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Gustav Knuth

1901 – 1987

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Lived 1901 – 1987 (aged 85). Gustav Knuth was a German politician, film actor, stage actor and actor.

Gustav Knuth (7 July 1901 – 1 February 1987) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1935 and 1982 and starred in the TV series Alle meine Tiere. He was married to the actress Elisabeth Lennartz.

Selected filmography

The Valley of Love (1935) – Hans Stork Heimweh (1937) – Christof Peleikis, Fischer und Steuermann Shadows Over St. Pauli (1938) – Oschi Rasmus The Curtain Falls (1939) – Dr. Cornelsen Man for Man (1939) – Walter Zügel The Desert Song (1939) – Nic Brenten, Ingenieur Between Hamburg and Haiti (1940) – Henry Brinkmann The Girl from Fano (1941) – Fischer Frerk Friedemann Bach (1941) – Johann Christoph Altnikol Pedro Will Hang (1941) – Pedro, Hirte The Big Game (1942) – Trainer Karl Wildbrandt My Summer Companion (1943) – Georg Polenz, Müller Ein glücklicher Mensch (1943) – Georg, sein Sohn Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944) – Fiete Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen (1944) – Autofahrer Das Leben geht weiter (1945) – Dr. Ewald Martens Under the Bridges (1946) – Willy Journey to Happiness (1948) – Holm, Antiquitätenhändler The Secret of the Red Cat (1949) – Pitou Tromba (1949) – Ernesto Spadoli, Artist Einmaleins der Ehe (1949) – Willy Obermayer The Blue Straw Hat (1949) – Caesar von Waldau Beloved Liar (1950) – Braubach Theodore the Goalkeeper (1950) – Knospe A Day Will Come (1950) – Paul Land der Sehnsucht (1950) Eine Frau mit Herz (1951) – Papi Straßmeier Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs (1951) – Eberhard Bruggs The Blue Star of the South (1951) – Bruck Palace Hotel (1952) – Loosli, Kellermeister That Can Happen to Anyone (1952) – Herr Schwidders Der fröhliche Weinberg (1952) – J.B. (Jean Baptiste) Gunderloch The Venus of Tivoli (1953) – Hermann Schninkat Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953) – Schimmel Must We Get Divorced? (1953) – Dr. Spitzkoetter The Night Without Morals (1953) – Abruzzo The Abduction of the Sabine Women (1954) – Emanuel Striese The Mosquito (1954) – Karrari On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1954) – Brandstetter snr. Beloved Enemy (1955) – Soldat Horner Reaching for the Stars (1955) – Carlo Die Ratten (1955) – Karl John Sky Without Stars (1955) – Otto Friese Sissi (1955) – Duke Max in Bavaria I Often Think of Piroschka (1955) – Istvan Rácz (1955) – Major Hinrichsen Regine (1956) – Der alte Winter Hengst Maestoso Austria (1956) – Loisl, Bildhauer und Maler My Husband's Getting Married Today (1956) – Karl Nielsen If We All Were Angels (1956) – Kommissar S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956) – Andreas Spy for Germany (1956) – Roger Bentley Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956) – Duke Max in Bavaria The Beggar Student (1956) – Oberst Ollendorf The Girl and the Legend (1957) – Carlton Heep ...und die Liebe lacht dazu (1957) – Klaus Papendiek (1957) – Jack Hover Der 10. Mai (1957) – deutscher Konsul The Count of Luxemburg (1957) – Fürst Basil Basilowitsch Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957) – Duke Max in Bavaria Europas neue Musikparade 1958 (1957) – Hellmann A Piece of Heaven (1957) – Ludwig von Pröhl Man ist nur zweimal jung (1958) – Ruedi Stuffer Ihr 106. Geburtstag (1958) – Anton Burger Der schwarze Blitz (1958) – Hotelier Haringer (1958) – Waldemar Graf Hatzberg zu Eberstein The House of Three Girls (1958) – Christian Tschöll Kleine Leute mal ganz groß (1958) – Ferdinand Sommerrock Arena of Fear (1959) – Carl de Vries Alle lieben Peter (1959) – Generaldirektor Steiner Two Times Adam, One Time Eve (1959) – Viirimäki The Buddenbrooks (1959) – Diederich Schwarzkopf Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959) – Henry O'Brien I'm Marrying the Director (1960) – Friedrich Kiesberg Das kunstseidene Mädchen (1960) – Arthur Grönland Kein Engel ist so rein (1960) – Sepp Ziegler Stage Fright (1960) – Herr Seipel The Man in the Black Derby (1960) – Generaldirektor Meißen Conny and Peter Make Music (1960) – Trautmann A Woman for Life (1960) – Vater Barnebusch (1960) – Erich Füllgrabe You Don't Shoot at Angels (1960) – Carlos Sacred Waters (1960) – Der Presi, Hans Waldisch, Wirt zum Bären One Prettier Than the Other (1961) – Konsul Otto Seeberg Musik ist Trumpf (1961) – Hoteldirektor Only the Wind (1961) – Sean O'Connor Chikita (1961) – Eugen Stärkle The Liar (1961) – Rotbarth Alle meine Tiere (1962–1963, TV series, 9 episodes) – Dr. Karl Hofer The Nylon Noose (1963) – Charles Clifton My Daughter and I (1963) – Dr. Walther Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau (1964) – John P. Hoover I Learned It from Father (1964) – Theaterdirektor Löwe The World Revolves Around You (1964) – Holger Andreesen, Lilians Vater (1964, TV film) – Herbert Beutler/Isaac Newton Legend of a Gunfighter (1964) – Richard Bradley Shots in Threequarter Time (1965) – Igor Heidi (1965) – Alp-Oehi, Heidi's Grandfather Aunt Frieda (1965) – Gustav Schultheiss (1966, TV film) – Franz Lehmhuhn Congress of Love (1966) – Mr. Abonyi, Stefan's father Onkel Filser – Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten (1966) – Gustav Schultheiss (1967–1968, TV series, 8 episodes) – Heinrich König Sexy Susan Sins Again (1968) – Mayor Salto Mortale (1969–1972, TV series, 18 episodes) – Carlo Doria (1969) – Bürgermeister Charley's Uncle (1969) – Kapitän Tressblekken / Onkel Reginald Tressblekken Pepe, der Paukerschreck – Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, III. Teil (1969) – Kurt Nietnagel Die Powenzbande (1974, TV miniseries) – Baltus Powenz Iron Gustav (1979, TV miniseries) – Gustav Hackendahl Der Bockerer (1981) – Vater Knabe

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Member of the Hamburg Parliament
Awards
German Film Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gustav Knuth?

actor (1901-1987)

When was Gustav Knuth born?

Gustav Knuth was born on 7 July 1901 in Brunswick.

When did Gustav Knuth die?

Gustav Knuth died on 1 February 1987 in Küsnacht.

What was Gustav Knuth's occupation?

Gustav Knuth was a politician, film actor, stage actor and actor.

What nationality was Gustav Knuth?

Gustav Knuth was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gustav Knuth

· Wikidata: Q69382

· DBpedia: Gustav Knuth

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