Name
Wilhelm von Homburg
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-08-25
Deathday
2004-03-10 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Biography
Norbert Grupe (born August 25, 1940 – March 10, 2004), better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German boxer, actor, and professional wrestler known for his villainous supporting roles in various high-profile films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II, the henchman James in Die Hard, and Souteneur in Werner Herzog's Stroszek.
Known For
6.602
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows...
6.125
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger...
6.579
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a ...
4.867
Rookie FBI agent Jo Dee Foster has been assigned to work on the case of the Psycho Killer,...
6.349
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a un...
5.689
When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $...
- 1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? as GGI Man
- 1968 The Hell with Heroes as Hans
- 1995 In the Mouth of Madness as Simon
- 1989 Ghostbusters II as Vigo
- 1977 Stroszek as Souteneur
- 1990 Midnight Cabaret as Juan Carlos
- 1966 Torn Curtain as Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)
- 1991 Night of the Warrior as Bike
- 1992 Diggstown as Charles Macum Diggs
- 2002 The Boxing Prince as Self
- 1988 Die Hard as James
- 1979 I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog as Self
- 1989 The Package as West Berlin Police Lieutenant
- 1968 The Wrecking Crew as Gregor
- 1976 The Swiss Conspiracy as Hit Man in cook suit (uncredited)
- 1968 The Devil's Brigade as Fritz
- 1970 Gentlemen in White Vests as Boxer Max Graf
- 1994 The Silence of the Hams as Maitre 'D
- 1991 Eye of the Storm as Killer
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Otto
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 2 episodes )
- 1967 The Invaders ( 1 episode ) as Alien Patient
- 1963 Der Sport-Spiegel ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1963 Das aktuelle Sportstudio ( 1 episode ) as self
