Friedrich Gnaß (13 November 1892 – 8 May 1958) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1929 and 1958.

Partial filmography

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Beyond the Street ''Beyond the Street'' () is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lissy Arna, Paul Rehkopf, and Fritz Genschow. The film is in the Weimar tradition of "street films", which examined the lower-depths of society, a ...

'' (1929) – Der Matrose / The Sailor * '' Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness'' (1929) – Max * ''

Revolt in the Reformatory ''Revolt in the Reformatory'' (German: ''Revolte im Erziehungshaus'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring Carl Balhaus, Vera Baranovskaya, Toni van Eyck. The film was based on a play by Peter Martin Lam ...

'' (1930) * ''

Troika Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three' or the digit '3') may refer to: * Troika (driving), a traditional Russian harness driving combination, a cultural icon of Russia Politics * Triumvirate, a political regime rul ...

'' (1930) – Stephan, troika driver * ''

Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; ; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a leading figure of the French Revolution. A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Club and was raised to gover ...

'' (1931) – Sanson * ''Fra Diavolo'' (1931) – Rodomonte * '' M'' (1931) – Franz * '' Kameradschaft'' (1931) – Fritz – Rescue Volunteer * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''

Rasputin, Demon with Women ''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It was shot at the Halensee Studios and Terra Studios in Berl ...

'' (1932) – Derewenko * '' Raid in St. Pauli'' (1932) – Karl the Sailor * ''

I by Day, You by Night ''I by Day, You by Night'' () is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam. The film' ...

'' (1932) – Helmut * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) – Juraczik * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) – Diego * ''

Refugees A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...

'' (1933) – Hussar * ''Achtung! Wer kennt diese Frau?'' (1934) – Carlo Fiori * ''Abenteuer eines jungen Herrn in Polen'' (1934) – Prisoner * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''Hundert Tage'' (1935) – Ney * ''Henker, Frauen und Soldaten'' (1935) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) – Bosko * '' Secret Code LB 17'' (1938) – Ein Telefonist der Aufständigen * ''

Capriccio Capriccio may refer to: __NOTOC__ Music * Capriccio (music), a piece of music which is fairly free in form * Fantasia in C major (Haydn), "Capriccio", a 1789 piano composition by Joseph Haydn * Capriccio (Janáček), a chamber music composition by ...

'' (1938) – Erster Hahnenkämpfer * ''Nordlicht'' (1938) – Lappen-Nils * ''The Green Hell'' (1938) – Antonio, ein Vaquero * ''

Sergeant Berry ''Sergeant Berry'' is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß. It was based on a novel by Robert Arden.Hull p.145 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1938) – Duffy (uncredited) * ''

Pour le Mérite The (; , ), also informally known as the ''Blue Max'' () after German WWI flying ace Max Immelmann, is an order of merit established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. Separated into two classes, each with their own designs, the was ...

'' (1938) – Herr Holzapfel * ''

Uproar in Damascus ''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 ...

'' (1939) – Funker Gerlach * ''

Legion Condor The Condor Legion () was a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War. The legion developed methods of strategic bombing that were ...

'' (1939) * ''

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. Composed between 1914 and 1922, it premiered in 1925. It is based on the drama '' Woyzeck'', which German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at his death. Berg attende ...

'' (1947) – Spießrutenläufer * ''

Die Buntkarierten ''Girls in Gingham'' (; literally, The Checkered Ones)—sometimes called Beaverskin—is a 1949 German drama film directed by Kurt Maetzig. Plot In 1884, Guste is born as the illegitimate daughter of a maid. She marries a worker named Paul; he ...

'' (1949) – Großvater * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' () is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin... around the end of ...

'' (1949) – Julius Wolff * '' Our Daily Bread'' (1949) – Albrecht * ''

The Benthin Family ''Familie Benthin'' is an East German film. It was released in 1950. Plot Theo and Gustav Benthin are two brothers who operate a smuggling network: Theo, a factory director in East Germany, illegally transfers goods to his brother on the other si ...

'' (1950) – Arbeiter im Demontagewerk * ''

Der Untertan ''Der Untertan'' (; literally "the underling", translated into English under the titles ''Man of Straw'', ''The Patrioteer'', and ''The Loyal Subject'') is one of the best known novels of German author Heinrich Mann. The title character, Diederic ...

'' (1951) – Napoleon Fischer * ''

Story of a Young Couple ''Story of a Young Couple'' () is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1952. Plot Agnes and Jochen are two young actors who meet and fall in love while appearing in a Berlin production of ''Nathan the Wise''. After t ...

'' (1952) – Hotelportier * ''

The Condemned Village ''The Condemned Village'' (German: ''Das verurteilte Dorf'') is a 1952 East German propaganda film directed by Martin Hellberg.The film is about a man who returns from a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp to his home village in occupied West Germany and ...

'' (1952) – Bauer Scheffler * '' Shadow Over the Islands'' (1952) – Bredeholm * '' Frauenschicksale'' (1952) – Karl Neumann * ''

Anna Susanna ''Anna Susanna'' is an East German drama film directed by Richard Nicolas. It was released in 1953. Plot During the Great Depression, a rich businessman named Brinkmann decides to sink his ship, ''Anna Susanna'', in order to collect on the insu ...

'' (1953) – Fietjes Vater * ''

Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck ''Die Geschichte vom Kleinen Muck'' (English: ''The Story of Little Muck'') is a 1953 in film, 1953 feature film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, adapted from the 19th century fairy tale, ''Little Muck (German fairy tale), Little Muck'', written by ...

'' (1953) – Stadtwächter * ''

Ernst Thälmann Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann (; 16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was a German communist politician and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933. A committed communist, Thälmann sought to overthrow the liberal democr ...

'' (1954) – Hauswirt * '' Leuchtfeuer'' (1954) – Alter Mann mit Prothese * ''

Wer seine Frau lieb hat ''Wer seine Frau lieb hat'' is an East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

'' (1955) – Dörr * '' Once Is Never'' (1955) – Hunzele * ''

Spielbank-Affäre ''Spielbank-Affäre'' is an East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 Oc ...

'' (1957) – Betrunkener * '' Katzgraben'' (1957) – Kleinschmidt, ein Kleinbauer * '' Spur in die Nacht'' (1957) – Der alte Grabbert * '' Der Fackelträger'' (1957) – Kabische * ''

Gejagt bis zum Morgen ''Gejagt bis zum Morgen'' is an East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 ...

'' (1957) – Vater Baumann * ''Die Schönste'' (1957) * ''

Escape from Sahara ''Escape from Sahara'' (German: ''Madeleine und der Legionär'') is a 1958 West German adventure film, adventure drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Hildegard Knef, Bernhard Wicki and Hannes Messemer. It was shot at the Tempelhof ...

'' (1958) – Germanini

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* 1892 births 1958 deaths German male film actors 20th-century German male actors Male actors from Bochum {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub