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Gustav Diessl

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Gustav Diessl

Born December 30, 1899 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]Died March 20, 194855 films

Gustav Diessl was an Austrian artist, film and stage actor. He studied art, painting and sculpture in Vienna. From 1921 he worked in Berlin as an actor for G.W. Pabst in his silent film, "Abgründe" (1928). In 1929 he played in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) ("The White Hell of Pitz Palu"). After that he became famous in USA, but returned to Germany after making only one film in Hollywood. He also played in Italian films. After a short-lived first marriage, he cohabited with Camilla Horn for a couple of years, but in 1938 he married opera star Maria Cebotari, with who he had two sons; one of them lives today in England and the other one in New Zealand. Gustav Diessl died, much too young,in Vienna.

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Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. 1949The Appeal to ConscienceDr. Gregor Karpinski
  2. 1948The TrialStaatsanwalt Both
  3. 1945KolbergSchill
  4. 1944Nebbie sul marePietro Rosati
  5. 1944NoraDr. Rank
  6. 1943The Fire DanceGiulio Boldrini
  7. 1943CalafuriaTommaso Bardelli
  8. 1942La donna del peccato
  9. 1941Menschen im SturmAlexander Oswatic
  10. 1941Il bravo di VeneziaMarco Fuser
  11. 1941ClarissaBankdirektor Feerenbach
  12. 1941The ComediansErnst Biron, Herzog von Kurland
  13. 1940Senza cieloDott. Martin
  14. 1940Herz ohne HeimatAlexander Diersberg, sein Stiefbruder
  15. 1940The Star of RioDon Felipe Escobar
  16. 1939I Am Sebastian OttStrobl
  17. 1939I Refuse to TestifyRobert Lenart
  18. 1939Der grüne KaiserHenry Miller / Hendrik Mylius
  19. 1938KautschukDon Alonzo de Ribeira
  20. 1938Fortsetzung folgtFred, sein Freund
  21. 1938The Indian TombSascha Demidoff
  22. 1938The Tiger of EschnapurSascha Demidoff
  23. 1937Strong Hearts in the StormRittmeister Alexander von Harbin
  24. 1936Moscow ShanghaiSergej Smrirnow
  25. 1936Shadows of the PastDr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt
  26. 1936The Love of the MaharajaMaharadscha
  27. 1935Demon of the HimalayasDr. Norman - Ethnologe
  28. 1935Everything for a WomanFrederic Keyne, Flugzeuginsustrieller
  29. 1934Mountain ManJacques Burgard
  30. 1933White MajestyJakob Burghardt
  31. 1933S.O.S. IcebergProfessor Dr. Karl Lorenz
  32. 1933Roman einer NachtDer Fremde
  33. 1933The Testament of Dr. MabuseKent
  34. 1932The Mistress of AtlantisMorhange
  35. 1932The Herrgotts-GrenadiersFaletti
  36. 1932Gilgi: One of UsMartin
  37. 1932Teilnehmer antwortet nichtKonrad Quandt
  38. 1932Queen of AtlantisCapt. Morange
  39. 1932Nights in Port Said
  40. 1931Men Behind BarsMorris
  41. 1931King Fu's yellow houseKing-Fu / Scalpa
  42. 1930Hans in Every StreetSoranzo
  43. 1930Love Comes But OnceFedor Karew
  44. 1930Morals at MidnightBrat, a prisoner
  45. 1930Westfront 1918Karl
  46. 1929Three Around EdithRoger Brown
  47. 1929Frauen am AbgrundRobert Stevens
  48. 1929The White Hell of Pitz PaluDr. Johannes Krafft
  49. 1929MutterliebeHans Immermann
  50. 1929Der Mann, der nicht liebtMérone - ein Schauspieler
  51. 1929The Living CorpseKarenin
  52. 1929Pandora's BoxJack the Ripper
  53. 1928The Devious PathThomas Beck
  54. 1928Sensations-ProzessDr. Spindler
  55. 1923Vineta. Die versunkene Stadt