- Son of producer and actress Elfi von Dassanowsky
- (1997-2009) Vice President, Austrian American Film Association (AAFA).
- Cousin of cinematographer Hubert Taczanowski.
- CEO/Producer, Belvedere Film LLC since 2007.
- Voting member of the European Film Academy.
- Holds U.S. and Austrian citizenship.
- Auditioned for the role of Douglas Breen in The Fan (1981) which went to Michael Biehn.
- Awarded the Decoration of Honor in Silver of the Republic of Austria in 2005.
- Member of American Mensa.
- Elected Fellow, Royal Historical Society (London) in December 2007.
- Studied with Charles Conrad at his CEC Studio in Burbank during the early 1980s.
- Founding director of the film studies program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
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