Roland Varno

Roland Varno

actor

Roland Varno was born on Mar 15, 1908 in Netherlands. Roland Varno's big-screen debut came with The Blue Angel directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1930, strarring Lohmann (as Rolant Varno). Roland Varno is known for Battleground directed by William A. Wellman, Van Johnson stars as Holley and John Hodiak as Jarvess. The upcoming new movie Roland Varno plays is Istanbul which will be released on Feb 08, 1957.

Roland Varno's daughter is Jill Taggart. His sister, Anneke, was for many years the Dear Abby of Holland. Roland spent his younger years on the island of Java, moved back to Holland as a teenager, went to Berlin in the late 1920s where he was featured in Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) with Marlene Dietrich and came to the U.S. in 1930 to shoot "All Quiet on the Western Front." His ship was stalled in the Atlantic so the role went instead to Lew Ayers, who became both a major star and Roland's best friend. He joined the OSS and learned Japanese during WWII and, because he was also fluent in German he used his talents at home making propaganda war films. He played everything from a spy to a freedom-fighter.

  • Birthday

    Mar 15, 1908
  • Place of Birth

    Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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