Henry_Rowland_(actor)

Henry Rowland (actor)

Henry Rowland (actor)

American actor (1813–1984)


Henry Rowland (born Heinrich Wilhelm von Bock;[1] December 28, 1913 – April 26, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Count Kolinko in the Zorro television series.

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Biography

Rowland was born in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] His father left Germany before World War I began and became a professor of German at the University of Nebraska. Following the war, Rowland was educated in Germany through the secondary level. He returned to the United States and studied acting in Pasadena.[1]

Rowland was born in the American Midwest. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from Casablanca to Russ Meyer's Supervixens. Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944's Winged Victory, billed under his Army rank as Corporal Henry Rowland. In his last years, Rowland had continued playing such Germanic characters as the Amish farmer in The Frisco Kid (1979).

He appeared six times on the western series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. He was also cast in the television series Brave Eagle, Fury, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, The Rifleman, Tales of Wells Fargo (episode "Laredo"), and Gunsmoke.

He was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery.[3] For his contribution to the television industry, Henry Rowland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard.[4]

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References

  1. Bolton, Whitney (October 19, 1949). "Minor Actor Deplores Nazi Roles". News-Press. Florida, Fort Myers. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. "Another Omahan Makes the Grade, Too". Omaha World Herald. November 7, 1948. p. 4 F. Retrieved December 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  4. "Henry Rowland". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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