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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | Vom Mädchen zur Frau | ||
1958 | Hello Taxi | Herbert Gerlinger | |
1961 | Tales from the Vienna Woods | Alfred | TV film |
1965 | 3. November 1918 | Oberleutnant Ludoltz | TV film |
1966 | Harry Schimek | ||
1967 | Hot Pavements of Cologne | Poldi | |
Erik | |||
Kurzer Prozess | Herr Nagler | ||
1970 | Will Roczinski, Reporter | TV film | |
1972 | Tatort Münchner Kindl | Franz Ziehsl | TV series episode |
1973 | The Pedestrian | Dr. Rolf Meineke | |
Kommissar Putulski | |||
1974 | Supermarket | Theo | |
Der Kommissar Tod eines Landstreichers | Lumm | TV series episode | |
Only the Wind Knows the Answer | Heinz Seeberg | ||
Handschellen | Fred Wortmann | TV series episode | |
1976 | 21 Hours at Munich | Feldhaus | TV film |
Vier gegen die Bank | Hartmut Wredel | TV film | |
1977 | A Bridge Too Far | ||
Inspector Nat Fletcher | TV film | ||
1978 | The Glass Cell | Lasky | |
Tatort Der Feinkosthändler | Walter Wever | TV series episode | |
1979 | Kassbach – Ein Porträt | Karl Kassbach | |
Bloodline | Krauss | ||
1980 | Josef Gassner | TV film | |
Panic Time | Minister Dr. Kurt Kling |
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.