The German general who explains the plan to recapture Antwerp and assigns Col Hessler to lead the attack with a brigade of King Tiger tanks. During the advance, Kohler orders Hessler to bypass Amblève, but Hessler persuades him that destroying the town is necessary to break American resistance.
Jannis is Lady Xenia’s butler and accompanies her while she has retired to the island to spend her final days in peace. He is among the people on the island as the killer begins eliminating them, and he is killed after Dolph and Livio.
The Antique Dealer is connected to the shop where the first murdered woman worked. Sam visits the shop during his investigation and discovers that the victim sold an unsettling painting there on the day of her death, making the dealer's business a source of evidence linking the murders to the older attack.
Mistelzweig is an insurance agent with a suspicious connection to the investigation. He privately proposes a business partnership to the clairvoyant, hoping to sell insurance to people frightened by the predictions, and admits that he served time for insurance fraud. His actions add to the growing suspicion surrounding the hotel and the warnings.
Skeptical SS agent who doubts the deception will work. He interrogates Pike, arrests Gerber for the failed operation, and relentlessly pursues the escapees across the border. He is ultimately shot by Ernst, who stages the scene to cover the escape.
An inspector in the 1963 film, likely part of the police force opposing the Mabuse crime wave.
Fabian Gilder is Arthur Gine's chief clerk and blackmails him over forged bills bearing Harry Lord Chelford's signature. He wants Leslie Gine for himself and joins Mary Wenner in the treasure hunt. After killing Arthur, Gilder is later killed by Harry in the tunnels.
Keun is arrested and accused of being the mass murderer responsible for the killings, but he insists that he is innocent. He refuses a defense from someone who doubts him and is convicted in Hamburg and sentenced to death. Kersten becomes convinced Keun was wrongly accused and races to get the real murderer's confession accepted in time.
Disguised criminal operating under a theatrical clown persona.
Official or guard involved in the captivity and rescue plot.
A military officer who later serves as a police captain and attempts to stop the distribution of relief wheat to Hamburg's unemployed.
Bertram Cody is a suspicious man whose contradictory statements attract Inspector Dick Martin’s attention. He kidnaps Sybil Lansdown with Emily Cody to obtain her inheritance, then uses a submachine gun during a fight, accidentally killing Emily before strangling Giacco.
Werner Peters has 97 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Dr. Mabuse Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include The Kaiser's Lackey, Hard Women, The Corrupt Ones. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
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