- Joseph Furst
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birthname = Joseph Furst
birthdate = birth date|1916|02|13|df=y
birthplace =Vienna ,Austria
deathdate = Dda|2005|11|29|1916|02|13|df=y
deathplace =Bateau Bay, New South Wales ,Australia
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occupation =Television actor
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website =Joseph Furst was an international film and television actor known for his English language roles.
Furst was regularly featured in
UK television drama series of the 1960s and early 1970s with appearances in "The Saint", "The Champions ", "Doomwatch ", "The Persuaders! ", and as the mad (and well remembered) Professor Zaroff in the "Doctor Who " story "The Underwater Menace ". Many people believe his accent in this role to have been put on; this is incorrect, it is in fact his normal accent.Joseph Furst's notable film appearances included "
55 Days at Peking ", "The Brides of Fu-Manchu ", "Inn of the Damned ", and "Diamonds Are Forever" as Dr Metz.He emigrated to
Australia and starting in the mid 1970s acted in several guest roles on Australian television drama series. His roles included several appearances in the top-rated police drama "Division 4 " produced byCrawford Productions in the 1970s. He also had on-going roles insoap opera "Number 96" in 1976 as deli owner Carlo Lenzi who romanced Norma Whittaker (Sheila Kennelly ), and as Heinrik Smeaton in "The Young Doctors " in 1979. He later guest starred in four episodes of "A Country Practice " in the early 1980s.External links
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