Otto Treßler

German actor

Otto Treßler

Born	Otto Karl August Meyer (1871-04-13)13 April 1871 Stuttgart, German Empire
Died	27 April 1965(1965-04-27) (aged 94) Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1962

Otto Treßler, also Otto Tressler, (13 April 1871 – 27 April 1965) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1962. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. He was a close friend to Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria.

Partial filmography

Treßler's grave at the Döbling Cemetery in Vienna.

The Story of a Maid (1921) - Leopold
Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis (1921)
Das Weib des Irren (1921) - Graf
Children of Darkness (1921, part 1, 2) - Schiffskapitän Pool
Die Narrenkappe der Liebe (1921) - Spieler
Pflicht und Ehre (1924)
Le fauteuil 47 (1926) - Le baron Lebret
The Crimson Circle (1929) - Ministerpräsident
Storm in a Water Glass (1931) - Gerichtsvorsitzender
Gently My Songs Entreat (1933) - Graf Esterhaazy
The Rakoczi March (1933) - Der Regimentsarzt
When You're Young, the World Belongs to You (1934) - Rossani
The Island (1934) - Der Botschafter
Abenteuer eines jungen Herrn in Polen (1934) - Graf Lubenski
Episode (1935) - Otto Torresani
Die Pompadour (1935) - Cicerone
The Court Concert (1936) - Lord Melbourne
Victoria in Dover (1936) - Landesfürst Serenissimus
Dangerous Game (1937) - Rosys Großvater Gustav Adolf Martini
Maria Papoila (1937) - Dr. Kristof
Prinzessin Sissy (1939) - King Ludwig I. of Bavaria
Castles in the Air (1939) - Forster
I Am Sebastian Ott (1939) - Oberst Holzapfel
Linen from Ireland (1939) - Präsident Kettner
Kameraden (1941) - Gesandter von Krusemarck
Two Happy People (1943)
Vienna 1910 (1943) - Graf Paar
Romantische Brautfahrt (1944) - Josef Graf Mannsberg
Die Zaubergeige (1944) - Landgraf von Homburg
The Black Robe (1944) - Baron Friedberg
Opfergang (1944) - Senator Froben
Arlberg Express (1948) - Tschurtschrntaler
On Resonant Shores (1948) - Abt
Stadtpark (1951)
Maria Theresa (1951) - Graf Aliano
1. April 2000 (1952) - Engl. Hochkommissar
Franz Schubert (1953)
Victoria in Dover (1954) - Archbishop of Canterbury
Sissi (1955) - Feldmaerschall Radetzky
Sissi – The Young Empress (1956) - Feldmaerschall Radetzky
Vienna, City of My Dreams (1957) - Fürst Vitus
Forever My Love (1962) - (uncredited)

Decorations and awards

1902: court actor
1931: Honorary citizen of the City of Vienna
1935: Councillor
1937: Austrian Cross of Merit for Art and Science, First Class
1937: Honorary Ring of the Vienna
1938: State actor (in German: Staatsschauspieler)
1941: Goethe Medal for Art and Science
1942: Gold Civil Service Faithful Service Medal
1951: Honorary Ring of the City of Vienna (Renewed presentation for war loss)
1956: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
1961: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1961: Freeman of the University of Vienna
1963: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class

References

^ "Otto Treßler". filmportal. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

External links

Otto Treßler at IMDb

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