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Gus Schilling

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Actor 1908–1957 On stage 19281930

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).

On stage 3 productions, 2 years

1928 Hold Everything! Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by (uncredited) 413 perf.
1930 Flying High Apollo Theatre · Original · directed by George White, Edward Clark Lilley 357 perf.
1930 The Vanderbilt Revue Vanderbilt Theatre · Original · directed by John E. Lonergan 13 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Robert Silva 2 productions
Herbert Sampson 2 productions
Bert Lahr 2 productions

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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast: Jack Whiting, Ona Munson, Bert Lahr, Betty Compton, Victor Moore, Nina Olivette, Frank Allworth, Gus Schillingebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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