Menu
All
All
Titles
TV Episodes
Celebs
Companies
Keywords
Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer?
Create account
EN
Fully supported
English (United States)
Partially supported
Français (Canada)
Français (France)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
हिंदी (भारत)
Italiano (Italia)
Português (Brasil)
Español (España)
Español (México)
Use app
Back
Biography
Awards
Trivia
IMDbPro
All topics
Biography
Franz Grothe
Jump to
Overview (3)
Mini Bio (1)
Family (1)
Trivia (25)
Edit
Overview
Born
September 17
,
1908
·
Berlin, Germany
Died
September 12
,
1982
·
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Franz Johannes August Grothe
Mini Bio
Franz Grothe was born on September 17, 1908 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for
The Good Liar (2019)
,
Waltz Melodies (1938)
and
Das Schloß in Flandern (1936)
. He was married to
Kirsten Heiberg
and Gerda Eckert. He died on September 12, 1982 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
Family
Spouses
Kirsten Heiberg
(1938 - 1951) (divorced)
Gerda Eckert
Trivia
Gained a nation-wide audience from 1965 as conductor and musical director of the popular TV variety show "Zum Blauen Bock".
Created the Franz Grothe Stiftung (Foundation) in 1960 to assist up and coming or struggling musicians and composers.
Pianist, conductor and composer of film music, operettas, swing jazz and popular songs.
Was a member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 1933 and remained opposed to de-nazification after the war.
Began as a sixteen-year old pianist in the orchestra of saxophonist Eric Borchardt.
20 more
All
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Learn more about contributing
Edit page
More from this person
View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro
More to explore
Photos
Hollywood Power Couples
See the gallery
Photos
The Greatest Character Actors of All Time
See the gallery
List
5 Movies to Watch While Gearing Up for 'Furiosa'
See our picks
Recently viewed
Please enable browser cookies to use this feature.
Learn more.
Back to top