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John Mylong

Biography

John Mylong was an Austrian actor who worked first in European silent pictures and later became a Hollywood character actor. Born in Velyki Mosty, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he trained at Max Reinhardt's acting seminar in Vienna and began performing on stage and screen in 1921. Under the name Jack Mylong-Münz, he took roles in numerous German and Austrian silent films, wrote screenplays, and for a stretch played leads in period productions. In 1934 he moved to the United States. Using the name John Mylong, he went on to appear in around 171 film and television parts between that year and 1967, mostly in minor and supporting roles. He briefly returned to Germany in 1951 to act in the Curt Goetz comedy The House in Montevideo. He died in 1975.

82years old at death

  • Born Masty
  • Died Beverly Hills
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
7
Career span
35 years1951 to 1986

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  1. Early training

    Mylong studied acting at the seminar in Vienna that was run by Max Reinhardt, and this training took place there as part of his early career.

  2. Behind the camera

    Mylong wrote screenplays as well as acting during his years in Austrian and German silent films, where he was for a time a leading man in period dramas.

John Mylong movies on Netflix

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  1. Robot Monster1953 Sci-Fias The Professor

    IMDb rating 3.05.9K votes

  2. His Kind of Woman1951 Action, Crime, Film-Noiras Martin Krafft

    IMDb rating 7.05.7K votes

  3. Magnificent Obsession1954as Dr. Hofer

    IMDb rating 7.08.8K votes

  4. The Eddy Duchin Story1956as Mr. Duchin

    IMDb rating 6.82.3K votes

  5. Captain Scarface1953as Kroll

    IMDb rating 4.8306 votes

  6. TerrorVision1986as Archive Footage (Robot Monster)

    IMDb rating 5.68.7K votes

  7. Never Say Goodbye1956as Herr Gosting

    IMDb rating 6.1846 votes

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Douglas Sirk directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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