Born Wolfram von Bock, he often played German soldiers, SS officers, Gestapo agents and the like, but unlike many German actors who played Nazi villains during and after World War II, he was not born in Germany--he was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Interviewed in 1983 for the book "Feature Players: Stories Behind the Faces, Volume One", which was self published in 1985 by authors Tom & Jim Goldrup.