Gustaf Gründgens
German actor (1899 – 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gustaf Gründgens (German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈɡʁʏnt.ɡəns] ⓘ; 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.
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Born | Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens (1899-12-22)22 December 1899 |
Died | 7 October 1963(1963-10-07) (aged 63) Manila, Philippines |
Years active | 1920–1963 |
Spouse(s) | Erika Mann (1926–1929) Marianne Hoppe (1936–1946) |
Children | Benedikt Johann Percy Gründgens |
His best-known roles were that of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust in 1960, and as "Der Schränker" (The Safecracker) who is the chief judge of the kangaroo court presiding over Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) in Fritz Lang's M.