There are great american actors, whose parents came from germany. Peter Lorre, Oskar Werner and Christopher Walken. Not only the devilish opposer of James bond, but smooth young man in many shakespeare dramas, musical star in younger years, funny old man in „Hairspray“ – and he can even dance. Tapdancing like hell so even Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly honored him.
In 1995 he was interviewed at Actor’s Studio. See:
Less serious, but even more revealing – his dance-overload (watch to the end!):