Actor
Gustav von Wangenheim
Born 18 February 1895 · Wiesbaden, Germany — died 14 October 1975
Gustav von Wangenheim was a German actor, director and screenwriter, born in Wiesbaden. He is best remembered as Thomas Hutter, the hero of F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu, and for other Weimar-era silent films. A committed communist, he later turned to directing in the Soviet Union and East Germany.
Key films
Nosferatu (1922)On Cinespective
His most famous role, as Hutter, the young man who travels to Count Orlok's castle, in Murnau's landmark horror film.
Warning Shadows (1923)
Starred in this celebrated German silent film, a key work of the Weimar-era expressionist tradition.
Woman in the Moon (1929)
Acted in Fritz Lang's pioneering science-fiction film, one of his best-known late silent appearances.
The Struggle (1936)
Marks his shift to directing, made in the Soviet Union and reflecting his political commitments.
Und wieder 48 (1948)
A postwar film he directed in Germany, showing his later career as a director.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 26
- 1916The Artificial Man · as o. A.Actor
- 1916The Love Tragedy of the Homunculus · as o. A.Actor
- 1916Passionels TagebuchActor
- 1917Die ErzkoketteActor
- 1918Ferdinand Lassalle · as Janko von RakowitzaActor
- 1919KitschActor
- 1920Kohlhiesel's Daughters · as Paul SepplActor
- 1920Romeo and Juliet in the Snow · as RomeoActor
- 1920Panic in the House of ArdonActor
- 1921The House on the Moon · as Andreas, sein SohnActor
- 1922Nosferatu · as HutterActor
- 1923Warning Shadows · as Her LoverActor
- 1923The Stone Rider · as JägerActor
- 1929Woman in the Moon · as Hans WindeggerActor
- 1930The Twelfth Hour · as Kundberg (Archive footage)Actor
- 1931Danton · as DesmoulinsActor
- 1932Boo · as Hutter (edited from "Nosferatu")Actor
- 1936The StruggleDirector
- 1948Und wieder 48Director
- 1950Hogler's TaskDirector
- 1954Gefährliche FrachtDirector
- 1956Heimliche EhenDirector
- 2019CALCO (A Symphony of Echo) · as Thomas HutterActor
- 2023The Tomb of Nosferatu · as Hutter (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Synthwave Horror: Nosferatu · as Thomas HutterActor
- 2025Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror · as HutterActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.