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CodeDS/UK/13227
NameKaiser; Adolf (1921-); Hungarian-born wrestler, actor
AliasBorn Hans Waldher | Dr Adolf Kaiser | Würger aus Wien (Strangler from Vienna)
Dates1921-
GenderMale
BiographyBorn on 9th February, 1921, by the name of Hans Waldherr. Waldherr grew up in Vienna and later became an Austrian citizen. Normally he was billed as "Würger aus Wien" (Strangler from Vienna).

He also used the moniker Dr. Adolph Kaiser in Vienna for George "Schurl" Blemenschützs famous Heumarkt tournament. Later he was a renowned actor performing in numerous movies and in many theatres. He and his wife also owned the "Winterhuder Bierstube" in Hamburg. Kaiser was immortalised in oil by renowned artist and wrestling fan Peter Blake in a painting housed at the Southbank Centre, London.

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