Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler · Character
George Strümpfli
Mabuse's driver and enforcer, a man who carries out orders without flinching and knows the doctor's wishes before they are spoken.
supporting
Also known as George, George Hinrichsen, Hinrichsen
First appearance: dr mabuse the gambler
As a supporting figure in Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, George Strümpfli is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as George; Mabuse calls for him to bring bigger glasses and later tells him he is going to bed.
George is the shadow at Mabuse's shoulder, driving the car, removing the gas-flask, delivering the knife-edged messages that keep the doctor's household in line. He is the one who tells Cara that the master's will is like a sledgehammer, and he says it without cruelty, as a man who has long since stopped being surprised by what devotion costs. His presence in the early chapters establishes that Mabuse's power is not merely intellectual but logistical, enforced by men who have surrendered their own judgment to his.
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Character groups
- Gambling underworld figures
- Mabuse's criminal network
- Protagonist
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