Ferdinand Gottschalk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Nacimiento : 1858-02-24, London, England, UK

Muerte : 1944-11-10

Historia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand Gottschalk (28 February 1858 – 10 November 1944) was an English theatre and film actor. He appeared in 76 films between 1917 and 1938. He was born and died in London, England. He made his first appearance on the stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1887 and worked continuously after that date including prominent parts on the New York stage as well as in films. He also wrote and produced plays.

Perfil

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Películas

El gran desfile de la comedia
(archive footage)
Una recopilación de los momentos más divertidos de las comedias MGM.
Josette
Papa Le Blanc
Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think the woman is a young nightclub singer with whom they both fall in love.
Las aventuras de Marco Polo
Persian Ambassador
Relato que narra los viajes del aventurero Marco Polo, que viajó hasta Asia desde Italia descubriendo numerosas culturas. En Pekín conocerá la pólvora y se enamorará de la hija del emperador Kublai Khan.
I'll Take Romance
Monsieur Ginard
Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris. Desperate, James begins showering her with flowers and candy in an attempt to woo her to the Argentinian opera house. When Elsa overhears James confess to his friend Pancho that he'd be willing to resort to kidnapping to get Elsa to Argentina, she mistakenly believes his motives to be solely romantic.
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Chief Councilor
While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.
Carnival in Paris
Museum Director
In this short, the janitor of a Paris museum's Egyptology department agrees to help a girl hide from the police.
Café Metropol
Monsieur Leon Monnet
En París vive el norteamericano Alexis, todo un galán que se dedica a la buena vida utilizando cualquier truco con tal de no dar un palo al agua. Lo malo es que no puede hacer frente a la deuda contraída con Monseuir Lobard, dueño de un café. Así que, para poder pagarle, éste propone a Alexis que saque el dinero cortejando a una rica heredera que acaba de llegar a la ciudad. Haciéndose pasar por un aristócrata ruso, Alexis se dispone a enamorarla y sacarle el dinero, dejándola rendida a sus pies. Pero nada sale como estaba previsto.
The Crime Nobody Saw
John Atherton
Three playwrights (Lew Ayres, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker) develop a plot around a drunk who gets killed in their apartment.
That Girl From Paris
Nikki's Uncle (uncredited)
Nikki Martin (Lily Pons), a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.
Along Came Love
Mr. Vincent
The shop girl Emmy Grant meets the handsome doorman John Patrick O'Ryan outside of a theater and she is convinced that he is her true love. O'Ryan is a zealous medical student, soon to be a pediatrician, and is oblivious to Emmy's frantic attempts to gain his attention. O'Ryan is totally focused on babies. Undaunted, she 'borrows' a baby and a buggy, determined to catch O'Ryan.
White Legion
Dr. Fontaine
In the early 1900s, as the Panama Canal is being built, a group of doctors try to discover a cure for yellow fever, a disease that is decimating the workers constructing the canal.
Bunker Bean
Dr. Meyerhauser
A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.
Canción de amor
Snobbish Critic (uncredited)
Una aspirante a cantante y un joven compositor se enamoran y se casan: pero, mientras que ella alcanza el éxito, él sigue siendo un desconocido. Así las cosas, ella decide renunciar a su prometedora carrera por amor a su marido.
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Office Man
A Russian prince goes to Monte Carlo just after World War I with money supplied to him by Parisian Russians. He wins but the casino operators want him to honor the tradition of returning to the tables.
3 Kids and a Queen
Dr. Flesig
An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subsequently pretends to indeed be kidnapped, , in order to allow a reward of $50,000 to benefit an impecunious family headed by Tony Orsatti and his three sons, Blackie, Doc and Flash.
La alegre mentira
Mr. Squires
Mirabel es una joven que gana 5.000 dólares en la lotería, lo que le permite vivir a cuerpo de rey en Nueva York. Un día conoce a Sandro, un apuesto muchacho que trabaja como botones; pero las cosas no son lo que parecen.
Red Salute
League Speaker
The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and taken to Mexico--hoping that she will forget her "Red" boyfriend--by a young, handsome soldier named Jeff who, while somewhat of a goof-up, the general believes is still better for her.
