Gottfried Lenz — Three Comrades Character Profile

About Gottfried Lenz

A fellow WWI veteran and auto-repair partner who supports Erich's relationship. He struggles with his pacifist beliefs but is fatally shot by a thug while attempting to attack Dr. Becker, marking a turning point for his friends.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Young

Appears in

Three Comrades (1938)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Gottfried Lenz — Alliance Comrade — Erich Lohkamp (Robert Taylor)

  WWI comrades and business partners

• Gottfried Lenz — Alliance Comrade — Otto Koster (Franchot Tone)

  WWI comrades and business partners

• Gottfried Lenz — Professional Disciple — Dr. Becker (Henry Hull)

  Follows Dr. Becker's pacifist teachings

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• Herr Schultz (Spencer Charters)
• Frau Schmidt (uncredited) (Esther Muir)
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• Second comic (uncredited) (Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
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