Gustaf Gründgens
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.
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.
Known For
33 titles
Zur Person
M
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
Joan of Arc
Hitler's Hollywood
Liebelei
Der Tunnel
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Love in Stunt Flying
Uncle Krüger
A Glass of Water
Love Story
Pygmalion
Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
Le Tunnel
Faust
A Physical History of 'M'
Hokuspokus
Danton
Friedemann Bach
Hundert Tage
So Ended a Great Love
Fire in the Opera House
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