Heinz Drache: Heinz Drache. Actor: Coffin from Hong Kong. This actor's chief claim to fame lies in being the most in-vogue screen cop of post-war German cinema. He first established his reputation in the role of the charismatic Inspector Yates in Francis Durbridge's miniseries Das Halstuch (1962), which hit an impressive eighty percent in TV ratings. He continued in the same vein (same part, same crew cut, different names) apprehending villains in...
Known For: Coffin from Hong Kong (Nelson Ryan), The Indian Scarf (Frank Tanner), Das Halstuch (Kriminalinspektor Yates), Spy for Germany (Jim Newman)