Wilhelm von Homburg

Norbert Grupe (born August 25, 1940 – March 10, 2004), better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German boxer, actor, and professional wrestler known for his villainous supporting roles in various high-profile films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II, the henchman James in Die Hard, and Souteneur in Werner Herzog's Stroszek.

Known For: Acting

Born: Berlin, Germany, 1940-08-25

Died: 2004-03-10

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	The Last of the Secret Agents?	GGI Man	33
2	1966	Torn Curtain	Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)	66
3	1968	The Devil's Brigade	Fritz	63
4	1968	The Hell with Heroes	Hans	52
5	1968	The Wrecking Crew	Gregor	56
6	1970	Gentlemen in White Vests	Boxer Max Graf	80
7	1976	The Swiss Conspiracy	Hit Man in cook suit (uncredited)	49
8	1977	Stroszek	Souteneur	74
9	1979	I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog	Self	80
10	1988	Die Hard	James	78
11	1989	The Package	West Berlin Police Lieutenant	61
12	1989	Ghostbusters II	Vigo	66
13	1990	Midnight Cabaret	Juan Carlos	15
14	1991	Night of the Warrior	Bike	42
15	1992	Diggstown	Charles Macum Diggs	63
16	1994	The Silence of the Hams	Maitre 'D	49
17	1995	In the Mouth of Madness	Simon	72
18	2002	The Boxing Prince	Self	58

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Gunsmoke	Otto	66
2	1963	Der Sport-Spiegel	self	60
3	1963	Das aktuelle Sportstudio	self	0
4	1965	The Wild Wild West		76
5	1967	The Invaders	Alien Patient	68