Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian

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. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), 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 films by director

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, among them '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922), ''

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'' (1927) and '' M'' (1931). Gotho was forced to retire from film acting in 1933; as a Jew he could no longer work in Nazi Germany.Cyronos
/ref> He died in 1938 in the ''Jewish Hospital'' of Berlin-Wedding.

Partial filmography

* ''Die Mauritiusmarke'' (1912) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) - (uncredited) * '' The Stowaway'' (1922) * '' The False Dimitri'' (1922) - Schamanenzauberer * ''

Princess Suwarin ''Princess Suwarin'' (German: ''Die Prinzessin Suwarin'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Lil Dagover, Heinrich Schroth and Xenia Desni.Hardt p.52 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Cz ...

'' (1923) * ''

Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination ''Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination'' ("Shadows - a Nocturnal Hallucination", known in English as ''Warning Shadows'') is a 1923 German silent film directed and co-written by Arthur Robison, and starring Fritz Kortner and Ruth Weyher ...

'' (1923) - Violinist (uncredited) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' The Tower of Silence'' (1924) - porter at Aviation Society (uncredited) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) - zweiter Professor * ''Mit dem Auto ins Morgenland'' (1926) - Redakteur * ''

'' (1927) - Zermonienmeister - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' The Imaginary Baron'' (1927) - Gast im Hause * '' His Late Excellency'' (1927) - Hofcharge * '' Grand Hotel'' (1927) * '' Weekend Magic'' (1927) - Der Eisverkäufer * ''Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins'' (1927) - Der Kompagnon * ''

The Love of Jeanne Ney ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (german: Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney), released as ''Lusts of the Flesh'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst based on a novel by Ilya Ehrenburg. Plot Jeanne is the ...

'' (1927) - Man in Train * '' The Merry Vineyard'' (1927) - Rindsfuß, Weinhändler * ''Die 3 Niemandskinder'' (1927) - Hofmarschall * '' Moral'' (1928) * '' The Duty to Remain Silent'' (1928) - Der Diener * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928) - Mittendorf * ''

Spione ''Spione'' ( English title: ''Spies'', under which title it was released in the United States) is a 1928 German silent espionage thriller directed by Fritz Lang and co-written with his wife, Thea von Harbou, who also wrote a novel of the sa ...

'' (1928) - Burton Jason's Other Assistant (uncredited) * '' Love's Masquerade'' (1928) * '' The Shop Prince'' (1928) * '' The Insurmountable'' (1928) * '' The Saint and Her Fool'' (1928) - Märt * '' Volga Volga'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928, Short) * '' The Age of Seventeen'' (1929) * ''

My Heart is a Jazz Band ''My Heart is a Jazz Band'' (German: ''Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Raimondo Van Riel and Heinrich Gotho. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew ...

'' (1929) - Reggie * '' What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (1929) * '' Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (1929) * '' Come Back, All Is Forgiven'' (1929) * '' The Ship of Lost Souls'' (1929) - Ein Matrose - A Sailor * ''

Woman in the Moon ''Woman in the Moon'' (German ''Frau im Mond'') is a German science fiction silent film that premiered 15 October 1929 at the UFA-Palast am Zoo cinema in Berlin to an audience of 2,000. It is often considered to be one of the first "serious" sc ...

'' (1929) - Der Mieter vom II. Stock * ''Wenn Du noch eine Heimat hast'' (1930) * '' Rooms to Let'' (1930) - Herr Piefke * ''Menschen im Feuer'' (1930) * ''

Police Spy 77 ''Police Spy 77'' (German: ''Polizeispionin 77'') is a 1930 German crime film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Nikolai Malikoff and Robert Garrison. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Antwerp, ...

'' (1930) * '' Love in the Ring'' (1930) * ''Das Mädel aus U.S.A.'' (1930) * ''Liebeskleeblatt'' (1930) * '' Dance Into Happiness'' (1930) - Oskar Hübner, Briefträger * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1931) - Ein Notar * '' Mary'' (1931) * '' M'' (1931) - passer-by who tells a kid the time (uncredited) * ''Das Millionentestament'' (1932) * '' Laughing Heirs'' (1933) - Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung (uncredited) * '' The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (1933) * ''Schüsse an der Grenze'' (1933) * ''Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt'' (1933) - Schalterbeamter an der Pferderennbahn

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1872 births 1938 deaths Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors 20th-century Austrian male actors People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe) Austro-Hungarian Jews Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to Germany People from Dolyna {{Austria-actor-stub Births in Dolyna Male actors from Austria-Hungary