Biography

Karl Günther was born on November 15, 1885 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Preußische Liebesgeschichte (1938), Lady Windermeres Fächer (1935) and Der Teufel führt Regie (1951). He died on June 27, 1951 in Vienna, Austria.

Debonair Austrian stage and screen character actor who played refined gentlemen in films of the 1930's and 40's. Longstanding member of both the Vienna Burgtheater and the Theater in der Josefstadt.

He was able to continue his film career successfully after the war till his death.

From the middle of the 30's he became a popular actor of normally noble origins like officers, aristocrats or people in executive post.

He often gave his support roles a touch of elegance und was convincing in movies like "Lady Windermeres Fächer" (1935), "Burgtheater" (1936), and "Gauner im Frack" (1937),.