Gertan Klauber
Born
March 5, 1932
Died
August 1, 2008 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Czechoslovakia
George Gertan Klauber (5 March 1932 – 1 August 2008) was a Czech-born British actor, known for playing various character parts in films and television programmes, particularly the Carry On comedies. Of Sudeten German and Jewish descent, Klauber was born in Czechoslovakia in 1932, and moved to the United Kingdom prior to the outbreak of World War II. He studied drama at the Birmingham School of Acting (now the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire).
He appeared in numerous television productions, often playing minor villains, including episodes of The Saint, The Professionals, Danger Man, The Avengers, twice in Doctor Who as The Galley Master in The Romans and as Ola in The Macra Terror and as mad king George III in Blackadder the Third. He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969. He also played a servile yet pompous waiter in one episode, "The Old Magic", of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Klauber was one of the regular recurring cast members of the Carry On films, appearing in seven films total (one uncredited). He usually played small roles, cast when the producers wanted someone big and sinister, or big and jovial, but had a prominent part as 'Marcus' in Carry On Cleo (1964).
He appeared in two James Bond films: Octopussy (1983) and The Living Daylights (1987), though he was uncredited for the latter.
His last film role was as a pimp in the Beatles biopic Backbeat (1994).
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Ola (voice)
2019
Queen's Nose
Robber · (1 episode)
1995
Good King Wenceslas
Kalousek
1994
Backbeat
Pimp
1994
A Very Polish Practice
Swarthy Man on Plane
1992
House of Cards
Blackhead · (1 episode)
1990
Jack the Ripper
Diemschutz · (2 episodes)
1988
Inspector Morse
German Man · (1 episode)
1987
A Dangerous Kind of Love
Mr. Seiler
1986
Top Secret!
East German Mayor
1984
Top Secret!
Mayor
1984
The Cold Room
Older Nazi
1984
Blackadder
King George III · (1 episode)
1983
Octopussy
Bubi
1983
Bad Timing
Ambulance Man
1980
Carry On Emmannuelle
German Soldier
1978
The Professionals
Helmut Brenick · (1 episode)
1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Pasha
1976
Operation: Daybreak
Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited)
1975
Poldark
Tom Harry · (1 episode)
1975
The Venturers
(1 episode)
1975
The Sweeney
Emilio · (1 episode)
1975
Percy's Progress
Pablo
1974
Venom
Kurt
1974
Playhouse
Streicher · (1 episode)
1974
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Gestapo
1974
Whoops Baghdad
The Sultan's Servant · (1 episode)
1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Waiter · (2 episodes)
1973
The Pied Piper
Town Cryer
1972
Carry On Abroad
Postcard Seller
1972
Dead of Night
(1 episode)
1972
Colditz
Korporal Henneberg · (1 episode)
1972
Colditz
German Radio Announcer (voice) · (1 episode)
1972
The Protectors
Gromeld · (1 episode)
1972
Upstairs, Downstairs
Albert Schoenfeld · (1 episode)
1971
Carry On Henry
Bidet
1971
The Goodies
(1 episode)
1970
Cry of the Banshee
Tavern Keeper
1970
Wuthering Heights
1970
Scream and Scream Again
Border Guard
1970
Department S
Antonio Mardi · (1 episode)
1969
Before Winter Comes
Russian Major
1969
Carry On Doctor
Wash Orderly
1967
Billion Dollar Brain
Dr. Kaarna (uncredited)
1967
The Prisoner
Cafe Waiter · (1 episode)
1967
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Ola
1967
The Deadly Affair
Man at Zurich Airport
1967
The Informer
Frank · (1 episode)
1966
Softly, Softly
(1 episode)
1966
BBC Play of the Month
Turkish Inspector · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Montfleury · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Konon Molody · (1 episode)
1965
Dateline Diamonds
Meverhof
1965
Operation Crossbow
Soldier at Rocket Plant
1965
Doctor Who: The Romans
Galley Master
1965
The Big Job
Milkman
1965
Carry On Cleo
Marcus
1964
HMS Paradise
Native Chief · (1 episode)
1964
Carry On Spying
Code Clerk
1964
Sherlock Holmes
(1 episode)
1964
Hot Enough for June
Technician in Czech Glass Factory
1964
Doctor Who
Ola · (4 episodes)
1963
Crane
Habbas · (1 episode)
1963
Crane
Darius · (1 episode)
1963
The Saint
The Barman · (1 episode)
1962
The Saint
Renato · (1 episode)
1962
Man of the World
(1 episode)
1962
The Pursuers
Bernstein
1961
Anna Karenina
Stationmaster
1961
The Kitchen
Gaston
1961
Three on a Spree
Joe
1961
The Avengers
Kruger · (1 episode)
1961
The Breaking Point
Lofty
1961
The Hands of Orlac
Fairground attendant
1960
No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959
One Step Beyond
Porter · (1 episode)
1959
Don't Panic Chaps!
Schmidt
1959
The Government Inspector
Mishka
1958