What non-german actor portarayed Nazi soldier/ officer best

[webtoy100]

Hmm - this is an interesting one!

I am going to nominate Roger Allam, who wont mean much to many, but he's done quite lot on British TV dramas. He played Hitler in the wonderful 'Speer' theatrical production that ran for a few months up till July 2000 at the National Theatre on London's South Bank. It was loosely based on Gitta Sereny's book.

It was a fabulous production which used high-teccery, excellent sound, newreels, the works. It also, pleasingly, had an eye for detail, with German air-raid sirens sounding correctly (ie not like the British ones - if you know what I'm talking about, you know what I mean).

Allam was brilliant as Hitler, capturing the hypnotising power of a European uber-fuhrer that he had over Speer and the rest - I suspect he'll be asked to play him again on screen one day. Vaguely looked like him as well.

I also nominate Donald Pleasance as Himmler in Eagle has Landed - an excellent air of understated menace that, from what I've read of HH, is very accurate.

Finally, and I know its cheating as he's German - but how about Maximillian Schell in 'Bridge Too Far' playing Grf Bittrich, and looking very smart in his uniform.

"Nein - FeldMarschall MODEL" [SLAMS DOWN PHONE]

[dasboot]

My vote also goes to Ed Harris in his role in "Enemy at the Gates". I wasn't to impressed with the movie, but Harris made it come alive. He is an excellent actor and did look good in that uniform.

P.S. I'm not gay

[Hadrian]

Peter O`Tool in "Night of the Generals", he played an SS-General. Those images with him in Warsaw standing up calm in a car with soldiers beeing shot around him and ordering "Phase 1, Phase 2" are realy nice. I would like to see Arnold Schwarzneger in the role of a Nazi, perhaps Otto Skorzenyi, the guy who freed Musolini with a paratrooper Kommando. Arnold has the looks and the right accent . Don`t forget Chaplin

[R.W. Black]

Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List as Amon Goethe was a gas! Amazing hair...loved the stuttering. I found the Komandant an amusing and cruel fellow.

RWB

[dasboot]

Was Ralph Fiennes the same actor who was one of the main characters in "Red Dragon", the evil dude?

If so, I'll agree with you 100%. An excellent actor.

Did you see the new movie that he is in, will J-LO. What a stinker.

I quess every one has to make a crappy movie once in a while.

[Matt Horn]

Ed Harris in Enemy At The Gates

James Mason as Rommel in the Desert Fox

[von thoma]

Jean Paul Belmondo in " L'as des as " ( 1982 )