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

Known For

Hail, Caesar!

as Sen. Sestimus Amydias

Young Frankenstein

as Villager Screaming at the Monster From the Bars (uncredited)

Death Becomes Her

as Opening Man

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

as Royal Announcer

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Gentleman

Just Married

as Car Rental Clerk

The Five-Year Engagement

as Grandpa Baba

Californication

as Lars

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Rodin

Lionheart

as English Investor