Götz Otto

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, as Adolf Hitler's adjutant Otto Günsche in the 2004 World War II film Downfall, and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film Iron Sky.

Götz Otto
Otto in 2015
Born (1967-10-15) 15 October 1967
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouses
  • Uschi Maichen
Sabine Louys
(m. 2000)
[1]
Children4

Biography

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", the 198 cm (6 ft 6 inches) actor did it in five.[2]

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.[3] 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 US and plots to become Führer of the Moon Nazi colony.

He has tried 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.

Otto is 198 cm (6 ft 6 inches) tall and, in his earlier films, often characterized by his bleached blonde hair.

Filmography

Otto in 2009 at the Women's World Awards
YearTitleRole
1992 Little Sharks Body
1993 Dann eben mit Gewalt (TV)
1993 Hochwürden erbt das Paradies
1993 Schindler's List Plaszow SS Guard #3
1994 Lauras Entscheidung
1995 Over My Dead Body Zuhälter 1 (Pimp #1)
1995 After Five in the Forest Primeval Türsteher (Bouncer)
1996 Gridlock (TV) Mr. Two
1996 Doppelter Einsatz: Adrenalin (TV) Bernd Glowacz
1996 SK-Babies: Countdown (TV) Michael Landis
1996 SOKO 5113: Ein interessanter Typ (TV) Vogel
1996 Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (TV) Heinrich
1996 Shine – Die Angst hat einen Namen (Video game) Wetherby Duke (voice)
1997 Rosamunde Pilcher: Irrwege des Herzens (TV) Giles Savours
1997 Die Friedensmission – 10 Stunden Angst (TV)
1997 Kommissar Schimpanski: Die Falle (TV) LKA-Beamter Lieb
1997 Tatort: Nahkampf (TV) Arnold von Brentano
1997 Der Schutzengel (TV) Kai
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Mr. Stamper
1998 Earthquake in New York Detective Eric Steadman
1998 The Girl of Your DreamsHeinrich von Wermelskirch
1999 Beowulf Roland
1999 The Blond Baboon (TV) Kommissar Philipp Graf
1999 Framed (Short) Pfleger #1 (Male Nurse #1)
1999 Der Voyeur (TV) Curt Rinneberg
1999 Ein Weihnachtsmärchen (TV) Tschak
1999 The Millennium Disaster: Computer Crash 2000 (TV) Dan Corpening
2000 Gunblast Vodka Abel Rothstein
2000 Marlene Gary Cooper
2000 Bear on the Run Entfesslungskünstler (Escape artist)
2001 Der kleine Mann
2001 She Attila
2001 Zsa Zsa
2001 High Adventure Sarkhan
2001 Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express Boris
2001 Goebbels und Geduldig Adjudant
2001 Dance with the Devil (TV) Lockvogel
2002 Planet B: The Antman Don José de Alvarez
2002 Edel & Starck: Und ewig lockt der Mann (TV) Tim Reskau (1 episode)
2002 El Embrujo de Shanghai Omar
2002 Ma femme s'appelle Maurice Johnny Zucchini
2002 Family Affairs – Gier nach Glück (TV) Dave
2003 Die Pfefferkörner: Crash, Boom, Bäng (TV) John Quentin
2003 Planet B: Mask Under Mask Gomez
2003 Der Ermittler: Die Zeugin (TV) Ole Christiansen
2003 Deep Freeze Nelson
2003 Millennium Mann: Brüder (TV) Roder
2004 Downfall Adjutant Otto Günsche
2004 Ring of the Nibelungs (TV) King Thorkwin
2004 Polizeiruf 110 (TV, 3 episodes, 2004–2007) Paul Reinhardt
2005 The Clown: Payday Zorbek
2005 Apollonia (TV) Kaplan Johannes Ebner
2005 Pfarrer Braun: Bruder Mord (TV) Pater Andreas
2005 Grenzverkehr Großer Smetana
2005 Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg Harry Melton
2005 Stockflame (Short) Niklas von Dhrei
2005 Der Todestunnel (TV) Roman Sikorski
2005 Urmel aus dem Eis (TV) König Pumponell
2006 Balko: Ich töte Mutter (TV) Lukowski
2006 Alien Autopsy Laszlo Voros
2006 Eva Blond: Epsteins Erbe (TV) Detlev
2006 Rettet die Weihnachtsgans (TV) Alfred
2007 Die Erntehelferin (TV) Martin
2007 Siska: Spiel im Schatten (TV) Ronald Bergmann
2007 Doktor Martin: Herzflimmern (TV) Kurt Bendicks
2007 SOKO Donau: Eiszeit (TV) Sascha Gorki
2007 Für immer Afrika (TV) Christian Lindenburg
2008 Ossi's Eleven Axel Franke
2009 Betrayal Krüger
2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV) Walter
2010 Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (TV) Genseric
2010 The Whore (TV) König
2012 Iron Sky Klaus Adler
2012 Cloud Atlas Withers
2013 Legend № 17 Phil Esposito
2015 Prinzessin Maleen (TV) Baron Raimund
2016 Vesper (Short) Walter
2016 The Visitors: Bastille Day Colonel Wurtz
2019–2020 Dignity (TV series) Paul Schäfer (Main role)
2020 Enfant Terrible

References

  1. "Google Translate". 6 September 2022.
  2. "Promi-Porträt: Götz Otto". kwick!. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
  3. Götz Otto
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