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Ferdy Mayne 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. He was best known as a character actor, often portraying aristocratic villains and eccentrics in films like The Fearless Vampire Killers, Where Eagles Dare, Barry Lyndon, and Benefit of the Doubt.
Birth Name
Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel
Born
Saturday, 11 March 1916
Died
Friday, 30 January 1998
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Deadly Record | Ramon Casadas | 1959 |
| An Unknown Encounter: A True Account of the San Pedro Haunting | Self - Narrator | 1997 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Actor, 'Fearless Vampire Killers' | 1996 |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company | Self | 1996 |
| The Killers Within | General Karl von Weber | 1995 |
| Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Self | 1994 |
| Benefit of the Doubt | Mueller | 1993 |
| Warlock: The Armageddon | One-Eyed Man | 1993 |
| The Tigress | The Austrian Count / Viennese Count | 1992 |
| Knight Moves | Jeremy Edmonds | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Deadly Record | Ramon Casadas | 1959 |
| An Unknown Encounter: A True Account of the San Pedro Haunting | Self - Narrator | 1997 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Actor, 'Fearless Vampire Killers' | 1996 |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company | Self | 1996 |
| The Killers Within | General Karl von Weber | 1995 |
| Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Self | 1994 |
| Benefit of the Doubt | Mueller | 1993 |
| Warlock: The Armageddon | One-Eyed Man | 1993 |
| The Tigress | The Austrian Count / Viennese Count | 1992 |
| Knight Moves | Jeremy Edmonds | 1992 |
| To the Bitter End | Wallace | 1991 |
| River of Diamonds | Fred Shelborne | 1991 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| My Lovely Monster | Cowboy / Vampire | 1990 |
| Chief Zabu | Seth the Butler | 1989 |
| Rivalen der Rennbahn | Emanuel von Rödermark | 1989 |
| Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo | Major | 1989 |
| Call from Space | Archimedes | 1989 |
| Magdalene | Archbishop | 1988 |
| Monsters | Old Man | 1988 |
| A Friendship in Vienna | Father Bernard | 1988 |
| A Dinner of Herbs | Yosef | 1988 |
| Freckled Max and the Spooks | Drakula | 1987 |
| Frankenstein's Aunt | Count Dracula / Drakula | 1987 |
| Pirates | Captain Linares | 1986 |
| Ein Fall für TKKG | Otto Eduard 'Eddilein' Graf zu Falkenstein | 1985 |
| Lime Street | Prince Alfred | 1985 |
| Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf | Erle / Erie | 1985 |
| Hot Chili | Mr. Houston (as Ferdinand Mayne) / Mr. Houston | 1985 |
| Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Rabbi Preiss | 1985 |
| Night Train to Terror | God (segment "The Night Train") (as God) / God (segment "The Night Train") | 1985 |
| Conan the Destroyer | The Leader | 1984 |
| The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | Herr Herrmann | 1984 |
| Sadat | Mullah | 1983 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | (as Ferdinand Mayne) | 1983 |
| Yellowbeard | Mr. Beamish | 1983 |
| The Optimist | The Father | 1983 |
| The Black Stallion Returns | Abu Ben Ishak | 1983 |
| The Winds of War | Ludwig Rosenthal | 1983 |
| Mrs. Harris | Major William Watson | 1982 |
| An Outpost of Progress | Trading Company Director | 1982 |
| Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | Lomax | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Albert Grand | 1981 |
| Frightmare | Conrad Radzoff | 1981 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Abe Figueroa / Marco the Magnificent | 1981 |
| Evita Peron | Saffici | 1981 |
| Levkas Man | Borg | 1981 |
| Dynasty | Channing | 1981 |
| Longshot | Ralph Zipper | 1981 |
| The Formula | Siebold | 1980 |
| Hawk the Slayer | Old Man / Old Man, Father of Hawk and Voltan | 1980 |
| Masterpiece Mystery | Aristide Valentin | 1980 |
| Quest of Eagles | Vladek Gora | 1979 |
