Gertan Klauber

Gertan Klauber

George Gertan Klauber (5 March 1932 – 1 August 2008) was a Czech-born British actor, known for playing various character parts in films and television programmes, particularly the Carry On comedies. Of Sudeten German and Jewish descent, Klauber was born in Czechoslovakia in 1932, and moved to the United Kingdom prior to the outbreak of World War II. He studied drama at the Birmingham School of Acting (now the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire).

He appeared in numerous television productions, often playing minor villains, including episodes of The Saint, The Professionals, Danger Man, The Avengers, twice in Doctor Who as The Galley Master in The Romans and as Ola in The Macra Terror and as mad king George III in Blackadder the Third. He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969. He also played a servile yet pompous waiter in one episode, "The Old Magic", of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Klauber was one of the regular recurring cast members of the Carry On films, appearing in seven films total (one uncredited). He usually played small roles, cast when the producers wanted someone big and sinister, or big and jovial, but had a prominent part as 'Marcus' in Carry On Cleo (1964). He appeared in two James Bond films: Octopussy (1983) and The Living Daylights (1987), though he was uncredited for the latter. His last film role was as a pimp in the Beatles biopic Backbeat (1994).

Acting

1995

1994

1994

1992

A Very Polish Practice

Swarthy Man on Plane

1990

1988

Jack the Ripper

Diemschutz

1987

Inspector Morse

German Man

1986

1984

1984

Top Secret!

East German Mayor

1983

Blackadder

King George III

1983

1980

Bad Timing

Ambulance Man

1978

Carry On Emmannuelle

German Soldier

1977

The Professionals

Helmut Brenick

1977

That's Carry On!

Wash Orderly / Marcus (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

1975

Operation: Daybreak

Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited)

1975

Poldark

Tom Harry

1975

Poldark

Tom Harry

1975

1975

1974

Venom

Kurt

1974

Playhouse

Streicher

1974

1973

1973

1972

The Pied Piper

Town Cryer

1972

Carry On Abroad

Postcard Seller

1972

Colditz

German Radio Announcer (voice)

1972

Colditz

Korporal Henneberg

1972

1972

1971

Upstairs, Downstairs

Albert Schoenfeld

1971

1970

1970

Leo the Last

Man in Secret Meeting (uncredited)

1970

Cry of the Banshee

Tavern Keeper

1970

1970

1969

Department S

Antonio Mardi

1967

Carry On Doctor

Wash Orderly

1967

Billion Dollar Brain

Dr. Kaarna (uncredited)

1967

The Prisoner

Cafe Waiter

1967

The Deadly Affair

Man at Zurich Airport

1966

1966

1965

BBC Play of the Month

Turkish Inspector

1965

1965

1965

1965

Operation Crossbow

Soldier at Rocket Plant

1964

1964

HMS Paradise

Native Chief

1964

Carry On Spying

Code Clerk

1964

1964

Theatre 625

Landlord

1964

Hot Enough for June

Technician in Czech Glass Factory

1963

1963

Crane

Darius

1963

Crane

Habbas

1962

The Saint

The Barman

1962

The Saint

Renato

1962

1961

Anna Karenina

Stationmaster

1961

1961

1961

1960

The Hands of Orlac

Fairground attendant

1959

1959

1958

Battle of the V-1

SS Guard (uncredited)

1956

Infos

Full Name
Gertan Klauber
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
3/5/1932
Date of Death
8/1/2008
Also Known As

Gertain Klauber

Gerton Klauber