Trivia

Son of Sylvester Schäffer.

The actor and artist Sylvester Schäffer was born as the son of the artist Georg Sylvester Schäffer (who also used the pseudonym Paul Petras). Therefore it was obvious that Sylvester Schäffer jun. also chose the profession of an artist.

He got an own serial where he impersonated the role of Nobody. In most of his movies his partner was the actress Lili Dominici, the movies were shot by the directors Josef Stein and Karl Gebhardt in turn.

After his movie career Sylvester Schäffer concentrated again to his artistic career and he was also talented as a violinist and painter.

He soon became well-known in the world of the circus and vaudeville as a versatile artist. He enthused the audience as a magician, artist shooter, juggler and violinist. His tours led him till to the USA.

When he came to Berlin with his tour he was able to gain a foothold in the film business for a brief time. In the movies his artistic abilities were inserted to the stories in the then popular action movies.