| The Music Machine | Basil Silverman | 1979 |
| Mihail, cîine de circ | Dr. Emory | 1979 |
| Hart to Hart | Kasim | 1979 |
| A Man Called Intrepid | Alexander Korda | 1979 |
| Kidnapped | Van Spraag | 1978 |
| The Pirate | Jabir | 1978 |
| Jauche und Levkojen | Dr. Wittkow | 1978 |
| Revenge of the Pink Panther | Dr. Paul Laprone | 1978 |
| Fedora | First Director | 1978 |
| Zwei himmlische Töchter | Boris Leech / Ivan Leech | 1978 |
| SOKO 5113 | Archie Dukke | 1978 |
| Sanfter Schrecken | Sbirro | 1977 |
| The Pawn | Dr. Straker | 1977 |
| Wings | Paul Savonnard | 1977 |
| The Eagle Has Landed | Radl's Doctor | 1976 |
| Das Schweigen im Walde | Baron Sternfeld | 1976 |
| The New Avengers | Arcarti | 1976 |
| The Cedar Tree | Conrad Neilson | 1976 |
| Burning Daylight | John Tarwater / John William Tarwater | 1975 |
| Barry Lyndon | Col. Bulow | 1975 |
| Floris von Rosemund | Karl Herzog von Grauberg | 1975 |
| Father Brown | Aristide Valentin | 1974 |
| The Zoo Gang | De Broux | 1974 |
| Die Ameisen kommen | Michel | 1974 |
| Okay S.I.R. | Dr. David Sullivan | 1973 |
| Men of Affairs | Dubios | 1973 |
| Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi | Sir David Lindsay | 1973 |
| Die Reise nach Wien | Mariu Moltenau | 1973 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Priest | 1972 |
| Are You Being Served? | The Ten-Pound Perfume | 1972 |
| Marco's Theme | 1972 | |
| Whodunnit? | Count Braunsky / Mr. Roland | 1972 |
| Innocent Bystanders | Marcus Kaplan | 1972 |
| Au Pair Girls | Sheik El Abab | 1972 |
| Spyder's Web | Peter Tony | 1972 |
| Eagle in a Cage | Count Bertrand | 1972 |
| The Persuaders! | Count Sangallo | 1971 |
| Jo | Mister Grunder / Mr. Grunder | 1971 |
| The Return of Count Yorga | Carmilla's Victim: Clip from 'The Vampire Lovers' | 1971 |
| No One Will Notice You're Naked | Professor Grutekoor | 1971 |
| Von Richthofen and Brown | Richthofen's father | 1971 |
| The Vampire Happening | Count Dracula / Fürst Christopher Dracula | 1971 |
| When Eight Bells Toll | Lavorski | 1971 |
| From a Bird's Eye View | Spanish Captain | 1970 |
| The Vampire Lovers | Doctor | 1970 |
| The Walking Stick | Douglas Dainton | 1970 |
| The Adventurers | Sergei's Father | 1970 |
| The Magic Christian | Edouard | 1969 |
| The Best House in London | First Petitioner | 1969 |
| Where Eagles Dare | Rosemeyer | 1968 |
| Gates to Paradise | Count Ludovic de Vendôme | 1968 |
| The Exchange Student | MacFarrell | 1967 |
| Man in a Suitcase | Colonel Haidar | 1967 |
| The Bobo | Silvestre Flores | 1967 |
| The Fearless Vampire Killers | Narrator / Count von Krolock | 1967 |
| Promise Her Anything | Vittorio Fettucini | 1966 |
| Court Martial | Marchese Guido Tarchetti | 1965 |
| Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | French Official | 1965 |
| Operation Crossbow | German Officer at Rocket Plant / German Officer | 1965 |
| Secret Agent | Laprade | 1964 |
| The Counterfeit Constable | José, l'agent de Diana Dors | 1964 |
| Espionage | Bin Hammad | 1963 |
| The Sentimental Agent | Count De Rici | 1963 |
| Come Fly with Me | Vienna Hotel Clerk | 1963 |
| Freud | Questioner at Final Lecture | 1962 |
| The Survivor | Intelligence Officer | 1962 |
| The Saint | Landek / Nicholas / Stratford Keene / The Imam | 1962 |
| Zero One | The Count / Hakim | 1962 |
| Man of the World | Ramos | 1962 |
| Masters of Venus | Votan | 1962 |
| Richard the Lionheart | Merlin | 1962 |
| The Password Is Courage | 1st German Officer at French Farm | 1962 |
| Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! | 1962 | |
| Three Spare Wives | Fazim Bey | 1962 |
| Sir Francis Drake | Joos | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Neville Shand | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Oliver Costello / Ramon Casadas | 1961 |
| Highway to Battle | Ziegler | 1961 |
| The Green Helmet | Rossano | 1961 |
| The Pursuers | Gregory Thomas | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Baron Von Orlak | 1961 |
| The Spider's Web | Oliver | 1960 |
| Crossroads to Crime | Miles | 1960 |
