1915 - 1967

He made his stage debut as an actor in 1935 at the Theater Scala in Vienna, later followed engagements at other theaters like the Wiener Bürgertheater. 

Only one year after his first stage appearance he took part in his first movie "Manja Valewska" (36) with Maria Andergast and Olga Tschechowa.

But afterwards followed a long interruption in the film business and he acted for the theater exclusively. 
His career came to a halt during World War II and he served in the military service.

He continued his stage career after the war, at the same time he also took part in movies again. 

After movies like "Das unsterbliche Antlitz" (47) and "Märchen vom Glück" (49) he became a demanded support actor from the 50s and especially during the 60s.

To his well-known movies of the 50s belong "Der fidele Bauer" (50), "Spionage" (55), "Der Kongress tanzt" (55), "Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe" (56) and "Der Verräter" (59).

In the last years of his life he imersonated again numerous roles in popular movies, among them "Meine Nichte tut das nicht" (60), "Kriminaltango" (60), "Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby" (61), "Die Fledermaus" (62), "Rote Lippen soll man küssen" (63), "Destry reitet wieder" (66), "Astoria" (67) and "Das Attentat – Der Tod des Engelbert Dollfuss" (67).
Carl W. Fernbach died at the age of only 52 in 1967 when he collapsed on the stage during the performance of "Nie wieder Mary". 

He was married with the actress Dany Sigel, his brother was the well-known musician Johannes Fehring.
 

Other movies with Carl W. Fernbach:
Hin und Her (48) Kaisermanöver (54) Heimatland (55) Kaiserball (56) Kaiserjäger (56) Roter Mohn (56) Vier Mädels aus der Wachau (57) Heimweh...dort wo die Blumen blüh'n (57) Solang' die Sterne glüh'n (58) Ooh...diese Ferien (58) Liebe, Mädchen udn Soldaten (58) Ich bin kein Casanova (59) Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (60) Glocken läuten überall (60) Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon (61) Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel (61) Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby (62) Die schwarze Kobra (63) Serie "Oberinspektor Marek: Freispruch" (65) Der Tag danach (65) Serie "Luftkreuz Südost: Diamanten für Amsterdam" (66) Serie "Donaug'schichten: W. M. und der fremde Gast" (66) Johanna geht... (68) Serie "Donaug'schichten: Hannibal von Wien" (68)