Götz Otto Explained

Götz Otto
Birth Date:1967 10, df=y
Birth Place:Dietzenbach, West Germany
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1989–present
Spouse:
  • Uschi Maichen
  • [1]
Children:4

Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is 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.

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.

Filmography

Year Title Role
1992Little SharksBody
1993Dann eben mit Gewalt (TV)
1993Hochwürden erbt das Paradies
1993Schindler's ListPlaszow SS Guard #3
1994Lauras Entscheidung
1995Over My Dead BodyZuhälter 1 (Pimp #1)
1995After Five in the Forest PrimevalTürsteher (Bouncer)
1996Gridlock (TV)Mr. Two
1996Doppelter Einsatz

Adrenalin (TV)

Bernd Glowacz
1996SK-Babies

Countdown (TV)

Michael Landis
1996SOKO 5113

Ein interessanter Typ (TV)

Vogel
1996Hart to Hart

Till Death Do Us Hart (TV)

Heinrich
1996Shine – Die Angst hat einen Namen (Video game)Wetherby Duke (voice)
1997Rosamunde Pilcher: Irrwege des Herzens (TV)Giles Savours
1997 (TV)
1997Kommissar Schimpanski: Die Falle (TV)LKA-Beamter Lieb
1997Tatort

Nahkampf (TV)

Arnold von Brentano
1997Der Schutzengel (TV)Kai
1997Tomorrow Never DiesMr. Stamper
1998Earthquake in New YorkDetective Eric Steadman
1998The Girl of Your Dreams Heinrich von Wermelskirch
1999BeowulfRoland
1999The Blond Baboon (TV)Kommissar Philipp Graf
1999Framed (Short)Pfleger #1 (Male Nurse #1)
1999Der Voyeur (TV)Curt Rinneberg
1999Ein Weihnachtsmärchen (TV)Tschak
1999 (TV)Dan Corpening
2000Gunblast VodkaAbel Rothstein
2000MarleneGary Cooper
2000Entfesslungskünstler (Escape artist)
2001Der kleine Mann
2001SheAttila
2001Zsa Zsa
2001High AdventureSarkhan
2001Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient ExpressBoris
2001Goebbels und GeduldigAdjudant
2001 (TV)Lockvogel
2002Planet B: The AntmanDon José de Alvarez
2002Edel & Starck

Und ewig lockt der Mann (TV)

Tim Reskau (1 episode)
2002El Embrujo de ShanghaiOmar
2002Ma femme s'appelle MauriceJohnny Zucchini
2002Family Affairs – Gier nach Glück (TV)Dave
2003Die Pfefferkörner

Crash, Boom, Bäng (TV)

John Quentin
2003Planet B: Mask Under MaskGomez
2003Der Ermittler

Die Zeugin (TV)

Ole Christiansen
2003Deep FreezeNelson
2003Millennium Mann: Brüder (TV)Roder
2004DownfallAdjutant Otto Günsche
2004Ring of the Nibelungs (TV)King Thorkwin
2004Polizeiruf 110 (TV, 3 episodes, 2004–2007)Paul Reinhardt
2005Zorbek
2005Apollonia (TV)Kaplan Johannes Ebner
2005Pfarrer Braun

Bruder Mord (TV)

Pater Andreas
2005Großer Smetana
2005Karl May Festival in Bad SegebergHarry Melton
2005Stockflame (Short)Niklas von Dhrei
2005Der Todestunnel (TV)Roman Sikorski
2005Urmel aus dem Eis (TV)König Pumponell
2006Balko

Ich töte Mutter (TV)

Lukowski
2006Alien AutopsyLaszlo Voros
2006Eva Blond

Epsteins Erbe (TV)

Detlev
2006Rettet die Weihnachtsgans (TV)Alfred
2007Die Erntehelferin (TV)Martin
2007Siska

Spiel im Schatten (TV)

Ronald Bergmann
2007Doktor Martin

Herzflimmern (TV)

Kurt Bendicks
2007SOKO Donau

Eiszeit (TV)

Sascha Gorki
2007Für immer Afrika (TV)Christian Lindenburg
2008Axel Franke
2009BetrayalKrüger
2010The Pillars of the Earth (TV)Walter
2010 (TV)Genseric
2010The Whore (TV)König
2012Iron SkyKlaus Adler
2012Cloud AtlasWithers
2013Legend № 17Phil Esposito
2015Prinzessin Maleen (TV)Baron Raimund
2016Vesper (Short)Walter
2016Colonel Wurtz
2019–2020Dignity (TV series)Paul Schäfer (Main role)
2020Enfant Terrible

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Translate. 6 September 2022 .
  2. News: Promi-Porträt: Götz Otto . kwick! . 20 October 2007 . 6 January 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022072341/http://www.kwick.de/magazin/promi_portraet_goetz_otto_.9014.html . 22 October 2007 .
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653248/ Götz Otto