| Maigret | Marco Palmieri | 1959 |
| Danger Man | The Moukta | 1960 |
| Man from Interpol | Haja / Delarge | 1960 |
| Our Man in Havana | Prof. Sanchez | 1960 |
| Tommy the Toreador | Lopez | 1959 |
| Ben-Hur | Captain of Rescue Ship | 1959 |
| Third Man on the Mountain | Andreas | 1959 |
| The Four Just Men | Bannerman | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Robbie Robinson / Mr. Fortescue | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Castillon | 1959 |
| Skyport | Marquis Camillo de Castillo | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Bertolli / Captain Ramirez | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Geoffrey Heathcote | 1959 |
| Behind Closed Doors | General Racz | 1958 |
| William Tell | Gustaf | 1958 |
| Next to No Time | Mario | 1958 |
| The Big Money | Furrier | 1958 |
| A Woman of Mystery | Andre | 1958 |
| The Safecracker | Greek Ship Owner | 1958 |
| Sword of Freedom | Spanish Ambassador | 1958 |
| Rendezvous | Larry / Baldini | 1958 |
| Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Italian Police Inspector | 1957 |
| The End of the Line | Charles Edwards / Edwards | 1957 |
| Three Sundays to Live | Davis / George Davis | 1957 |
| O.S.S. | Abwehr Oberst von Bloch | 1957 |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Georges Larue | 1957 |
| Zum blauen Bock | Self - Performer | 1957 |
| Seven Days from Now | Solly Daniels | 1957 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Mr. Saunders | 1957 |
| You Pay Your Money | Delal | 1957 |
| The Betrayal | Freddie | 1957 |
| The Buccaneers | El Supremo | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Guide Ponterosso / Bruno | 1956 |
| The Baby and the Battleship | Interpreter | 1956 |
| The Narrowing Circle | Bill Strayte | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Baron Garonne | 1956 |
| Storm Over the Nile | Dr. Harraz | 1955 |
| Gentlemen Marry Brunettes | M. Dufond | 1955 |
| Sailor of Fortune | Ben Ali / The Mayor | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Count Victor Mattoni | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Michel Aubrion | 1955 |
| Value for Money | Waiter | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Pym | 1955 |
| The Divided Heart | Dr. Muller | 1954 |
| The Glass Tomb | Bertie | 1955 |
| The Stolen Airliner | Air Traffic Controller - Elba | 1955 |
| Malaga | Mustapha | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Andreas | 1954 |
| The Deadly Game | Maxwell Carey | 1954 |
| The Vise | Prince Pavlov / Danny Nicholls / Carl Blanco / Armand | 1954 |
| Betrayed | Luftwaffe Officer | 1954 |
| Twist of Fate | Police Chief | 1954 |
| You Know What Sailors Are | Stanislaus Voritz of Smorznigov | 1954 |
| White Fire | Mario Satargo / Sartago | 1953 |
| Roadhouse Girl | Nicky Everton | 1953 |
| The Blue Parrot | Stevens | 1953 |
| The Broken Horseshoe | Charles Constance | 1953 |
| The Captain's Paradise | The Sheikh | 1953 |
| Desperate Moment | Detective Laurence | 1953 |
| The Paris Express | Louis | 1952 |
| Made in Heaven | István | 1952 |
| The Assassin | Tio | 1952 |
| Hotel Sahara | Yusef | 1951 |
| Encore | Headwaiter (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette") / Head Waiter | 1951 |
| The Great Manhunt | Mountain Regiment Officer | 1950 |
| Cairo Road | Doctor, Port Said / Port Said Doctor | 1950 |
| Night and the City | Unconfirmed Role | 1950 |
| Prelude to Fame | Carlo Ferugia | 1950 |
| Celia | Antonio | 1949 |
| The Huggetts Abroad | Gendarme | 1949 |
| Vote for Huggett | Waiter | 1949 |
| One Night with You | First Detective | 1948 |
| Broken Journey | Pelotti | 1948 |
| The Echo Murders | Dacier / Paul Dacier | 1945 |
| Waltz Time | Max | 1945 |
| Meet Sexton Blake! | Slant-Eyes | 1945 |
| Her Man Gilbey | Demborski's Geneva Associate | 1944 |
| Yellow Canary | Bit Part | 1943 |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Prussian Student | 1943 |
| Warn That Man | German Radio Operator | 1943 |
| Old Mother Riley Overseas | 1943 |
