Götz Otto

Götz Otto
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Götz Otto in 2015.
Born (1967-10-15) 15 October 1967 (age 54)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Spouse(s)Uschi Maichen
Sabine Louys (2000-present)
Children4

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.

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", the 6'6" (198 cm) actor did it in five.

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. 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.

Götz Otto in 2009, at the Women's World Awards.

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.

Physical appearance

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

Filmography

Year Title Role
1992 Little Sharks Body
1993 Dann eben mit Gewalt
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 Mr. Two
1996 Doppelter Einsatz Bernd Glowacz (1 episode)
1996 SK-Babies Landis (1 episode)
1996 SOKO 5113 Vogel (1 episode)
1996 Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart Heinrich
1996 Shine – Die Angst hat einen Namen (Video game) Wetherby Duke (voice)
1997 Rosamunde Pilcher: Irrwege des Herzens Giles Savours
1997 Die Friedensmission – 10 Stunden Angst [de]
1997 Kommissar Schimpanski LKA-Beamter Lieb (1 episode)
1997 Tatort Arnold von Brentano (1 episode)
1997 Der Schutzengel Kai
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Mr. Stamper
1998 Earthquake in New York Detective Eric Steadman
1998 The Girl of Your Dreams Heinrich von Wermelskirch
1999 Beowulf Roland
1999 Der blonde Affe Kommissar Philipp Graf
1999 Framed Pfleger #1 (Nurse #1)
1999 Der Voyeur Curt Rinneberg
1999 Ein Weihnachtsmärchen Tschak
1999 Die Millennium-Katastrophe Dan Corpening
2000 Gunblast Vodka Abel Rothstein
2000 Marlene Gary Cooper
2000 Der Bär ist los 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 [de] Lockvogel
2002 Planet B: The Antman Don José de Alvarez
2002 Edel & Starck Tim Reskau (1 episode)
2002 El Embrujo de Shanghai Omar
2002 Ma femme s'appelle Maurice Johnny Zucchini
2002 Family Affairs – Gier nach Glück Dave
2003 Die Pfefferkörner John Quentin (1 episode)
2003 Planet B: Mask Under Mask Gomez
2003 Der Ermittler Ole Christiansen (1 episode)
2003 Deep Freeze Nelson
2003 Millennium Mann Roder (1 episode)
2004 Downfall Adjutant Otto Günsche
2004 Ring of the Nibelungs King Thorkwin
2004 Polizeiruf 110 Paul Reinhardt (3 episodes, 2004–2007)
2005 Der Clown [fr] Zorbek
2005 Apollonia Kaplan Johannes Ebner
2005 Pfarrer Braun Pater Andreas (1 episode)
2005 Grenzverkehr Großer Smetana
2005 Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg Harry Melton
2005 Stockflame Niklas von Dhrei
2005 Der Todestunnel Roman Sikorski
2005 Urmel aus dem Eis König Pumponell
2006 Balko Lukowski (1 episode)
2006 Alien Autopsy Laszlo Voros
2006 Eva Blond Detlev (1 episode)
2006 Rettet die Weihnachtsgans Alfred
2007 Die Erntehelferin Martin
2007 Siska Ronald Bergmann (1 episode)
2007 Doktor Martin Kurt Bendicks (1 episode)
2007 SOKO Donau Sascha Gorki (1 episode)
2007 Für immer Afrika Christian Lindenburg
2008 Ossis Eleven
2009 Betrayal Krüger
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Walter
2010 Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire Genseric
2010 The Whore König
2012 Iron Sky Klaus Adler
2012 Cloud Atlas Withers
2013 Legend № 17 Phil Esposito
2015 Prinzessin Maleen Baron Raimund
2016 Vesper Walter
2016 The Visitors: Bastille Day Colonel Wurtz
2019–2020 Dignity Paul Schäfer (Main role)
2020 Enfant Terrible

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