ''[[Let's Be Happy]]''
| Customs Official
|
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| ''[[Fire Down Below (1957 film)|Fire Down Below]]''
| Hotel Owner
|
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| ''[[Across the Bridge (film)|Across the Bridge]]''
| Police Sergeant
|
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| ''[[Not Wanted on Voyage]]''
| Pedro
|
|-
| align="center"| 1957
| ''[[Barnacle Bill (1957 film)|Barnacle Bill]]''
| Liberamanian Consul
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| data-sort-value="Tale of Two Cities, A" |''[[A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film)|A Tale of Two Cities]]''
| Sawyer
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| ''[[I Accuse!]]''
| Bertillon
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| data-sort-value="Duke Wore Jeans, The" |''[[The Duke Wore Jeans]]''
| Bastini – Prime Minister
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| ''[[Nor the Moon by Night]]''
| Anton Boryslawski
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| data-sort-value="Man Inside, The" |''[[The Man Inside (1958 film)|The Man Inside]]''
| Tristao
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| ''[[Further Up the Creek]]''
| President
|
|-
| align="center"| 1958
| ''[[Mark of the Phoenix]]''
| Duser
|
|-
| align="center"| 1959
| ''[[Three Crooked Men]]''
| Masters
|
|-
| align="center"| 1959
| ''[[John Paul Jones (film)|John Paul Jones]]''
| [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]]
|
|-
| align="center"| 1959
| ''[[Alive and Kicking (1959 film)|Alive and Kicking]]''
| Captain
|
|-
| align="center"| 1959
| data-sort-value="House of the Seven Hawks, The" |''[[The House of the Seven Hawks]]''
| Captain Rohner
|
|-
| align="center"| 1959
| ''[[Upstairs and Downstairs]]''
| Mario
|
|-
| align="center"| 1959
| ''[[Expresso Bongo]]''
| Leon
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[Life Is a Circus (1960 film)|Life Is a Circus]]''
| Rickenbeck
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[Sands of the Desert]]''
| Scrobin
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[Surprise Package (film)|Surprise Package]]''
| Chief of Police Stefan Miralis
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''Man Who Couldn't Walk''
| The Consul General
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[No Kidding (film)|No Kidding]]''
| King
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[Passport to China]]''
| Ivono Kong
|
|-
| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[Snowball (1960 film)|Snowball]]''
| Editor
|
|-
| align="center"| 1961
| data-sort-value="Singer Not the Song, The" |''[[The Singer Not the Song]]''
| Presidente
|
|-
| align="center"| 1961
| ''[[Carry On Regardless]]''
| Sinister Man
|
|-
| align="center"| 1961
| data-sort-value="Kitchen, The" |''[[The Kitchen (1961 film)|The Kitchen]]''
| Mr. Marango
|
|-
| align="center"| 1962
| data-sort-value="Puzzle of the Red Orchid, The" |''[[The Puzzle of the Red Orchid]]''
| Kerkie Minelli
|
|-
| align="center"| 1962
| ''[[Village of Daughters]]''
| Marcio (A Father)
|
|-
| align="center"| 1962
| ''[[Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (film)|Mrs. Gibbons' Boys]]''
| Morelli
|
|-
| align="center"| 1962
| data-sort-value="Devil's Agent, The" |''[[The Devil's Agent]]''
| Bloch
|
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| ''[[Cairo (1963 film)|Cairo]]''
| Nicodemos
|
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| ''[[Follow the Boys (1963 film)|Follow the Boys]]''
| Italian Farmer
|
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| ''[[55 Days at Peking]]''
| Baron von Meck
|
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| ''Shadow of Fear''
| Henry Spiroulos
|
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]''
| [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]
| Voice, Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| ''[[Doctor Syn#The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963)|Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow]]''
| [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]]
|
|-
| align="center"| 1963
| data-sort-value="Sicilians, The" |''The Sicilians''
| Inspector Bressin
|
|-
| align="center"| 1964
| ''[[Hot Enough for June]]''
| Galushka
|
|-
| align="center"| 1964
| ''[[Carry On Spying]]''
| The Fat Man
|
|-
| align="center"| 1964
| ''[[Night Train to Paris]]''
| Krogh
|
|-
| align="center"| 1965
| ''[[Joey Boy (film)|Joey Boy]]''
| Antonio (Italian farmer)
|
|-
| align="center"| 1965
| ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]''
| Italian Mayor
|
|-
| align="center"| 1965
| ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]''
| [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]
| Voice, Uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1966
| ''[[Where the Spies Are]]''
| Farouk
|
|-
| align="center"| 1967
| ''[[Hot Pavements of Cologne]]''
| Benno Trooger
|
|-
| align="center"| 1967
| data-sort-value="Mini-Affair, The" | ''[[The Mini-Affair]]''
| World Banker
|
|-
| align="center"| 1968
| ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt|de}}''
| Old General
|
|-
| align="center"| 1968
| ''[[Inspector Clouseau (film)|Inspector Clouseau]]''
| Bergesch
|
|-
| align="center"| 1970
| ''[[Foreign Exchange (1970 film)|Foreign Exchange]]''
| Borensko
| TV film
|-
| align="center"| 1971
| data-sort-value="Woman in White" | ''{{Interlanguage link multi|The Woman in White (1971 miniseries)|de|3=Die Frau in Weiß (1971)|lt=The Woman in White}}''
| Count Fosco
| TV miniseries
|-
| align="center"| 1971
| data-sort-value="Horsemen, The" | ''[[The Horsemen (1971 film)|The Horsemen]]''
| Merchant in Kandahar
|
|-
| align="center"| 1973
| ''[[Tiffany Jones (film)|Tiffany Jones]]''
| Jabal
|
|-
| align="center"| 1975
| data-sort-value="Return of the Pink Panther, The" | ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]''
| Fat Man
|
|-
| align="center"| 1976
| ''[[The Mimosa Wants to Blossom Too]]''
| Iwan Pederenko
|
|-
| align="center"| 1976
| ''Duett zu dritt''
|
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|-
| align="center"| 1979
| ''[[Ashanti (1979 film)|Ashanti]]''
| Zeda El-Kabir
|
|-
| align="center"| 1979
| ''[[Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979 film)|Tales from the Vienna Woods]]''
| Mister
|
|-
| align="center"| 1980
| ''Maria – Nur die Nacht war ihr Zeuge''
|
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0688384|name=Eric Pohlmann}}
{{See also|Pohlmann|Pollak}}

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