Heinrich Gotho
Heinrich Gotho was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina, 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 Fritz Lang, among them Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, Metropolis and M. Gotho was forced to retire from film acting in 1933; as a Jew, he could no longer work owing to Nazi anti-Semitism. He died in 1938 in the Jewish Hospital of Berlin-Wedding.
Partial filmography
Die Mauritiusmarke Dr. Mabuse the Gambler - The Stowaway The False Dimitri - SchamanenzaubererPrincess Suwarin Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination - Violinist Man Against Man The [Tower of Silence (film)|The Tower of Silence] - porter at Aviation Society The Gentleman Without a Residence - zweiter ProfessorMit dem Auto ins Morgenland - RedakteurMetropolis - Zermonienmeister - Master of Ceremonies The Imaginary Baron - Gast im HauseHis Late Excellency - HofchargeGrand Hotel Weekend Magic - Der EisverkäuferDie raffinierteste Frau Berlins - Der KompagnonThe Love of Jeanne Ney - Man in TrainThe Merry Vineyard - Rindsfuß, WeinhändlerDie 3 Niemandskinder - HofmarschallMoral The Duty to Remain Silent - Der DienerThe Beaver Coat - MittendorfSpione - Burton Jason's Other Assistant Love's Masquerade The Shop Prince The Insurmountable The Saint and Her Fool - MärtVolga Volga Accident The Age of Seventeen My Heart is a Jazz Band - ReggieWhat a Woman Dreams of in Springtime Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness Come Back, [All Is Forgiven (film)|Come Back, All Is Forgiven] The Ship of Lost Souls - Ein Matrose - A SailorWoman in the Moon - Der Mieter vom II. StockWenn Du noch eine Heimat hast Rooms to Let - Herr PiefkeMenschen im Feuer Police Spy 77 Love in the Ring Das Mädel aus U.S.A. Liebeskleeblatt Dance Into Happiness - Oskar Hübner, BriefträgerThe Forester's Daughter - Ein NotarMary M - passer-by who tells a kid the time Das Millionentestament Laughing Heirs - Verwandter bei der Testamentseröffnung The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Schüsse an der Grenze Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt - Schalterbeamter an der Pferderennbahn