Detlef Bothe (born 24 July 1965) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Since the early 1990s, he has appeared in numerous film and television productions, both German and international. In 2015, he appeared in the ''James Bond'' film

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as a henchman, in a scene where he and Q (

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) are seen riding a cable car in the Austrian Alps. Bothe became a prominent on-screen representative of the Nazi leader

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as he has portrayed Heydrich in three films pertaining to his assassination: The 2011 Czech film ''

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'', the 2016 British film ''

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'', the 2020 Czech film '' Betrayer'' and in 2005

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documentary series about the

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titled ''Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution. Bothe is often praised as "dead ringer" (

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) of Heydrich.

Selected filmography

*1993: ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

'' (TV Series) – Hubert *1992: ''Der Knappe des Kreuzes'' *1995: '' Brother of Sleep'' – Lukas *1996: ''After Hours'' *1996: ''

Gegen den Wind ''Gegen den Wind'' (''Against the Wind'') is a German television series which ran from 1994 to 1997. Cast * as Nik Andersen * Hardy Krüger junior as Sven Westermann * Alexander Haugg as Knut * Henry van Lyck as John Westermann * Daniela Ziegl ...

'' (TV Series) – Eric *1997: '' 14 Days to Life'' – Rudi *1997: ' – René *1998: ''

Balko ''Balko'' is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko (played by Jochen Horst until episode 48, the ...

'' (TV Series) – Richie Schwingbrodt *1998: ''Appetite'' – Godfrey *1999: ''Sara Amerika'' – Jim J. *1999: ''

Bang Boom Bang ''Bang Boom Bang – A Sure Thing'' (german: Bang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding) is a German comedy film from 1999. The movie is set in Unna, Westphalia. It was filmed in Unna as well as in Dortmund. Plot The part-time criminal Keek has lo ...

'' – Arne *1999: ''

After the Truth ''After the Truth'' (german: Nichts als die Wahrheit) is a 1999 German film depicting the fictional trial of Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the "death angel of Auschwitz". The film, starring Götz George as Mengele and Kai Wiesinger as his lawyer, i ...

'' – Siebert *1999: ''Schmetterlinge der Nacht'' – Killer's Helper *2000: '' The Calling'' – Scouser *2001: ''Himmlische Helden'' – Flex *2001: ''Ein göttlicher Job'' – Orkton *2001: ''99euro-films'' – (segment "Ich schwöre") (segment "Loreley S.") *2001: ''Sass'' – Ede *2002: ''Feiertag'' (also writer, director and producer) – Ingo *2002: ''Vienna'' – Thomas *2002: ''

Extreme Ops ''Extreme Ops'' is a 2002 action thriller film directed by Christian Duguay, written by Michael Zaidan, Timothy Scott Bogart, and Mark Mullin, and starring Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves, and Rufus Sewell. The film's plot cent ...

'' – Ratko *2003: ''Die Musterknaben III'' (TV Movie) – Fliege *2003: ''

Baltic Storm ''Baltic Storm'' is a 2003 film written and directed by Reuben Leder about the 1994 MS ''Estonia'' disaster. Based on the book ''Die Estonia: Tragödie eines Schiffsuntergangs'' by German journalist Jutta Rabe, the film focuses on the suppose ...

'' – Victor Renko *2003: ''Gone – Eine tödliche Leidenschaft'' – Mike *2004: ' – Matador *2004: ''Vinzent'' – Vinzent / Olaf Podesch *2004: ''Meine Frau, meine Freunde und ich'' (also writer, director and co-producer) – Richard Wippe *2005: ''

Speer und Er ''Speer und Er'' (literally "Speer and He", released as ''Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect'') is a three-part German docudrama starring Sebastian Koch as Albert Speer and Tobias Moretti as Adolf Hitler. It mixes historical film material wi ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) *2005: ''Rose'' – Steve *2006: ''

Die Rosenheim-Cops ''Die Rosenheim-Cops'' is a German television series set in Chiemgau, mainly in Rosenheim. It is produced by the Bavaria Film GmbH for the ZDF public TV network. The cost per episode is estimated at 425,000 euros. Concept The series' main ...

'' (TV Series) – Konrad Rottmann *2006: ' – Bodyguard Ö *2006: ' – Louis Doderer *2007: ''Neben der Spur'' – Dieter *2008: ' (TV Movie) – Richter *2009: ''Mein'' – Klaus *2010: ''

Snowman's Land ''Snowman's Land'' (also known under the working title of ''Freed Pigs'') is a 2010 German comedy crime film that was directed by Tomasz Thomson. The movie had its world premiere on January 22, 2010 at the Max Ophüls Festival in Germany, and star ...

'' – Harry *2010: ''Alles Liebe'' (TV Movie) – Mann aus Plattenladen *2010: ''

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'' – Referee Arthur Donovan *2010: ' (TV Movie) – Biedermeyer *2011: ''

'' – Reinhard Heydrich *2011: ' – Rocker *2011: ''

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'' – John De Vere *2011: ''Pilgerfahrt nach Padua'' (TV Movie) – Mechaniker *2012: ''Nemez'' – Pfarrer *2012: ''

Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as servi ...

'' – Carl Oberg *2012: ''

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'' – Bote *2013: ''Tatort'' (TV Series) – Volker Zahn *2013–2017: ''Hammer & Sichl'' (TV Series) – Apostolos *2014: ''Into the Suite'' (also writer, director and producer) – Paul Heitmann *2015: ''Ü 30 Paradiso'' (also writer, director and producer) *2015: ''

'' – henchman in Cable Car #1 (Austria) *2016: ''

'' – Reinhard Heydrich *2017: ''Die Vierhändige'' – Klinger *2020: ''Anatomie Zrady'' (Anatomy of Betrayal, Czech television film)- Reinhard Heydrich

References

External links

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Official website
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