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Gustav Knuth

Gustav Knuth

Actor · Died February 1, 1987, aged 85 · Braunschweig, Germany

Gustav Knuth was born on 7 July 1901 in Brunswick, Germany. After he received acting lessons from Casimir Paris, a well known actor at that time, he made his stage debut at the Stadttheater Heidelberg in 1918. Later, he played in Hamburg and also in Basel, Switzerland, but finally returned to Hamburg. In 1935, his first movie Der Ammenkönig (1935) became a unexpected success and many more such as the legendary Great Freedom No. 7 (1944) or the Sissi (1955) trilogy in the 1950s followed. After World War II, his stage career continued in Switzerland, where he lived in Küsnacht and was ensemble member at the Schauspielhaus Zurich. On 1 February 1987, he died of a stroke in Neu-Münster near Zurich, Switzerland.

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Born
July 7, 1901
Died
February 1, 1987 (aged 85)
From
Braunschweig, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 139 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Gustav Knuth's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
61%
Morality
19%
Self
14%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Romantic
4
Joyful
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gustav Knuth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Gustav Knuth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

139 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sisi... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Herzog Max in Bayern (archive footage)

  • Heinz Rühmann: Kleiner Mann ganz groß(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • So oder so ist das Leben: Vier Begegnungen in einer Großstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • O du fröhliche – Besinnliche Weihnachtsgeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Butcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Herr Knabe

  • Der Schützling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Leute wie du und ich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Herr Esche

  • Die Alten kommen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Der eiserne Gustav (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gustav Hackendahl

  • Wo die Liebe hinfällt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Kleine Geschichten mit großen Tieren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Pförtner

  • Polizeiinspektion 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ilonas Opa

  • Gaslicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Rough

  • Schwindelig vor Geld und Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Robert Swingle / Dr. Richard Swingle / Paul

  • Treffpunkt Herz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Gast

  • Damals wie heute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Herr Quisenow

  • Die Powenzbande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 5 episodes · as Baltus Powenz

  • Hallo – Hotel Sacher … Portier! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Direktor Alfred Hafner · as Direktor Otto Hafner

  • Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Eberhard Müller

  • The Illegal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as General Alexander Korotkow

  • Kleinstadtbahnhof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 26 episodes · as Gustav Henning

  • Die heilige Johanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Robert de Baudricourt

  • Professor Sound und die Pille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Aufofahrer

  • Drüben bei Lehmanns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 26 episodes · as Kurt Lehmann

  • Die Herberge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Berullis

  • The Journey to Tilsit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jakstat

  • Pepe, der Paukerschreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kurt Nietnagel

  • Charleys Onkel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Reginald Tressblekken

  • Salto Mortale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 18 episodes · as Carlo Doria

  • The Brazen Women of Balzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Bürgermeister

  • Der Meteor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Muheim

  • Kabale und Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Stadtmusikant Miller

  • Großer Mann, was nun? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 8 episodes · as Heinrich König

  • Onkel Filser - Allerneueste Lausbubengeschichten(1966)

    as Gustav Schultheiss

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Congress of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Stefans Vater

  • Großer Ring mit Außenschleife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Franz Lehmhuhn

  • Tante Frieda - Neue Lausbubengeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gustav Schultheiss

  • Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Horace A.W. Tabor

  • Heidi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Alp Oehi

  • Schüsse im 3/4 Takt(1965)

    as Igor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Legend of a Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Richard Bradley

  • Die Physiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Herbert Georg Beutler / Isaac Newton

  • Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Holger Andreesen

  • I Learned It from Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Theaterdirektor Löwe

  • Ein Volksfeind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Dr. Thomas Stockmann

  • Rote Lippen soll man küssen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as John P. Hoover

  • Meine Tochter und ich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Dr. Walther

  • Nylon Noose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Charles Clifton

  • Eine schöne Bescherung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Jules

  • Der Privatsekretär (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Sir Claude Mulhammer

  • Alle meine Tiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tierarzt

  • Chikita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Eugen Stärkle

  • Forever My Love(1962)

    as Duke Max of Bavaria (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Die Physiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Herbert Georg Beutler

  • Und Pippa tanzt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Der Lügner(1961)

    as Rotbarth

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Nur der Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sean O’Connor

  • Musik ist Trumpf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hotel Director

  • Eine hübscher als die andere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Otto Seeberg

  • Auf Engel schießt man nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Carlos

