{{Short description|German actor (1914–2003)}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} thumb|Quadflieg in 1998 '''Friedrich Wilhelm "Will" Quadflieg''' ({{IPA|de|vɪl ˈkvat.fliːk|lang|De-Will Quadflieg.ogg}}; 15 September 1914 – 27 November 2003) was a German actor from Oberhausen. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war actors. One of his most widely recognized roles was in the title role in the 1960 film ''Faust''. He also starred in a number of other roles. Quadflieg died from a pulmonary embolism.
== Filmography == {{Div col}} *1938: ''The Muzzle'' - Rabanus, maler *1940: ''Das Herz der Königin'' - Olivier *1940: ''Kora Terry'' - Michael Varany *1941: ''My Life for Ireland'' - Michael O'Brien jun *1942: ''Destiny'' - Dimo *1942: ''The Red Terror'' - Peter Aßmuss *1942: ''Der große Schatten'' - Robert Jürgensen *1944: ''Die Zaubergeige'' - Violinist Andreas Halm *1944: ''Philharmonic'' - Alexander Schonath *1945: ''Anna Alt'' - Joachim Alt, ein Komponist *1950: ''The Lie'' - Harry Altenberger *1951: ''The Deadly Dreams'' - Winter / Barravas / Florestan *1951: ''Das ewige Spiel'' - Werner Donatus *1951: ''Dark Eyes'' - Fedor Varany *1952: ''The Forester's Daughter'' - Joseph Földessy aka Hauptmann Koltai *1953: ''Don't Forget Love'' - Paul Cornelius *1953: ''Heartbroken on the Moselle'' - Dr. Thomas Arend *1955: ''Lola Montès'' - Franz Liszt *1956: ''San Salvatore'' - Dr. Manfred Carrell *1960: ''Faust'' - Dr. Heinrich Faust / Dichter *1969: ''Kamasutra: Vollendung der Liebe'' - Narrator (voice) *1979-1994: ''Derrick'' (TV Series) - Prof. Braun-Gorres / Robert Schreiber *1981: ''Dantons Tod'' (TV Movie) - Thomas Payne *1986: ''The Journey'' - Vater Voss *1993: ''{{Interlanguage link|The Great Bellheim|de|Der große Bellheim}}'' (TV Mini-Series) - Herbert Sachs *1994: ''Der gute Merbach'' (TV Movie) - Clemens Merbach *1999: ''{{ill|Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker|de}}'' (TV Movie) - Rezitator (final film role) {{div col end}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0702729|name=Will Quadflieg}} *[http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=4798 Photographs of Will Quadflieg]
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