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Gustav von Seyffertitz(1863-1943)

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  • Director
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Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz was born on 4 August 1863 in Haimhausen, Dachau, Bavaria [now Bavaria, Germany]. He was an actor and director, known for She (1935), Sherlock Holmes (1922) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He was previously married to Katharina Hoffmann, Eugenie von Mink, Toni Creutzburg, Nelly Thorne and Frieda. He died on 25 December 1943 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1863
DiedDecember 25, 1943(80)
BornAugust 4, 1863
DiedDecember 25, 1943(80)
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Gustav von Seyffertitz in The Docks of New York (1928)
Gustav von Seyffertitz and George Kotsonaros in The Wizard (1927)
Greta Garbo and Gustav von Seyffertitz in The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Sue Carol, Gustav von Seyffertitz, and Gavin Gordon in Chasing Through Europe (1929)
Gustav von Seyffertitz in Dishonored (1931)
Gustav von Seyffertitz and Rod La Rocque in Red Dice (1926)
Clive Brook, Gustav von Seyffertitz, and Billie Dove in Yellow Lily (1928)
Gustav von Seyffertitz and Gilbert Roland in Rose of the Golden West (1927)
Gustav von Seyffertitz, Gaston Glass, and Nina Quartero in The Red Mark (1928)
Vilma Bánky and Gustav von Seyffertitz in The Magic Flame (1927)
Gustav von Seyffertitz, Hedda Hopper, Nance O'Neil, and Catherine Dale Owen in His Glorious Night (1929)
Gustav von Seyffertitz in Ambassador Bill (1931)

Known for

Randolph Scott and Helen Mack in She (1935)
She
6.4
  • Billali
  • 1935
John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes (1922)
Sherlock Holmes
5.7
  • Prof. Moriarty
  • 1922
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Basil Rathbone in Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Son of Frankenstein
7.1
  • Burgher
  • 1939
Edmund Lowe in The Wizard (1927)
The Wizard
7.2
  • Prof. Paul Coriolos
  • 1927

Credits

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Actor

  • Medea de Novara in The Mad Empress (1939)
    The Mad Empress
    • (as Gustave von Seyffertitz)
  • Anna Neagle in Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
    Nurse Edith Cavell
    • (as Gustav Von Seyffertitz)
  • Ray Milland and Isa Miranda in Hotel Imperial (1939)
    Hotel Imperial
    • (uncredited)
  • Bob Hope, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Never Say Die (1939)
    Never Say Die
    • (uncredited)
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Basil Rathbone in Son of Frankenstein (1939)
    Son of Frankenstein
  • Leon Ames and Charlotte Wynters in Cipher Bureau (1938)
    Cipher Bureau
  • J. Carrol Naish in King of Alcatraz (1938)
    King of Alcatraz
    • (uncredited)
  • Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette (1938)
    Marie Antoinette
    • (uncredited)
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Swiss Miss (1938)
    Swiss Miss
    • (uncredited)
  • Robert Young and Florence Rice in Paradise for Three (1938)
    Paradise for Three
    • (uncredited)
  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
    In Old Chicago
  • Elissa Landi and Edmund Lowe in Mad Holiday (1936)
    Mad Holiday
  • Helen Broderick and James Gleason in Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
    Murder on a Bridle Path
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    • (uncredited)
  • Robert Young, Robert Armstrong, Edward Arnold, Constance Cummings, Reginald Denny, Sally Eilers, Louise Henry, George Meeker, and Gregory Ratoff in Remember Last Night? (1935)
    Remember Last Night?

Director

  • Peggy Puts It Over
    • (as G.v. Seyffertitz)
  • Alice Calhoun in Closed Doors (1921)
    Closed Doors
    • (as G. v. Seyffertitz)
  • Alice Calhoun in Princess Jones (1921)
    Princess Jones
    • (as G.V. Seyffertitz)
  • Lila Lee in The Secret Garden (1919)
    The Secret Garden
    • (as G. Butler Clonebaugh)

Soundtrack

  • Dishonored (1931)
    Dishonored

Personal details

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    • August 4, 1863
    • Haimhausen, Dachau, Bavaria [now Bavaria, Germany]
    • December 25, 1943
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • (2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    He came to the United States before 1920 and began a career in silent films as a director as well as an actor. Despite his thick Austrian accent, he made about 40 films after the coming of sound.

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