Norbert Grupe born August 25 1940 March 10 2004 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 highprofile films of the 1980s and 1990s including Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II the henchman James in Die Hard and Souteneur in Werner Herzogs Stroszek