Michael Mellinger

Birth Name:

Michael Mellinger

Birth Place:

Kochel, Bavaria, Germany

Profession

Actor

Attended North London Polytechnic to qualify as a radio engineer, and later joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Being Jewish, he was forced to leave Germany when the Nazis came to power, and was sent to England to attend boarding school
During World War II, was classified as an enemy alien and was sent on a ship for internment in Australia, and while there, practiced his passion for theater and worked on his talent as a musician
Joined the British Army after he was released from internment in Australia
Served in Burma and Ceylon with Radio SEAC, doubling as a disc jockey, during World War II
Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Berliner Ensemble
Perhaps best known for his roles as Kisch in "Goldfinger" and his time in the music group "The Harmonics․"

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