Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Date of Birth:3 July 1969
Ethnicity: German, 1/8 Albanian/Arbëreshë, possibly distant Italian
Family Background: Gedeon Burkhard is a German film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the tv series Kommissar Rex and in the film Inglourious Basterds
Gedeon is the son of Elisabeth von Molo, an actress, and Wolfgang Burkhard.
Gedeon’s maternal grandfather was Conrad Kurt von Molo (the son of Walter von Molo and Rosa). Conrad, a film producer and editor, was born in Vienna, Austria. Walter was a German-language writer, and he was born in Šternberk, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now in Czech Republic), to German parents from Bavaria.
Gedeon’s maternal grandmother was Beate Moissi (the daughter of Alexander Moissi and Maria). Beate was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Alexander, a notable Austrian/German stage actor, was born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now in Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italy), to Konstantin Moisiu, an Albanian entrepeneur from Kavajë or Durrës, and Amalia de Rada, who was from Trieste and of Arbëreshë background (ethnic Albanians living in Italy), and whose own father was from Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Alexander Moissi’s father is sometimes described as being of Vlach/Aromanian background (a Romance ethnic group native to the Balkans).
Although a Christian, during his life Alexander Moissi was often labeled by the press in Germanic countries as Jewish or of at least partial Jewish descent due to his name (which translates to “Moses”) and his friendly relationship with fellow Jewish actors at a time when anti-semitism was on the rise
Genealogy of Aaron Burckhard (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com/
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