Gustav von Seyffertitz (4 August 1862 – 25 December 1943) was a German film actor and director. He settled in the United States. He was born in

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, and died in

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, aged 81.

Biography

Gustav von Seyffertitz was born into an

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family as the son of Guido

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von Seyffertitz and his wife Anna

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von Butler Clonebough zu Haimhausen. His family expected him to start a military career, but was shocked when he said that he wanted to be an actor. He was a member of the

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and also appeared in operas. He emigrated to the United States in 1896, after being asked by the Austrian-American theatre director

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. Despite his thick German accent, he was successful on

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where he worked as a stage actor and director during the 1900s and 1910s. He appeared as an actor in such lavish productions as ''The Brass Bottle'' in 1910. This play was turned into several films and was the idea for the television show ''

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'' in the 1960s. He made his film debut in 1917, appearing with

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in '' Down to Earth''. Gustav von Seyffertitz in Mystery Liner

In his films, the dignified-looking Seyffertitz often played the "very embodiment of the ''Hideous Hun'' - America's notion of the merciless, atrocity-happy German military officer". One of his most successful film roles was

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in 1922's ''

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'' with

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. He also played the antagonist to

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in ''

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'' (1926) and appeared as

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's uncle, the king of a small German state, in

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's ''

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg ''The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'', also known as ''The Student Prince'' and ''Old Heidelberg'', is a 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silent drama film based on the 1901 play '' Old Heidelberg'' by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. It was directed by Ern ...

'' (1927). He continued his career into the sound film and portrayed supporting roles in the

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films ''

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'' (1931) and '' Shanghai Express'' (1932). Among his later film roles was a parody on

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's film classic ''

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'' (1936). He appeared in 118 films between 1917 and 1939. Seyffertitz was married five times and had numerous children.

Filmography

As actor

* '' Down to Earth'' (1917) as Dr. Jollyem * '' The Countess Charming'' (1917) as Jacob Vandergraft * '' The Little Princess'' (1917) as Mr. Carrisford * ''

The Devil-Stone ''The Devil-Stone'' is a 1917 American silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, co-written by his mother Beatrice deMille and Jeanie MacPherson, and starring Geraldine Farrar. The film had sequences filmed in the Handschiegl Color ...

'' (1917) as Stephen Densmore * '' Stella Maris'' (1918) as The Surgeon (uncredited) * ''

Rimrock Jones ''Rimrock Jones'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Wallace Reid. Cast * Wallace Reid as Rimrock Jones * Ann Little as Mary Fortune * Charles Stanton Ogle as Hassayamp Hicks * Paul Hurst as ...

'' (1918) as Stoddard * '' The Widow's Might'' (1918) as Horace Hammer * ''

The Hidden Pearls ''The Hidden Pearls'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky and distributed by Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures. The pr ...

'' (1918) as Senator Joseph Benton * ''

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

'' (1918) as Surgeon (uncredited) * ''

The Whispering Chorus ''The Whispering Chorus'' is a 1918 American silent psychological drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is the first and earliest film was considered a psychological drama. Plot John Tremble (Hatton), an impoverished cashier in a cont ...

'' (1918) as Mocking face * '' His Majesty, Bunker Bean'' (1918) as Professor Balthasar * '' Mr. Fix-It'' (1918) as Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Plot As described in a film magazine, disgusted by ...

'' (1918) as Melville Bladen * ''

To Hell with the Kaiser! ''To Hell with the Kaiser!'' is a lost 1918 American silent Great War propaganda comedy film produced by Screen Classics Productions and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by George Irving and starred Lawrence Grant as the Kaiser. Ma ...

'' (1918) * ''

Less Than Kin ''Less Than Kin'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Marion Fairfax and Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Raymond Hatton, Noah Beery, Sr., James Neill and Charles Ogle. ...

'' (1918) as Endicott Lee * ''

Till I Come Back to You ''Till I Come Back to You'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. This film is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Plot As described in a film magazine, Yvonne (Vidor), the wife of German ...

