Henry Brandon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brandon (born Heinrich von Kleinbach; June 8, 1912 – February 15, 1990) was a German-American film and stage character actor with a career spanning almost 60 years, involving more than 100 films. He specialized in playing a wide diversity of ethnic roles.

Career Overview

Henry Brandon has 113 screen credits in a career dating back to 1932. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Tarzan (Lex Barker) Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Okefenokee, Drums of Fu Manchu, Drums of Fu Manchu. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

113

Birth Date

1912-06-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Berlin, Germany

Known For

• Okefenokee
• 

  Drums of Fu Manchu
• 

  Drums of Fu Manchu
• 

  When the North Wind Blows
• 

  The Searchers
• Carnival in Paris

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Tarzan (Lex Barker) Collection (2 titles)
• Little House on the Prairie - Collection (1 titles)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (1 titles)
• War of the Worlds (1 titles)
• The Paleface Collection (1 titles)
• The Count of Monte Cristo Collection (1 titles)
• The Three Mesquiteers Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• William Royle (2 collaborations)
• Robert Kellard (2 collaborations)
• Luana Walters (2 collaborations)
• Olaf Hytten (2 collaborations)
• Tom Chatterton (2 collaborations)
• Gloria Franklin (2 collaborations)
• John Merton (2 collaborations)
• Lal Chand Mehra (2 collaborations)
• Peggy Maley (1 collaborations)
• Serena Sande (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (113 credits)

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Self - (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Self - (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Murder, She Wrote

    - Crossed Up (1987) ... Abel Gorcey actor actors
    1984
  • To Be or Not to Be

    Nazi Officer

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

    Otis Wagner

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Evita Peron

    General Ramirez

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Hard Knocks

    Curley

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Bud and Lou

    Bernie

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Assault on Precinct 13

    Chaney

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Manhandlers

    Carlo

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • When the North Wind Blows

    Avakum

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Prologue to Wounded Knee

    Holy Man

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Search for the Evil One

    Martin Borman

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Mission: Impossible

    - The Brothers (1969) ... Farid actor actors
    1966
  • Get Smart

    - Pheasant Under Glass (1969) ... Belasco actor actors

    - School Days (1965) ... Zukor actor actors
    1965
  • The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog

    Circus Roustabout

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Daniel Boone

    - The Deserter (1966) ... Lije Moody actor actors
    1964
  • Captain Sindbad

    Col. Kabar

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Outer Limits

    - The Chameleon (1964) ... General Crawford actor actors
    1963
  • The Virginian

    - Yesterday's Timepiece (1967) ... Swift Wolf actor actors
    1962
  • Combat!

    - A Child's Game (1966) ... Hans actor actors

    - Mountain Man (1964) ... German Lt. actor actors
    1962
  • Two Rode Together

    Chief Quanah Parker

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Captain Brassbound's Conversion

    Sheik Sidi El Assif

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Medea

    Jason

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Big Fisherman

    Menicus

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Okefenokee

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Buccaneer

    British Major

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Auntie Mame

    Acacius Page

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Lawman

    - The Last Man (1959) ... Joshua Haney actor actors
    1958
  • The Texan

    - The Man Hater (1959) ... actor actors
    1958
  • The Land Unknown

    Dr. Carl Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Omar Khayyam

    Commander

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Hell's Crossroads

    Jesse James

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Wagon Train

    - The Patience Miller Story (1961) ... Chief Dark Eagle actor actors

    - The St. Nicholas Story (1959) ... Ute Indian Chief actor actors

    - The Martha Barham Story (1959) ... Black Panther actor actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - A Bullet for the Teacher (1960) ... Rand Storm actor actors
    1957
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - The Yuma Treasure (1957) ... actor actors
    1957
  • The Ten Commandments

    Commander of the Hosts

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Bandido!

    Gunther

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Searchers

    Chief Cicatriz (Scar)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Comanche

    Black Cloud

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Silent Fear

    Cliff Sutton

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Gunsmoke

    - Stolen Horses (1961) ... Quick Knife actor actors

    - The Deserter (1960) ... The Major actor actors
    1955
  • Vera Cruz

    Capt. Danette

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Casanova's Big Night

    Capt. Rugello

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Knock on Wood

    Trenchcoat Man #2

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Manhunt in Space

    Rinkman, space pirate leader

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • War Arrow

    Maygro

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Caddy

    Mr. Preen

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Tarzan and the She-Devil

    M'Tara, Lycopo Chief

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Pony Express

    Joe Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Raiders of the Seven Seas

    Captain Goiti

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Scared Stiff

    Pierre

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The War of the Worlds

    Cop at Crash Site

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Planet Outlaws

    Capt. Lasca

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Hurricane Smith

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Wagons West

    Clay Cook

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Scarlet Angel

    Pierre

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Harem Girl

    Hassan Ali

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Flame of Araby

    Malik

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Golden Horde

    Juchi, son of Genghis Khan

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Cattle Drive

    Jim Currie

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

    Cassius

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Fighting O'Flynn

    Lt. Corpe

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain

    Siko

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Wake of the Red Witch

    Kurinua

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Joan of Arc

    Giles de Rais, Captain

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Paleface

    Wapato (medicine man)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Hollow Triumph

    Big Boy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Canon City

    Freeman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Old Los Angeles

    Larry Stockton

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Drums of Fu Manchu

    Dr. Fu Manchu

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Edge of Darkness

    Major Ruck

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Night in New Orleans

    Croupier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Corsican Brothers

    Marquis de Raveneau (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Ted Carver

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Hurricane Smith

    Sam Carson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Underground

    Rolf

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Ghost Treasure

    Mariano Arguello (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Son of Monte Cristo

    Lt. Schultz

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Dark Streets of Cairo

    Hussien

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Under Texas Skies

    Tom Blackton

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Doomed to Die

    Attorney Victor Martin

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Ranger and the Lady

    Augustus Larue

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Florian

    Groom

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Ski Patrol

    Jan Sikorsky

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Half a Sinner

    Handsome - Red's Sidekick

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Drums of Fu Manchu

    Dr. Fu Man Chu

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    Duke Allison

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nurse Edith Cavell

    Lt. Schultz

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Conspiracy

    Carlson - Crewman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Beau Geste

    Renouf, another deserter

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Buck Rogers

    Capt. Laska

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Pirates of the Skies

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • If I Were King

    Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • I Met My Love Again

    Bruno (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Wells Fargo

    Larry

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Our Gang Follies of 1938

    Barnaby

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Island Captives

    Dick Bannister

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • West Bound Limited

    Joe Forbes

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Last Train from Madrid

    Radio Announcer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Carnival in Paris

    Louis

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • I Promise to Pay

    Henchman Funnyface

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Secret Agent X-9

    Blackstone

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Black Legion

    Joe Dombrowski

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Jungle Jim

    The Cobra

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Killer at Large

    Mr. Zero

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Garden of Allah

    Hadj

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Big Brown Eyes

    Don Butler

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    Wade Falin (as Henry Kleinbach)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Bat Man (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Babes in Toyland

    Silas Barnaby

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Sign of the Cross

    Colosseum Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932