Götz Otto
| Götz Otto | |
|---|---|
 Götz Otto in 2015. | |
| Born |
15 October 1967 Dietzenbach, West Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film Iron Sky.
Life and career
Otto was born in Dietzenbach and his parents ran a bakery in the city.
He played Mr. Stamper, the villain Elliot Carver's assistant, in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. When called for casting, Otto was given twenty seconds to introduce himself. Saying, "I'm big, I'm bad, and I'm German.", he did it in five.[1]
Otto also played minor roles of epic Nazi films such as the 1993 Steven Spielberg film Schindler's List as an SS guard. He later played the role of SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche in the critically acclaimed 2004 film Downfall.[2] In 2006, he appeared in the UK film Alien Autopsy. His portrayal of Billy the Kid in Bremen in 2011 fulfilled a long standing desire to act in the Western genre.
In 2012 he starred in the film Iron Sky as the movie's primary antagonist – Moon Nazi officer Adler, who infiltrates the USA and plots to become Führer of the Moon Nazi colony.
He has turned his hand to being an occasional race car driver. In 2007, he raced in the German Mini Challenge VIP car at Oschersleben, but, after a strong performance in the first race, he rolled the car on the second turn of race two. He was given another opportunity in the Mini Challenge VIP Car as part of the 2008 German Grand Prix weekend at Hockenheim.
Physical Appearance
Otto is known for his very tall stature, and is 198 cm (6 ft 6 inches) tall and, in his earlier films, often characterised by bleached blonde hair.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kleine Haie | Body | |
| 1993 | Dann eben mit Gewalt | TV | |
| Hochwürden erbt das Paradies | TV | ||
| Schindler's List | Plaszow SS Guard | ||
| 1994 | Lauras Entscheidung | TV | |
| 1995 | Nur über meine Leiche | Zuhälter 1 (Pimp #1) | |
| After Five in the Forest Primeval | Türsteher (Bouncer) | ||
| 1996 | Gridlock | TV | Mr. Two |
| Doppelter Einsatz | TV | Bernd Glowacz (1 episode) | |
| SK Babies | TV | Landis (1 episode) | |
| SOKO 5113 | TV | Vogel (1 episode) | |
| Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart | TV | Heinrich | |
| Shine – Die Angst hat einen Namen | VG | Wetherby Duke (voice) | |
| 1997 | Rosamunde Pilcher | TV | Giles Savours (1 episode) |
| Die Friedensmission | TV | ||
| Kommissar Schimpanski | TV | LKA-Beamter Lieb (1 episode) | |
| Tatort | TV | Arnold von Brentano (1 episode) | |
| Der Schutzengel | TV | Kai | |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Mr. Stamper | ||
| 1998 | Earthquake in New York | TV | Detective Eric Steadman |
| La Niña de tus ojos | Heinrich von Wermelskirch | ||
| 1999 | Beowulf | Roland | |
| Der Blonde Affe | TV | Kommissar Philipp Graf | |
| Framed | Pfleger No. 1 (Nurse #1) | ||
| Der Voyeur | TV | Curt Rinneberg | |
| Ein Weihnachtsmärchen | TV | Tschak | |
| Die Millennium-Katastrophe | TV | Dan Corpening | |
| 2000 | Gunblast Vodka | Abel Rothstein | |
| Marlene | Gary Cooper | ||
| Der Bär ist los | Entfesslungskünstler (Escape artist) | ||
| 2001 | Der Kleine Mann | ||
| She | Attila | ||
| Zsa Zsa | |||
| High Adventure | Sarkhan | ||
| Death, Deceit and Destiny | Boris | ||
| Goebbels und Geduldig | Adjudant Brenneisen | ||
| Der Tanz mit dem Teufel | TV | Lockvogel | |
| 2002 | Planet B: The Antman | Don José de Alvarez | |
| Edel & Starck | TV | Tim Reskau (1 episode) | |
| El Embrujo de Shanghai | Omar | ||
| Ma femme s'appelle Maurice | Johnny Zucchini | ||
| Family Affairs – Gier nach Glück | TV | Dave | |
| 2003 | Die Pfefferkörner | TV | John Quentin (1 episode) |
| Planet B: Mask Under Mask | Gomez | ||
| Der Ermittler | TV | Ole Christiansen (1 episode) | |
| Deep Freeze | Nelson | ||
| Millennium Mann | TV | Roder (1 episode) | |
| 2004 | Der Untergang | Adjutant Otto Günsche | |
| Ring of the Nibelungs | TV | King Thorkwin | |
| Polizeiruf 110 | TV | Paul Reinhardt (3 episodes, 2004–2007) | |
| 2005 | Der Clown | Zorbek | |
| Apollonia | TV | Kaplan Johannes Ebner | |
| Pfarrer Braun | TV | Pater Andreas (1 episode) | |
| Grenzverkehr | Großer Smetana | ||
| Karl-May-Spiele | TV | Harry Melton | |
| Stockflame | Niklas von Dhrei | ||
| Der Todestunnel | TV | Roman Sikorski | |
| Urmel aus dem Eis | TV | König Pumponell | |
| 2006 | Balko | TV | Lukowski (1 episode) |
| Alien Autopsy | Laszlo Voros | ||
| Blond: Eva Blond! | TV | Detlev (1 episode) | |
| Rettet die Weihnachtsgans | TV | Alfred | |
| 2007 | Die Erntehelferin | TV | Martin |
| Siska | TV | Ronald Bergmann (1 episode) | |
| Doktor Martin | TV | Kurt Bendicks (1 episode) | |
| SOKO Donau | TV | Sascha Gorki (1 episode) | |
| Für immer Afrika | TV | Christian Lindenburg | |
| 2008 | Ossis Eleven | ||
| 2009 | Svik | Krüger | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | TV | Walter |
| Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire | TV | Genseric | |
| The Whore | TV | König | |
| 2012 | Iron Sky | Klaus Adler | |
| Cloud Atlas | Withers | ||
| 2013 | Legend № 17 | Phil Esposito | |
References
- ↑ "Promi-Porträt: Götz Otto". kwick!. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
- ↑ Götz Otto
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