Walter Kohut Explained

Walter Kohut
Birth Date:20 November 1927
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Place:Innsbruck, Austria
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1949–1980
Spouse:Immy Schell

Walter Kohut (20 November 1927 – 18 May 1980) was an Austrian film, television and theatre actor.

He appeared in many Austrian and German films over a 30-year period and became known for playing shady characters. He became known internationally for his portrayal of Field Marshal Walter Model in the 1977 Hollywood blockbuster A Bridge Too Far and for an appearance in the 1979 thriller Bloodline.

He was married to the actress Immy Schell, sister of Maria and Maximilian Schell, his co-star in A Bridge Too Far. He died aged 52 and his gravesite is located in the Mauer cemetery in Vienna.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1949Vom Mädchen zur Frau
1958Hello Taxi Herbert Gerlinger
1961Tales from the Vienna Woods Alfred TV film
19653. November 1918 Oberleutnant Ludoltz TV film
1966 Harry Schimek
1967Hot Pavements of Cologne Poldi
Erik
Kurzer Prozess Herr Nagler
1970 Will Roczinski, Reporter TV film
1972Tatort

Münchner Kindl

Franz Ziehsl TV series episode
1973The Pedestrian Dr. Rolf Meineke
Kommissar Putulski
1974Supermarket Theo
Der Kommissar

Tod eines Landstreichers

Lumm TV series episode
Only the Wind Knows the Answer Heinz Seeberg

Handschellen

Fred Wortmann TV series episode
197621 Hours at Munich Feldhaus TV film
Vier gegen die Bank Hartmut Wredel TV film
1977A Bridge Too Far
Inspector Nat Fletcher TV film
1978The Glass Cell Lasky
Tatort

Der Feinkosthändler

Walter Wever TV series episode
1979Kassbach – Ein Porträt Karl Kassbach
Bloodline Krauss
1980 Josef Gassner TV film
Panic Time Minister Dr. Kurt Kling

Death

During the filming of the film Panische Zeiten on 14 January 1980 he suffered a circulatory collapse, fell into a coma and died a few months later without having regained consciousness. He rests in Vienna on the Mauer cemetery (group 29, row 2, number 7) next to his wife.