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Karl Walter Diess
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Karl Walter Diess

1928 – 2014 · Salzburg, Austria · Active 1961–2005

Karl Walter Diess appears in Magdalena, Possessed by the Devil (1974), where he contributes to the film's unsettling atmosphere through his portrayal of a character caught in a web of religious fervor and demonic influence. This film, emblematic of the 1970s exploitation genre, showcases Diess's ability to navigate the complexities of horror and spirituality. His role adds depth to the narrative, reflecting the era's fascination with the supernatural and the psychological struggles of its characters.

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Magdalena, Possessed by the Devil

Magdalena, Possessed by the Devil

1974 ★ 5.1
as Commissioner

The orphaned, pure, and innocent, Magdalena Winter, has been living at a girls’ boarding school since her parents died in a horrible car accident, secluded from temptation. However, things will soon take a terrifying turn for the unexpected, when poor Magdalena suffers a violent seizure, and turns into the mean, obscene, and sexually obsessed host of an unclean demonic spirit. Now, everyone is in harm’s way, and when science and modern medicine fail, religion takes over. But, can a priest save the Devil’s female?

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Filmography

112 credits
2000s 7 credits
2005
Movie ★ 4.3
2005
Reblaus as Hermann Bachmayer
Movie
2004
Für immer und jetzt as Portier im Hotel am Dom
Movie ★ 8.0
2002
Movie ★ 4.0
2001
Du oder keine as Henry Kuhlmann
Movie ★ 10.0
1990s 5 credits
1998
Siska as Erich Reincke
TV ★ 8.0
1997
Movie ★ 9.0
1997
Happy Birthday as Henry Steinhoff
TV
1995
Eine Frau wird gejagt as Heinz Walter
TV ★ 10.0
1990
Bismarck as Dr. Virchow
TV ★ 9.0
1980s 14 credits
1989
Movie ★ 7.0
1989
Fabrik der Offiziere as Hauptmann Feders
TV ★ 3.3
1987
Die Insel as Fritzi
TV
1986
Maria Stuart as Burleigh
Movie ★ 9.0
1986
Detektivbüro Roth as Dr. Binder
TV ★ 7.0
1985
Movie ★ 3.0
1985
Die Schwarzwaldklinik as Gerhard Schäfer
TV ★ 6.6
1984
Der Fahnder as Karl Heinz Monk
TV ★ 7.3
1983
Der Trotzkopf as Pastor
TV ★ 8.0
1982
Dr. Margarete Johnsohn as Anton Johnsohn
Movie ★ 10.0
1982
Schwarz Rot Gold as Hans Jürgen Lebenhart
TV ★ 9.4
1981
Das Traumschiff as Plattner
TV ★ 5.0
1980
Achtung Zoll as Claus Gerber
TV ★ 9.0
1980
Auf Achse as Holzner
TV ★ 6.5
1970s 55 credits
1978
Movie ★ 6.0
1978
Wallenstein as Collalto
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 7.0
1977
Dantons Tod as Camille Desmoulins
Movie
1977
The Old Fox as Morgenroth jun.
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Old Fox as Gerd Winzer
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Old Fox as Richard Brack
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Old Fox as Walter Thielen
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Old Fox as Segebrecht
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Old Fox as Kolbasch
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Old Fox as Dr. Dahlgrün
TV ★ 6.3
1977
Polizeiinspektion 1 as Aktionskünstler Viktor de Katharina
TV ★ 10.0
1976
Taxi 4012 as Rico Jonas
Movie
1975
Die Stadt im Tal as Dr. Marquardt
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
White King as Ortskommandant Wimmer
Movie ★ 6.8
1975
Ein deutsches Attentat as Verteidiger Justizrat Fenner
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Movie
1975
Movie
1975
Die Stadt im Tal as Dr. Marquardt
TV
1974
Movie ★ 5.7
1974
The Devil's Female as Commissioner
Movie ★ 5.0
1974
Der widerspenstige Heilige as Baron Nicholas Balbus
Movie ★ 10.0
1974
Movie ★ 6.6
1974
Derrick as Johannes Halsner
TV ★ 6.1
1974
Derrick as Herr Bocke
TV ★ 6.1
1974
Derrick as Holger
TV ★ 6.1
1974
Derrick as Johann Gall
TV ★ 6.1
1974
Derrick as Wilhelm Rodorf
TV ★ 6.1
1974
Derrick as Dr. Maier-Ollendorf
TV ★ 6.1
1974
Derrick as Backhaus
TV ★ 6.1
1974
TV ★ 7.0
1974
TV ★ 8.0
1973
Frühbesprechung as Kriminalkommissar Wünsche
TV
1972
Hochzeit as Direktor Schoen
Movie ★ 8.0
1972
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
Tod im Studio as Chief of Security
Movie
1972
Movie
1972
The Red Chapel as Oberleutnant Grassmann
TV ★ 8.0
1972
Sonderdezernat K1 as Karl Bayer
TV ★ 8.0
1972
TV
1971
Movie ★ 4.3
1971
Movie ★ 4.8
1971
Blaue Blüten as Dr. Strache
Movie
1970
Movie
1970
Movie
1970
Scene of the Crime as Kriminaldirektor
TV ★ 6.2
1970
Scene of the Crime as Dr. Tschirwa
TV ★ 6.2
1970
Scene of the Crime as Klaus Maschke
TV ★ 6.2
1970
Hamburg Transit as Dr. Erwin Greven
TV ★ 8.0
1970
11 Uhr 20 as Brocca
TV ★ 5.2
1970
TV
1960s 31 credits
1969
Movie ★ 4.7
1969
Der Fall Liebknecht-Luxemburg as Kapitänleutnant Pflugk-Hartung
Movie ★ 8.5
1969
Epitaph für einen König as König Karl XII von Schweden
Movie
1969
The Commissioner as Wegsteiner
TV ★ 8.0
1969
The Commissioner as Wolf Alsberg
TV ★ 8.0
1969
Gestern gelesen as Vorsitzender
TV ★ 8.0
1969
Der Fall Liebknecht-Luxemburg as Kapitänleutnant Pflugk-Hartung
TV
1968
Ein Schweigen vom Himmel as Marquis Louis Hector de St. Denis
Movie
1967
Die Mission as Stechlein
Movie ★ 9.0
1967
Das Gold von Bayern as Ministerialdirigent
Movie ★ 10.0
1967
Also gut! Lassen wir uns scheiden! as Adhemar de Gratignan
Movie
1967
Movie ★ 9.0
1967
Dem Täter auf der Spur as Robert Fontaine
TV ★ 10.0
1966
Das Märchen as Fedor Denner
Movie ★ 9.0
1966
Movie ★ 10.0
1966
Perlenkomödie as Peter Mack
Movie
1966
Movie ★ 7.0
1966
Pater Brown as Mr.Royce
TV ★ 8.0
1965
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt as Reginald Willoughby-Pratt
Movie
1965
Tabula rasa as Artur Flocke
Movie
1965
Platons Gastmahl as Phaidros
Movie
1965
Movie ★ 8.0
1965
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
Movie ★ 8.0
1964
TV
1963
Die Abrechnung as Nikolai
Movie ★ 9.0
1963
Movie
1963
Dantons Tod as Camille Desmoulins
Movie ★ 7.0
1963
Das Kriminalmuseum as Kriminalobermeister Gerken
TV ★ 8.0
1963
Die fünfte Kolonne as Hauptmann Gerbecks
TV ★ 8.0
1961
Die Journalisten as Dr. Konrad Bolz
Movie ★ 9.0