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	\| image = Gertan Klauber ~~playing the baker Albert Schoenfeld (Upstairs, Downstairs 1971 TV series - The Beastly Hun)~~.~~png~~		\| image = Gertan Klauber.jpg
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	\| caption = Gertan Klauber playing the baker Albert Schoenfeld		\| caption = Gertan Klauber playing the baker Albert Schoenfeld
	\| birthname =		\| birthname =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1932\|3\|5\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1932\|03\|05\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Czechoslovakia]]		\| birth_place = [[Czechoslovakia]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2008\|08\|1\|1932\|3\|5\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2008\|08\|01\|1932\|03\|05\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[London]], England
	\| nationality = British		\| nationality = British
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Gwendolyn Watts]]\|1959\|2000\|end=~~her death~~}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Gwendolyn Watts]]\|1959\|2000\|end=d.}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
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{{Infobox person
|name = Gertan Klauber
| image = Gertan Klauber playing the baker Albert Schoenfeld (Upstairs, Downstairs 1971 TV series - The Beastly Hun).png
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Gertan Klauber playing the baker Albert Schoenfeld
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|3|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Czechoslovakia]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|08|1|1932|3|5|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| nationality = British
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Gwendolyn Watts]]|1959|2000|end=her death}}
| children = 2
}}
'''George Gertan Klauber''' (5 March 1932 – 1 August 2008) was a British bit part character actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1eccaa7|title=Gertan Klauber|website=BFI}}</ref>

Klauber was born in [[Czechoslovakia]], and after training at the [[Birmingham Theatre School]], his stage appearances included with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]] and the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]].<ref name=guardianobit/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/36e/gertan-klauber|title=Gertan Klauber | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He played small roles in many of the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'']] films and appeared in numerous television productions, often playing minor villains, including episodes of ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', twice in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as The Galley Master in [[The Romans (Doctor Who)|The Romans]] and as Ola in [[The Macra Terror]] and as mad king [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] in ''[[Duel and Duality|Blackadder the Third]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=9486|title=Gertan Klauber|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He appeared in the [[Musical film|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (1969 film)|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC]] in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b757a831c|title=Pickwick (1969)|website=BFI}}</ref> He also played a servile yet pompous waiter in one episode, "The Old Magic", of ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0077k5h|title=BBC One - Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Series 1, The Old Magic|website=BBC}}</ref>

He was married to the [[United Kingdom|British]] actress [[Gwendolyn Watts]].<ref name=guardianobit>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/28/obituary-gertan-klauber|title=Obituary: Gertan Klauber|first=Gavin|last=Gaughan|date=November 28, 2008|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
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*''[[Battle of the V-1]]'' (1958) - SS Guard - Stefan at Dentist (uncredited)
*''[[Don't Panic Chaps!]]'' (1959) - Schmidt
*''[[Beyond the Curtain]]'' (1960) - Reception Clerk (uncredited)
*''[[The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)|The Hands of Orlac]]'' (1960) - Fairground attendant (uncredited)
*''[[The Breaking Point (1961 film)|The Breaking Point]]'' (1961) - Lofty
*''[[Three on a Spree]]'' (1961) - Joe
*''[[The Kitchen (1961 film)|The Kitchen]]'' (1961) - Gaston
*''The Pursuers'' (1961) - Bernstein
*''[[Hot Enough for June]]'' (1964) - Technician in Czech Glass Factory
*''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964) - Code Clerk
*''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964) - Marcus
*''[[Operation Crossbow (film)|Operation Crossbow]]'' (1965) - Security Guard at Rocket Plant (uncredited)
*''[[Dateline Diamonds]]'' (1965) - Meverhof
*''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965) - Milkman
*''[[The Deadly Affair]]'' (1966) - Businessman (uncredited)
*''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967) - Algerian Spiv (uncredited)
*''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1967) - Wash Orderly
*''Vendetta for the Saint'' (1969) - Renato
*''[[Before Winter Comes]]'' (1969) - Russian Major
*''[[Scream and Scream Again]]'' (1970) - Border Guard (uncredited)
*''[[Cry of the Banshee]]'' (1970) - Tavern Keeper
*''[[Wuthering Heights (1970 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (1970)
*''[[Venom (1971 film)|Venom]]'' (aka ''The Legend of Spider Forest'') (1971) - Kurt
*''[[Carry On Henry]]'' (1971) - Bidet
*''[[Our Miss Fred]]'' (1972) - German Officer (uncredited)
*''[[The Pied Piper (1972 film)|The Pied Piper]]'' (1972) - Town Cryer
*''[[Up the Front]]'' (1972) - Donner
*''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972) - Postcard Seller
*''[[Soft Beds, Hard Battles]]'' (1974) - 3rd Gestapo Agent
*''[[Percy's Progress]]'' (1974) - Pablo
*''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (1974, Episode: "The Beastly Hun") - Albert Schoenfeld
*''[[Operation: Daybreak]]'' (1975) - Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited)
*''[[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (film)|The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]]'' (1976) - The Pasha
*''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) - German Soldier
*''[[Bad Timing]]'' (1980) - Ambulance Man
*''[[Octopussy]]'' (1983) - Bubi
*''[[Top Secret!]]'' (1984) - Mayor of Berlin
*''[[The Living Daylights (film)|The Living Daylights]]'' (1987) - Fairground Cafe Owner (uncredited)
*''[[Blackadder the Third]]'' (1987, Episode 6: "[[Duel and Duality]]") - King George III, a mad monarch
*''[[Jack the Ripper (1988 TV series)|Jack the Ripper]]'' (1988) - Diemschutz
*''[[Backbeat (film)|Backbeat]]'' (1994) - Pimp
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0458378}}
*{{Amg name|38640}}
*[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/28/obituary-gertan-klauber Guardian.co.uk 28 November 2008: Obituary]

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