Filmography
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Known For
The Pride of the Yankees Pop Gehrig (1942) -
From the Earth to the Moon Aldo Von Metz (1958) -
Call Me Madam Grand Duke Otto (1953) -
Known For
The Golden Anchor Escartefigue (1932) -
Actor
The Hollywood Palace Little Ole Wine Maker (1964) -
The New Phil Silvers Show Otto Shafmeister (1963) -
Window on Main Street Ludwig (1961) -
My Three Sons Janitor (1961) -
The Donna Reed Show Piano Tuner (1961) -
Hong Kong Wagner (1960) -
G.I. Blues Owner of Puppet Show (1960) -
Shotgun Slade Professor Maximillian (1960) -
The Blue Angel Dr. Fritz Heine (1959) -
Man with a Camera Anton Kovac (1958-1959) -
![Perry Mason]( "Perry Mason")
Perry Mason Adolph Van Beers (1958-1959) -
![Tales of Frankenstein]( "Tales of Frankenstein")
Tales of Frankenstein Wilhelm (1958) -
![From the Earth to the Moon]( "From the Earth to the Moon")
From the Earth to the Moon Aldo Von Metz (1958) -
![Me and the Colonel]( "Me and the Colonel")
Me and the Colonel Dr. Szicki (1958) -
![Father Knows Best]( "Father Knows Best")
Father Knows Best Hanno (1956-1958) -
![The Loretta Young Show]( "The Loretta Young Show")
The Loretta Young Show Professor (1957) -
![Science Fiction Theatre]( "Science Fiction Theatre")
Science Fiction Theatre Dr. Richard Wissman (1955-1956) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Professor Harnish (1956) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Prof. Müller (1955-1956) -
![Crusader]( "Crusader")
Crusader (1956) -
![TV Reader's Digest]( "TV Reader's Digest")
TV Reader's Digest Dr. Von Scorebrand (1956) -
![Warner Brothers Presents]( "Warner Brothers Presents")
Warner Brothers Presents Ludwig (1955) -
![Casablanca]( "Casablanca")
Casablanca Ludwig (1955) -
![Passport to Danger]( "Passport to Danger")
Passport to Danger Petrof (1955) -
![Big Town]( "Big Town")
Big Town (1955) -
![December Bride]( "December Bride")
December Bride Maurice (1955) -
With This Ring Friedrich's Father (1954)
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![Mayor of the Town]( "Mayor of the Town")
Mayor of the Town Veeder (1954) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Enrique (1953-1954) -
![Deep in My Heart]( "Deep in My Heart")
Deep in My Heart Mr. Novak (1954) -
![Public Defender]( "Public Defender")
Public Defender Poppa Hart (1954) -
Lady in the Wings Prof. Ruff (1954)
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![The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]( "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse")
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954) -
![Adventures of the Falcon]( "Adventures of the Falcon")
Adventures of the Falcon Otto Koenig (1954) -
![Ramar of the Jungle]( "Ramar of the Jungle")
Ramar of the Jungle Peter Van Dyne (1953-1954) -
![Geraldine]( "Geraldine")
Geraldine Professor Berger (1953) -
![Cavalcade of America]( "Cavalcade of America")
Cavalcade of America (1953) -
![The Sun Shines Bright]( "The Sun Shines Bright")
The Sun Shines Bright Herman Felsburg (1953) -
![Call Me Madam]( "Call Me Madam")
Call Me Madam Grand Duke Otto (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Jonathan Bigby (1953) -
![No Time for Flowers]( "No Time for Flowers")
No Time for Flowers Papa Svoboda (1952) -
![The Schaefer Century Theatre]( "The Schaefer Century Theatre")
