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Gus Schilling

Gus Schilling

Actor

Born June 20, 1908 in New York City, New York, USA

Died June 16, 1957

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August "Gus" Schilling (June 20, 1908 - June 16, 1957) was an American actor.

August "Gus" Schilling (June 20, 1908 – June 16, 1957) was an American film actor who started in burlesque comedy and usually played nervous comic roles, often unbilled. A friend of Orson Welles, he appeared in five of the director's films — Citizen Kane (first screen performance), The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Macbeth and Touch of Evil (final performance, released posthumously).

Born in New York City, Schilling had a rubber face and flustered gestures which made him a natural comedian and he began his career understudying comedy stars Bert Lahr and Joe Penner on Broadway. He soon became a favorite among burlesque comedians, who welcomed him into the burlesque profession. Schilling was in a relationship with burlesque star Betty Rowland and the couple toured in the Minsky burlesque troupe.

Orson Welles saw Schilling in New York and followed him to Florida. There Welles hired Schilling to appear in a stage production featuring several Shakespearean scenes. "I learned my part by taking the script to Welles and having him translate the lines to everyday English," Schilling recalled in 1939. Welles promised Schilling a part in Welles's first motion picture, and kept his promise: Schilling is featured in Citizen Kane (1941). This established Schilling in Hollywood movies as a "nervous" comedian (he plays a jittery symphony conductor in Olsen and Johnson's Hellzapoppin', for example). He also co-starred with character comedian Richard Lane in a series of 11 comedy shorts for Columbia Pictures; the series ran from 1945 to 1950.

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The Republic Pictures Story Poster

The Republic Pictures Story Documentary1991Dave )

