Clement von Franckenstein
Acting
- Born:
- 1944-05-28
- Died:
- 2019-05-09
- Place of birth:
- Sunninghill, Buckingham, England, UK
Biography
Clement George Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (May 28, 1944 – May 9, 2019) was the son of Georg Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein, born in 1878, later Sir George Franckenstein, the former Austrian Ambassador to the Court of St. James. George Franckenstein had been the Austrian Minister in London for eighteen years when the Nazis took over Austria (1938) and recalled him. Instead he stayed in London, was naturalized a British subject, and knighted on 26 July 1938. There he met and married Editha King on 31 July 1939, by whom he had Clement George. His parents were killed together in a plane crash on 15 October 1953, after which he was raised by British friends. He was educated at Eton College and served for three years as a lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys in the Middle East and Germany. He holds both British and Austrian citizenship. he studied opera for about three years, was baritone going up to tenor, was good but not really good enough to be a professional, so he decided to become an actor. Until the time he came to US, he sang in nightclubs and had a lot of performing experience before getting into acting at age 27. His first job was in the mini-series "QB VII" (1974) starring Ben Gazzara and Lee Remick. IMDb Mini Biography By: 'Rudolf Ulrich', Gruenwald n. Munich, Germany
Known For
Filmography
Starf*cker
Virgencita
Red Handed
Great News
The Matadors
Hail, Caesar!
Unfinished Business
Micky's Summer Resort
Wallenda
The Five-Year Engagement
The Future
Look Not at the Mountains!
Take Me Home Tonight
Command Performance
The Least Among You
Californication
Blackbeard
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Kitchen Confidential
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Joan of Arcadia
Just Married
Festival in Cannes
Cruel Intentions 2
Titans
The Landlady
The Weird Al Show
Jamaica Beat
The Evening Star
Fugitive X: Innocent Target
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Arli$$
Dark Secrets
Pacific Blue
The American President
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
T-Force
Compromising Situations
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Dave's World
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
American Ninja 5
Out of Control
Live Wire
Death Becomes Her
Red Shoe Diaries
Body Parts
Shining Through
Underground
Bold Stroke
The Invisible Maniac
Northern Exposure
Lionheart
The Haunting of Morella
Transylvania Twist
The Lords of Magick
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Beauty and the Beast
Married... with Children
Mission Kill
Misfits of Science
KGB: The Secret War
Murder, She Wrote
Monaco Forever
The Man Who Wasn't There
Olivia
Six Weeks
Falcon Crest
Dial M for Murder
Time After Time
The Bermuda Triangle
Ring of Passion
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
Fantasm
Lepke
Marilyn and the Senator
Young Frankenstein
The Slams