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name: "Ferdinand Gottschalk"
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born: "24 February 1858"
died: "10 November 1944"
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updated: "2026-09-19T23:01:01.788478+00:00"
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# Ferdinand Gottschalk

Actor. Born 24 February 1858 in London, England, UK. Died 10 November 1944.

## Details

- **Born:** 24 February 1858, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 November 1944
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Gottschalk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0332036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89744

## Biography

Ferdinand Gottschalk was an English theatre and film actor. He was born in London on 28 February 1858 and died there on 10 November 1944.

He made his stage debut in Toronto in 1887 and appeared in numerous productions on Broadway as well as writing and producing plays. Gottschalk appeared in 76 films between 1917 and 1938, often in supporting roles.

His screen credits include *Grand Hotel* (1932), *Gold Diggers of 1933* (1933), *Les Misérables* (1935) as Thenardier, and *Cleopatra* (1934).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Les Misérables* (1935), Fi1m 74, as Thenardier — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-1935.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Josette* (1938), as Papa Le Blanc
- *The Adventures of Marco Polo* (1938), as Persian Ambassador
- *I'll Take Romance* (1937), as Monsieur Ginard
- *Ali Baba Goes to Town* (1937), as Chief Councilor
- *Carnival in Paris* (1937), as Museum Director
- *Café Metropole* (1937), as Monsieur Leon Monnet
- *The Crime Nobody Saw* (1937), as John Atherton
- *That Girl from Paris* (1936), as Nikki's Uncle (uncredited)
- *Along Came Love* (1936), as Mr. Vincent
- *White Legion* (1936), as Dr. Fontaine
- *Bunker Bean* (1936), as Dr. Meyerhauser
- *I Dream Too Much* (1935), as Snobbish Critic (uncredited)
- *The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo* (1935), as Office Man
- *3 Kids and a Queen* (1935), as Dr. Flesig
- *The Gay Deception* (1935), as Mr. Squires
- *Red Salute* (1935), as League Speaker
- *Here Comes the Band* (1935), as Armand de Valerie
- *The Melody Lingers on* (1935), as Da Vigna
- *Break of Hearts* (1935), as Enrico Pazzini
- *Folies Bergère* (1935), as Perichot
- *Vagabond Lady* (1935), as Mr. Higginbotham
- *Les Misérables* (1935), as Thenardier — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-1935.md)
- *Folies Bergère de Paris* (1935), as Perishot
- *Clive of India* (1935), as Old Member
- *Sing Sing Nights* (1934), as Prof. Varney
- *Secret of the Chateau* (1934), as Chief Inspector Marotte
- *I Am a Thief* (1934), as M. Alexander Cassiet
- *I Sell Anything* (1934), as Barouche
- *Madame du Barry* (1934), as Lebel
- *Cleopatra* (1934), as Glabrio (scenes deleted)
- *King Kelly of the U.S.A.* (1934), as King Maxmilian of Belgardia
- *One Exciting Adventure* (1934), as Jeweler
- *The Notorious Sophie Lang* (1934), as Augustus Telfen
- *Hollywood Party* (1934), as Scientific Pedant (uncredited)
- *Stingaree* (1934), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Upperworld* (1934), as Marcus
- *The Witching Hour* (1934), as Dr. von Strohn
- *I Believed in You* (1934), as Musician
- *Gambling Lady* (1934), as Cornelius - Lawyer
- *Nana* (1934), as Finot
- *Long Lost Father* (1934), as Mr. Stewart, the Lawyer
- *Bombay Mail* (1934), as Governor Sir Anthony Daniels
- *Dancing Lady* (1933), as Judge (uncredited)
- *Female* (1933), as Pettigrew
- *Berkeley Square* (1933), as Mr. Throstle
- *Midnight Club* (1933), as George Rubens
- *She Had to Say Yes* (1933), as Sol Glass
- *Horse Play* (1933), as Oswald
- *Gold Diggers of 1933* (1933), as Complaining Club Member (uncredited)
- *Ex-Lady* (1933), as Mr. Herbert Smith
- *The Warrior's Husband* (1933), as Sapiens Sr.
- *The Keyhole* (1933), as Brooks' Lawyer
- *Parole Girl* (1933), as Taylor
- *Girl Missing* (1933), as Alvin Bradford
- *Grand Slam* (1933), as Cedric Van Dorn
- *The Sign of the Cross* (1932), as Glabrio
- *Grand Hotel* (1932), as Pimenov
- *Tonight or Never* (1931), as Rudig
- *Zaza* (1923), as Duke de Brissac
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1920), as Old Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
- *My Wife* (1918), as Biggy Gore
- *Please Help Emily* (1917), as Herbert Threadgold

## Gallery

- ![L. to R.: Gloria Swanson, Ferdinand Gottschalk & Greta Meyer in Tonight or Never - publicity still (cropped) (1931)](https://film.one/media/person/1228362/gallery-59f0caf7fa94.jpg) L. to R.: Gloria Swanson, Ferdinand Gottschalk & Greta Meyer in Tonight or Never - publicity still (cropped) (1931) — unknown (Samuel Goldwyn Prod./United Artists), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Tonight_or_Never_%281931%29_still_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A scene from "My Wife," which opened June 1, 1908, at the Moore_Theater, Seattle. Includes John Drew and Ferdinand Gottschalk. Subjects: plays, actors](https://film.one/media/person/1228362/gallery-2e2fa69c7d3f.jpg) A scene from "My Wife," which opened June 1, 1908, at the Moore_Theater, Seattle. Includes John Drew and Ferdinand Gottschalk. Subjects: plays, actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/A_scene_from_%22My_Wife%22_%28SAYRE_13619%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22My_Wife%22_%28SAYRE_13619%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ferdinand Gottschalk](https://film.one/media/person/1228362/gallery-e20a679ad653.jpg) Ferdinand Gottschalk — Image via TMDB
- ![Ferdinand Gottschalk](https://film.one/media/person/1228362/gallery-85a81aa97a0a.jpg) Ferdinand Gottschalk — Image via TMDB

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