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Gustaf Gründgens

Acting
1899-12-22
Düsseldorf, Germany
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.
Known For 33 titles
Black Fighter Johanna (1934) subtitle poster
Black Fighter Johanna
1934 Movie
as Dr. Frost, politischer Agent
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Inheritance in Pretoria (1934) subtitle poster
Inheritance in Pretoria
1934 Movie
as Eugen Schliebach
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Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1938) subtitle poster
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938 Movie
as Jean-Gaspard Debureau
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Teilnehmer antwortet nicht (1932) subtitle poster
Teilnehmer antwortet nicht
1932 Movie
as Fahrlehrer
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Yorck (1931) subtitle poster
Yorck
1931 Movie
as Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
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Luise, Queen of Prussia (1931) subtitle poster
Luise, Queen of Prussia
1931 Movie
as König Friedrich Wilhelm III
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A Woman of No Importance (1936) subtitle poster
A Woman of No Importance
1936 Movie
as Lord George Illingworth
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Va Banque (1930) subtitle poster
Va Banque
1930 Movie
as John James Brown, Privatdetektiv
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Never Trust a Woman (1930) subtitle poster
Never Trust a Woman
1930 Movie
as Jean
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