Here Comes the Band
Armand de Valerie
In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate that the composer wrote his song by rearranging four folk tunes. He wins his song back and $50,000 in damages. Songs include: "Heading Home," "Roll Along Prairie Moon," "Tender Is the Night," "You're My Thrill," "I'm Bound for Heaven," and "The Army Band."
Corazones rotos
Enrico Pazzini
El profesor Thalma presenta, en su casa, al prestigioso director de orquesta Franz Roberti (Charles Boyer) y a su alumna Constance Dane (Katharine Hepburn), la cual impresionará luego, con su belleza y su talento como compositora al notable director. Después de estar felizmente casados, comenzarán los problemas cuando, a la vida de Franz, regresa una atractiva amiga de los viejos tiempos.
Folies Bergère
Perichot
Alternate-language French version of Folies Bergère de Paris (1935).
Vagabond Lady
Mr. 'Higgy' Higginbotham
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony returns from touring the South Seas in his boat, the "Vagabond Lady," Jo is attracted to him instead.
Los miserables
Thenardier
Siglo XIX. Adaptación de la famosa novela de Victor Hugo. Tras robar unas hogazas de pan para dárselas a unos niños hambrientos, Jean Valjean es perseguido por la justicia y encarcelado. Cuando sale de prisión, no sabe dónde ir, pues no confía en nadie; pero tiene la suerte de llegar a una ciudad, donde el bondadoso obispo Myriel le da cobijo y, además, lo salva de caer de nuevo en manos de la justicia.
Folies Bergère
Perishot
An entertainer impersonates a look-alike banker, causing comic confusion for wife and girlfriend.
Clive of India
Old Member
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
Sing Sing Nights
Prof. Varney
A respected war correspondent is found murdered, with three bullets--from three different guns--in him. Three different men are arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder, but only one can be the actual killer. A criminologist sets out to find who is really guilty.
Secret of the Chateau
Chief Inspector Marotte
Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.
I Am a Thief
M. Alexander Cassiet
A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.
I Sell Anything
Barouche
Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?
Madame Du Barry
Lebel
Dolores Del Rio plays 18th-century French courtesan DuBarry like a 20th-century golddigger on the make. Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D'Aigullon (Victor Jory), former street waif DuBarry charms her way into the heart -- and boudoir -- of gouty King Louis XV (Reginald Owen).
Cleopatra
Glabrio (scenes deleted)
Cleopatra (Claudette Colbert), reina de Egipto, recibe al cónsul romano Julio César (Warren William), con quien traza una alianza de cara a afianzar su posición. A la muerte de Julio, coquetea con Marco Antonio (Henry Wilcoxon), para intentar conservar el favor romano.
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
King Maxmilian of Belgardia
A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia. The showman falls in love with the daughter of the dotty king, who has promised her to another.
One Exciting Adventure
Jeweler
One Exciting Adventure is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank. It is a remake of the 1933 German film What Women Dream.
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Augustus Telfen
Tras una prolongada estancia en Inglaterra, Sophie Lang, famosa ladrona de joyas, regresa a Estados Unidos. Un detective de la policía de Nueva York cree que puede apresarla si consigue que se enamore de un famoso ladrón de joyas que está viajando por el país bajo un nombre falso.
Stingaree
Party Guest (uncredited)
A young lady named Hilda who works as a servant for the wealthy Clarksons, sheep farmers, and dreams of being a great singer. An upcoming visit by Sir Julian, a famous composer arriving from London, drives jealous Mrs. Clarkson (an interfering biddy who fancies she can sing - but can't) to send away Hilda, so he doesn't hear Hilda has a good voice. Meanwhile, an infamous outlaw named Stingaree has just arrived in town and kidnaps Sir Julian, then poses as him at the Clarksons, where he meets Hilda a few hours before she is to leave.
