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Tall, portly built German born actor (and talented violinist) who notched up over 100 film appearances, predominantly in German-language productions. He will forever be remembered by Western audiences as the bombastic megalomaniac "Auric Goldfinger" trying to kill Sean Connery and irradiate the vast US gold reserves within Fort Knox in the spectacular "James Bond" film Goldfinger (1964). However, due to Fröbe's thick German accent, his voice was actually dubbed by English actor, Michael Collins.

While commonly perceived as cold hearted & humourless from his Goldfinger (1964) portrayal, quite to the contrary, Fröbe was a jovial man and a wonderful comedic performer. His light hearted talents can be best viewed in The Ballad of Berlin (1948), Der Tag vor der Hochzeit (1952), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965). Fröbe also portrayed dogged detective Kriminalkommissar Kras/Lohmann pursuing the evil Dr. Mabuse in The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960), The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) and The Terror of Doctor Mabuse (1962).

Hans Albin was born on 27 July 1905 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Karneval in Weiß (1952), Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten (1968) and Hurra, ein toller Onkel wird Papa (1970). He died on 5 September 1988 in München, Germany.

Oda Schaefer was born on 21 December 1900 in Berlin, Germany. Oda was a writer, known for The Poll Diaries (2010) and Die schwarze Sonne (1968). Oda was married to Horst Lange and Albert Schaefer-Ast. Oda died on 5 September 1988 in Munich, Germany.

Anna Norling-Ekstam was born on 7 June 1894 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for En vår i vapen (1943). She died on 5 September 1988 in Ängelholm, Sweden.

Lawrence Brown was born on 3 August 1907 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. He died on 5 September 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.