Rolf von Goth (5 November 1906 – 9 November 1981) was a

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

from

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who settled and worked in Germany. After appearing in minor roles in several

silent films A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, whe ...

such as ''

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'' (1927) von Goth emerged as a prominent actor in the late 1920s. During the early 1930s he played a mixture of leading and supporting roles in films such as ''

Once There Was a Waltz ''Once There Was a Waltz'' (german: Es war einmal ein Walzer) is a 1932 German operetta film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mártha Eggerth, Rolf von Goth and Paul Hörbiger. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with sets d ...

'' and '' A Shot at Dawn'' (1932)Youngkin p.465 but his appearances began to decline during the Nazi era. By the outbreak of the

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he had almost entirely retired from film. von Goth switched to become a director of radio shows, becoming extremely successful in the format during the post-war years. He was married to the actress

Karin Hardt Karin Hardt Meta Therese (28 April 1910 in Altona, Hamburg – 5 March 1992 in Berlin) was a German actress. Life A merchant's daughter, Hardt first took private acting lessons with Alex Otto and received theatrical engagements in Mönch ...

Grab Rolf von Goth (Friedhof Heerstraße)

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1927) * ''

Don Juan in a Girls' School ''Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (german: Don Juan in der Mädchenschule) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by and starring Reinhold Schünzel. It is based on Hans Stürm's play '' The Unfaithful Eckehart''. The film's art directio ...

'' (1928) * '' Under Suspicion'' (1928) * ''

Misled Youth ''Misled Youth'' (german: Verirrte Jugend) or ''Youth Gone Astray'' is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Fritz Alberti, Erna Morena, and Dolly Davis. It was one of a number of during the Weimar Era ...

'' (1929) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1929) * ''

Father and Son Father and Son or Fathers and Sons may refer to: Literature * ''Father and Son'' (book), a 1907 memoir by Edmund Gosse *Father and Son (comics), cartoon characters created by E. O. Plauen * ''Fathers and Sons'' (novel), an 1862 novel by Ivan Tur ...

'' (1929) * ''

Next, Please! ''Next, Please!'' (german: Der Nächste, bitte!) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Charles Puffy, Adele Sandrock, and Albert Paulig. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer an ...

'' (1930) * '' Boycott'' (1930) * '' Of Life and Death'' (1930) * '' The King of Paris'' (1930) * '' Between Night and Dawn'' (1931) * '' Circus Life'' (1931) * '' A Shot at Dawn'' (1932) * ''

'' (1932) * '' Sehnsucht 202'' (1932) * '' Five from the Jazz Band'' (1932) * ''

The Master Detective ''The Master Detective'' (german: Der Meisterdetektiv) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Rudolf Platte who plays a private detective. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Arthur Schwarz. C ...

'' (1933) * '' A Woman With Power of Attorney'' (1934) * ''

The Castle in Flanders ''The Castle in Flanders'' (german: Das Schloß in Flandern) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hartmann, and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The fi ...

'' (1936)

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Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. * Youngkin, Stephen. '' The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005. 1906 births 1981 deaths German male film actors German male silent film actors People from Windhoek 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-stub