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name: "David Bauer"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 March 1917"
died: "13 February 1973"
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average_fi1m_score: 83
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# David Bauer

Actor. Born 6 March 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 13 February 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 March 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 13 February 1973
- **Active:** 1967–1970
- **Also known as:** David Wolfe  ,  Dave Wolfe, Herman Waldman, Herman Bernard Waldman

## Biography

David Bauer (born Herman Bernard Waldman) was an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he trained at Washington University in St. Louis and began his career on the New York stage. Blacklisted in the United States, he relocated to Britain in 1958 and worked primarily there until his death.

He appeared in the 1967 series *The Prisoner* as The Judge/Number Two. His film roles include Lieutenant General Harry Buford in *Patton* (1970), M. Slumber in *Diamonds Are Forever* (1971) and a judge in *The Spy Who Came in from the Cold* (1965). He also featured in episodes of *The Avengers* and *The Saint*, and worked on the British stage. Bauer was married to actress Stella Tanner from 1960.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, as Lieutenant General Harry Buford — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as The Judge / Number Two — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Also known for

- *Diamonds Are Forever* (1971), M. Slumber
- *The Spy Who Came In from the Cold* (1965), Young Judge (uncredited)
- *Where the Sidewalk Ends* (1950), Sid Kramer
- *The Avengers* (1961)
- *The Saint* (1962), Dr. Charles Krayford, Carlton Rood, Burt Northwade, Rick Lansing, Vern Balton
- *5 Fingers* (1952)
- *Salt of the Earth* (1954), Barton
- *Inspector Clouseau* (1968), Police Chief Geffrion

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