---
name: "Will Quadflieg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-quadflieg"
fi1m_id: "will-quadflieg"
imdb_id: "nm0702729"
tmdb_id: 1005461
wikidata_id: "Q87436"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 September 1914"
died: "27 November 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:03:31.681914+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."
---

# Will Quadflieg

## Identity

Will Quadflieg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-quadflieg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-quadflieg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0702729
- **TMDB ID:** 1005461
- **Wikidata ID:** Q87436
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Quadflieg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87436, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1005461

Actor. Born 15 September 1914 in Oberhausen, Germany. Died 27 November 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 September 1914, Oberhausen, Germany
- **Died:** 27 November 2003
- **Also known as:** Вилль Квадфлиг
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Quadflieg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87436, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1005461

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Lola Montès*](https://film.one/film/lola-montes.md) (81)

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## Biography

Will Quadflieg (1914–2003) was a German stage and screen actor. Born Friedrich Wilhelm Quadflieg in Oberhausen, he began acting training while still at school and made his professional debut at the Stadttheater Oberhausen. He worked at theatres in Gießen, Gera, Düsseldorf and Berlin, including the Volksbühne and, from 1940 to 1944, the Schillertheater under Heinrich George.

After the war he helped found the Junges Theater (now Ernst-Deutsch-Theater) in Hamburg. From 1952 to 1959 he played Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival and from 1956 to 1962 collaborated with Gustaf Gründgens at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, notably as Faust opposite Gründgens’ Mephisto. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg.

Quadflieg appeared in films including *Lola Montès* (1955) as Franz Liszt and the 1960 film version of *Faust*. He also worked extensively in television, with roles in series such as *Derrick* and the mini-series *Der große Bellheim* (1992). He remained active on stage into the 1990s and died in Osterholz-Scharmbeck.

*Sources: filmportal.de, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Lola Montès* (1955), Fi1m 81, as Franz Liszt — [page](https://film.one/film/lola-montes.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker* (1999), as Rezitator
- *Die Wildente* (1994), as Direktor Werle
- *Der gute Merbach* (1994), as Clemens Merbach
- *Der große Bellheim* (1993), series, as Herbert Sachs
- *Dantes Traum von der Hölle* (1989), as Narrator (voice)
- *Der 9. Kreis der Hölle* (1988), as Narrator (voice)
- *Der 8. Kreis der Hölle* (1988), as Narrator (voice)
- *Die Reise* (1986), as Jost Voss
- *Jedermann* (1983), as Gott
- *Absender* (1982), series, Actor
- *Dantons Tod* (1981), as Thomas Payne
- *Ein Mann von gestern* (1980), as Iffländer
- *Kümmert euch nicht um Sokrates* (1979), as Socrates
- *Die Ratten* (1979), as Harro Hassenreuter
- *Als wär's ein Stück von mir* (1976), Actor
- *Der Menschenfeind* (1976), as Alceste
- *Derrick* (1974), series, as Robert Schreiber, Prof. Braun-Gorres
- *Der Sieger von Tambo* (1973), as Don Heraclio
- *Onkel Wanja - Bilder aus dem Landleben* (1971), as Michael Lwowitsch Astrow · Director
- *Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele* (1970), as Jedermann / Mephisto (archive footage)
- *Totentanz* (1970), as Edgar
- *Kama Sutra* (1969), as Narrator
- *The Commissioner* (1969), series, as Dr. Höringer
- *Dem Täter auf der Spur* (1967), series, as Albert Vernet
- *Die Fliegen* (1966), as Jupiter
- *Don Juan* (1965), as Don Juan
- *Der Kammersänger* (1964), as Gerardo
- *Annoncentheater* (1962), as Tellheim
- *Rosmersholm* (1961), Actor
- *Faust* (1960), as Faust
- *Ein Monat auf dem Lande* (1960), as Michail Alexandrowitsch Rakitin
- *Jedermann* (1958), as Jedermann
- *San Salvatore* (1956), as Dr. Manfred Carell
- *Lola Montès* (1955), as Franz Liszt — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/lola-montes.md)
- *Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer* (1953), as Dr. Thomas Arend
- *Vergiß die Liebe nicht* (1953), as Paul Cornelius
- *Die Försterchristl* (1952), as Joseph Földessy
- *Dark Eyes* (1951), as Fedor Varany
- *Das ewige Spiel* (1951), as Werner Donatus
- *Dreams of Death* (1951), as Albert Winter / Sennor Barravas / Florestan
- *Die Lüge* (1950), as Harry Altenberger
- *Soloist Anna Alt* (1945), as Joachim Alt
- *Philharmonic* (1944), as Alexander Schonath
- *Die Zaubergeige* (1944), as Andreas Halm
- *Der große Schatten* (1942), as Robert Jürgensen
- *G.P.U.* (1942), as Peter Aßmus
- *Schicksal* (1942), as Dimo
- *My Life for Ireland* (1941), as Michael O'Brien jun.
- *Kora Terry* (1940), as Michael Varany
- *The Heart of a Queen* (1940), as Page Olivier
- *Der Maulkorb* (1938), as Maler Rabanus

## Gallery

- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3873035/gallery-33fbb6d71246.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961) — Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2813_of_15%29.jpg/1280px-Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2813_of_15%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3873035/gallery-b5d72cb8560d.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961) — Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2812_of_15%29.jpg/1280px-Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2812_of_15%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3873035/gallery-f28a85356879.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961) — Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2808_of_15%29.jpg/1280px-Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2808_of_15%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3873035/gallery-a01209b1fd36.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961) — Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2804_of_15%29.jpg/1280px-Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2804_of_15%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3873035/gallery-1f5fce46b546.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961) — Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2807_of_15%29.jpg/1280px-Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2807_of_15%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3873035/gallery-d122ce4356ce.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Langue : sans contenu linguistique Éditeur : Roger Pic (Paris) (1961) — Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2802_of_15%29.jpg/1280px-Rosmersholm%2C_texte_de_Henrik_Ibsen_-_btv1b84260756_%2802_of_15%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won

- Kultur- und Friedenspreis der Villa Ichon 1992: Kultur- und Friedenspreis der Villa Ichon (won)
- Deutscher Sprachpreis 1987: Deutscher Sprachpreis (won)
- Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg) 1984: Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg) (won)
- Albin Skoda Ring 1973: Albin Skoda Ring (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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