Helmut Dantine

Helmut Dantine Profile Photo

Characters played by Helmut Dantine

Max — Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Max is El Jefe's business associate and the employer of the two professional hitmen. He receives Bennie when Bennie brings the recovered head to a hotel room, but Bennie has abandoned his original financial motive and demands an explanation. Max is killed when Bennie attacks the bounty operation.

German Flyer — Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Downed German pilot encountered by Kay in her garden.

Lt. Hugo von Metzler — Fraulein (1958)

Erika's fiancé, Hugo is found by MacLain after the war. He is a crippled veteran who has lost an arm and lives in a makeshift shelter with another woman. Unhappy to see Erika with an American, he asks her to return her engagement ring so he can buy an artificial arm; she gives it back and leaves.

Michel Lacoste — Whispering City (1947)

Michel is a classical composer supported by Albert Frédéric, whose marriage is in trouble. After his wife dies by suicide, Albert steals her note and convinces Michel that he killed her during a drunken blackout. Michel reluctantly agrees to kill reporter Mary Roberts in exchange for Albert's promised legal defense, but cannot bring himself to harm her; they fall in love and work to expose Albert.

The Stranger — Stranger from Venus (1954)

The Stranger is a Venusian visitor who can read minds, speak many human languages, and survive without a pulse. He warns Arthur Walker and British officials about the dangers of nuclear technology, seeks peaceful contact, and ultimately prevents an interplanetary conflict before disappearing after his mission fails.

Martin Richter — Hotel Berlin (1945)

A German underground leader and Dachau escapee hiding at the hotel. Disguised as a waiter to observe Lisa Dorn, his identity is revealed, leading to a confrontation with Joachim Helm where he throws the SS officer down an elevator. He attempts to escape the hotel surrounded by troops but is betrayed by Dorn, leading to her arrest and subsequent execution by him.

Prince Hugo — Call Me Madam (1953)

A prince from a neighboring state who is scheduled for an arranged marriage with Princess Maria. The potential union is threatened due to her lack of a sufficient dowry, ultimately leaving him out of the picture when she chooses to marry Kenneth.

Colonel Hugo von Keller — Northern Pursuit (1943)

Leader of a Nazi saboteur team dropped by a U-boat. After being captured and later escaping a POW camp, he joins Willis and Wagner to infiltrate Canadian territory. He ultimately boards the assembled bomber to bomb the US-Canada waterway but is killed when Wagner shoots the crew.

Garou — Passage to Marseille (1944)

Garou is one of the escaped convicts rescued from the Caribbean canoe and transported aboard the Ville de Nancy. He is part of the group recruited to fight for France and helps Jean Matrac and the other escapees defeat the pro-Vichy attempt to capture the ship before the survivors reach Britain and join the Free French.

Paul Rigaud — Hell on Devil's Island (1957)

Paul Rigaud is a newspaper editor who was unjustly imprisoned for his published opinions. After he is released, Governor Renault asks him to help expose the prison's cruel punishments, making him central to the effort to challenge the island's brutality.

Career Overview

Helmut Dantine has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1940. Their work is anchored in the Mrs. Miniver Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Whispering City, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Hell on Devil's Island. 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
41
Birth Date
1918-10-07
Birth Place
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Known For

Associated Universes

Frequent Collaborators

Credits

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q743056), public domain (CC0).