Gustaf Gründgens

Acting

Born Dec 22, 1899

From Düsseldorf, Germany

Died Oct 07, 1963

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.

Gustaf Gründgens

Known For

M

Liebelei

Hokuspokus

Hitler's Hollywood

Love in Stunt Flying

Uncle Krüger

Tanz auf dem Vulkan

Le Tunnel

Danton

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

Filmography — Acting

M

Liebelei

Hokuspokus

Hitler's Hollywood

Love in Stunt Flying

Uncle Krüger

Tanz auf dem Vulkan

Le Tunnel

Danton

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

Der Tunnel

A Glass of Water

Luise, Queen of Prussia

Love Story

Faust

Pygmalion

Friedemann Bach

Yorck

A Physical History of 'M'

Black Fighter Johanna

Joan of Arc

So Ended a Great Love

A Woman of No Importance

The Countess of Monte Cristo

Fire in the Opera House

Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez

Hundert Tage

Never Trust a Woman

Inheritance in Pretoria

Teilnehmer antwortet nicht

Va Banque

Filmography — Crew

Der Schritt vom Wege

Love in Stunt Flying

The Town Stands on Its Head

Faust

Friedemann Bach

The Grand Duke's Finances

Don Gil von den grünen Hosen

Two Worlds