- Ferdy Mayne
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name = Ferdy Mayne
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birthdate =11 March 1916
birthplace =Mainz ,Germany
deathdate =30 January 1998
deathplace =London, England Ferdy Mayne (born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel;
11 March 1916 –30 January 1998 ) was a Germanactor .Biography
Mayne was born in
Mainz , Germany. His German father was the Judge of Mayence, and his half-English mother gave singing lessons.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980204/ai_n14149522] Because his family wasJew ish, he was sent toEngland to protect him from theNazis , and he stayed with hisaunt , thephotographer andsculptress Lee Hutchinson. His parents were detained inBuchenwald , but because of his mother's connections could then leave Germany for England. WhenWorld War II broke out, he worked as an informant forMI5 , but had to resign because his work there was revealed during theTyler Kent -Anna Wolkoff trial.Mayne appeared in 230 films and TV shows. In 1967 he became world famous by starring as Count von Krolock in
Roman Polanski 's "The Fearless Vampire Killers ". In 1977, he appeared in an episode of "Are You Being Served? ".In 1950, Mayne married Deirdre de Payer. Their daughter Belinda Mayne became an actress as well. The couple divorced in 1976. In the 1990s, Mayne suffered from
Parkinson's disease , from which he died on 30 January 1998 inLondon .References
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