Heinrich Gotho

Heinrich Gotho
Born	May 2, 1873 or 26 July 1891 Dolyna, Austria-Hungary
Died	29 September 1977 (???) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Heinrich Gottesmann
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1922-1933 (film)

Heinrich Gotho (1873 or 1891 – September 29, 1977 ???) was an Austrian film actor. He started his acting career at some provincial theatres, until he found an engagement at the Neues Volkstheater in Berlin. The character actor appeared in over 50 films between 1922 and 1933, mostly in smaller roles. He notably appeared in numerous movies by director Fritz Lang, among them Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922), Metropolis (1927) and M (1931). Gotho was forced to retire from film acting in 1933, as a Jew he had no possibilites to work any longer in the National Socialist Germany.

Information about his later life remains sparse and controversial, no claims about his birth or death year is undisputed.

Selected filmography

• Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
• The False Dimitri (1922)
• Man Against Man (1924)
• The Gentleman Without a Residence (1925)
• Weekend Magic (1927)
• The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
• The Imaginary Baron (1927)
• Grand Hotel (1927)
• Metropolis (1927)
• Spione (1928)
• The Shop Prince (1928)
• Accident (1928)
• Volga Volga (1928)
• The Saint and Her Fool (1928)
• The Duty to Remain Silent (1928)
• What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime (1929)
• My Heart is a Jazz Band (1929)
• Woman in the Moon (1929)
• The Ship of Lost Souls (1929)
• Love in the Ring (1930)
• Rooms to Let (1930)
• Dance Into Happiness (1930)
• M (1931)
• Mary (1931)

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.

External links

• Heinrich Gotho at the Internet Movie Database