Complex sentence: August "Gus" Schilling (June 20,1908--June 16,1957) was an American film actor who started in burlesque comedy and usually played nervous comic roles, often unbilled.
Split into simpler sentences: August "Gus" Schilling (June 20,1908--June 16,1957) was an American film actor. A former burlesque comedian, the New York-born Schilling usually played nervous comic roles, often unbilled.