Gustav Diessl: Gustav Diessl. Actor: Pandora's Box. Gustav Diessl was an Austrian artist, film and stage actor. He studied art, painting and sculpture in Vienna. From 1921 he worked in Berlin as an actor for G.W. Pabst in his silent film, "Abgründe" (1928). In 1929 he played in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) ("The White Hell of Pitz Palu"). After that he became famous in USA, but returned to Germany...
Known For: Pandora's Box (Jack the Ripper(as Gustav Diesel)), The Devious Path (Thomas Beck, Rechtsanwalt), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Thomas Kent), Westfront 1918 (Karl)