Anton Diffring is born in Koblenz, Germany in 1916. A steadily working character actor whose stock in trade was playing Nazis, but his long career included several horror and thriller roles on TV and in film including Circus of Horrors, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, Tales of Frankenstein, Fahrenheit 451, and Faceless. His TV work included, One Step Beyond, The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire, and H.P. Lovecraft: Schatten aus der Zeit. He died in 1989.

This Day in Halloween: Character actor Anton Diffring -- star of "The Man Who Could Cheat Death" -- is born in Koblenz, Germany in 1916. / Illustration by CJ Byford


