Curd Jürgens

Birth Name:

Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens

Birth Place:

Solln, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in 1959 as Best Foreign Actor for "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" and "The Enemy Below․"
Nominated for a Bambi at the 1955 Bambi Awards as Best National Actor for "The Devil's General․"
Nominated for a Golden Laurel in 1958 as Top New Male Personality
Recipient of a Golden Camera in 1982 as Best German Actor for "Collin․"
Winner of the Honorary Award at the German Film Awards in 1981 for his contributions to German film over the years
Winner of the Volpi Cup at the 1955 Venice Film Festival as Best Actor for "Heroes and Sinners" and "The Devil's General․"
Perhaps best remembered in English-language cinema for his role as villain Karl Stromberg in "The Spy Who Loved Me․"
Considered by many to be one of the most successful European film actors of the 20th century
Sent to a concentration camp for "political unreliables" in 1944 due to his anti-Nazi opinions, which led him to become an Austrian citizen after the war

1955Bambi - Best Actor - National:Nominated
1955Film Award in Silver - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle):Nominated
1955Volpi Cup - Best Actor:Winner
1959BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actor:Nominated
1959BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actor:Nominated

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