Wilhelm Von Humburg

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    He was a German born heavyweight boxer who fought during the sixties and compiled a pro record of 30-11-1-24. Lost to Oscar Bonavena. Interesting thing was that he became an actor after boxing and was in a number of movies. Probably one of his more notable roles was playing the lead protagonist in Ghostbusters 2.
     
  2. Kosst Amojan

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    I don't know who this shall be, but I know Norbert Grubbe, who was named "Prinz Wilhelm von Homburg", he was robbed in a fight for the European championship (In France or England). He performed as wrestler with his father too and was several times on court, with sheepdogs like Foreman had in Zaire, just as some motorcycle-rocker which appeared like Hell's Angels. There is a legendary interview of him from the late sixties, where he didn't say anything, to any question of the reporter (because he feld unfair treatment in a previous commentar of him).

    He worked as actor too, as he was Vigo, the head of the bad ghosts, in Ghostbuster II (but with a different voice, which surprised him like it did David Powell when he saw himself as Darth Vader first). He lived his last decades of life in Los Angeles I think, there was made a reportage about him, about 15 years ago.