Wilhelm von Homburg

Wilhelm von Homburg
Born	Norbert Grupe (1940-08-25)25 August 1940 Berlin, Germany
Died	10 March 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 63) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Occupation	Wrestler, boxer, actor

Norbert Grupe (August 25, 1940 – March 10, 2004), better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German wrestler, boxer, and actor, best known for his portrayal of Vigo the Carpathian in the film Ghostbusters II.^[1]

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (24 knockouts, 6 decisions), 11 Losses (2 knockouts, 8 decisions, 1 DQ), 6 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	30-11-6	Rudiger Schmidtke	PTS	10	11/12/1970	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss	30-10-6	Juergen Blin	PTS	10	12/12/1969	Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss	30-9-6	Rudiger Schmidtke	PTS	10	14/11/1969	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
Loss	30-8-6	Oscar Bonavena	TKO	3	20/06/1969	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Win	30-7-6	Giulio Rinaldi	TKO	7	02/04/1969	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Loss	29-7-6	Giulio Rinaldi	PTS	10	14/02/1969	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Win	29-6-6	Giulio Rinaldi	TKO	5	03/01/1969	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Win	28-6-6	Gerhard Zech	PTS	10	08/11/1968	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg	Germany BDB Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win	27-6-6	Franklin Arrindel	KO	3	18/09/1968	Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna
Win	26-6-6	Rudolf Nehring	TKO	8	30/08/1968	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Loss	25-6-6	David E. Bailey	PTS	10	11/04/1968	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Win	25-5-6	Paul Roux	KO	5	15/12/1967	Circus Krone Building, Munich, Bavaria
Draw	24-5-6	Ray Patterson	PTS	10	03/05/1967	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win	24-5-5	Archie McBride	KO	9	09/12/1966	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
Loss	23-5-5	Piero Del Papa	DQ	11	19/11/1966	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin	EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Draw	23-4-5	Erich Schoppner	PTS	10	14/05/1966	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Draw	23-4-4	Archie McBride	PTS	10	28/05/1965	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
Win	23-4-3	Bas van Duivenbode	KO	4	29/04/1965	Neue Sporthalle, Hannover, Lower Saxony
Win	22-4-3	Jose Angel Manzur	TKO	8	02/04/1965	Stadthalle, Vienna
Win	21-4-3	Ulli Ritter	TKO	6	20/02/1965	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Loss	20-4-3	Piero Tomasoni	PTS	10	16/01/1965	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win	20-3-3	Joseph Syoz	TKO	10	05/12/1964	Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win	19-3-3	Paul Kraus	KO	3	27/11/1964	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Win	18-3-3	Lars Olaf Norling	TKO	9	06/11/1964	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Win	17-3-3	Jean Huiban	KO	6	29/05/1964	Weser-Ems Halle, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony
Draw	16-3-3	Ulli Ritter	PTS	10	08/05/1964	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Win	16-3-2	Roy Crear	KO	5	07/04/1964	Stockyards Coliseum, Oklahoma City
Win	15-3-2	Bob McKinney	TKO	9	06/01/1964	New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York
Win	14-3-2	Monroe Ratliff	SD	10	18/11/1963	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California	7-3, 8-1, 3-6.
Loss	13-3-2	Billy Stephan	PTS	10	19/09/1963	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	4-7.
Loss	13-2-2	Chuck Leslie	PTS	10	23/07/1963	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California
Win	13-1-2	Bobby Sand	TKO	9	24/06/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the ninth round.
Draw	12-1-2	Tommy Merrill	PTS	6	01/06/1963	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	12-1-1	Bobby Sand	TKO	9	20/05/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the ninth round.
Win	11-1-1	Pete Gonzales	KO	3	25/03/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California
Win	10-1-1	Gus Calf Robe	KO	6	25/02/1963	Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California
Win	9-1-1	Clifford Gray	TKO	1	19/02/1963	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the first round.
Win	8-1-1	Bob Mumford	KO	6	15/02/1963	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Win	7-1-1	Yancy D Smith	UD	8	22/01/1963	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California	5-2, 5-2, 6-2.
Win	6-1-1	Yancy D Smith	PTS	8	15/01/1963	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California	6-3.
Win	5-1-1	Clifford Gray	PTS	6	18/12/1962	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California
Win	4-1-1	John L Davey	PTS	6	14/12/1962	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Loss	3-1-1	Freeman Hardin	KO	3	25/10/1962	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Win	3-0-1	Al Cummings	KO	3	21/09/1962	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Win	2-0-1	Tony Fern	KO	3	24/08/1962	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Win	1-0-1	Bob Brown	KO	2	16/08/1962	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California
Draw	0-0-1	Sam Wyatt	PTS	4	20/07/1962	Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California

Selected filmography

1965: Morituri - Crew Member (uncredited)
1966: The Last of the Secret Agents? - GGI Man
1966: Torn Curtain - Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)
1987: Hotel Clausewitz - American
1968: The Devil's Brigade - Fritz
1968: The Hell with Heroes - Hans
1968: The Wrecking Crew - Gregor
1970: Gentlemen in White Vests - Boxer Max Graf
1976: The Swiss Conspiracy - Hit Man in Santa Claus Costume (uncredited)
1977: Stroszek - Souteneur
1988: Die Hard - James
1989: Ghostbusters II - Vigo
1989: The Package - West Berlin Police Lieutenant
1990: Midnight Cabaret - Juan Carlos
1991: Night of the Warrior - Bike
1991: Eye of the Storm (1991) - Killer
1992: Diggstown - Charles Macum Diggs
1994: The Silence of the Hams - Maitre D'
1994: In the Mouth of Madness - Simon

External links

↑ The New York Times

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