Wilhelm von Brincken
Biography
Wilhelm von Brincken was a German diplomat and spy during World War I who transitioned to an American character acting career in the silent and talkie eras. Notable for his roles in films such as "Mamba" (1930), where he played Major von Shultz, von Brincken's early life marked him with a permanent facial scar from a sword duel, and he later married and had a son before divorcing his wife in 1915.