Wilhelm von Homburg

Norbert Grupe, better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German boxer, actor, and professional wrestler known for his villainous supporting roles in various high-profile films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II, the henchman James in Die Hard, and Souteneur in Werner Herzog's Stroszek.

25 August 1940

Born on the same birth day (25 August): Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1898) • Charles Richet • Johann Gottfried Herder • Justin Upton • Philipp Mißfelder • Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg • Robert Maschio • Ruth Ann Swenson • Thomas Bladen Capel

Born in the same month (August 1940): Henry Silverman • Linda Keen • Mukhu Aliyev • Roger Cook (songwriter) • Timi Yuro • William Cohen