Touch of Evil Poster

Touch of Evil Feature Film1958Eddie Farnham

Tombstone Territory Poster

Tombstone Territory TV Series19571 episode, 1958

Bigger Than Life Poster

Bigger Than Life Feature Film1956Druggist

Columbia Laff Hour Poster

Columbia Laff Hour Feature Film1956

Glory Feature Film1956Joe Page

Telephone Time Poster

Telephone Time TV Series19561 episode, 1956

Damon Runyon Theater Poster

Damon Runyon Theater TV Series1955Chesty Chicago

Rebel Without a Cause Poster

Rebel Without a Cause Feature Film1955Attendant

Run for Cover Poster

Run for Cover Feature Film1955Doc Ridgeway

Son of Sinbad Poster

Son of Sinbad Feature Film1955Jaffir

Climax! TV Series1954Pops

Executive Suite Poster

Executive Suite Feature Film1954Newsstand Vendor

Mayor of the Town Poster

Mayor of the Town TV Series19541 episode, 1954

Medic TV Series1954Trader Marty

The Lone Wolf Poster

The Lone Wolf TV Series1954Ace Held

Willy TV Series1954Pincus

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Gus

Oh, Say Can You Sue Short Film1953Judge A. B. Bopper

She Couldn't Say No Poster

She Couldn't Say No Feature Film1953Ed Gruman

One Big Affair Poster

One Big Affair Feature Film1952Mr. Rush

Three for Bedroom C Poster

Three for Bedroom C Feature Film1952Train Barber

Your Jeweler's Showcase Poster

Your Jeweler's Showcase TV Series19521 episode, 1952

Gasoline Alley Poster

Gasoline Alley Feature Film1951Joe Allen

Honeychile Poster

Honeychile Feature Film1951Window Washer

On Dangerous Ground Poster

On Dangerous Ground Feature Film1951Lucky

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951Bartender

Hit Parade of 1951 Poster

Hit Parade of 1951 Feature Film1950Studio Guide

Hold That Monkey Poster

Hold That Monkey Short Film1950Gus

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Gus

Our Very Own Poster

Our Very Own Feature Film1950Frank

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950Minor Role

Bride for Sale Poster

Bride for Sale Feature Film1949Timothy

Flung by a Fling Short Film1949Capt. Gus Schilling

He's in Again Short Film1949Gus

Angel on the Amazon Poster

Angel on the Amazon Feature Film1948Dean Hartley

Macbeth Feature Film1948A porter

Pardon My Lamb Chop Poster

Pardon My Lamb Chop Short Film1948Gus

The Return of October Poster

The Return of October Feature Film1948Benny

Two Nuts in a Rut Poster

Two Nuts in a Rut Short Film1948Gus Schilling, Lane's assistant

Calendar Girl Poster

Calendar Girl Feature Film1947Ed Gaskin

Stork Bites Man Poster

Stork Bites Man Feature Film1947Hubert Butterfield

The Lady from Shanghai Poster

The Lady from Shanghai Feature Film1947Goldie

Training for Trouble Short Film1947Gus Schilling

Wedding Belle Short Film1947Gus Schilling

Ain't Love Cuckoo? Poster

Ain't Love Cuckoo? Short Film1946Gus Schilling

Dangerous Business Poster

Dangerous Business Feature Film1946Alexander Pough

Hot Water Short Film1946Gus

Pardon My Terror Poster

Pardon My Terror Short Film1946Gus

A Thousand and One Nights Poster

A Thousand and One Nights Feature Film1945Jafar

High Blood Pleasure Short Film1945Gus

It's a Pleasure Poster

It's a Pleasure Feature Film1945Bill Evans

River Gang Poster

River Gang Feature Film1945Dopey Charlie

See My Lawyer Poster

See My Lawyer Feature Film1945J. Ambrose Winkler aka Winky

Sing a Jingle Poster

Sing a Jingle Feature Film1944Bucky

Chatterbox Poster

Chatterbox Feature Film1943Gillie

Hers to Hold Poster

Hers to Hold Feature Film1943Rosey Blake

Hi, Buddy Poster

Hi, Buddy Feature Film1943Downbeat Collins

Lady Bodyguard Poster

Lady Bodyguard Feature Film1943Bughouse Sweeney

Larceny with Music Poster

Larceny with Music Feature Film1943Austin J. Caldwell

Presenting Lily Mars Poster

Presenting Lily Mars Feature Film1943Scotty - Stage Manager

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Poster

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Feature Film1943Jeff Adams

Broadway Poster

Broadway Feature Film1942Joe

Dr. Kildare's Victory Poster

Dr. Kildare's Victory Feature Film1942Leo Cobb

The Magnificent Ambersons Poster

The Magnificent Ambersons Feature Film1942Drug Clerk

There's One Born Every Minute Poster

There's One Born Every Minute Feature Film1942Professor Asa Quisenberry

You Were Never Lovelier Poster

You Were Never Lovelier Feature Film1942Fernando

Appointment for Love Poster

Appointment for Love Feature Film1941Gus

Citizen Kane Poster

Citizen Kane Feature Film1941The Headwaiter

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Poster

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Feature Film1941Leo Cobb - Orderly

Hellzapoppin' Poster

Hellzapoppin' Feature Film1941Orchestra Conductor

Ice-Capades Poster

Ice-Capades Feature Film1941Dave

It Started with Eve Poster

It Started with Eve Feature Film1941Raven

Lucky Devils Poster

Lucky Devils Feature Film1941Aloysius Grimshaw

Mystery Ship Poster

Mystery Ship Feature Film1941Waiter

The Flame of New Orleans Poster

The Flame of New Orleans Feature Film1941Couturier

The Penalty Poster

The Penalty Feature Film1941Parkins, Bank Teller

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Poster

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Feature Film1941Intern at Mike's

Too Many Blondes Poster

Too Many Blondes Feature Film1941Elevator operator

Dr. Kildare's Crisis Poster

Dr. Kildare's Crisis Feature Film1940Orderly Cleaning Window

Mexican Spitfire Out West Poster

Mexican Spitfire Out West Feature Film1940Danny - Hotel Desk Clerk

Pop Always Pays Poster

Pop Always Pays Feature Film1940City Dump Watchman

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