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Ferdy Mayne or Ferdie Mayne (born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel; 11 March 1916 – 30 January 1998) was a German-British stage and screen actor. Born in Mainz , he emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1930s to escape the Nazi regime .
Ferdy Mayne (1916-1998) was a character actor who played many menacing roles in British films, including Count von Krolock in The Fearless Vampire Killers. He was born in Mainz, Germany, and left for England in 1932 to escape the Nazis.
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- Mainz, Germany
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- London, England, UK
Ferdy Mayne was a German-born character actor who lent a silky, urbane quality to numerous menacing roles in British films of the 1950's, 60's and 70's. He was of Jewish background, left Germany for England in 1932, and died of Parkinson's disease in 1998.
- March 11, 1916
- January 30, 1998
A tribute to the actor Ferdy Mayne, who died in 1998, and his versatile career in films, musicals and theatre. He was known for his sly villainy, his baritone voice and his roles in Ben-Hur, Dance of the Vampires and Barry Lyndon.
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Ferdy Mayne or Ferdie Mayne (born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel; 11 March 1916 – 30 January 1998) was a German-British stage and screen actor. Born in Mainz, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1930s to escape the Nazi regime. He resided in the UK for the majority of his professional career.
Aristocratic German character actor Ferdy Mayne was from his teen years onward a resident of England, where he studied at RADA and Old Vic. Mayne made his professional theatrical bow in 1936, and was first seen on a London stage in 1943. At first billed as "Ferdi Mayne" for his radio and film appearances, he alternated between "Ferdy" and ...
Feb 7, 1998 · Ferdy Mayne, German-born international character actor remembered by American audiences for his work in such motion pictures as “Ben Hur” and “Fearless Vampire Killers” and the television...