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George Roubicek

Actor

George Roubicek

Born May 25, 1935 in Vienna, Austria24 films

George Karl Roubicek (born 25 May 1935) is an Austrian actor, and a dialogue director and script adaptor for English-language versions of foreign films and television shows. Born in Austria, Roubicek appeared in a number of small roles throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including the films The Bedford Incident, Billion Dollar Brain and The Dirty Dozen. In 1967, he appeared in The Tomb of the Cybermen, a four-part Doctor Who serial. He played the part of Semenkin in The Champions (Reply Box No.666 episode, 1967). Roubicek had a small role in A New Hope, the first Star Wars film, as the Imperial Commander Praji. He also appeared in two James Bond films, You Only Live Twice and The Spy Who Loved Me.

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Although he continued acting in small roles during his later years, his later career was more focused on dubbing foreign films and television shows into English-language versions. He directed the dubbing of 13 previously unaired episodes of the cult Japanese series Monkey, a show he previously performed voice-acting for in the late 1970s. In 2008, he adapted the French animated film Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest to an English-language version.

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Star Wars posterFirst watchStar Wars19778.2as Cmdr. Praji (Imperial Officer #2 on rebel ship) (uncredited)Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Dirty Dozen poster7.6The Dirty Dozen1967The Spy Who Loved Me poster6.8The Spy Who Loved Me1977You Only Live Twice poster6.6You Only Live Twice1967Battle of Britain poster6.8Battle of Britain1969Bad Timing poster6.6Bad Timing1980The Bedford Incident poster7.0The Bedford Incident1965Night of the Eagle poster6.7Night of the Eagle1962Murphy's War poster6.1Murphy's War1971

Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. 1985Wynne and PenkovskyOslaf
  2. 1981London Is DrowningPieter
  3. 1980Bad TimingPoliceman #1
  4. 1978Winterspelt 1944Captain John Kimbrough
  5. 1977The Spy Who Loved MeStromberg One Captain
  6. 1977Star WarsCmdr. Praji (Imperial Officer #2 on rebel ship) (uncredited)
  7. 1971Dad's ArmyGerman Radio Operator
  8. 1971Murphy's WarGerman Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
  9. 1970The GamesMark
  10. 1970Foreign ExchangeKarkov
  11. 1969The Patriot GameDetective Inspector
  12. 1969Battle of BritainSergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
  13. 1968Mille MigliaHugo
  14. 1968Submarine X-1Redmayne's Flag Officer (uncredited)
  15. 1967Billion Dollar BrainEdgar
  16. 1967Doctor Who: The Tomb of the CybermenCaptain Hopper
  17. 1967The Dirty DozenPvt. Arthur James Gardner
  18. 1967You Only Live TwiceAstronaut - 2nd American Spacecraft
  19. 1967The Solarnauts
  20. 1965The Bedford IncidentLieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
  21. 1964The Life of GalileoLudovico
  22. 1962Night of the EagleCleaner (uncredited)
  23. 1959Blind DatePolice constable
  24. 1957The One That Got AwayGerman Prisoner