Gustav von Seyffertitz

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 4, 1862 (81 years old)
Died
December 25, 1943
Place of Birth
Haimhausen, Germany
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Comedy
Career Span
1917 – 1939

Gustav von Seyffertitz

4 wins
21 nominations
4 Oscars
93 credits

Gustav von Seyffertitz, born in Bavaria, was a stage and film actor and director. He appeared in American films from 1917 to 1939.

Read more

Personal Info

Born
Aug 4, 1862
From
Haimhausen, Germany
Known For
Acting
Career
1917 – 1939

Award Recognition

4
Wins
21
Nominations
4
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1939

Son of Frankenstein as Burgher Award
Never Say Die as Chemist
Hotel Imperial as Priest (uncredited)
Nurse Edith Cavell as President of Trial Court
The Mad Empress as Metternich

1938

Marie Antoinette as King's Confessor (uncredited) Award
In Old Chicago as Dutch - Politician in Jack's Office Award
Swiss Miss as Gardener (uncredited) Award
Cipher Bureau as Albert Grood
Paradise for Three as Lawyer (uncredited)

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Dr. Emile Von Hallor (uncredited) Award
Mad Holiday as Hendrick Van Mier
Murder on a Bridle Path as Doctor Bloom, Police Dept.

1935

The Night Is Young as Ambassador (uncredited) Award
She as Billali
Remember Last Night? as Professor Jones

1934

The Moonstone as Carl Von Lucker Award
Change of Heart as Dr. Nathan Kurtzman Award
Mystery Liner as Inspector Von Kessling Award
Murder on the Blackboard as Dr. Max Von Immen

1933

Queen Christina as The General Award
The Silver Cord as German Doctor
When Strangers Marry as Van Wyck

1932

Shanghai Express as Eric Baum Award
Rasputin and the Empress as Dr. Franz Wolfe (uncredited) Award
The Penguin Pool Murder as Von Donnen / Dr. Max Bloom
Afraid to Talk as Attorney Harry Berger
The Doomed Battalion as Austrian General
The Roadhouse Murder as Porter

1931

Dishonored as Austrian Secret Service Chief Award
Safe in Hell as Larson Award
Ambassador Bill as Prince de Polikoff

1930

The Bat Whispers as Dr. Venrees Award
Dangerous Paradise as Mr. Jones
The Case of Sergeant Grischa as Geneneral Schieffenzahn

1929

The Canary Murder Case as Dr. Ambrose Lindquist Award
The Case of Lena Smith
His Glorious Night as Krehl
Come Across as Pop Hanson
Seven Faces as M. Pratouchy

1928

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg as King Karl VII
The Mysterious Lady as General Boris Alexandroff
The Docks of New York as Hymn Book Harry
The Woman Disputed as Otto Krueger
The Yellow Lily as Kinkelin
Me, Gangster as Factory Owner
Vamping Venus as Jupiter
The Red Mark as De Nou

1927

The Gaucho as The Usurper Ruiz
Rose of the Golden West as Gómez
The Magic Flame as The Chancellor
The Wizard as Prof. Paul Coriolos
Barbed Wire as Pierre Corlet
Birds of Prey as Foxy

1926

Sparrows as Mr. Grimes Award
Don Juan as Neri - the Alchemist (uncredited)
The Bells as Jerome Frantz
My Official Wife as Grand Duke
Private Izzy Murphy as Cohannigan
The Lone Wolf Returns as Morphew
Going Crooked as Mordaunt
Diplomacy as Baron Ballin
The Dice Woman as Datto of Mandat
Red Dice as Andrew North

1925

The Eagle as Court Servant at Dinner (uncredited) Award
The Goose Woman as Mr. Vogel
He's a Prince! as Prime Minister
Flower of Night as Vigilante Leader

1924

Yolanda as Oliver de Daim
The Lone Wolf as Wetheimer
The Bandolero as Marques de Bazan

1923

Unseeing Eyes as Father Paquette
Under the Red Robe as Clom

1922

When Knighthood Was in Flower as Grammont
Sherlock Holmes as Professor Moriarty

1920

Even as Eve as Amasu Munn
Dead Men Tell No Tales as Señor Joaquin Santos

1919

The Dark Star as German Spy

1918

Stella Maris as The Surgeon (uncredited) Award
Old Wives for New as Melville Bladen
Till I Come Back to You as Karl Von Drutz
The Whispering Chorus as Mocking Face
Less Than Kin as Endicott Lee
The Source as Ekstrom
Mr. Fix-It as Doctor (uncredited)
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley as Surgeon (uncredited)
Rimrock Jones as Stoddard
Hidden Pearls as Senator Joseph Benton
The Widow's Might as Horace Hammer

1917

A Little Princess as Mr. Carrisford
The Devil Stone as Stephen Densmore
Down to Earth as Dr. Jollyem
The Countess Charming as Jacob Vandergraft

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Shanghai Express
Marie Antoinette
Sparrows
Son of Frankenstein
Rasputin and the Empress
Queen Christina
Stella Maris
The Bat Whispers

Career Statistics

Roles by Genre
Genre Evolution