Gertan Klauber
Gertan Klauber
Biography
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).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
70
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-03-05 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Czechoslovakia
Acting

2019

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror as Ola (voice)

1995

Queen's Nose as Robber

1994

Backbeat as Pimp

1994

Good King Wenceslas as Kalousek

1992

A Very Polish Practice as Swarthy Man on Plane

1990

House of Cards as Blackhead

1988

Jack the Ripper as Diemschutz

1987

Inspector Morse as German Man

1986

A Dangerous Kind of Love as Mr. Seiler

1984

Top Secret! as East German Mayor

1984

Top Secret! as Mayor

1984

The Cold Room as Older Nazi

1983

Blackadder as King George III

1983

Octopussy as Bubi

1980

Bad Timing as Ambulance Man

1978

Carry On Emmannuelle as German Soldier

1977

The Professionals as Helmut Brenick

1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as The Pasha

1975

The Sweeney as Emilio

1975

Poldark as Tom Harry

1975

The Venturers as Not available

1975

Operation: Daybreak as Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited)

1974

Percy's Progress as Pablo

1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles as Gestapo

1974

Venom as Kurt

1973

Whoops Baghdad as The Sultan's Servant

1972

The Protectors as Gromeld

1972

Colditz as Korporal Henneberg

1972

Colditz as German Radio Announcer (voice)

1972

Dead of Night as Not available

1972

Carry On Abroad as Postcard Seller

1972

The Pied Piper as Town Cryer

1971

Upstairs, Downstairs as Albert Schoenfeld

1971

Carry On Henry as Bidet

1970

The Goodies as Not available

1970

Wuthering Heights as Not available

1970

Cry of the Banshee as Tavern Keeper

1970

Scream and Scream Again as Border Guard

1969

Department S as Antonio Mardi

1969

Before Winter Comes as Russian Major

1967

The Prisoner as Cafe Waiter

1967

Billion Dollar Brain as Dr. Kaarna (uncredited)

1967

The Deadly Affair as Man at Zurich Airport

1967

Carry On Doctor as Wash Orderly

1966

Softly, Softly as Not available

1966

The Informer as Frank

1965

Operation Crossbow as Soldier at Rocket Plant

1965

The Big Job as Milkman

1965

Doctor Who: The Romans as Galley Master

1965

Dateline Diamonds as Meverhof

1964

Sherlock Holmes as Not available

1964

Carry On Cleo as Marcus

1964

Carry On Spying as Code Clerk

1964

Hot Enough for June as Technician in Czech Glass Factory

1963

Doctor Who as Ola

1962

The Saint as The Barman

1962

The Saint as Renato

1962

Man of the World as Not available

1961

The Avengers as Kruger

1961

Anna Karenina as Stationmaster

1961

Three on a Spree as Joe

1961

The Kitchen as Gaston

1961

The Breaking Point as Lofty

1961

The Pursuers as Bernstein

1960

The Hands of Orlac as Fairground attendant

1959

No Hiding Place as Not available

1959

One Step Beyond as Porter

1959

Don't Panic Chaps! as Schmidt