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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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.
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
TerrorVisionas Archive Footage (Robot Monster)
Never Say Goodbyeas Herr Gosting
The Eddy Duchin Storyas Mr. Duchin
Magnificent Obsessionas Dr. Hofer
Captain Scarfaceas Kroll
Robot Monsteras The Professor
His Kind of Womanas Martin Krafft
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
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.








Films together
Rock Hudson2 films together, 1954 to 1956
Rock Hudson's page Never Say Goodbye1956IMDb rating 6.1Mylong as Herr GostingHudson as Dr. Michael Parker
Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0Mylong as Dr. HoferHudson as Bob Merrick
Selena Royle2 films together, 1953 to 1986
Selena Royle's page TerrorVision1986IMDb rating 5.6Mylong as Archive Footage (Robot Monster)Royle as Archive Footage (Robot Monster)
Robot Monster1953IMDb rating 3.0Mylong as The ProfessorRoyle as Mother
Rudolph Anders2 films together, 1953 to 1954
Rudolph Anders's page Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0Mylong as Dr. HoferAnders as Dr. Albert Fuss
Captain Scarface1953IMDb rating 4.8Mylong as KrollAnders as Dr. Yeager
Richard H. Cutting2 films together, 1954 to 1956
Richard H. Cutting's page The Eddy Duchin Story1956IMDb rating 6.8Mylong as Mr. DuchinCutting as George - Destroyer Captain
Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0Mylong as Dr. HoferCutting as Dr. Derwin Dodge
Howard Wendell2 films together, 1953 to 1956
Howard Wendell's page Never Say Goodbye1956IMDb rating 6.1Mylong as Herr GostingWendell as Harry
Captain Scarface1953IMDb rating 4.8Mylong as KrollWendell as Mr. Dilts
Fred Nurney2 films together, 1954 to 1956
Fred Nurney's page Never Say Goodbye1956IMDb rating 6.1Mylong as Herr GostingNurney as Karl Romberg
Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0Mylong as Dr. HoferNurney as Dr. Laradetti
Douglas SirkDirector, 2 films, 1954 to 1956
All films by Douglas Sirk Never Say Goodbye1956IMDb rating 6.1Mylong as Herr Gosting
Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0Mylong as Dr. Hofer
Also two films together1 more actor
- Gregory MoffettTerrorVision (1986) and Robot Monster (1953)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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