'' (1918) as Karl von Drutz * ''

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'' (1918) as Ekstrom * ''Sic 'Em, Sam'' (1918, Short) * ''Swat the Kaiser'' (1918, Short) as The Kaiser * '' The Roaring Road'' (1919) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Dark Star'' (1919) as German Spy * ''

The Vengeance of Durand ''The Vengeance of Durand'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alice Joyce, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Percy Marmont.Phillips & Vincendeau p.351 It was a remake of an earlier short film of the same title mad ...

'' (1919) as Henri Durand * ''

Even as Eve ''Even as Eve'' is a 1920 American silent drama film by A. H. Fischer Features and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. Produced by B. A. Rolfe, the film was directed by Rolfe and Chester De Vonde, with Arthur A. Cadwell and C ...

'' (1920) as Amasu Munn * ''

Slaves of Pride ''Slaves of Pride'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont and Gustav von Seyffertitz.Langman p.155 Cast * Alice Joyce as Patricia Leeds * Percy Marmont as Brewster Howard * T ...

'' (1920) as John Reynolds * '' The Sporting Duchess'' (1920) as Major Roland Mostyn * '' Madonnas and Men'' (1920) as Grimaldo / John Grimm * '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1920) as Señor Joaquin * ''

'' (1922) as

* '' When Knighthood Was in Flower'' (1922) as Grammont * ''

The Face in the Fog ''The Face in the Fog'' is a 1922 American silent film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and starred Lionel Barrymore. An incomplete print is preserved at the Library of C ...

'' (1922) as Michael * ''

The Inner Man ''The Inner Man'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hamilton Smith and starring Wyndham Standing, J. Barney Sherry and Dorothy Mackaill.Munden p.380 Cast * Wyndham Standing as Thurlow Michael Barclay Jr * J. Barney Sherry as ...

'' (1922) as Jud Benson * ''

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'' (1923) as John Hunter * ''

Unseeing Eyes ''Unseeing Eyes'' is a lost 1923 American silent north country drama film produced by William Randolph Hearst and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Edward H. Griffith directed Lionel Barrymore, Seena Owen, Louis Wolheim, and Gustav von Seyffert ...

'' (1923) as Father Paquette * '' Under the Red Robe'' (1923) as Clom * ''

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'' (1924) as Oliver de Daim * ''

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'' (1924) as Wetheimer * '' The Bandolero'' (1924) as Marques de Bazan * ''The Hooded Falcon'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) as Labell * ''

The Goose Woman The Goose Woman is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Louise Dresser with Jack Pickford as her son. The film was released by Universal Pictures.

'' (1925) as Mr. Vogel * '' A Regular Fellow'' (1925) as Prime Minister * '' Flower of Night'' (1925) as Vigilante leader * ''

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'' (1925) as Court Servant at Dinner (uncredited) * ''

The Danger Girl ''The Danger Girl'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. Plot Reggie's sister disguises herself as a boy to prove to her brother and sweetheart that a vamp is on ...

'' (1926) as James * ''

Red Dice ''The Red Dice'' is a 1926 American silent crime drama film directed by William K. Howard and produced by Cecil B. DeMille. It stars Rod La Rocque and Marguerite De La Motte and was released through Producers Distributing Corporation. Cast ...

'' (1926) as Andrew North * ''

'' (1926) as Mr. Grimes * ''

The Dice Woman ''The Dice Woman'' is a 1926 American silent action adventure film directed by Eddie Dillon and starring Priscilla Dean. No known prints of it exist, and it is presumed lost. No longer a Universal contract star in 1926, Dean was in her career' ...

