- Born
- Died
- Sylvester Schäffer was born in 1885 in Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Die geheimnisvollen Piraten (1922), Die Dame in Grau (1923) and Die Flibustier (1923). He died on June 20, 1949 in Los Angeles, USA.
- Son of Sylvester Schäffer.
- The actor and artist Sylvester Schäffer was born as the son of the artist Georg Sylvester Schäffer (who also used the pseudonym Paul Petras). Therefore it was obvious that Sylvester Schäffer jun. also chose the profession of an artist.
- He got an own serial where he impersonated the role of Nobody. In most of his movies his partner was the actress Lili Dominici, the movies were shot by the directors Josef Stein and Karl Gebhardt in turn.
- After his movie career Sylvester Schäffer concentrated again to his artistic career and he was also talented as a violinist and painter.
- He soon became well-known in the world of the circus and vaudeville as a versatile artist. He enthused the audience as a magician, artist shooter, juggler and violinist. His tours led him till to the USA.
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