What is Wilhelm von Homburg?
'''Norbert Grupe''' (August 25, 1940 – March 10, 2004), better known outside Germany by his [[stage name]] '''Wilhelm von Homburg''', was a [[Germans|German]] [[Boxing|boxer]], [[actor]], and [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He was known for his villainous supporting roles in many movies of the 1980s and 90s, including [[Vigo the Carpathian]] in ''[[Ghostbusters II]]'', the henchman James in ''[[Die Hard]],'' and Souteneur in [[Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[Stroszek]].''<ref name=NYT>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/73853/Wilhelm-Von-Homburg |title=The New York Times |access-date=2020-06-06 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208223143/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/73853/Wilhelm-Von-Homburg |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was born in [[Hamburg]]. von Homburg died of [[prostate cancer]] at a friend's house in [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Mexico]] on March 10, 2004 at the age of 63. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0902455}} * [http://www.outsports.com/history/gayboxer.htm Outsports.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910005352/http://www.outsports.com/history/gayboxer.htm |date=2006-09-10 }} * [http://www.boxprinz.de The Boxing Prince] * [https://deadspin.com/the-hateful-life-and-spiteful-death-of-the-man-who-was-1737376537 The Hateful Life And Spiteful Death Of The Man Who Was Vigo The Carpathian] {{DEFAULTSORT:Homburg, Wilhelm von}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2004 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] [[Category:German boxers]] [[Category:German movie actors]] [[Category:German television actors]] [[Category:German voice actors]] [[Category:Professional wrestlers]] [[Category:German LGBT people]] [[Category:Bisexual people]] [[Category:LGBT actors]] [[Category:LGBT sportspeople]] [[Category:Actors from Hamburg]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Hamburg]] {{multistub|actor|sports-bio}}