Ernst Ziegler

In 1970, he appeared in the American film Something for Everyone, starring Angela Lansbury.

His final film role was as Grandpa George (Charlie Bucket's grandfather) in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

By this time, Ziegler's health was deteriorating, and he was legally blind, partly as a result of being gassed during the First World War.

He died of emphysema in April 1974, in West Berlin, aged 79.

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