George Tressler

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George Tressler (born January 25, 1917 - died January 6, 2007) was a Vienna-born German film actor and film director. Also known as Georg Tressler, Hans Tressler, Hans Dressler, Hans Georg Keil and Hans Sternbeck (per IMDb).

The son of actor Otto Tressler, he began his acting career in the 1930s. George Tressler was drafted into the German army during WWII and served on the Russian Front. He became ill and was released from the service and returned to Vienna.

George Tressler turned to directing films in the mid-1940s. He directed nearly 80 movies during his lifetime. He came to Hollywood and directed Disney's The Magnificent Rebel. Other works include Teenage Wolfpack, Ship of the Dead and 2069: A Sex Odyssey.

He died on January 6, 2007 in Saxony, three weeks shy of his 90th birthday.