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Gustaf Gründgens

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

December 22, 1899

Died

October 7, 1963 (age 63)

Place of Birth

Düsseldorf, Germany

Gustaf Gründgens

Biography

Gustaf Gründgens (22 December 1899 – 7 October 1963), born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg. His career continued unimpeded through the years of the Nazi regime; the extent to which this can be considered as deliberate collaboration with the Nazis is hotly disputed. His best known roles were that of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust in 1956/57, and as "Der Schränker" (The Safecracker) who is the chief judge of the kangaroo court presiding over Peter Lorre in Fritz Lang's M.

Filmography

2017FilmHitler's Hollywoodas Various Roles (archive footage)2015FilmA Physical History of 'M'as Schränker (archive footage)2002TVDas Jahrhundert des Theatersas Self (archive footage)1963TVZur Personas Self 1960FilmFaustas Mephisto 1960FilmA Glass of Wateras Sir Henry St. John 1941FilmFriedemann Bachas Wilhelm Friedemann Bach 1941FilmUncle Krügeras Joseph Chamberlain 1938FilmTanz auf dem Vulkanas Jean-Gaspard Debureau 1937FilmLove in Stunt Flyingas Jack Warren 1936FilmEine Frau ohne Bedeutungas Lord George Illingworth 1935FilmPygmalionas Professor Higgins 1935FilmJoan of Arcas König Karl VII. von Frankreich 1935FilmHundert Tageas Fouché 1934FilmInheritance in Pretoriaas Eugen Schliebach 1934FilmSo Ended a Great Loveas Count Metternich 1934FilmBlack Fighter Johannaas Dr. Frost, politischer Agent 1933FilmLe Tunnelas Woolf 1933FilmDer Tunnelas Mr. Woolf 1933FilmDie schönen Tage von Aranjuezas Alexander 1933FilmLiebeleias Baron v. Eggersdorff 1933FilmLove Storyas Baron von Eggersdorf 1932FilmTeilnehmer antwortet nichtas Fahrlehrer 1932FilmThe Countess of Monte Cristoas Der 'Baron' Hochstapler 1931FilmYorckas Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg 1931FilmLuise, Queen of Prussiaas König Friedrich Wilhelm III 1931FilmThe Theft of the Mona Lisaas Unbekannter 1931FilmMas Schränker 1931FilmDantonas Robespierre 1930FilmFire in the Opera Houseas Otto van Lingen 1930FilmHokuspokusas Staatsanwalt Dr.Wilke 1930FilmNever Trust a Womanas Jean