Christian Kayßler

Christian Friedrich Kayssler, commonly spelled Kayßler (14 June 1898 – 10 March 1944),^[1] was a German stage and film actor. He was the son of the actor Friedrich Kayßler. He appeared in 14 films before dying in an Allied bombing raid on Berlin in March 1944 during World War II. He played one of the major roles in the 1939 aviation film D III 88.^[2]

Christian Kayßler
Born	Christian Friedrich Kayssler 14 June 1898 Breslau, German Empire
Died	10 March 1944(1944-03-10) (aged 45) Berlin, Nazi Germany
Occupation	Actor

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1935	The Old and the Young King
1937	Pan	Glahn
1937	Unternehmen Michael	Rittmstr. v. Wengern
1939	Target in the Clouds	Krasselt
1939	Drei Unteroffiziere	Dr. Lauterbach, Kapellmeister
1939	D III 88	Oberleutnant Mithoff
1939	Dein Leben gehört mir
1940	Achtung! Feind hört mit!	Dr. Hellmers, Chefkonstrukteur
1941	Battle Squadron Lützow	Oberst Mithoff
1941	Ich klage an	Landgerichtsdirektor Kriebelmeyer
1942	Destiny	Fürst Melnik
1942	Andreas Schlüter	von Anhalt-Dessau
1942	The Dismissal	Graf Herbert Bismarck	(final film role)