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Gustav Püttjer

1886 – 1959

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About Gustav Püttjer

Lived 1886 – 1959 (aged 73). Gustav Püttjer was a German actor and film actor.

Gustav Püttjer (15 May 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a German film actor who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959. He largely played character parts. After the Second World War he settled in East Germany appearing in the films of the state-controlled company DEFA.

Selected filmography

The Fourth from the Right (1929) The Last Company (1930) Road to Rio (1931) A Woman Branded (1931) The Street Song (1931) F.P.1 (1932) Five from the Jazz Band (1932) Haunted People (1932) All is at Stake (1932) Here's Berlin (1932) A Bit of Love (1932) The Importance of Being Earnest (1932) Scandal on Park Street (1932) Things Are Getting Better Already (1932) Dreaming Lips (1932) The House of Dora Green (1933) Life Begins Tomorrow (1933) Two Good Comrades (1933) Girls of Today (1933) Black Fighter Johanna (1934) Police Report (1934) The Girlfriend of a Big Man (1934) Decoy (1934) A Girl Whirls By the World (1934) The Voice of Love (1934) The Four Musketeers (1934) Artisten (1935) Variety (1935) Pillars of Society (1935) Moscow-Shanghai (1936) The Merry Wives (1936) Ninety Minute Stopover (1936) Under Blazing Heavens (1936) Fridericus (1937) Men Without a Fatherland (1937) Strong Hearts in the Storm (1937) Seven Slaps (1937) Comrades at Sea (1938) Monika (1938) The Woman at the Crossroads (1938) One Night in May (1938) Red Orchids (1938) Freight from Baltimore (1938) The Great and the Little Love (1938) Women for Golden Hill (1938) The Day After the Divorce (1938) Aufruhr in Damaskus (1939) Men Are That Way (1939) The Fox of Glenarvon (1940) Small Town Poet (1940) The Way to Freedom (1941) Diesel (1942) Back Then (1943) Melody of a Great City (1943) A Cheerful House (1944) The Woman of My Dreams (1944) Chemistry and Love (1948) Quartet of Five (1949) The Great Mandarin (1949) Bürgermeister Anna (1950) Five Suspects (1950) Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute (1950) The Call of the Sea (1951) The Last Year (1951) Stärker als die Nacht (1954) Old Barge, Young Love (1957) SAS 181 Does Not Reply (1959)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gustav Püttjer?

actor (1886-1959)

When was Gustav Püttjer born?

Gustav Püttjer was born on 15 May 1886 in Hamburg.

When did Gustav Püttjer die?

Gustav Püttjer died on 11 August 1959 in East Berlin.

What was Gustav Püttjer's occupation?

Gustav Püttjer was an actor and film actor.

What nationality was Gustav Püttjer?

Gustav Püttjer was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gustav Püttjer

· Wikidata: Q1396252

· DBpedia: Gustav Püttjer

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