The Schaefer Century Theatre (1952) -
![Somebody Loves Me]( "Somebody Loves Me")
Somebody Loves Me Mr. D.J. Grauman (1952) -
![The Merry Widow]( "The Merry Widow")
The Merry Widow Major Domo (1952) -
![Chevron Theatre]( "Chevron Theatre")
Chevron Theatre (1952) -
![Diplomatic Courier]( "Diplomatic Courier")
Diplomatic Courier Watchmaker (1952) -
The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story Bratfisch, Coachman (1951)
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![Too Young to Kiss]( "Too Young to Kiss")
Too Young to Kiss German Piano Accompanist (1951) -
![Corky of Gasoline Alley]( "Corky of Gasoline Alley")
Corky of Gasoline Alley Dr. Hammerschlag (1951) -
![As Young as You Feel]( "As Young as You Feel")
As Young as You Feel Serge Toulevitsky - Conductor (1951) -
![The Great Sinner]( "The Great Sinner")
The Great Sinner Hotel Manager (1949) -
![A Song Is Born]( "A Song Is Born")
A Song Is Born Professor Traumer (1948) -
![Escape Me Never]( "Escape Me Never")
Escape Me Never Mr. Steinach (1947) -
![This Time for Keeps]( "This Time for Keeps")
This Time for Keeps Peter (1947) -
![Song of Love]( "Song of Love")
Song of Love Haslinger (1947) -
![The Beginning or the End]( "The Beginning or the End")
The Beginning or the End Dr. Albert Einstein (1947) -
![Temptation]( "Temptation")
Temptation Dr. Mueller (1946) -
![Cloak and Dagger]( "Cloak and Dagger")
Cloak and Dagger The German (1946) -
![Miss Susie Slagle's]( "Miss Susie Slagle's")
Miss Susie Slagle's Otto (1946) -
![Girl on the Spot]( "Girl on the Spot")
Girl on the Spot 'Popsy' Lorenz (1946) -
![House of Dracula]( "House of Dracula")
House of Dracula Siegfried (1945) -
![Yolanda and the Thief]( "Yolanda and the Thief")
Yolanda and the Thief School Teacher (1945) -
![Her Highness and the Bellboy]( "Her Highness and the Bellboy")
Her Highness and the Bellboy Mr. Pufi (1945) -
![Dillinger]( "Dillinger")
Dillinger Mr. Otto (1945) -
![Lake Placid Serenade]( "Lake Placid Serenade")
Lake Placid Serenade Mayor of Lany (1944) -
![Bluebeard]( "Bluebeard")
Bluebeard Jean Lamarte (1944) -
![The Climax]( "The Climax")
The Climax Carl Baumann (1944) -
![The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler]( "The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler")
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler Graub (1943) -
![Hers to Hold]( "Hers to Hold")
Hers to Hold Binns (1943) -
![Hitler's Madman]( "Hitler's Madman")
Hitler's Madman Herman Bauer - Burgomaster (1943) -
![Above Suspicion]( "Above Suspicion")
Above Suspicion Herr Schultz - Innsbruck Forger (1943) -
![What We Are Fighting For]( "What We Are Fighting For")
What We Are Fighting For Underground Leader (1943) -
![Action in the North Atlantic]( "Action in the North Atlantic")
Action in the North Atlantic Capt. Ziemer (1943) -
![They Came to Blow Up America]( "They Came to Blow Up America")
They Came to Blow Up America Papa Julius Steelman (1943) -
![Tennessee Johnson]( "Tennessee Johnson")
Tennessee Johnson Austrian Ambassador (1942) -
![The Great Impersonation]( "The Great Impersonation")
The Great Impersonation Dr. Schmidt (1942) -
![Pittsburgh]( "Pittsburgh")
Pittsburgh Dr. Grazlich (1942) -
![Casablanca]( "Casablanca")
Casablanca Mr. Leuchtag (1942) -
![Who Done It?]( "Who Done It?")
