Wilhelm von Homburg

Born: 1940-08-25

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.


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as James
Released: 1988-07-15

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop...

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as Vigo
Released: 1989-06-16

Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to...

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Torn Curtain

as Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)
Released: 1966-07-15

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak...

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The Package

as West Berlin Police Lieutenant
Released: 1989-01-25

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger...

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In the Mouth of Madness

as Simon
Released: 1995-02-03

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his...

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The Devil's Brigade

as Fritz
Released: 1968-05-15

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit...

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Diggstown

as Charles Macum Diggs
Released: 1992-08-14

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The...

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The Wrecking Crew

as Gregor
Released: 1968-12-30

When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1...

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Stroszek

as Souteneur
Released: 1977-01-12

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer...

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Midnight Cabaret

as Juan Carlos
Released: 1990-01-01

A Broadway producer puts on a play with a Devil character in it. Soon the actors begin having...

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Gentlemen in White Vests

as Max Graf
Released: 1970-03-12

Bruno Stiegler, a boxing promoter with a disreputable past, returns from America to Berlin to...

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The Hell with Heroes

as Hans
Released: 1968-08-28

In 1946 North Africa, two former US Air Force pilots are forced to work for an international...

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Night of the Warrior

as Bike
Released: 1991-06-01

A kickboxer has an accounting problem with the mobster (Anthony Geary) who lent him money for a...

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The Swiss Conspiracy

as Hit Man in cook suit (uncredited)
Released: 1976-03-01

A Swiss bank discovers some of its clients are becoming the victim of a brilliant blackmailer....

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The Last of the Secret Agents?

as GGI Man
Released: 1966-05-25

Marty and Steve, American tourists in France, are given a multipurpose umbrella and pitted...

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I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

as Self
Released: 1979-04-18

Interview film with German director Werner Herzog revisiting the films he made up to ca. 1977.

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The Boxing Prince

as Self
Released: 2002-01-24

The documentary tells the life story of the boxer Norbert Grupe, who was known by his fighting...

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The Wild Wild West

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-17

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television...

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The Invaders

as Alien Patient
First aired: 1967-01-10

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to...

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Gunsmoke

as Otto
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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