Henry Rowland
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Henry Rowland (born Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock; December 28, 1913 – April 26, 1984) was an American film and television actor.
Rowland's father left Germany before World War I began and became a professor of German at the University of Nebraska. Following the war, Rowland was educated in Germany through the secondary level. He returned to the United States and studied acting in Pasadena.
Rowland had heavily Teutonic facial features, making him an invaluable commodity in wartime films, even though he was born in the American Midwest. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from Casablanca to Russ Meyer's Supervixens. Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944's Winged Victory, billed under his Army rank as Corporal Henry Rowland. In his last years, Rowland had continued playing such Germanic characters as the Amish farmer in The Frisco Kid (1979).
He appeared six times on the western series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. He was also cast in the television series Brave Eagle, Fury, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, The Rifleman, Tales of Wells Fargo (episode "Laredo"), and Gunsmoke.
For his contribution to the television industry, Henry Rowland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard. CLR
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 15.364 |
| Birthday | 1913-12-28 |
| Place of Birth | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| Also Known As | Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock, |
1954
The Fast and the Furious
4.845/29
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1975
Supervixens
5.758/127
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Supervixens
1979
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
5.261/90
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Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
1956
Hot Shots
7/1
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1956
Uranium Boom
6/2
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Uranium Boom
1943
Paris After Dark
5.6/4
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1948
To the Victor
0/0
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1943
Casablanca
8.162/5276
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1950
The Showdown
4.8/4
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1948
Rogues' Regiment
6.5/5
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1953
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
3/2
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Escape
7.393/14
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1940
Safari
4/1
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1954
Return to Treasure Island
4.8/6
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1952
Wyoming Roundup
6/1
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1943
The Moon Is Down
6.7/11
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1948
I, Jane Doe
5.9/6
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1957
Looking for Danger
7/2
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Looking for Danger
1952
Wagon Team
6/2
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1942
The Phantom Plainsmen
6/1
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1953
Rebel City
5/1
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1953
Topeka
5/1
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1953
Vigilante Terror
5/1
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Vigilante Terror
1951
Ten Tall Men
6.2/14
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1954
Two Guns and a Badge
0/0
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1941
Dangerously They Live
5.9/8
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1941
Underground
6.1/8
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1954
Wyoming Renegades
5.8/6
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Pandora Peaks
4.9/26
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1943
Edge of Darkness
6.1/33
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1953
El Alaméin
0/0
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El Alaméin
1950
King Solomon's Mines
6.5/112
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1953
Jungle Drums of Africa
6/1
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1979
The Frisco Kid
6.127/143
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1964
36 Hours
6.9/62
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1946
Dangerous Millions
4.8/4
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1959
Zorro, the Avenger
9/6
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Zorro, the Avenger
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
6.1/24
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Reunion in France
6.6/17
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Hitler- Dead or Alive
4.8/11
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5.9/7
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0/0
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6.388/2029
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The Women of Pitcairn Island
3.5/2
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Sahara
7.185/127
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1950
The Asphalt Jungle
7.5/464
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1942
The Pied Piper
6.8/10
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1957
Gun Duel In Durango
5.4/7
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1955
East of Eden
7.6/722
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1951
The House on Telegraph Hill
6.3/56
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1970
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
6.237/186
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1944
Winged Victory
5.5/2
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1957
My Man Godfrey
6.3/22
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1955
Kiss of Fire
3/1
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1957
Chicago Confidential
5/14
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1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
5.7/20
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Seven Ways from Sundown
1955
Illegal
6.5/37
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1957
The Girl in the Kremlin
4.5/4
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The Girl in the Kremlin
1943
First Comes Courage
6.6/8
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First Comes Courage
1958
The Young Lions
6.756/127
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The Young Lions
1956
Friendly Persuasion
6.6/111
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