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John Mylong

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John Mylong
Mylong in Robot Monster (1953)
Born
Adolf Heinrich Münz

(1892-09-27)September 27, 1892
DiedSeptember 8, 1975(1975-09-08) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1926–1962

John Mylong (born Adolf Heinrich Münz; September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, was an Austrian actor, who later settled in the United States.[1][2]

Biography

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Mylong was born Adolf Heinrich Münz, to Jewish parents in Velyki Mosty, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, then governed as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[3] He studied acting with Max Reinhardt in Vienna, and began his stage and film acting career in 1921. He appeared in many Austrian and German silent films under the name Jack Mylong-Münz.

In 1934, following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, Mylong emigrated to the United States. There, he resumed his acting career, appearing in some 171 film and television roles between then and 1967. He returned to Germany once, in 1951, to appear in the Curt Goetz comedy The House in Montevideo.

Mylong died in Beverly Hills, California in 1975, at the age of 82.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Trapp, Frithjof (1999). "Mylong-Münz, Jack". Handbuch des deutschsprachigen Exiltheaters 1933-1945. Vol. 2. München: Saur. p. 690. ISBN 978-3-598-11375-8.
  2. ^ "Porträt des Schauspielers Jack Mylong-Münz by Thomas Staedeli". www.cyranos.ch. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  3. ^ "Jack Mylong-Münz | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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