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August "Gus" Schilling was an American film actor who started in burlesque comedy and usually played nervous comic roles, often unbilled. A friend of Orson Welles, he appeared in five of the director's films — Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Macbeth and Touch of Evil.
Birth Name
August Eugene Schilling
Born
Saturday, 20 June 1908
Died
Sunday, 16 June 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Republic Pictures Story | Dave (clip from Ice Capades (1939)) | 1991 |
| Touch of Evil | Eddie Farnham | 1958 |
| Bigger Than Life | Druggist | 1956 |
| Glory | Joe Page | 1956 |
| Columbia Laff Hour | (archive footage) | 1956 |
| Rebel Without a Cause | Attendant | 1955 |
| Son of Sinbad | Jaffir | 1955 |
| Run for Cover | Doc Ridgeway | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Chesty Chicago | 1955 |
| Willy | Pincus | 1954 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Republic Pictures Story | Dave (clip from Ice Capades (1939)) | 1991 |
| Touch of Evil | Eddie Farnham | 1958 |
| Bigger Than Life | Druggist | 1956 |
| Glory | Joe Page | 1956 |
| Columbia Laff Hour | (archive footage) | 1956 |
| Rebel Without a Cause | Attendant | 1955 |
| Son of Sinbad | Jaffir | 1955 |
| Run for Cover | Doc Ridgeway | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Chesty Chicago | 1955 |
| Willy | Pincus | 1954 |
| Medic | Trader Marty | 1954 |
| Executive Suite | Newsstand Vendor | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Ace Held | 1954 |
| She Couldn't Say No | Ed Gruman | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Gus | 1953 |
| Three for Bedroom C | Train Barber | 1952 |
| One Big Affair | Mr. Rush | 1952 |
| On Dangerous Ground | Lucky | 1951 |
| Honeychile | Window Washer | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Stanley / Porfirio - Chicago Red Henchman / Minor Role / Drunk in Police Station / Bartender / Sketch | 1951 |
| Gasoline Alley | Joe Allen | 1951 |
| Hit Parade of 1951 | Studio Guide | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Gus | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Minor Role | 1950 |
| Our Very Own | Frank, TV Repairman / Frank | 1950 |
| Bride for Sale | Timothy | 1949 |
| Angel on the Amazon | Dean Hartley | 1948 |
| The Return of October | Benny | 1948 |
| Macbeth | A Porter | 1948 |
| The Lady from Shanghai | Goldie / Goldfish | 1947 |
| Stork Bites Man | Hubert Butterfield | 1947 |
| Calendar Girl | Ed Gaskin / Eddie Gaskin | 1947 |
| Dangerous Business | Alexander Pough | 1946 |
| Ain't Love Cuckoo? | Gus Schilling | 1946 |
| River Gang | Dopey Charlie | 1945 |
| A Thousand and One Nights | Jafar | 1945 |
| See My Lawyer | J. Ambrose Winkler aka Winky | 1945 |
| It's a Pleasure | Bill Evans | 1945 |
| Sing a Jingle | Bucky | 1944 |
| Larceny with Music | Austin J. Caldwell | 1943 |
| Hers to Hold | Rosey Blake | 1943 |
| Presenting Lily Mars | Scotty - Stage Manager | 1943 |
| Chatterbox | Gillie | 1943 |
| Hi, Buddy | Downbeat Collins | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Jeff Adams | 1943 |
| Lady Bodyguard | Bughouse Sweeney | 1943 |
| You Were Never Lovelier | Fernando | 1942 |
| The Magnificent Ambersons | Drug Clerk | 1942 |
| There's One Born Every Minute | Professor Asa Quisenberry | 1942 |
| Broadway | Joe | 1942 |
| Dr. Kildare's Victory | Leo Cobb | 1942 |
| Hellzapoppin' | Orchestra Conductor | 1941 |
| Appointment for Love | Gus | 1941 |
| It Started with Eve | Raven | 1941 |
| Mystery Ship | Waiter | 1941 |
| Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Leo Cobb - Orderly | 1941 |
| Ice-Capades | Dave | 1941 |
| Too Many Blondes | Elevator Operator | 1941 |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Interne at Mike's | 1941 |
| The Flame of New Orleans | Couturier | 1941 |
| Citizen Kane | The Headwaiter / Screening Room Reporter / John | 1941 |
| The Penalty | Parkins, Bank Teller / Bank Teller | 1941 |
| Lucky Devils | Aloysius Grimshaw | 1941 |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | Hotel Desk Clark / Danny - Hotel Desk Clerk | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Orderly Cleaning Window | 1940 |
| Pop Always Pays | City Dump Watchman | 1940 |
