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Profile of Henry Brandon
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8th June 1912 |
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Berlin, Germany |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Henry Brandon (June 8, 1912 - February 15, 1990) was a character actor in over 100 American films, famous for playing Indian, Arab, Persian, Turkish, Native American and East Asian roles, usually villains.
Born Heinrich Von Kleinbach in Berlin, Germany, his parents emigrated to the United States while he was still an infant. A stage actor, he performed on Broadway and continued to act on stage periodically throughout his acting career. He made his motion picture debut in 1932, His most famous acting roles were as "Chief Cicatrice" in John Ford's The Searchers in 1956 and "Chief Quanah Parker" in Ford's Two Rode Together in 1961.
Henry Brandon died in 1990 in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack.
External link
- Henry Brandon at the Internet Movie Database
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