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
''Alle meine Tiere'' (''All My Animals'') was a nine-part German family television series about a veterinary practice in the Black Forest which was broadcast on ARD between 1962 and 1963. The main character, the veterinarian, was played by Gust ...
''. He was married to the actress
Elisabeth Lennartz
Elisabeth Lennartz (1902–2001) was a German stage actress. Although she worked primarily in the theatre, she also appeared in several films. Lennartz was an associate of Marlene Dietrich in 1920s Berlin.
In 1928 she starred in the play '' Kathar ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Valley of Love'' (1935) - Hans Stork
* ''
Heimweh'' (1937) - Christof Peleikis, Fischer und Steuermann
* ''
Shadows Over St. Pauli
''Shadows Over St. Pauli'' (German:''Schatten über St. Pauli'') is a 1938 German drama film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Marieluise Claudius, Gustav Knuth and Hellmuth Bergmann.Bock & Bergfelder p.252 It was filmed and shot in Hamburg ...
'' (1938) - Oschi Rasmus
* ''
The Curtain Falls'' (1939) - Dr. Cornelsen
* ''Mann für Mann'' (1939) - Walter Zügel
* ''The Desert Song'' (1939) - Nic Brenten, Ingenieur
* ''
Between Hamburg and Haiti
''Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (german: Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Gustav Knuth, Gisela Uhlen and Albert Florath. A German plantation owner rescues a young German woman who ...
'' (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
* ''Gefährtin meines Sommers'' (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
''Journey to Happiness'' (German: ''Fahrt ins Glück'') is a 1948 German romantic drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Käthe Dorsch, Rudolf Forster and Hildegard Knef. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin while location sho ...
'' (1948) - Holm, Antiquitätenhändler
* ''Das Geheimnis der roten Katze'' (1949) - Pitou
* ''
Tromba'' (1949) - Ernesto Spadoli, Artist
* ''Einmaleins der Ehe'' (1949) - Willy Obermayer
* ''
The Blue Straw Hat
''The Blue Straw Hat'' (german: Der blaue Strohhut) is a 1949 West German period comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Margot Hielscher, Karl Schönböck and Mady Rahl.Goble p. 324 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich a ...
'' (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
* ''Die Venus vom 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
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
'' (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
''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...
'' (1957) - Fürst Basil Basilowitsch
* ''
Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin Sissi or Sisi may refer to:
People
* Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as "Sisi" or "Sissi"; spouse of Franz Joseph I of Austria
:Works about Sissi
:* ''The King Steps Out'' (1936), light comedy directed by Josef von Sternberg
:* Sissi trilogy ( ...
'' (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
''Buddenbrooks'' () is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations, incidentally portraying the manner of life and mores of the Hanseatic bourgeoisie in th ...
'' (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
Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, real or imagined, whether actually or potentially (for example, when per ...
'' (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
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'' (1960) - Der Presi, Hans Waldisch, Wirt zum Bären
* ' (1961) - Konsul Otto Seeberg
* ''Musik ist Trumpf'' (1961) - Hoteldirektor
* ''
Only the Wind
''Only the Wind'' is a 1961 German crime film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring Freddy Quinn, Gustav Knuth and Heinz Weiss. The film is a crime drama film set off the western Irish coast.
Cast
* Freddy Quinn as Mike
* Gustav Knuth as Sean O ...
'' (1961) - Sean O'Connor
* ''Chikita'' (1961) - Eugen Stärkle
* ''
The Liar'' (1961) - Rotbarth
* ''
Alle meine Tiere
''Alle meine Tiere'' (''All My Animals'') was a nine-part German family television series about a veterinary practice in the Black Forest which was broadcast on ARD between 1962 and 1963. The main character, the veterinarian, was played by Gust ...
'' (1962–1963, TV series, 9 episodes) - Dr. Karl Hofer
* ''Die Nylonschlinge'' (1963) - Charles Clifton
* ''
My Daughter and I
''My Daughter and I'' (German: ''Meine Tochter und ich'') is a 1963 West German comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Heinz Rühmann, Gustav Knuth and Gertraud Jesserer.Körner p.227
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The ...
'' (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
''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...
'' (1965) - Alp-Oehi, Heidi's Grandfather
* ''
Aunt Frieda
''Aunt Frieda'' (german: Tante Frieda – Neue Lausbubengeschichten) is a 1965 West German historical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Hans Kraus and Gustav Knuth.Bock & Bergfelder p. 442 It is based on ...
'' (1965) - Gustav Schultheiss
* ' (1966, TV film) - Franz Lehmhuhn
* ' (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
''Sexy Susan Sins Again'' (German: ''Frau Wirtin hat auch einen Grafen'', Italian: ''Susanna... ed i suoi dolci vizi alla corte del re'') is a 1968 Austrian-Italian costume drama-adventure- sex comedy film directed by Franz Antel. It is the fir ...
'' (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
''Iron Gustav'' (German: ''Der eiserne Gustav'') is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by George Hurdalek and starring Heinz Rühmann, Lucie Mannheim and Karin Baal.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 308. It is based on the real story of cab driver Gusta ...
'' (1979, TV miniseries) - Gustav Hackendahl
* ''
Der Bockerer'' (1981) - Vater Knabe
Further reading
*Gustav Knuth, ''Mit einem Lächeln im Knopfloch'', Verlagsgesellschaft R. Gleiss & Co., Hamburg, 1974. (autobiography)
References
External links
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1901 births
1987 deaths
Actors from Braunschweig
German male film actors
German male television actors
20th-century German male actors