'' (1926) as Datto of Mandat * '' The Bells'' (1926) as Jerome Frantz * ''

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'' (1926) as Neri the alchemist (uncredited) * '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1926) as Morphew * '' Unknown Treasures'' (1926) as Simmons * ''

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'' (1926) as Baron Ballin * ''

My Official Wife ''My Official Wife'' is an 1891 novel by Richard Henry Savage, popular in its day, soon after adapted for the stage, and for silent films in 1914 and in 1926, and a German-language film in 1936. Book Savage wrote the first draft of his firs ...

'' (1926) as Grand Duke * '' Private Izzy Murphy'' (1926) as Cohannigan * ''

Going Crooked ''Going Crooked'' is a 1926 American silent crime film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by George Melford and stars Bessie Love. The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman House, ...

'' (1926) as Mordaunt * ''Anything Once!'' (1927, Short) as Chancellor Gherkin * '' The Price of Honor'' (1927) as Peter Fielding * ''

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'' (1927) as Foxy * ''

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'' (1927) as Pierre Corlet * ''

The Magic Flame ''The Magic Flame'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1900 play ''Konig Harlekin'' by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cinem ...

'' (1927) as The Chancellor * ''

'' (1927) as King Karl VII * ''

Rose of the Golden West ''Rose of the Golden West'' is a surviving 1927 American silent romantic drama film produced by Richard A. Rowland and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by George Fitzmaurice and starred Mary Astor and Gilbert Roland. Cast ...

'' (1927) as Gomez * ''

The Gaucho ''The Gaucho'' (the official full title of the film is ''Douglas Fairbanks as The Gaucho'') is a 1927 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Vélez set in Argentina. The lavish adventure extravaganza, filmed at the height of Fairbanks ...

'' (1927) as Ruiz the usurper * ''

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'' (1927) as Prof. Paul Coriolos * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1928) as Nathan Cherry * ''

Vamping Venus ''Vamping Venus'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline, written by Howard J. Green and Ralph Spence, and starring Charles Murray, Louise Fazenda, Thelma Todd, Russ Powell, Joe Bonomo and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. It wa ...

'' (1928) as Jupiter * '' Yellow Lily'' (1928) as Kinkelin * ''

The Mysterious Lady ''The Mysterious Lady'' (1928) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silent film romantic drama, starring Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, and Gustav von Seyffertitz, directed by Fred Niblo, and based on the novel ''War in the Dark'' by Ludwig Wolff. The film g ...

'' (1928) as General Boris Alexandroff * '' The Red Mark'' (1928) as De Nou * ''

The Docks of New York ''The Docks of New York'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the John Monk Saunders story ''The Dock ...

'' (1928) as "Hymn Book" Harry * ''

The Woman Disputed ''The Woman Disputed'' is a 1928 American silent film. Norma Talmadge stars as a good-hearted Austrian prostitute drawn into a romantic triangle on the eve of World War I. Based on a Denison Clift play, the nationalities of the characters had t ...

'' (1928) as Otto Krueger * ''

Me, Gangster ''Me, Gangster'' is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars June Collyer, Don Terry, Anders Randolf and a young Carole Lombard. Cast *June Collyer as Mary Regan * Don Terry as Jimmy Williams *Anders Randolf as Rus ...

'' (1928) as Factory Owner * ''

The Case of Lena Smith ''The Case of Lena Smith'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Esther Ralston and James Hall, and released by Paramount Pictures. ''The Case of Lena Smith'' is ranked by film critics as among the � ...

'' (1929) as Herr Hofrat * ''

The Canary Murder Case ''For the film adaptation see The Canary Murder Case (film)'' ''The Canary Murder Case'' (1927) is a murder mystery novel which deals with the murders of a sexy nightclub singer known as "the Canary," and, eventually, her boyfriend, solved by Ph ...

'' (1929) as Dr. Ambrose Lindquist * '' Come Across'' (1929) as Pop Hanson * '' Chasing Through Europe'' (1929) as Phineas Merrill * ''

His Glorious Night ''His Glorious Night'' is a 1929 pre-Code American romance film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring John Gilbert in his first released talkie. The film is based on the 1928 play ''Olympia'' by Ferenc Molnár. ''His Glorious Night'' has ...

