Gustaf Gründgens

Gustaf Gründgens

1899–1963 (aged 63)·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.
30Credits0 TV · 30 films
1930–2017Years activefirst to latest
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  1. 1Yorck posterYorckKarl August Fürst von Hardenberg · 193110.0
  2. 2Inheritance in Pretoria posterInheritance in PretoriaEugen Schliebach · 193410.0
  3. 3Don Gil von den grünen HosenDirector · 196410.0
  4. 4The Town Stands on Its Head posterThe Town Stands on Its HeadDirector · 193310.0
  5. 5Hokuspokus posterHokuspokusStaatsanwalt Dr.Wilke · 19309.0
  6. 6Never Trust a Woman posterNever Trust a WomanJean · 19309.0
  7. 7Hundert Tage posterHundert TageFouché · 19359.0
  8. 8M posterMSchränker · 19318.1
  9. 9Luise, Queen of Prussia posterLuise, Queen of PrussiaKönig Friedrich Wilhelm III · 19318.0
  10. 10Fire in the Opera House posterFire in the Opera HouseOtto van Lingen · 19307.5
  11. 11Uncle Krüger posterUncle KrügerJoseph Chamberlain · 19417.4
  12. 12Faust posterFaustMephisto · 19607.3
  13. 13Friedemann Bach posterFriedemann BachWilhelm Friedemann Bach · 19417.0
  14. 14A Woman of No Importance posterA Woman of No ImportanceLord George Illingworth · 19367.0
  15. 15Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez posterDie schönen Tage von AranjuezAlexander · 19337.0
  16. 16Va Banque posterVa BanqueJohn James Brown, Privatdetektiv · 19307.0
  17. 17Liebelei posterLiebeleiBaron v. Eggersdorff · 19336.9
  18. 18Pygmalion posterPygmalionProfessor Higgins · 19356.7
  19. 19The Grand Duke's Finances posterThe Grand Duke's FinancesDirector · Writer · 19346.7
  20. 20Tanz auf dem Vulkan posterTanz auf dem VulkanJean-Gaspard Debureau · 19386.5
  21. 21A Glass of Water posterA Glass of WaterSir Henry St. John · 19606.5
  22. 22So Ended a Great Love posterSo Ended a Great LoveCount Metternich · 19346.5
  23. 23Hitler's Hollywood posterHitler's HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage) · 20176.5
  24. 24The Countess of Monte Cristo posterThe Countess of Monte CristoDer 'Baron' Hochstapler · 19326.4
  25. 25Le Tunnel posterLe TunnelWoolf · 19336.3
  26. 26The Theft of the Mona Lisa posterThe Theft of the Mona LisaUnbekannter · 19316.3
  27. 27Joan of Arc posterJoan of ArcKönig Karl VII. von Frankreich · 19356.2
  28. 28Der Tunnel posterDer TunnelMr. Woolf · 19336.1
  29. 29Two Worlds posterTwo WorldsDirector · 19406.0
  30. 30Danton posterDantonRobespierre · 19315.8

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