06/20/1908
New York City, New York, USA:
Zunächst als Vaudeville- und Burlesque-Künstler unterwegs, trat Gus Schilling zwischen 1928 und 1931 unter anderem dreimal am New Yorker Broadway auf, ehe er sich Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre anschloss und in mehreren Radiohörspielen zum Einsatz kam. Ab 1940 wirkte er schließlich auch in US-amerikanischen Filmen mit und war dabei zumeist in komischen Nebenrollen zu sehen, wie beispielsweise in den Filmmusicals In der Hölle ist der Teufel los! (1941) und Du warst nie berückender (1942), wo er neben Fred Astaire und Rita Hayworth den Sekretär von Adolphe Menjou spielte. Er trat aber auch in insgesamt fünf Filmen von Orson Welles auf: Citizen Kane (1941), Der Glanz des Hauses Amberson (1942), Die Lady von Shanghai (1947), Macbeth – Der Königsmörder (1948) und Im Zeichen des Bösen (1958). Letzterer wurde erst nach Schillings Tod veröffentlicht. Schilling war mit der Burlesque-Künstlerin Betty Rowland verheiratet. Die Ehe endete jedoch in Scheidung. Schilling, der ein starker Raucher gewesen war, starb 1957 vier Tage vor seinem 49. Geburtstag in seinem Apartment in Hollywood an einem Herzinfarkt.
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Touch of Evil (1958) as Eddie Farnham (uncredited) |
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Bigger Than Life (1956) as Druggist (uncredited) |
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Glory (1956) as Joe Page |
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Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Attendant (uncredited) |
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Run for Cover (1955) as Doc Ridgeway |
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Executive Suite (1954) as Newsstand Vendor (uncredited) |
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She Couldn't Say No (1954) as Ed Gruman |
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One Big Affair (1952) as Mr. Rush |
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On Dangerous Ground (1951) as Lucky |
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Honeychile (1951) as Window Washer |
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Gasoline Alley (1951) as Joe Allen |
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Hit Parade of 1951 (1950) as Studio Guide |
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Our Very Own (1950) as Frank |
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Bride for Sale (1949) as Timothy |
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Flung by a Fling (1949) as Capt. Gus Schilling |
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He's in Again (1949) as Gus |
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Angel on the Amazon (1948) as Dean Hartley |
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The Return of October (1948) as Benny |
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Macbeth (1948) as A Porter |
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Pardon My Lamb Chop (1948) as Gus |
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Two Nuts in a Rut (1948) as Gus Schilling, Lane's assistant |
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The Lady from Shanghai (1947) as Goldfish |
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Wedding Belle (1947) as Gus Schilling |
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Training for Trouble (1947) as Gus Schilling |
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Stork Bites Man (1947) as Hubert Butterfield |
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Calendar Girl (1947) as Eddie Gaskin |
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Pardon My Terror (1946) as Gus |
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Hot Water (1946) as Gus |
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Dangerous Business (1946) as Alexander Pough |
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Ain't Love Cuckoo? (1946) as Gus Schilling |
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High Blood Pleasure (1945) as Gus |
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River Gang (1945) as Dopey Charlie |
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A Thousand and One Nights (1945) as Jafar |
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See My Lawyer (1945) as J. Ambrose Winkler aka Winky |
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It's a Pleasure (1945) as Bill Evans |
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Sing a Jingle (1944) as Bucky |
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Larceny with Music (1943) as Austin J. Caldwell |
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Hers to Hold (1943) as Rosey Blake |
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Presenting Lily Mars (1943) as Scotty - Stage Manager |
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Chatterbox (1943) as Gillie |
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) as |
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Lady Bodyguard (1943) as Bughouse Sweeney |
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You Were Never Lovelier (1942) as Fernando |
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Drug Clerk (uncredited) |
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There's One Born Every Minute (1942) as Professor Asa Quisenberry |
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Broadway (1942) as Joe |
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Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) as Leo Cobb |
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Hellzapoppin' (1941) as Orchestra Conductor |
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Appointment for Love (1941) as Gus |
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It Started with Eve (1941) as Raven |
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Ice-Capades (1941) as Dave |
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Citizen Kane (1941) as John |
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The Penalty (1941) as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
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Lucky Devils (1941) as Aloysius Grimshaw |
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) as Orderly Cleaning Window |
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Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) as Hotel Desk Clark |
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Pop Always Pays (1940) as City Dump Watchman |