  • Sacred Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Hans Waldisch

  • The Devil May Well Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Erich Füllgrabe

  • Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Vater Barnebusch

  • Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Generaldirektor Meißen

  • Conny und Peter machen Musik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Trautmann, Hoteldirektor

  • Lampenfieber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Herr Seipel

  • Kein Engel ist so rein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Josef „Sepp“ Ziegler

  • The High Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Arthur Grönland

  • Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Friedrich Kiesberg

  • Freddy unter fremden Sternen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Henry O’Brien

  • Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Diederich Schwarzkopf

  • 2 x Adam, 1 x Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Viirimäki

  • Alle lieben Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Generaldirektor Steiner

  • Hippodrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Carl de Vries

  • Kleine Leute mal ganz groß (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Ferdinand Sommerrock

  • The House of the Three Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Christian Tschöll

  • Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Waldemar Graf Hatzberg zu Eberstein

  • Der schwarze Blitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Hotelier Haringer

  • Ihr 106. Geburtstag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Anton Burger

  • Man ist nur zweimal jung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Ruedi Stuffer

  • Der Bettelstudent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Oberst Ollendorf

  • A Piece of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Axel von Pröhl

  • Wenn Frauen schwindeln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Hellmann

  • Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress(1957)

    as Duke Max

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Count of Luxemburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Fürst Basil Basilowitsch

  • Der 10. Mai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as deutscher Konsul

  • Castle in Tyrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jack Hover

  • ..und die Liebe lacht dazu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Klaus Papendiek

  • Spy for Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Roger Bentley

  • Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin(1956)

    as Duke Max

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wenn wir alle Engel wären (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Polizeikommissar

  • S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Andreas

  • Heute heiratet mein Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Karl Nielsen

  • Hengst Maestoso Austria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Loisl, Bildhauer und Maler

  • Regine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Der alte Winter

  • 08/15 at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Major Hinrichsen

  • I Often Think of Piroschka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Istvan Racz

  • Sissi(1955)

    as Duke Max

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sky Without Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Otto Friese

  • Geliebte Feindin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Soldat Horner

  • The Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Karl John

  • Reaching for the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Carlo

  • Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Brandstetter snr.

  • The Mosquito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Karrari

  • Theft of the Sabines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Emanuel Striese

  • Die Nacht ohne Moral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Abruzzo

  • Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Dr. Spitzkoetter

  • Not Afraid of Big Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Schimmel

  • The Venus of Tivoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Hermann Schninkat

  • The Grapes Are Ripe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jean Baptiste Gunderloch

  • That Can Happen to Anyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Herr Schwidders

  • Palace Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Loosli, Kellermeister

  • Der blaue Stern des Südens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bruck

  • Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Eberhard Bruggs

  • Eine Frau mit Herz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Papi Straßmeier

  • Land der Sehnsucht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Es kommt ein Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Paul

  • Der Theodor im Fußballtor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Knospe

  • Geliebter Lügner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Braubach

  • The Blue Straw Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Caesar von Waldau

  • Tromba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ernesto Spadoli, Artist

  • Das Geheimnis der roten Katze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Pitou

  • Journey to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Holm, Antiquitätenhändler

  • Under the Bridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Willy

  • Das Leben geht weiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Dr. Ewald Martens

  • Great Freedom No. 7(1944)

    as Fiete

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ein glücklicher Mensch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Georg, sein Sohn

  • My Summer Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Georg Polenz, Müller

  • The Big Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Trainer Karl Wildbrandt

  • Pedro Will Hang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Pedro, Hirte

  • Friedemann Bach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Johann Christoph Altnikol

  • Das Mädchen von Fanö (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Fischer Frerk

  • Between Hamburg and Haiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henry Brinkmann

  • The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Nic Brenten, Ingenieur

  • Mann für Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Walter Zügel, Caissonarbeiter

  • The Curtain Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dr. Cornelsen

  • Shadows over St. Pauli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Oschi Rasmus

  • Heimweh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Christof Peleikis, Fischer und Steuermann

  • The Valley of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Hans Stork

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles from 1935 to 2012; peak year 1981.

Highest rated

Great Freedom No. 7 (1944)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

Film career

19352012

Peak 1981 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1944Screen debut· Port of Freedom

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting138 of 138: 138 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s14 · acting1950s50 · acting1960s44 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s6 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Gustav Knuth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Forever My Love (1962)

62nd percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Great Freedom No. 7 (1944)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gustav Knuth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gustav Knuth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernst Marischka shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers