Background
Rowland (born Wolfram Von Bock) had heavily Teutonic facial features, making him an invaluable commodity in wartime films, even though he was born in the American Midwest.
Rowland (born Wolfram Von Bock) had heavily Teutonic facial features, making him an invaluable commodity in wartime films, even though he was born in the American Midwest.
Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through a variety of films, ranging from Casablanca to Russian Meyer"s Supervixens. Conversely, he showed up as an American flight surgeon in 1944"s Winged Victory, billed under his Army rank as Corporal Henry Rowland. He appeared six times on the western series Annie Oakley, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson.
He was also cast in the television series Brave Eagle, Fury, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, The Rifleman, Tales of Wells Fargo (episode "Laredo"), and Gunsmoke.
Foreign his contribution to the television industry, Henry Rowland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard.