Gustaf Gründgens
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1899-12-22
- Died
- 1963-10-07
- Place of birth
- Düsseldorf, Germany
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (31)
M
1931
as Schränker
Liebelei
1933
as Baron v. Eggersdorff
Le Tunnel
1933
as Woolf
So Ended a Great Love
1934
as Count Metternich
Faust
1960
as Mephisto
Hokuspokus
1930
as Staatsanwalt Dr.Wilke
Pygmalion
1935
as Professor Higgins
Danton
1931
as Robespierre
Der Tunnel
1933
as Mr. Woolf
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
as Jean-Gaspard Debureau
Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
1933
as Alexander
Love in Stunt Flying
1937
as Jack Warren
Hitler's Hollywood
2017
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1932
as Der 'Baron' Hochstapler
Uncle Krüger
1941
as Joseph Chamberlain
Love Story
1933
as Baron von Eggersdorf
Friedemann Bach
1941
as Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931
as Unbekannter
Va Banque
1930
as John James Brown, Privatdetektiv
A Glass of Water
1960
as Sir Henry St. John
Hundert Tage
1935
as Fouché
Joan of Arc
1935
as König Karl VII. von Frankreich
Black Fighter Johanna
1934
as Dr. Frost, politischer Agent
Yorck
1931
as Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
A Woman of No Importance
1936
as Lord George Illingworth
Inheritance in Pretoria
1934
as Eugen Schliebach
A Physical History of 'M'
2015
as Schränker (archive footage)
Teilnehmer antwortet nicht
1932
as Fahrlehrer
Fire in the Opera House
1930
as Otto van Lingen
Luise, Queen of Prussia
1931
as König Friedrich Wilhelm III
Never Trust a Woman
1930
as Jean
About 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 chie… With 33 credits spanning from 1930 to 2017, Gustaf Gründgens has appeared in 31 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gustaf Gründgens Movies
- M (1931) — as Schränker
- Liebelei (1933) — as Baron v. Eggersdorff
- Le Tunnel (1933) — as Woolf
- So Ended a Great Love (1934) — as Count Metternich
- Faust (1960) — as Mephisto
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