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| death date    = [[19 May (people)|19 May]] [[1989 (people)|1989]]
| death date    = [[19 May (people)|19 May]] [[1989 (people)|1989]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| role          = [[De Flores]]
| role          = [[Hans de Flores|De Flores]]
| stories        = ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''
| stories        =  
| time          = 1988
| time          =1988  
| non dwu        = ''Operation Diplomat'', ''Colonel March of Scotland Yard'', ''Hancock's Half Hour'', ''The Man Who Could Cheat Death'', ''HG Wells' Invisible Man'', ''Circus of Horrors'', ''Ghost Squad'', ''The Heroes of Telemark'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''The Baron'', ''Where Eagles Dare'', ''Mogul'', ''Thriller'', ''The Beast Must Die'', ''Operation Daybreak'', ''Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death''
| non dwu        =  
| imdb          = 0226446
| imdb          = 0226446
}}
|story = ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''}}
'''Anton Diffring''' (born [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1916 (people)|1916]] in Koblenz, [[Germany]]; died [[19 May (people)|19 May]] [[1989 (people)|1989]] in [[France]])<ref>[http://image2.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2011/211/8613634_131210295431.jpg Gravestone]</ref> played [[De Flores]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''.
'''Anton Diffring''' ([[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1916 (people)|1916]]-[[19 May (people)|19 May]] [[1989 (people)|1989]]<ref>[https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=4654 Aveleyman]</ref>) played [[Hans de Flores|De Flores]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''.


He was previously considered for the role of Commander [[Vorshak]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''. ([[TCH 38]])
== Career ==
He was best known in the English-speaking world for his portrayal of [[Nazi]] officers, in films such as {{wi|Where Eagles Dare}} (1968) and {{wi|The Heroes of Telemark}} (1965). He appeared in the 1966 film adaptation of {{wi|Fahrenheit 451 (film)|Fahrenheit 451}}, playing one of the firemen and also the school headmistress. He also starred in the film {{wi|Operation Daybreak}} as the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] officer Reinhard Heydrich.
He was best known in the English-speaking world for his portrayal of [[Nazi]] officers, in films such as {{wi|Where Eagles Dare}} (1968) and {{wi|The Heroes of Telemark}} (1965). He appeared in the 1966 film adaptation of {{wi|Fahrenheit 451 (film)|Fahrenheit 451}}, playing one of the firemen and also the school headmistress. He also starred in the film {{wi|Operation Daybreak}} as the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] officer Reinhard Heydrich.


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Anton Diffring (20 October 1916-19 May 1989[1]) played De Flores in the Doctor Who television story Silver Nemesis.

He was previously considered for the role of Commander Vorshak in Warriors of the Deep. (TCH 38)

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He was best known in the English-speaking world for his portrayal of Nazi officers, in films such as Where Eagles Dare (1968) and The Heroes of Telemark (1965). He appeared in the 1966 film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451, playing one of the firemen and also the school headmistress. He also starred in the film Operation Daybreak as the SS officer Reinhard Heydrich.

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