Gustav Diessl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1899
- Died
- March 20, 1948
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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. - IMDb mini biography by: Rudi Polt / rudipolt@aol.com
Filmography
The Appeal to Conscience 1949
as Dr. Gregor Karpinski
The Trial 1948
as Staatsanwalt Both
Kolberg 1945
as Schill
Nebbie sul mare 1944
as Pietro Rosati
Nora 1944
as Dr. Rank
The Fire Dance 1943
as Giulio Boldrini
Calafuria 1943
as Tommaso Bardelli
La donna del peccato 1942
Actor
Menschen im Sturm 1941
as Alexander Oswatic
Il bravo di Venezia 1941
as Marco Fuser
Clarissa 1941
as Bankdirektor Feerenbach
The Comedians 1941
as Ernst Biron, Herzog von Kurland
Senza cielo 1940
as Dott. Martin
- Herz ohne Heimat
Herz ohne Heimat 1940
as Alexander Diersberg, sein Stiefbruder
The Star of Rio 1940
as Don Felipe Escobar
- I Am Sebastian Ott
I Am Sebastian Ott 1939
as Strobl
- I Refuse to Testify
I Refuse to Testify 1939
as Robert Lenart
Der grüne Kaiser 1939
as Henry Miller / Hendrik Mylius
Kautschuk 1938
as Don Alonzo de Ribeira
Fortsetzung folgt 1938
as Fred, sein Freund
The Indian Tomb 1938
as Sascha Demidoff
The Tiger of Eschnapur 1938
as Sascha Demidoff
Strong Hearts in the Storm 1937
as Rittmeister Alexander von Harbin
Moscow Shanghai 1936
as Sergej Smrirnow
Shadows of the Past 1936
as Dr. Hans Hellwig, Staatsanwalt
The Love of the Maharaja 1936
as Maharadscha
Demon of the Himalayas 1935
as Dr. Norman - Ethnologe
- Everything for a Woman
Everything for a Woman 1935
as Frederic Keyne, Flugzeuginsustrieller
Mountain Man 1934
as Jacques Burgard
White Majesty 1933
as Jakob Burghardt
S.O.S. Iceberg 1933
as Professor Dr. Karl Lorenz
Roman einer Nacht 1933
as Der Fremde
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933
as Kent
The Mistress of Atlantis 1932
as Morhange
The Herrgotts-Grenadiers 1932
as Faletti
Gilgi: One of Us 1932
as Martin
Teilnehmer antwortet nicht 1932
as Konrad Quandt
Queen of Atlantis 1932
as Capt. Morange
Nights in Port Said 1932
Actor
Men Behind Bars 1931
as Morris
King Fu's yellow house 1931
as King-Fu / Scalpa
Hans in Every Street 1930
as Soranzo
Love Comes But Once 1930
as Fedor Karew
The Great Desire 1930
as Himself
Morals at Midnight 1930
as Brat, a prisoner
Westfront 1918 1930
as Karl
Three Around Edith 1929
as Roger Brown
- Frauen am Abgrund
Frauen am Abgrund 1929
as Robert Stevens
The White Hell of Pitz Palu 1929
as Dr. Johannes Krafft
Mutterliebe 1929
as Hans Immermann
- Der Mann, der nicht liebt
Der Mann, der nicht liebt 1929
as Mérone - ein Schauspieler
Die Ehe 1929
Actor
The Living Corpse 1929
as Karenin
Pandora's Box 1929
as Jack the Ripper
The Devious Path 1928
as Thomas Beck
- Sensations-Prozess
Sensations-Prozess 1928
as Dr. Spindler
- Vineta. Die versunkene Stadt
Vineta. Die versunkene Stadt 1923
Actor
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