About Rudi Godden
Lived 1907 – 1941 (aged 33). Rudi Godden was an actor, singer, film actor, cabaret performer, director and musician.
Rudi Godden (18 April 1907 – 4 January 1941) was a German singer and film actor, notable for his role in Nazi-era musical films such as Hello Janine! and Robert and Bertram. Das Gewehr Űber (Shoulder Arms) was a 1939 propaganda film. Godden unexpectedly died of blood poisoning in 1941.
Selected filmography Truxa (1937) Musketier Meier III (1938) The Stars Shine (1938) The Great and the Little Love (1938) Hello Janine! (1939) The Golden Mask (1939) Shoulder Arms (1939) Robert and Bertram (1939) Polterabend (1940) Die lustigen Vagabunden (1940) The Unfaithful Eckehart (1940)
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Who was Rudi Godden?
German singer and actor (1907–1941)
When was Rudi Godden born?
Rudi Godden was born on 18 April 1907 in Berlin.
When did Rudi Godden die?
Rudi Godden died on 4 January 1941 in Berlin.
What was Rudi Godden's occupation?
Rudi Godden was an actor, singer, film actor, cabaret performer, director and musician.
What nationality was Rudi Godden?
Rudi Godden's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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