Wilhelm von Homburg
Birth Name:
Norbert Grupe
Birth Place:
Berlin, Germany
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Was once ranked seventh in the world as a light heavyweight boxer during his tour of professional fights in the U․S․ in the 1960s
- Began his career as a wrestler in a tag-team partnership with his father, Richard Grupe, billing themselves as The Vikings
- First began appearing in movies and television while still a boxer, making his debut in a 1964 episode of "Gunsmoke․"
- Held several jobs in his native Germany, including meatpacker and longshoreman, before moving to the U․S․ in 1960 to pursue wrestling
- Best known for playing Vigo the Carpathian in "Ghostbusters II․"
- Although his "Ghostbusters II" character was often simply referred to as Vigo, his full name was Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf, an homage to his boxing name