'' (1929) as Krehl * ''

Seven Faces ''Seven Faces'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film with fantasy elements that was released by Fox Film Corporation in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system on December 1, 1929. Based upon the piece of short fiction "A Friend of Napoleon" wh ...

'' (1929) as M. Pratouchy * '' Dangerous Paradise'' (1930) as Mr. Jones * '' The Case of Sergeant Grischa'' (1930) as General Schieffenzahn * ''

The Bat Whispers ''The Bat Whispers'' is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Roland West, produced by Joseph M. Schenck, and released by United Artists. The film is based on the 1920 mystery play '' The Bat'', written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and ...

'' (1930) as Dr Venrees * '' Are You There?'' (1930) as Barber * ''

'' (1931) as Austrian Secret Service Chief * ''

The Front Page ''The Front Page'' is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. Plot The ...

'' (1931) as Professor Max J. Engelhoffer (uncredited) * ''

Ambassador Bill ''Ambassador Bill'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Will Rogers and Marguerite Churchill. The film also features Greta Nissen and Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 19 ...

'' (1931) as Prince de Polikoff * ''

Safe in Hell ''Safe in Hell'' is a 1931 American pre-Code thriller film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill and Donald Cook, with featured performances by Morgan Wallace, Ralf Harolde, Nina Mae McKinney, Clarence Muse, and Noble Jo ...

'' (1931) as Larson * '' Shanghai Express'' (1932) as Eric Baum * ''

The Roadhouse Murder ''The Roadhouse Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by J. Walter Ruben and Gene Fowler. The film stars Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates and David Landau. The fil ...

'' (1932) as Charles Spengler * ''

Doomed Battalion ''Doomed Battalion'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Cyril Gardner and written by Karl Hartl, Patrick Kearney, Paul Perez and Luis Trenker. The film stars Luis Trenker, Tala Birell, Albert Conti, Victor Varconi, Henry Armetta and Gus ...

'' (1932) as Austrian General * '' Almost Married'' (1932) as Pringle's Doctor * ''

Afraid to Talk ''Afraid to Talk'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Tom Reed. The film stars Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern, George Meeker and Robert Warwick. Release The film was relea ...

'' (1932) as Attorney Harry Berger * ''

The Penguin Pool Murder ''The Penguin Pool Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy/mystery film starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, a witness in a murder case at the New York Aquarium, with James Gleason as the police inspector in charge of the case, ...

'' (1932) as Von Donnen / Dr Max Bloom * ''

Rasputin and the Empress ''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, as ...

'' (1932) as Dr. Franz Wolfe (uncredited) * '' The Silver Cord'' (1932) as German Doctor (uncredited) * ''

When Strangers Marry ''When Strangers Marry'' (rerelease title ''Betrayed'') is a 1944 American suspense film directed by William Castle and starring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter and Robert Mitchum. Plot Millie Baxter, a naïve woman, comes to New York City to meet her ...

'' (1933) as Van Wyck * ''

Captured! ''Captured!'' (aka ''Fellow Prisoners'') is a 1933 American pre-Code film about World War I prisoners of war in a German camp. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ''Captured!'' was based ...

'' (1933) as German Military Judge (uncredited) * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) as General * ''

Mystery Liner ''Mystery Liner'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code film directed by William Nigh, starring Noah Beery, Sr., and based on an Edgar Wallace story originally published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in 1924. The film was entered as a feature attracti ...

'' (1934) as Inspector Von Kessling * ''

All Men Are Enemies ''All Men Are Enemies'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Mona Barrie, Hugh Williams, Herbert Mundin, Henry Stephenson and Walter Byron. The ...