Una fiesta en Hollywood
Scientific Pedant (uncredited)
Schnarzan (Jimmy Durante), el héroe del cine de aventuras, está siendo cuestionado por sus falsas y ridículas peleas con animales. Cuando se entera de que el Barón de Munchausen y sus leones amaestrados andan de gira por Hollywood, el actor y el productor organizan una gran fiesta a la que invitan al barón para ver si logran convencerlo de que sus leones aparezcan en su siguiente película.
The Witching Hour
Dr. von Strohn
Jack Brookfield, un jugador con poderes clarividentes e hipnóticos, es capaz de ganar jugando a las cartas utilizándolos. Pero cuando inadvertidamente hipnotiza al joven Clay Thorne, éste, mientras está en trance, mata a un enemigo de Brookfield. Nadie cree en lo que afirma Brookfield de que Thorne es inocente de cualquier intento de asesino, por lo que Brookfield se asocia con Martin Prentice, abogado ya jubilado, con la esperanza de salvar al joven de la horca.
Upperworld (1934)
Marcus
Un magnate del ferrocarril es chantajeado por el novio y manager de la chica con la que comete adulterio.
La novia de la suerte
Cornelius - Lawyer
Barbara Stanwyck es una jugadora profesional llamada Lady Lee, que está obsesionada con el recuerdo de su padre, también un jugador profesional que se suicidó al no poder hacer frente a sus deudas. La vida de Lee se complica cuando se enamora de un hombre y debe salir indemne de peliagudos asuntos como el chantaje y el asesinato.
La reina del boulevard
Finot
Nana (Anna Sten) es una joven que sueña con triunfar en el mundo del espectáculo. Por ese motivo trabaja sin descanso en París. Un día tiene un golpe de fortuna, y un admirador suyo se decide a crear una revista musical donde Nana sea la única estrella. Esto le lanza a la fama, y pronto se ve rodeada de numerosos fans, que están ansiosos por conocerla en persona. Entre sus admiradores están el veterano Gran Duque Alexis, y un joven galán con quien no tarda en iniciar un romance. Pero el hermano mayor de su amante también anda enamorado de Nana, y los celos se cruzan en su camino. El Gran Duque se entera de la relación de Nana con el joven teniente, y destina a éste a un peligroso emplazamiento en Argelia. Nana, desesperada y presionada por el Gran Duque, abandona el espectáculo y se refugia en los brazos del hermano mayor de su antiguo amante. Un tiempo después, éste regresa de Argelia para luchar contra los prusianos.
Long Lost Father
Mr. Stewart, the Lawyer
A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier.
Bombay Mail
Governor Sir Anthony Daniels
In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and Bombay.
Alma de bailarina
Judge (uncredited)
Janie, una bailarina de un tugurio de Manhattan, es atrapada en una redada y llevada a la cárcel. De allí la saca Pat Gallagher, un amigo de la alta sociedad, que logra introducirla en una superproducción de Broadway, que le servirá de trampolín para alcanzar el estrellato
Hembra
Pettigrew
Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton) administra una empresa de automóviles y mantiene una buena relación con sus empleados, en especial con los hombres, con los que suele tener fugaces relaciones sexuales. Un día, llega a su empresa el ingeniero Jim Thorne, un hombre independiente por el que se siente atraída.
Berkeley Square
Mr. Throstle
A young American man is transported back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meets his ancestors.
Midnight Club
George Rubens
With a sparkling script by Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint" - the latest crime wave has Scotland Yard baffled. Commissioner Hope (Sir Guy Standing) sends two of his officers (Billy Bevan and Charles McNaughton) to the Midnight Club to check up on a couple of shady characters - Colin Grant (Clive Brook) and Arthur Bradley (Allan Mowbray) and a girl, Iris Witney (Helen Vinson). There have been a number of jewel robberies around town recently, but, unknown to the police, these three have the perfect alibis!!! They have found "doubles", and while they are out committing the robberies, their doubles spend the night at the club, confusing the two officers who are on their tail.
She Had to Say Yes
Sol Glass
Una secretaria es informada de que deberá "entretener" a los clientes de la firma, de lo contrario perderá el trabajo.
