Rudi Godden
Rudi Godden (18 April 1907 – 4 January 1941) was a German singer and film actor, notable for his role in Nazi-era musical films such as Hello Janine! And Robert and Bertram. Das Gewehr Űber (Shoulder Arms) was a 1939 propaganda film.
Rudi Godden

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- Name
- Rudi Godden
- Born
- 18 April 1907
- Birthplace
- Berlin, German Empire
- Place of death
- Berlin, Nazi Germany
- Occupation
- Film actor, singer
- Died
- 1941 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- German Reich
- Languages
- German
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Rudi Godden (18 April 1907 – 4 January 1941) was a German singer and film actor, notable for his role in Nazi-era musical films such as Hello Janine! And Robert and Bertram. Das Gewehr Űber (Shoulder Arms) was a 1939 propaganda film.
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Biography
Godden unexpectedly died of blood poisoning in 1941.
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Key facts
• Name — Rudi Godden • Born — 18 April 1907 • Birthplace — Berlin, German Empire • Place of death — Berlin, Nazi Germany • Occupation — Film actor, singer
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Truxa (1937) • Musketier Meier III (1938) • The Stars Shine (1938) • The Great and the Little Love (1938) • Hello Janine! (1939) • The Golden Mask (1939) • Shoulder Arms (1939) • Robert and Bertram (1939) • Polterabend (1940) • Die lustigen Vagabunden (1940) • The Unfaithful Eckehart (1940)
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- 1.CineGraph, IMDb und filmportal.de nennen 4. Januar, Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films und Ulrich Liebe (Hrsg.): Von Adorf bis Ziemann. Die Bibliographie der Schauspieler-Biographien 1900–2000 dagegen 3. Januar 1941 als Sterbetag.
- 2.Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexikon Berliner Begräbnisstätten. Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1, S. 752.
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