--- name: "Helmut Dantine" canonical: "https://film.one/person/helmut-dantine" roles: [] born: "7 October 1918" died: "2 May 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-20T01:10:56.389117+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Helmut Dantine Actor. Born 7 October 1918 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Died 2 May 1982. ## Details - **Born:** 7 October 1918, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] - **Died:** 2 May 1982 - **Active:** 1942–1943 - **Also known as:** Helmut Guttmann - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other - **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 81 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, War 2, Comedy 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $25m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Dantine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q743056, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0200626/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4122 ## Biography Helmut Dantine (born Helmut Guttmann) was an Austrian-American actor. Born in Vienna on 7 October 1918, he emigrated to the United States in 1938 after involvement in anti-Nazi activities and imprisonment following the Anschluss. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, and began acting at the Pasadena Playhouse while supporting himself by running gas stations. Warner Bros. signed him to a contract after he was spotted there. Dantine appeared in numerous films during the 1940s, often in supporting roles as Germans or Nazis. His credits include uncredited parts in *To Be or Not to Be* (1942) and *Casablanca* (1942), the German flyer in *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), the young man in *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), and roles in *Edge of Darkness* (1943), *Mission to Moscow* (1943) and *Passage to Marseille* (1944). Later work included *War and Peace* (1956) as Dolokhov and producing credits on films such as *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia* (1974). He died in Beverly Hills on 2 May 1982. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, allmovie.com, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (2) - *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), Fi1m 73, as Young Man — [page](https://film.one/film/watch-on-the-rhine.md) - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Fi1m 73, as German Flyer — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Casablanca* (1943), Fi1m 93, as Jan Brandel (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md) - *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Fi1m 87, as Co-Pilot (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md) ## Complete filmography (48) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Fifth Musketeer* (1979), as Spanish Ambassador - *The Killer Elite* (1975), as Vorodny · Executive Producer - *Medical Story* (1975), series, as Dr. Caradeaux - *The Wilby Conspiracy* (1975), as Prosecuting Counsel · Executive Producer - *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia* (1974), as Max · Executive Producer - *Night Gallery* (1970), series, Actor - *The File on Devlin* (1969), as Hans Raedler - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Erich Krieger - *Operation Crossbow* (1965), as General Linz - *The Rogues* (1964), series, as Colonel von Reichert - *Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place* (1960), as Colonel - *Tempest* (1958), as Shvabrin - *Fraulein* (1958), as Lt. Hugo von Metzler - *Thundering Jets* (1958), Director - *The Story of Mankind* (1957), as Marc Antony - *The Thin Man* (1957), series, Actor - *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Maj. Horst von Hoffstadt - *Hell on Devil's Island* (1957), as Paul Rigaud - *Clipper Ship* (1957), as Luis Obregon - *Kean: Genius or Scoundrel* (1957), as Lord Mewl - *War and Peace* (1956), as Dolokhov - *Alexander the Great* (1956), as Nectenabus - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Prof. Josef Marton - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Daniel - *Studio 57* (1954), series, Actor - *Stranger from Venus* (1954), as The Stranger - *Call Me Madam* (1953), as Prince Hugo - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Manson - *Guerrilla Girl* (1953), as Demetri Alexander - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Hans Raedler - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Peter - *Suspense* (1949), series, Actor - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Dr. Roland Maradick - *Whispering City* (1947), as Michel Lacoste - *Shadow of a Woman* (1946), as Dr. Eric Ryder - *Escape in the Desert* (1945), as Capt. Becker - *Hotel Berlin* (1945), as Martin Richter - *Passage to Marseille* (1944), as Garou - *Northern Pursuit* (1943), as Colonel Hugo von Keller - *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), as Young Man — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/watch-on-the-rhine.md) - *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as Maj. Kamenev - *Edge of Darkness* (1943), as Captain Koenig - *Casablanca* (1943), as Jan Brandel (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md) - *Desperate Journey* (1942), Actor - *The Pied Piper* (1942), as Aide - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as German Flyer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md) - *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), as Co-Pilot (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md) - *Escape* (1940), as Porter (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Helmut Dantine](https://film.one/media/person/324131/gallery-552bf907b871.jpg) Helmut Dantine — Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Helmut_Dantine_in_Shadow_of_a_Woman_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Helmut Dantine](https://film.one/media/person/324131/gallery-2c4a06c0a340.jpg) Helmut Dantine — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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