Martin Kosleck

Martin Kosleck, born Nicolaie Yoshkin was a German actor born in Barkotzen on March 24th, 1904. Throughout his career, Kosleck developed a reputation for playing evil, Nazi characters; a trait that was common amongst many war-era German actors immigrating to the United States. Kosleck appeared in several horror films beginning with The Mummy's Curse in 1944 where he played a character named Regheb. The following year, he played Doctor Rudi Polden in 1945's The Frozen Ghost, playing opposite horror icon Lon Chaney, Jr. Returning to Universal Pictures, Kosleck played Marcel De Lange in the 1946 thriller House of Horrors. In 1946, he appeared in another Universal Classic, She-Wolf of London, playing a character named Dwight Severn. Kosleck became the "mad scientist du jour" for the viscerally gripping 1964 film The Flesh Eaters. The Flesh Eaters is largely considered the first "gore" movie, but for Kosleck, it would be his final role in a horror feature. Martin Kosleck passed away in Santa Monica, California on January 15th, 1994 at the age of 89.

Notes & Trivia

 * Was an avid painter who gained some notoriety in Los Angeles, California during the 1960s.