{{short description|Austrian-born British actor and radio comedian (1898–1964)}} '''Victor Oliver von Samek''' (8 July 1898 – 15 August 1964) was an Austrian-born British actor and radio comedian.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://explore.b

{{short description|Austrian actor}} ...rom Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' and ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]''.

...d) English language sketch on television has subsequently become a German, Austrian, and Swiss [[New Year's Eve]] tradition, with multiple repeats of the comed ...cture House]] in [[Campbeltown]], [[Argyll and Bute]], as part of a comedy film festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow

...e role of [[Barty Crouch Sr.]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' and for his appearances in ''[[Doc ...ined at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA), where he worked with actors including [[Kenneth Cranham]] and [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard

...2b9ef5bd96 |title=Peter Vaughan |access-date=7 December 2016 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> He also acted extensively on the stage. ...lin in ''[[Chancer]]'' and Mr. Stevens, Sr. in ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]''. His final role was as [[w:List of A Song of Ic

...into his eighties, with roles in numerous films such as ''[[Quartet (2012 film)|Quartet]]'', and as [[Ramsay Clegg]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]''. ...on 2014 p. 2</ref> His father was Jewish and his mother was Lutheran, with Austrian ancestry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/dec/01

...org.uk/4ce2ba1d037a2 |title=Kenneth Williams &#124; BFI |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/we ...success and recognition the show brought him, Williams considered theatre, film and television to be superior forms of entertainment. In 1955 he appeared i

...Miklós Rózsa|Miklós Rózsa]], composer of the music for ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet ...Ustinov 2.jpg|right|thumb|Ustinov as [[Nero|Nero]] in ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' (1951)]]

...ilms. He appeared in ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1956), ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956), ''[[Blue Murder at St Trinian's]]'' (1957), ''[[ ...in European films, in roles such as Sir Reginald in the successful French film ''[[La Grande Vadrouille]]''.

...m [[Inspector Clouseau|Chief Inspector Clouseau]] in ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|The Pink Panther]]'' series. ...|Turner Classic Movies]] calls Sellers "one of the most accomplished comic actors of the late 20th century".<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Sellers |url=http://w

...]]. Celebrity chef [[Keith Floyd]] was always getting drunk on wine, while film critic [[Barry Norman]] was not a fan of his puppet, because it had an inex ===Actors===