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

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'', as

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's adjutant

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in the 2004 World War II film ''Downfall'', and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film ''

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''.

Biography

Otto was born in

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and his parents ran a bakery in the city. He played Mr. Stamper, the villain

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's assistant, in the 1997

film ''

''. 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. Otto also played minor roles of epic Nazi films such as the 1993 Steven Spielberg film ''

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'' as an SS guard. He later played the role of SS-Sturmbannführer

in the critically acclaimed 2004 film '' Downfall''.Götz Otto
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''. His portrayal of ''

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'' in Bremen in 2011 fulfilled a long-standing desire to act in the Western genre. In 2012, he starred in the film ''

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'' 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

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, 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

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Gotz 1967 births Living people German male television actors German racing drivers People from Offenbach (district) German male film actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors