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
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he settled in
East Germany
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appearing in the films of the state-controlled company
DEFA.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Fourth from the Right
''The Fourth from the Right'' (German: ''Die vierte von rechts'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Ossi Oswalda, Betty Bird and Arthur Pusey.Habel p.197 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1929)
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The Last Company'' (1930)
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Road to Rio'' (1931)
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A Woman Branded'' (1931)
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The Street Song'' (1931)
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F.P.1'' (1932)
* ''
Five from the Jazz Band
''Five from the Jazz Band'' (german: Fünf von der Jazzband) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Rolf von Goth, and Fritz Klippel. It is based on a 1927 play of the same name by Felix Jackson, and ...
'' (1932)
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Haunted People'' (1932)
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All is at Stake'' (1932)
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Here's Berlin'' (1932)
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A Bit of Love'' (1932)
* ''
The Importance of Being Earnest
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'' (1932)
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Scandal on Park Street'' (1932)
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Things Are Getting Better Already'' (1932)
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Dreaming Lips'' (1932)
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The House of Dora Green'' (1933)
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Life Begins Tomorrow'' (1933)
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Two Good Comrades'' (1933)
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Girls of Today'' (1933)
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Black Fighter Johanna'' (1934)
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Police Report'' (1934)
* ''
The Girlfriend of a Big Man
''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (german: Die Freundin eines großen Mannes) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Käthe von Nagy, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Jessie Vihrog.
The film's sets were designed by the art di ...
'' (1934)
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Decoy'' (1934)
* ''
The Voice of Love'' (1934)
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The Four Musketeers'' (1934)
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Artisten'' (1935)
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Variety'' (1935)
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Pillars of Society'' (1935)
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Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936)
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Ninety Minute Stopover'' (1936)
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Under Blazing Heavens'' (1936)
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Fridericus'' (1937)
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Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937)
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Strong Hearts in the Storm'' (1937)
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Seven Slaps'' (1937)
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Comrades at Sea'' (1938)
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Monika'' (1938)
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The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938)
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One Night in May'' (1938)
* ''
Red Orchids
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'' (1938)
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Freight from Baltimore'' (1938)
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The Great and the Little Love'' (1938)
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Women for Golden Hill'' (1938)
* ''
Aufruhr in Damaskus
''Uproar in Damascus'' (German: ''Aufruhr in Damaskus'') is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battling t ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Men Are That Way
''Men Are That Way'' (german: Männer müssen so sein) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hertha Feiler, Hans Söhnker and Hans Olden. The film's sets were designed by the art director
Art director ...
'' (1939)
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The Fox of Glenarvon'' (1940)
* ''
Diesel'' (1942)
* ''
Back Then
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'' (1943)
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Melody of a Great City'' (1943)
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The Woman of My Dreams'' (1944)
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Chemistry and Love'' (1948)
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Quartet of Five
''Quartet of Five'' (german: Quartett zu fünft) is a 1949 East German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Claus Holm, Yvonne Merin and Ruth Piepho.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther, Karl Schne ...
'' (1949)
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The Great Mandarin'' (1949)
* ''
Bürgermeister Anna
''Bürgermeister Anna'' is an East German comedy film directed by Hans Müller. It was released in 1950.
Cast
* Eva Rimski as Anna Drews
* Reinhard Kolldehoff as Jupp Ucker
* Catja Görna as Ursel Ucker
* Klaus Becker as Hans Rapp
* Arno Pau ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Five Suspects'' (1950)
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Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute'' (1950)
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The Call of the Sea'' (1951)
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The Last Year
''The Last Year'' (german: Die letzte Heuer) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by E.W. Fiedler and Hans Heinrich and starring Inge Keller, Hans Klering and Hermann Stövesand.Reimer p.21 It was made by the state-controlled DEFA in com ...
'' (1951)
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Stärker als die Nacht'' (1954)
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Old Barge, Young Love'' (1957)
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SAS 181 Does Not Reply'' (1959)
Bibliography
* Shandley, Robert. ''Rubble Films: German Cinema in the Shadow of the Third Reich''. Temple University Press, 2001.
* Youngkin, Stephen D. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
External links
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1886 births
1959 deaths
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
Male actors from Hamburg
East German actors
20th-century German male actors
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