- Born
- DiedApril 30, 1945 · Kleinmachnow, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany (killed by Russian marauders)
- Birth nameFriedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler
- Nickname
- Friedrich Kayssler
- Friedrich Kayßler was born on April 7, 1874 in Neurode, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Nowa Ruda, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Bismarck (1940), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937) and Gold (1934). He was married to Helene Fehdmer and Luise. He died on April 30, 1945 in Kleinmachnow, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.
- SpousesHelene Fehdmer(1905 - August 12, 1939) (her death)Luise (divorced, 1 child)
- Father of Christian Kayßler.
- An addition to acting, he wrote plays and poems.
- His son Christian was killed in an Allied bombing raid in 1944.
- Succeeded his friend Max Reinhardt as manager of the Berliner Neue Freie Volksbühne between 1918-23. During this time, he discovered director Ludwig Berger and signed on Veit Harlan, Heinz Hilpert and Lucie Mannheim.
- Near the end of World War II he was murdered by Russian soldiers at his Berlin residence while trying to protect his wife.
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