Biographies: Gustav von Seyffertitz - Actor

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A German film actor and director, born on August 4, 1863 in Haimhausen, Dachau, Bavaria. He went to the United States before 1920 and began his career in silent films as a director and actor. In spite of his Austrian accent, he made about 40 films after the introduction of sound. Despite being already a veteran of the theater, he did not appear in films until middle age. Until the end of World War I, he appeared under the pseudonym G. Butler Clonblough. He continued his career in sound films and portrayed supporting roles in films such as Dishonored (1931) and Shanghai Express (1932). He appeared in many films between 1917 and 1939. He is known for Sherlock Holmes (1922) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He died on December 25, 1943 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

• 25 October 2022
• Shaimaa Saied