Gustaf Gründgens
Acting
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
Acting33
movieHitler's Hollywood
2017
Various Roles (archive footage)
movieA Physical History of 'M'
2015
Schränker (archive footage)
tvDas Jahrhundert des Theaters
2002
Self (archive footage)
tvZur Person
1963
Self
movieFaust
1960
Mephisto
movieA Glass of Water
1960
Sir Henry St. John
movieFriedemann Bach
1941
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
movieUncle Krüger
1941
Joseph Chamberlain
movieTanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
Jean-Gaspard Debureau
movieLove in Stunt Flying
1937
Jack Warren
movieA Woman of No Importance
1936
Lord George Illingworth
moviePygmalion
1935
Professor Higgins
movieJoan of Arc
1935
König Karl VII. von Frankreich
movieHundert Tage
1935
Fouché
movieInheritance in Pretoria
1934
Eugen Schliebach
movieSo Ended a Great Love
1934
Count Metternich
movieBlack Fighter Johanna
1934
Dr. Frost, politischer Agent
movieLe Tunnel
1933
Woolf
movieDer Tunnel
1933
Mr. Woolf
movieLiebelei
1933
Baron v. Eggersdorff
movieLove Story
1933
Baron von Eggersdorf
movieTeilnehmer antwortet nicht
1932
Fahrlehrer
movieThe Countess of Monte Cristo
1932
Der 'Baron' Hochstapler
movieYorck
1931
Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
movieLuise, Queen of Prussia
1931
König Friedrich Wilhelm III
movieThe Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931
Unbekannter
movieM
1931
Schränker
movieDanton
1931
Robespierre
movieFire in the Opera House
1930
Otto van Lingen
movieVa Banque
1930
John James Brown, Privatdetektiv
movieHokuspokus
1930
Staatsanwalt Dr.Wilke
Directing8
movieFaust
1960
Director
movieFriedemann Bach
1941
Director
movieTwo Worlds
1940
Director
movieDer Schritt vom Wege
1939
Director
movieLove in Stunt Flying
1937
Director
Production1
movieDer Schritt vom Wege
1939
Executive Producer