Gustav Püttjer (15 May 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a German

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959. He largely played character parts. After the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

he settled in

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

appearing in the films of the state-controlled company

DEFA DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PR ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Fourth from the Right'' (1929) * ''

The Last Company ''The Last Company'' () is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 315 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which portrayed patriotic scenes f ...

'' (1930) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American musical film, musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose (screenwriter), Jack Rose, the film is about two i ...

'' (1931) * ''

A Woman Branded ''A Woman Branded'' or ''Dangers of Love'' (German: ''Gefahren der Liebe'') is a 1931 German drama film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Toni van Eyck, Elsa Bassermann and Hans Stüwe. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.9 ...

'' (1931) * '' The Street Song'' (1931) * ''

F.P.1 ''F.P.1 antwortet nicht'' () is a 1932 German film directed by Karl Hartl. The film was based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Kurt Siodmak. The plot concerns a permanent air station in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Multilingual versio ...

'' (1932) * ''

Five from the Jazz Band ''Five from the Jazz Band'' () 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 was produced by the German ...

'' (1932) * ''

Haunted People ''Haunted People'' () is a 1932 German-Czech drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Hans Feher, and Eugen Klöpfer.Goble p. 775 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and location shooting, on location in Marseill ...

'' (1932) * '' All is at Stake'' (1932) * ''

Here's Berlin ''Here's Berlin'' or ''Hello Berlin, Paris Calling'' (, ) is a 1932 French-German romantic comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Josette Day, Germaine Aussey and Wolfgang Klein.Nornes p. 132 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studi ...

'' (1932) * ''

A Bit of Love ''A Bit of Love'' () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Lee Parry, Magda Schneider, and Hermann Thimig.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 550 It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by E ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' (1932) * ''

Scandal on Park Street ''Scandal on Park Street'' () is a 1932 German film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Camilla Spira, Fritz Kampers, and Kurt Lilien. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art ...

'' (1932) * ''

Things Are Getting Better Already ''Things Are Getting Better Already'' (German: ''Es wird schon wieder besser'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Dolly Haas, Heinz Rühmann and Paul Otto.Waldman p.45 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berli ...

'' (1932) * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1932) * '' The House of Dora Green'' (1933) * ''

Life Begins Tomorrow ''Life Begins Tomorrow'' () is a 1933 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Erich Haußmann, Hilde von Stolz and Harry Frank.Bock & Bergfelder p. 202 After working on the film, the left-wing Hochbaum emigrated to Austria ...

'' (1933) * '' Two Good Comrades'' (1933) * '' Girls of Today'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Girlfriend of a Big Man ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' () 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 director Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin. Ca ...

'' (1934) * ''

Decoy A decoy (derived from the Dutch ''de'' ''kooi'', literally "the cage" or possibly ''eenden kooi'', " duck cage") is usually a person, device, or event which resembles what an individual or a group might be looking for, but it is only meant to ...

'' (1934) * '' The Voice of Love'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * '' Artisten'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Pillars of Society ''The Pillars of Society'' (or "Pillars of the Community"; original Norwegian title: ''Samfundets støtter'') is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this play. The ending is ...

'' (1935) * '' Moscow-Shanghai'' (1936) * ''

Ninety Minute Stopover ''Ninety Minute Stopover'' (German: ''Neunzig Minuten Aufenthalt'') is a 1936 German adventure crime film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Alexander Golling, Else von Möllendorff and Genia Nikolaieva. It was shot at the Grun ...

'' (1936) * ''

Under Blazing Heavens ''Under Blazing Skies'' or ''Under Blazing Heavens'' (German: ''Unter heißem Himmel'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Lotte Lang and Aribert Wäscher.Kreimeier p.237 It was shot at the Babelsbe ...

'' (1936) * '' Fridericus'' (1937) * ''

Men Without a Fatherland ''Men Without a Fatherland'' () is a 1937 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Fritsch, Maria von Tasnady and Willy Birgel.Richards p. 371 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. Synopsis I ...

'' (1937) * '' Strong Hearts in the Storm'' (1937) * ''

Seven Slaps ''Seven Slaps'' (German: ''Sieben Ohrfeigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Alfred Abel. Like the earlier ''Lucky Kids'', which had the same director and stars, it was an attem ...

'' (1937) * ''

Comrades at Sea In political contexts, comrade means a fellow party member. The political use was inspired by the French Revolution, after which it grew into a form of address between socialists and workers. Since the Russian Revolution, popular culture in the ...

'' (1938) * '' Monika'' (1938) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' () is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma, starring Olga Chekhova, Albrecht Schoenhals and Camilla Horn Camilla Martha Horn (25 April 1903 – 14 August 1996) was a German dancer and a film star of the sil ...

'' (1938) * '' Freight from Baltimore'' (1938) * '' The Great and the Little Love'' (1938) * ''

Women for Golden Hill ''Women for Golden Hill'' (German:'' Frauen für Golden Hill'') is a 1938 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Viktor Staal and Elfie Mayerhofer. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav ...

'' (1938) * '' Aufruhr in Damaskus'' (1939) * ''

Men Are That Way ''Men Are That Way'' () 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 Willi Herrmann. It was remade by Rabenalt in Austr ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Fox of Glenarvon ''The Fox of Glenarvon'' (German: ''Der Fuchs von Glenarvon'') is a 1940 Nazi German anti-British propaganda drama film produced in World War II portraying the Irish fight for independence during World War I. It was produced in 1940 by Max W. ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Back Then'' (1943) * ''

Melody of a Great City ''Melody of a Great City'' (German: ''Großstadtmelodie'') is a 1943 musical drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, Werner Hinz and Karl John. A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer. Cast *H ...

'' (1943) * '' The Woman of My Dreams'' (1944) * ''

Chemistry and Love ''Chemistry and Love'' () is a 1948 East German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein and Ralph Lothar. It is an anti-capitalist satire inspired by a stage play by the communist writer Béla Ba ...

'' (1948) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * '' 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 * as Hans Rapp * Arno Paulsen as Baue ...

'' (1950) * ''

Five Suspects ''Five Suspects'' () is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Hans Nielsen, Dorothea Wieck and Friedrich Schoenfelder.Bergfelder p. 148 It is also known by the alternative title of ''City in the Fog''. The film's ...

'' (1950) * ''

Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute ''Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute'' is an East German film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1950, and sold more than 4,100,000 tickets. Cast * Petra Peters as Marianne Butenschön * Fritz Wagner as Michael Staude * Joachim Brennec ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Call of the Sea ''The Call of the Sea'' or ''The Oceans Are Calling'' () is a 1951 East German drama film directed by Eduard Kubat and starring Hans Klering, Käte Alving and Evamaria Bath. A defector to West Germany returns to the East, having become disillu ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Last Year ''The Last Year'' () is a 1951 East German drama film directed by E.W. Fiedler and Hans Heinrich (director), Hans Heinrich and starring Inge Keller, Hans Klering and Hermann Stövesand.Reimer p.21 It was made by the state-controlled DEFA in commun ...

'' (1951) * '' Stärker als die Nacht'' (1954) * '' Old Barge, Young Love'' (1957) * ''

SAS 181 Does Not Reply ''SAS 181 antwortet nicht'' (English-language title: ''SAS 181 Does Not Reply'') is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Carl Balhaus. It was released in 1959. Plot Kurt, a young apprentice in a fishing commune and a member of the Tec ...

'' (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

* 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 {{Germany-film-actor-1880s-stub