Clement von Franckenstein
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
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Full filmography
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Gentleman
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Nigel Atkins
- Married... with Children (1987) as Maitre' D
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Great Sage (voice)
- Californication (2007) as Lars
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Swiss Lawyer
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Caterer
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Rodin
- Northern Exposure (1990) as Jean Jacques Vincoeur
- Pacific Blue (1996) as King George
- Arli$$ (1996) as Friday
- Joan of Arcadia (2003) as Waiter at French Restaurant
- Red Shoe Diaries (1992) as Gabriel
- Dave's World (1993) as Maitre d'
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) as Dr. Ambrose Curber
- Great News (2017) as Lord Lordley
- Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993) as Serge Rudolf
- Death Becomes Her (1992) as Opening Man
- Young Frankenstein (1974) as Villager Screaming at Monster (uncredited)
- Kitchen Confidential (2005) as Instructor
- Compromising Situations (1994) as Lawrence
- Lionheart (1990) as English Investor
- The Invisible Maniac (1990) as Dr. McWaters
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) as Royal Announcer