Clement von Franckenstein
Born May 28, 1944 (Age: 81)
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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
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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Filmography
Hail, Caesar!
2016
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as Sen. Sestimus Amydias
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Age: 71
Unfinished Business
2015
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as Armand (uncredited)
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Age: 70
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
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as Grandpa Baba
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Age: 67
Look Not at the Mountains!
2011
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as Col. Bernard Willsborough
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Age: 66
Take Me Home Tonight
2011
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as Frances Triebverbrecher
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Age: 66
Just Married
2003
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as Car Rental Clerk
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Age: 58
Festival in Cannes
2001
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Cruel Intentions 2
2000
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as Henry
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Age: 56
The Landlady
1998
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as Laurence Gerard
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Age: 54
Jamaica Beat
1997
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as Commissioner Byron Highsmith
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Age: 52
The Evening Star
1996
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as Pascal Ferney
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Age: 52
Fugitive X: Innocent Target
1996
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as
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Age: 52
Dark Secrets
1996
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as Clement
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Age: 51
The American President
1995
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as President D'Astier
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Age: 51
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
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as Royal Announcer
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Age: 49
American Ninja 5
1993
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as Glock
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Age: 48
Out of Control
1992
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as Dean Hemsley
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Age: 48
Live Wire
1992
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as Dr. Bernard
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Age: 48
Death Becomes Her
1992
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as Opening Man
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Age: 48
Body Parts
1992
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as Jacoby
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Age: 47
Shining Through
1992
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as BBC Interviewer
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Age: 47
Underground
1991
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as Rudy Gantz
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Age: 46
Bold Stroke
1990
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as Truman
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Age: 46
The Invisible Maniac
1990
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as Dr. McWaters
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Age: 46
Lionheart
1990
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as English Investor
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Age: 46
The Haunting of Morella
1990
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as Judge Brock
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Age: 45
Transylvania Twist
1989
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as Hans Hoff
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Age: 45
The Lords of Magick
1989
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as Edgar
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Age: 45
KGB: The Secret War
1985
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as Yuri Glebov
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Age: 41
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
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as Grey Crusher
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Age: 39
Dial M for Murder
1981
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as Man at Party
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Age: 36
Time After Time
1979
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as Bobby (as Clement St. George)
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Age: 35
The Pirate
1978
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as Butler
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Age: 34
Ring of Passion
1978
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as German Commentator
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Age: 33
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
1978
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as Reggie (as Clement St. George)
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Age: 33
Young Frankenstein
1974
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as Villager Screaming at Monster (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Slams
1973
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as
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Age: 29