Horse Play
Oswald
Ranchowner Slim Perkins is in love with his neighbor's niece, Angelica Wayne, but her aunt and uncle throw him off their property because he is a poor bumbler. One day a stranger buys Slim's ranch for one million dollars because the land contains valuable minerals. Slim and his partner, Andy Jones, are overwhelmed by their new found wealth, but it does not help to soothe Slim's hurt feelings when he finds out that Angelica has gone to England to stay with her other aunt. He decides to bring her his horse, "Cynthia Ann," as a gift, and with Andy and the horse, he sets sail.
Vampiresas 1933
Clubman (uncredited)
En plena época de la Gran Depresión, Dick Powell es un compositor de canciones que se rebela contra sus adinerados padres para poder casarse con la corista Ruby Keeler. Musical de la Warner con espectaculares coreografías de Busby Berkeley. Obtuvo excelentes críticas.
Ex-Lady
Mr. Herbert Smith
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
The Warrior's Husband
Sapiens Sr.
The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hippolyta (Marjorie Rambeau) rules Pontus with masculine authority; in fact, it is the women of Pontus who do all the laboring, fighting, and governing. Hippolyta's husband Sapiens (Ernest Truex) is truly a sissy of the first order, and is not unlike most of Pontus' male inhabitants.
La mundana
Brooks' Lawyer
Una mujer es chantajeada por su primer marido, ella planea un viaje al extranjero para librarse de él.
Parole Girl
Taylor
A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole.
Girl Missing
Alvin Bradford
Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June decide to look for her to claim the reward.
Grand Slam
Cedric Van Dorn
A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winning at contract bridge.
El signo de la cruz
Glabrio
Imperio Romano, siglo I d. C. Después del gran incendio de Roma, el emperador Nerón, decide culpar a los cristianos y publica un edicto por el cual todos ellos deberán ser arrestados y enviados a la arena del circo. Entre los detenidos se encuentran dos viejos cristianos y la hermosa hija de uno de ellos, de la que se enamora Marcus: el más alto funcionario de Roma.
Gran Hotel
Pimenov
Las diferentes historias de los huéspedes de un elegante hotel es el argumento de este film de brillante reparto. Obtuvo tan sólo un Oscar, pero fue el de mejor película.
Esta noche o nunca
Rudig
La húngara Nella Vago (Gloria Swanson) es una diva de ópera cuyo agente insiste en que sus representaciones carecen de pasión, una situación que sólo podría cambiar si la propia Vago tuviera una verdadera experiencia amorosa. En un viaje de vuelta a Budapest, Vago descubre que su novio, el Conde Albert von Granac, tiene una aventura. El ánimo y la titubeante carrera de Vago recibirán entonces un gran impulso gracias a la relación de la diva con el apuesto Jim Fletcher (Melvyn Douglas). (FILMAFFINITY)
Zaza
Duke de Brissac
Zaza (Swanson) es una actriz y la favorita en un teatro al aire libre en una pequeña ciudad francesa. Cuando el diplomático Bernard Dufresne (H. Warner) llega a la aldea, se aleja por temor a que se enamore de ella. Pero durante una actuación, mientras Zaza canta en un columpio, su rival (Mary Thurmon) corta la cuerda y ella se cae. Zaza está gravemente herida y conoce a Dufresne. Un romance brota rápidamente y él la instala en una villa. Su felicidad se ve empañada, sin embargo, cuando su esposa aparece y le ruega que renuncie a Zaza para que pueda asumir un alto cargo diplomático. Zaza cree que Dufresne la ha dejado por otra mujer, y solo después de viajar a París se da cuenta de que él ya estaba casado y tenía una familia. Con el corazón roto, le da la espalda al asunto. Los años pasan, la Primera Guerra Mundial va y viene, y los antiguos amantes se reúnen una vez más. La esposa de Dufresne ha muerto, por lo que pueden reunirse.
El hombre y la bestia
Old Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
Famosa adaptación del clásico de Robert Louis Stevenson. En esta ocasión, es John Barrymore el amable doctor Jekyll, que sufre de un terrible trastorno de doble personalidad que le hace convertirse de vez en cuando en el terrible Mr. Hyde.