'' (1934) as Baron (uncredited) * '' Change of Heart'' (1934) as Dr. Nathan Kurtzman * ''

Murder on the Blackboard ''Murder on the Blackboard'' is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery/comedy film starring Edna May Oliver as schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and James Gleason as Police Inspector Oscar Piper. Together, they investigate a murder at Withers' school. I ...

'' (1934) as Dr. Max Von Immen * ''

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'' (1934) as Carl von Lucker * ''

Little Men ''Little Men,'' or ''Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys,'' is a children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was first published in 1871 by Roberts Brothers. The book reprises characters from her 1868–69 two-volume ...

'' (1934) as Schoolmaster Page (uncredited) * ''

The Night Is Young ''The Night Is Young'' is a 1935 American romantic musical film starring Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye. The film is based on a story written by Vicki Baum and directed by Dudley Murphy. Plot When ballerina Fanni learns that the Vienese archduk ...

'' (1935) as Ambassador (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) as Billali (uncredited) * '' Remember Last Night?'' (1935) as Professor Karl Jones * ''

'' (1936) as Doctor Emile von Haller (uncredited) * ''

Murder on a Bridle Path ''Murder on a Bridle Path'' is a 1936 mystery film directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy, starring James Gleason and Helen Broderick. This film was the fourth production in the Hildegarde Withers series, and the only one in which Broder ...

'' (1936) as Doctor Bloom * ''

Mad Holiday ''Mad Holiday'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healy, Edmund Gwenn and Edgar Kennedy. The film was relea ...

'' (1936) as Hendrick Van Mier * ''

In Old Chicago ''In Old Chicago'' is a 1938 American disaster musical drama film directed by Henry King. The screenplay by Sonya Levien and Lamar Trotti was based on the Niven Busch story, "We the O'Learys". The film is a fictionalized account about the Gre ...

'' (1938) as Dutch * ''

Paradise for Three ''Paradise for Three'', titled ''Romance for Three'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1938 romantic comedy film starring Frank Morgan as a wealthy industrialist who decides to find out about his German workers by temporarily living among them incognit ...

'' (1938) as Lawyer (uncredited) * '' Swiss Miss'' (1938) as Gardener (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as King's Confessor (uncredited) * ''

King of Alcatraz ''King of Alcatraz'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan and Harry Carey. It was the film debut of Robert Preston. Plot Just as gangster Steve Murkil is escaping from Alcatraz prison, ...

'' (1938) as Bill Lustig (uncredited) * '' Cipher Bureau'' (1938) as Albert Grood * ''

Son of Frankenstein ''Son of Frankenstein'' is a 1939 American horror film that was directed by Rowland V. Lee and stars Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. The film is the third in Universal Pictures' ''Frankenstein'' series and is the follow-up to the ...

'' (1939) as A burgher #1 * ''

Hotel Imperial The Hotel Imperial, also known as The Imperial, is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria. It is located on the Vienna Ring Road (''Ringstraße'') at Kärntner Ring 16, in the Innere Stadt district. Description The Hotel Imperial's faça ...

'' (1939) as Priest (uncredited) * '' Never Say Die'' (1939) as Chemist (uncredited) * ''

Nurse Edith Cavell ''Nurse Edith Cavell'' is a 1939 American film directed by British director Herbert Wilcox about Edith Cavell. The film was nominated at the 1939 Oscars for Best Original Score. Plot The story follows the broadly true story of Edith Cavell w ...

'' (1939) as President of Court * '' The Mad Empress'' (1939) as Ambassador

Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...

As director

* ''

The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in '' The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels an ...

'' (1919) * ''

Princess Jones ''Princess Jones'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz and starring Alice Calhoun, Vincent Coleman and Helen Dubois.Connelly p.398 Synopsis Princess Jones, the niece of a country store keeper, dreams of bei ...

'' (1921) * '' Closed Doors'' (1921) * '' Peggy Puts It Over'' (1921)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seyffertitz, Gustav Von 1862 births 1943 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors Film directors from Bavaria German emigrants to the United States 20th-century German male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)