Schroeder is the agent who escaped Operation Clean Sweep and later becomes central to the truth behind the conspiracy. He claims that the CIA murdered his wife and children, but Walter suspects another party. Schroeder ultimately returns, sends the Lloyds away, and destroys himself and Barney Taber.
Col. von Richter is sent to Ankara to take command of German negotiations with the secret document supplier after doubts arise about the intelligence. He requests the Allied operation plan from Ulysses Diello and becomes one of the German officials involved in arranging payment for the dangerous material.
Erika's cousin, Karl takes her in when she moves to Berlin after her father's death. His lodgers Fritz and Berta Graubach are Nazi supporters. When a drunken Russian corporal comes upstairs toward Erika, Karl tries to stop him and is killed, leaving Erika alone to escape.
The Nazi scientist whose technology is used for the Mars transmissions. He confronts the Cronyns with a handgun, falsely claiming the messages are a Soviet-funded hoax and that the U.S. government fabricated the religious warnings. He shoots the transmitter and dies in the explosion.
Herbert Berghof has 17 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Signature works include Red Planet Mars, Times Square, And the Bones Came Together. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
