Acting
Götz George
DE, EN, FR, IT cinema · 106 credits
Born
23 July 1938
Died
19 June 2016 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
Götz George (July 23, 1938 - June 19, 2016) was a German film, television, and stage actor. Born in Berlin, he was the son of actors Heinrich George and Berta Drews. He began performing on stage as a child and made his film debut alongside Romy Schneider in When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1953). George gained recognition through German adventure films during the 1960s, including The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962). He became one of Germany’s most popular television actors through his portrayal of the unconventional police detective Horst Schimanski in the crime series Tatort (1981-1991). He later reprised the role in the spin-off series Schimanski (1997-2013). His notable film credits include Abwärts (1984), Die Katze (1988), Schtonk! (1992), Der Totmacher (1995), Rossini (1997), and Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999). His performance as serial killer Fritz Haarmann in Der Totmacher earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. Throughout his career, George received numerous honors, including several German Film Awards, Grimme Awards, and the Federal Cross of Merit. In the television biographical drama George (2013), he portrayed his own father, Heinrich George. He died in Hamburg on June 19, 2016, at the age of 77.
Known for
Filmography
Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit
as Ferdinand Türnitz
Besondere Schwere der Schuld
as Joseph Komalschek
George
as Heinrich George / Himself
Zettl
as Kanzler
Tod einer Polizistin
as Bruno Theweleit
Nacht ohne Morgen
as Jasper Dänert
Papa allein zu Haus
as Theo Winter
Civil Courage
as Peter Jordan
Lüg weiter, Liebling
as Hans-Peter „Hape“ Wegener
Mein Kampf
as Schlomo Herzl
Schokolade für den Chef
as Ernst Schmitt
Meine fremde Tochter
as Johann Bergkamp
Der Novembermann
as Henry
Die Katze
as Siegmar
Maria an Callas
as Jost
Als der Fremde kam
2006
Als der Fremde kam
as Dr. Robert Stubenrauch
Kabale und Liebe
as Präsident von Walter
Einmal so wie ich will
2005
Einmal so wie ich will
as John Schlesinger
Alpenglühen zwei - Liebe versetzt Berge
as Hannes Seeger
Leaf and Blossom - The Inheritance
as Vincent Gottwald
Coming Home
as Richard Esser
Gott ist tot
as Heinrich
Verliebte Diebe
as Vinzenz Kröger
Alpenglühen
as Hannes Seeger
Familienkreise
2003
Familienkreise
as Raimund Parz
Geheimnisvolle Freundinnen
as Sandmann
Der Anwalt und sein Gast
as Frank Karmann
Liebe ist die halbe Miete
as Dr. Gottfried Naumann
Advertising Rules!
as Edward Kaminsky
Liebe. Macht. Blind.
2001
Liebe. Macht. Blind.
as Alexander Stahlberg
Bargeld lacht
as Harry Freundner
After the Truth
as Josef Mengele, Co-Producer
Racheengel - Stimme aus dem Dunkeln
as Dr. Meinfeld
Die Entführung
as Carl Heidfeld
Solo for Clarinet
as Bernhard 'Bernie' Kominka
The Trio
as Zobel
Die Bubi Scholz Story
as Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - alt
Rossini
as Uhu Zigeuner
The 120 Days of Bottrop
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gates of Fire
as Harry Kowa
Tote sterben niemals aus
as Benno / Theobald
The Deathmaker
as Fritz Haarmann
Der Sandmann
as Henry Kupfer
Der Mann auf der Bettkante
as Jakob 'Jack' Förnbeisser
Ich und Christine
as Bruno
Schulz & Schulz V : Fünf vor Zwölf
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schulz & Schulz IV: Neue Welten, alte Lasten
1992
Schulz & Schulz IV: Neue Welten, alte Lasten
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schtonk!
as Hermann Willié
Schulz & Schulz III: Wechselspiele
1992
Schulz & Schulz III: Wechselspiele
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schulz & Schulz II: Aller Anfang ist schwer
1991
Schulz & Schulz II: Aller Anfang ist schwer
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schulz & Schulz
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
The Break
as Walter Graf
Blue-Eyed
as Johann Neudorf
Silence Like Glass
Associate Producer
The Cat
as Probek
The Crack Connection
as Schimanski
On the Killer's Track
as Schimanski
Out of Order
as Jörg
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
as Craig Murray
Abgehört
as Bozidar Popkov-Prokop
Der König und sein Narr
as Friedrich Wilhelm I.
Überfall in Glasgow
1981
Überfall in Glasgow
as Craig Kennan
Dantons Tod
1981
Dantons Tod
as Georges Danton
Der Regenmacher
1980
Der Regenmacher
as Bill Starbuck
Death Is My Trade
as Franz Lang als Erwachsener
Mandragola
1974
Mandragola
as Diener Siro
Wind from the East
as Soldat
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Carl Jensen
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
as Eddie Blomfield
Commandos
as Rudi
Der Eismann kommt
1968
Der Eismann kommt
as Rocky Pioggi
Match
1968
Match
as André
Der Werbeoffizier
1967
Der Werbeoffizier
as Captain Plume
Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
as Peter Schlemihl
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
as Jeff Brown
Ferien mit Piroschka
as Thomas Laurends
Man Called Gringo
as Sheriff Mace Carson
Alle meine Söhne
1965
Alle meine Söhne
as Chris Keller
Frontier Hellcat
as Martin Baumann Jr.
Mark of the Tortoise
as Donald "Don" Micklem
Destination Death
as Herbert Hackländer
Liebe will gelernt sein
as Hansgeorg Lehmbruck
Man and Beast
as Franz Köhler
Treasure of Silver Lake
as Fred Engel
Hypnosis
Actor
Ihr schönster Tag
as Adam Kowalski
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
as Jochen Rehbert
Murder Party
as Kersten
Until Hell Is Frozen
as Peter Joost
Unser Haus in Kamerun
as Georg Ambrock
Alle meine Söhne
1961
Alle meine Söhne
as Christian Keller
The Fair
as Robert Mertens
Carnival Confession
as Clemens
Jacqueline
1959
Jacqueline
as Gustav Bäumler
As Long as the Heart Still Beats
as Eberhard Römer
Kolportage
as Erik Stjernenhö
Old Boat and Young Love
as Karl „Kalle“ Borchert
Ihre große Prüfung
1954
Ihre große Prüfung
as Peter Behrend
