Gustav Diessl (30 December 1899 – 20 March 1948) was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor.

Biography

Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar Diessl in

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. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruited into the army for

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. During his military service, he was held prisoner for a year. After the war, Diessl started training as a stage designer but left to pursue a professional career in acting. Meanwhile, he played for a touring company and in 1921 had his first fixed engagement at the Neue Wiener Bühne. That same year he made his film debut, appearing in ''Im Banne der Kralle'', which was produced in Austria and directed by Carl Froelich (G. W. Pabst, who would later direct Diessl in ''Vastfronten 1918'', made his only appearance as a screen actor in this film). Over the years, Diessl compiled an extensive filmography, including many romantic comedies, several of which were filmed in war-time Italy. One of his more notable roles is in the German 1945 propaganda epic '' Kolberg'', which

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officials designed to bolster the peoples' morale at a time when a German victory in

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seemed increasingly hopeless. After his first marriage ended, Diessl lived with actress

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for several years. After this, he married a second time in 1938 to soprano

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. Diessl died in 1948 following two strokes.

Selected filmography

* '' In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) - Ingenieur * '' Vineta, the Sunken City'' (1923) * '' Ssanin'' (1924) * ''

The Revenge of the Pharaohs ''The Revenge of the Pharaohs'' (German: ''Die Rache der Pharaonen'') is a 1925 Austrian silent adventure film directed by Hans Theyer and starring Gustav Diessl and Suzy Vernon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Rouc. Ca ...

'' (1925) - Hussein - Kemal * ''Sensations-Prozess'' (1928) - Dr. Spindler * ''Abgründe'' (1928) - Thomas Beck, Lawyer * '' The Devious Path'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) -

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* ''

The Living Corpse ''The Living Corpse'' (russian: Живой труп, italic=yes, link=no) is a Russian play by Leo Tolstoy. Although written around 1900, it was only published shortly after his death—Tolstoy had never considered the work finished. An immediate ...

'' (1929) - Viktor Mikhajlovich Karenin * ''That Murder in Berlin'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Man Without Love'' (1929) - Mérone - ein Schauspieler * '' A Mother's Love'' (1929) - Hans Immermann * '' The White Hell of Pitz Palu'' (1929) - Dr. Johannes Krafft * '' Women on the Edge'' (1929) - Robert Stevens * '' Three Around Edith'' (1929) - Roger Brown * '' Westfront 1918'' (1930) - Karl * '' Morals at Midnight'' (1930) - Brat, ein Gefangener * ''

Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar? ''Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar?'' (german: Leutnant warst Du einst bei den Husaren) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Mady Christians, Gustav Diessl and Georg Alexander.Schöning p. 19 It was made as a MLV ...

'' (1930) - Fedor Karew * ''

Hans in Every Street ''Hans in Every Street'' (german: Hans in allen Gassen) is a 1930 German crime film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Hans Albers, Camilla Horn, and Betty Amann Philippine Amann (10 March 1905 – 2 or 3 August 1990), known professi ...

'' (1930) - Soranzo * ''

The Great Longing ''The Great Longing'' (german: Die große Sehnsucht) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1930) - Himself * ''Das gelbe Haus des King-Fu'' (1931) - King-Fu / Scalpa * '' Men Behind Bars'' (1931) - Morris * ''

Nights in Port Said ''Nights in Port Said'' (French: ''Les nuits de Port Said'') is a 1932 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Renée Héribel, Gustav Diessl and Oskar Homolka.Waldman & Slide p.72 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The ...

'' (1932) - Seaman Hans * ''

Die Herrin von Atlantis ''L'Atlantide'' is a 1932 German-French adventure and fantasy film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Brigitte Helm. It is based on the novel '' L'Atlantide'' by Pierre Benoît. Production The film is a remake of the 1921 film of the same n ...

