Gustaf Gründgens
Actor · Executive Producer · Director · Writer
Born Dec 22, 1899 · Düsseldorf, Germany
Active 1930–1963 · Awards: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, German Film Award, Satyr buttons, Staatsschauspieler, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)
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.
Filmography
Don Gil von den grünen Hosen (1964) — DirectorFaust (1960) — Mephisto · DirectorA Glass of Water (1960) — Sir Henry St. JohnUncle Krüger (1941) — Joseph ChamberlainFriedemann Bach (1941) — Wilhelm Friedemann Bach · DirectorTanz auf dem Vulkan (1938) — Jean-Gaspard DebureauA Woman of No Importance (1936) — Lord George IllingworthHundert Tage (1935) — FouchéPygmalion (1935) — Professor HigginsInheritance in Pretoria (1934) — Eugen SchliebachThe Grand Duke's Finances (1934) — Director · WriterLiebelei (1933) — Baron v. EggersdorffThe Town Stands on Its Head (1933) — DirectorLe Tunnel (1933) — WoolfDer Tunnel (1933) — Mr. WoolfDie schönen Tage von Aranjuez (1933) — AlexanderThe Countess of Monte Cristo (1932) — Der 'Baron' HochstaplerM (1931) — SchränkerYorck (1931) — Karl August Fürst von HardenbergLuise, Queen of Prussia (1931) — König Friedrich Wilhelm IIIHokuspokus (1930) — Staatsanwalt Dr.WilkeNever Trust a Woman (1930) — JeanFire in the Opera House (1930) — Otto van LingenVa Banque (1930) — John James Brown, Privatdetektiv