Trivia

The actor Philipp Zeska (also Philipp von Zeska) was born in Vienna as the son of the actor Karl Zeska.

Philipp Zeska made his film debut in 1921, first an an actor later also as a director and screen writer.

With the movie "Schwarz gegen Blond" (1939) he realised his first movie as a director and screen writer.

He already made his stage debut in 1914 at the of 18 in Frankurt, six years later he became a member of the Burgtheater.

His real activities he still practised at the theater where he also was busy as an actor as well as a director. Beside it he also wrote poems and stories. Later he was involved in up-and-coming actors and actress and founded an own studio for it.