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name: "Ivan Triesault"
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born: "12 July 1898"
died: "3 January 1980"
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# Ivan Triesault

Actor. Born 12 July 1898 in Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]. Died 3 January 1980.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 July 1898, Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
- **Died:** 3 January 1980
- **Also known as:** Ivan Tresault, Ivan Trisault, Johann Constantin Treisalt

## Biography

Ivan Triesault (born Johann Constantin Treisalt) was an Estonian-American character actor and dancer. He was born on 13 July 1898 in Reval (now Tallinn), then part of the Russian Empire, and died on 3 January 1980 in Los Angeles.

Triesault began appearing on stage in Estonia as a teenager before moving to the United States at the age of 18. He trained in acting and dance, performed at Radio City Music Hall and on Broadway, and made his film debut in 1943. He appeared in more than 120 film and television productions between 1943 and 1969, often playing foreign officials or authority figures.

His notable film roles include Eric Mathis in *Notorious* (1946), Von Ellstein in *The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952), and Professor Göteborg in *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1959). He also appeared in *Von Ryan's Express* (1965), the 1966 *Batman* film and television series, and episodes of *Mission: Impossible* and *The Wild Wild West*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Notorious* (1946), Fi1m 92, as Eric Mathis — [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)

## Also known for

- *Batman* (1966), West German Delegate (uncredited)
- *Batman* (1966), Benson Parkhurst
- *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953), Phillip - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
- *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1959), Prof. Göteborg
- *Bonanza* (1959), Thad Borchik
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Plantinov — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952), Von Ellstein
- *Von Ryan's Express* (1965), Von Kleist

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