Gus Schilling
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 20, 1908, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- June 16, 1957
- Movies
- 57
August "Gus" Schilling (June 20, 1908 - June 16, 1957) was an American actor.
August "Gus" Schilling (June 20, 1908 – June 16, 1957) was an American film actor who started in burlesque comedy and usually played nervous comic roles, often unbilled. A friend of Orson Welles, he appeared in five of the director's films — Citizen Kane (first screen performance), The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Macbeth and Touch of Evil (final performance, released posthumously).
Born in New York City, Schilling had a rubber face and flustered gestures which made him a natural comedian and he began his career understudying comedy stars Bert Lahr and Joe Penner on Broadway. He soon became a favorite among burlesque comedians, who welcomed him into the burlesque profession. Schilling was in a relationship with burlesque star Betty Rowland and the couple toured in the Minsky burlesque troupe.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1958 | Touch of Evil | Eddie Farnham (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Bigger Than Life | Druggist (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Glory | Joe Page |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a Cause | Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Doc Ridgeway |
| 1954 | Executive Suite | Newsstand Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | Ed Gruman |
| 1952 | One Big Affair | Mr. Rush |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | Lucky |
| 1951 | Honeychile | Window Washer |
| 1951 | Gasoline Alley | Joe Allen |
| 1950 | Hit Parade of 1951 | Studio Guide |
| 1950 | Our Very Own | Frank |
| 1949 | Bride for Sale | Timothy |
| 1949 | Flung by a Fling | Capt. Gus Schilling |
| 1949 | He's in Again | Gus |
| 1948 | Angel on the Amazon | Dean Hartley |
| 1948 | The Return of October | Benny |
| 1948 | Macbeth | A Porter |
| 1948 | Pardon My Lamb Chop | Gus |
| 1948 | Two Nuts in a Rut | Gus Schilling, Lane's assistant |
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | Goldfish |
| 1947 | Wedding Belle | Gus Schilling |
| 1947 | Training for Trouble | Gus Schilling |
| 1947 | Stork Bites Man | Hubert Butterfield |
| 1947 | Calendar Girl | Eddie Gaskin |
| 1946 | Pardon My Terror | Gus |
| 1946 | Hot Water | Gus |
| 1946 | Dangerous Business | Alexander Pough |
| 1946 | Ain't Love Cuckoo? | Gus Schilling |
| 1945 | High Blood Pleasure | Gus |
| 1945 | River Gang | Dopey Charlie |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One Nights | Jafar |
| 1945 | See My Lawyer | J. Ambrose Winkler aka Winky |
| 1945 | It's a Pleasure | Bill Evans |
| 1944 | Sing a Jingle | Bucky |
| 1943 | Larceny with Music | Austin J. Caldwell |
| 1943 | Hers to Hold | Rosey Blake |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Scotty - Stage Manager |
| 1943 | Chatterbox | Gillie |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
| 1943 | Lady Bodyguard | Bughouse Sweeney |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier | Fernando |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons | Drug Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1942 | There's One Born Every Minute | Professor Asa Quisenberry |
| 1942 | Broadway | Joe |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Leo Cobb |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Orchestra Conductor |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love | Gus |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Raven |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades | Dave |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane | John |
| 1941 | The Penalty | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Lucky Devils | Aloysius Grimshaw |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Orderly Cleaning Window |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Hotel Desk Clark |
| 1940 | Pop Always Pays | City Dump Watchman |
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