Who Done It? Dr. Anton Marek (1942) -
![Iceland]( "Iceland")
Iceland Valtyr's Father (1942) -
![The Pride of the Yankees]( "The Pride of the Yankees")
The Pride of the Yankees Pop Gehrig (1942) -
![I Married an Angel]( "I Married an Angel")
I Married an Angel Bela (1942) -
![Woman of the Year]( "Woman of the Year")
Woman of the Year Dr. Lubbeck (1942) -
![Kings Row]( "Kings Row")
Kings Row Professor Berdorff (1942) -
![All Through the Night]( "All Through the Night")
All Through the Night Mr. Miller (1942) -
![Marry the Boss's Daughter]( "Marry the Boss's Daughter")
Marry the Boss's Daughter Franz Polgar (1941) -
![Great Guns]( "Great Guns")
Great Guns Dr. Schickel (1941) -
![Down in San Diego]( "Down in San Diego")
Down in San Diego Brock (1941) -
![Underground]( "Underground")
Underground Herr Müller (1941) -
![Man Hunt]( "Man Hunt")
Man Hunt Doctor (1941) -
![Back Street]( "Back Street")
Back Street Louis - the Waiter (1941) -
![Jennie]( "Jennie")
Jennie Fritz Schermer (1940) -
![The Flying Squad]( "The Flying Squad")
The Flying Squad Li Yoseph (1940) -
![Dance, Girl, Dance]( "Dance, Girl, Dance")
Dance, Girl, Dance Caesar (1940) -
![The Man I Married]( "The Man I Married")
The Man I Married Dr. Gerhardt (1940) -
![Four Sons]( "Four Sons")
Four Sons Pastor (1940) -
![Dead Man's Shoes]( "Dead Man's Shoes")
Dead Man's Shoes Dr. Breithaut (1940) -
![Return to Yesterday]( "Return to Yesterday")
Return to Yesterday Capt. Angst (1940) -
![The Pastor from Kirchfeld]( "The Pastor from Kirchfeld")
The Pastor from Kirchfeld Vetter, der Pfarrer von Skt. Jakob (1937) -
A Night in Venice (1934)
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![North Pole, Ahoy!]( "North Pole, Ahoy!")
North Pole, Ahoy! Director (1934) -
![Money Governs the World]( "Money Governs the World")
Money Governs the World Der Hoteldirektor (1933) -
![O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat]( "O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat")
O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat Pichler (1933) -
![Johannisnacht]( "Johannisnacht")
Johannisnacht Theaterdirektor (1933) -
![Hände aus dem Dunkel]( "Hände aus dem Dunkel")
Hände aus dem Dunkel Generaldirektor Leon (1933) -
![The Testament of Dr. Mabuse]( "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse")
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Arbeiter / Worker (1933) -
![Der Läufer von Marathon]( "Der Läufer von Marathon")
Der Läufer von Marathon (1933) -
![Dawn]( "Dawn")
Dawn (1933) -
![Der Rebell]( "Der Rebell")
Der Rebell Riederer, Amtshauptmann von St. Vigil (1932) -
![Spoiling the Game]( "Spoiling the Game")
Spoiling the Game (1932) -
![The Countess of Monte-Christo]( "The Countess of Monte-Christo")
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![The Golden Anchor]( "The Golden Anchor")
The Golden Anchor Escartefigue (1932) -
![Nachtkolonne]( "Nachtkolonne")
Nachtkolonne (1932) -
Chauffeur Antoinette Baron Kiesel (1932)
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![Man braucht kein Geld]( "Man braucht kein Geld")
Man braucht kein Geld (1931) -
![Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.]( "Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.")
Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. Hotelier Brunn (1931) -
![Hilfe! Überfall!]( "Hilfe! Überfall!")
Hilfe! Überfall! Der Varieté-Agent (1931) -
![Opera Ball]( "Opera Ball")
Opera Ball (1931) -
![Elisabeth von Österreich]( "Elisabeth von Österreich")
Elisabeth von Österreich Bratfisch (1931) -
Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna Valentin Rainer - Souffleur (1931)
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![Queen of the Night]( "Queen of the Night")
Queen of the Night (1931) -
![Die Privatsekretärin]( "Die Privatsekretärin")
Die Privatsekretärin Personalchef Klapper (1931) -
Bockbierfest Livius Heintze - Fabrikant (1930)
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![Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg]( "Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg")
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![Skandal um Eva]( "Skandal um Eva")
Skandal um Eva Dir.Rohrbach (1930) -
![Tonight-Eventually]( "Tonight-Eventually")
Tonight-Eventually (1930) -
![Katharina Knie]( "Katharina Knie")
Katharina Knie (1929) -
![Favorite of Schonbrunn]( "Favorite of Schonbrunn")
Favorite of Schonbrunn (1929) -
Möblierte Zimmer (1929)
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![Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen]( "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen")
Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen Herr von Pollak (1929) -
![Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau]( "Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau")
Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau Direktor der Florida-Bar (1928) -
![Herkules Maier]( "Herkules Maier")
Herkules Maier (1928) -
ActorIn der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn! Freund (1926)
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Archive footage
![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![White Goddess]( "White Goddess")
White Goddess (1953)
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Trivia
Stössel began performing on the stage in Austria and Germany when he was only 17.
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Léka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Lockenhaus, Burgenland, Austria]
Died
(age 89)
Hollywood, California, USA
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