'' (1932) - Morhange * ''Teilnehmer antwortet nicht'' (1932) - Konrad Quandt * ' (1932) - Martin * ''Die Herrgottsgrenadiere'' (1932) - Faletti * ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' (1933) - Thomas Kent * ''Roman einer Nacht'' (1933) - Der Fremde * '' S.O.S. Eisberg'' (1933) - Professor Dr. Karl Lorenz * ''Weiße Majestät'' (1934) - Jakob Burghardt, Bergführer * ''Un de la montagne'' (1934) - Jacques Burgard * '' Everything for a Woman'' (1935) - Frederic Keyne, Flugzeuginsustrieller * ''

Demon of the Himalayas ''Demon of the Himalayas'' (german: Der Dämon des Himalaya) is a 1935 German-Swiss co-production adventure film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Gustav Diessl, Erika Dannhoff, and Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth. It is part of the Mountain ...

'' (1935) - Dr. Norman - Ethnologe * ''

The Love of the Maharaja ''The Love of the Maharaja'' (german: Die Liebe des Maharadscha) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Gustav Diessl, Attila Hörbiger and Hilde von Stolz. It was made as a co-production between the Italian A ...

'' (1936) - Maharadscha * ''

A Woman Between Two Worlds ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (Italian: ''Una donna tra due mondi'') is a 1936 Italian white telephone drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Miranda, Assia Noris and Giulio Donadio. The film's sets were designed by art d ...

'' (1936) - Dr. Hellwig * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936) - Serge Smrirnow * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1936) * ''Starke Herzen'' (1937) - Rittmeister Alexander von Harbin * '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (1938) - Sascha Demidoff, Abenteurer * '' The Indian Tomb'' (1938) - Sascha Demidoff, Ingenieur * ''Fortsetzung folgt'' (1938) - Fred, sein Freund * ''Kautschuk'' (1938) - Don Alonzo de Ribeira * ''

The Green Emperor ''The Green Emperor'' (german: Der grüne Kaiser) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Paul Mundorf and starring Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn and René Deltgen. It was inspired by the real-life case of a Belgian financier who had gone missin ...

'' (1939) - Henry Miller / Hendrik Mylius * ''Ich verweigere die Aussage'' (1939) - Robert Lenart * ''

I Am Sebastian Ott ''I Am Sebastian Ott'' (german: Ich bin Sebastian Ott) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Gustav Diessl and Trude Marlen.Von Dassanowsky p. 60 Some of the film was shot by the assistant director Viktor Becke ...

'' (1939) - Strobl * '' The Star of Rio'' (1940) - Don Felipe Escobar * ''Herz ohne Heimat'' (1940) - Alexander Diersberg, sein Stiefbruder * ''Senza cielo'' (1940) - Dr. Martin * '' The Comedians'' (1941) - Ernst Biron, Count of Kurland * ''

Clarissa ''Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage'' is an epist ...

'' (1941) - Bankdirektor Feerenbach * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) - Marco Fuser * ''

Menschen im Sturm ''Menschen im Sturm'' ( en, People in the Storm, link=yes, italic=yes) is a 1941 German film directed by Fritz Peter Buch. It was an anti-Serbian propaganda and part of a concerted propaganda push against Serbs, attempting to split them from t ...

'' (1941) - Alexander Oswatic * '' The Woman of Sin'' (1942) * ''

Maria Malibran Maria Felicia Malibran (24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality ...

'' (1943) * ''Calafuria'' (1943) - Tommaso Bardelli * ''La danza del fuoco'' (1943) - Giulio Boldrini * ''

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'' (1944) - Dr. Rank * ''

Mist on the Sea ''Mist on the Sea'' (Italian: ''Nebbie sul mare'') is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and Hans Hinrich and starring Viveca Lindfors, Gustav Diessl and Umberto Spadaro.Qvist & Von Bagh p.105 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1944) - Pietro Rosati * ''Ein Blick zurück'' (1944) - Erwin Corbach * '' Kolberg'' (1944) - Lt. Schill * ''

The Trial ''The Trial'' (german: Der Process, link=no, previously , and ) is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and p ...

'' (1948) - Prosecutor Both * ''

The Appeal to Conscience ''The Appeal to Conscience'' (german: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl.Davidson & Hake p. 61 It was originally shot in 1944, but remained unco ...

'' (1949) - Dr. Gregor Karpinski (final film role)

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