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Götz George (July 23, 1938 - June 19, 2016) was a German film, television, and stage actor. Born in Berlin, he was the son of actors Heinrich George and Berta Drews. He began performing on stage as a child and made his film debut alongside Romy Schneider in When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1953).
George gained recognition through German adventure films during the 1960s, including The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962). He became one of Germanyâs most popular television actors through his portrayal of the unconventional police detective Horst Schimanski in the crime series Tatort (1981-1991). He later reprised the role in the spin-off series Schimanski (1997-2013).
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Götz George (July 23, 1938 - June 19, 2016) was a German film, television, and stage actor. Born in Berlin, he was the son of actors Heinrich George and Berta Drews. He began performing on stage as a child and made his film debut alongside Romy Schneider in When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1953). George gained recognition through German adventure films during the 1960s, including The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962). He became one of Germanyâs most popular television actors through his portrayal of the unconventional police detective Horst Schimanski in the crime series Tatort (1981-1991). He later reprised the role in the spin-off series Schimanski (1997-2013). His notable film credits include AbwĂ€rts (1984), Die Katze (1988), Schtonk! (1992), Der Totmacher (1995), Rossini (1997), and Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999). His performance as serial killer Fritz Haarmann in Der Totmacher earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. Throughout his career, George received numerous honors, including several German Film Awards, Grimme Awards, and the Federal Cross of Merit. In the television biographical drama George (2013), he portrayed his own father, Heinrich George. He died in Hamburg on June 19, 2016, at the age of 77.
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Götz George's Filmography
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Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit
as Ferdinand TĂŒrnitz
Besondere Schwere der Schuld
as Joseph Komalschek
George
as Heinrich George / Himself
Tod einer Polizistin
as Bruno Theweleit
Zettl
as Kanzler
Nacht ohne Morgen
as Jasper DĂ€nert
Papa allein zu Haus
as Theo Winter
LĂŒg weiter, Liebling
as Hans-Peter âHapeâ Wegener
Civil Courage
as Peter Jordan
Mein Kampf
as Schlomo Herzl
Schokolade fĂŒr den Chef
as Ernst Schmitt
Meine fremde Tochter
as Johann Bergkamp
RenĂ© Deltgen â Der sanfte Rebell
as er selbst
Die Katze
as Siegmar
Der Novembermann
as Henry
No Poster
Als der Fremde kam
as Dr. Robert Stubenrauch
Maria an Callas
as Jost
No Sky Limit with Africa
as Larry
Kabale und Liebe
as PrÀsident von Walter
No Poster
Einmal so wie ich will
as John Schlesinger
AlpenglĂŒhen zwei - Liebe versetzt Berge
as Hannes Seeger
Auf den Spuren Winnetous
as Self
Leaf and Blossom - The Inheritance
as Vincent Gottwald
AlpenglĂŒhen
as Hannes Seeger
Gott ist tot
as Heinrich
Verliebte Diebe
as Vinzenz Kröger
No Poster
Familienkreise
as Raimund Parz
Geheimnisvolle Freundinnen
as Sandmann
Der Anwalt und sein Gast
as Frank Karmann
Coming Home
as Richard Esser
Liebe ist die halbe Miete
as Dr. Gottfried Naumann
No Poster
Liebe. Macht. Blind.
as Alexander Stahlberg
No Poster
Bargeld lacht
as Harry Freundner
Advertising Rules!
as Edward Kaminsky
Racheengel - Stimme aus dem Dunkeln
as Dr. Meinfeld
After the Truth
as Josef Mengele
Die EntfĂŒhrung
as Carl Heidfeld
Solo for Clarinet
as Bernhard 'Bernie' Kominka
Die Bubi Scholz Story
as Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - alt
The Trio
as Zobel
BlutsbrĂŒder
as Horst Schimanski
The 120 Days of Bottrop
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rossini
as Uhu Zigeuner
Gates of Fire
as Harry Kowa
Tote sterben niemals aus
as Benno / Theobald
Die Sturzflieger
as Max
The Deathmaker
as Fritz Haarmann
Der Mann auf der Bettkante
as Jakob 'Jack' Förnbeisser
Der Sandmann
as Henry Kupfer
No Poster
The King of Dulsberg
as Bruno BĂŒlle
Schulz & Schulz V : FĂŒnf vor Zwölf
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Ich und Christine
as Bruno
No Poster
Schulz & Schulz IV: Neue Welten, alte Lasten
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
No Poster
Schulz & Schulz III: Wechselspiele
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schtonk!
as Hermann Willié
No Poster
Schulz & Schulz II: Aller Anfang ist schwer
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schulz & Schulz
as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Blue-Eyed
as Johann Neudorf
The Break
as Walter Graf
The Cat
as Probek
The Crack Connection
as Schimanski
On the Killer's Track
as Schimanski
Abgehört
as Bozidar Popkov-Prokop
Out of Order
as Jörg
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
as Craig Murray
The Invisible Opponent
as Horst Schimanski
Crossing the Line
as Horst Schimanski
Der König und sein Narr
as Friedrich Wilhelm I.
No Poster
Ăberfall in Glasgow
as Craig Kennan
No Poster
Dantons Tod
as Georges Danton
No Poster
Der Regenmacher
as Bill Starbuck
Death Is My Trade
as Franz Lang als Erwachsener
No Poster
Mandragola
as Diener Siro
No Poster
Die GrÀfin von Rathenow
as Leopold
No Poster
GlĂŒckspilze
Wind from the East
as Soldat
Commandos
as Rudi
No Poster
Der Eismann kommt
as Rocky Pioggi
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Carl Jensen
No Poster
Match
as André
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
as Eddie Blomfield
Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
as Peter Schlemihl
No Poster
Der Werbeoffizier
as Captain Plume
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
as Jeff Brown
Ferien mit Piroschka
as Thomas Laurends
No Poster
Alle meine Söhne
as Chris Keller
Man Called Gringo
as Sheriff Mace Carson
Frontier Hellcat
as Martin Baumann Jr.
Mark of the Tortoise
as Donald "Don" Micklem
Destination Death
as Herbert HacklÀnder
Man and Beast
as Franz Köhler
Liebe will gelernt sein
as Hansgeorg Lehmbruck
Treasure of Silver Lake
as Fred Engel
Hypnosis
Ihr schönster Tag
as Adam Kowalski
Das MĂ€dchen und der Staatsanwalt
as Jochen Rehbert
Unser Haus in Kamerun
as Georg Ambrock
Murder Party
as Kersten
No Poster
Alle meine Söhne
as Christian Keller
Until Hell Is Frozen
as Peter Joost
Carnival Confession
as Clemens
The Fair
as Robert Mertens
No Poster
Jacqueline
as Gustav BĂ€umler
As Long as the Heart Still Beats
as Eberhard Römer
Kolportage
as Erik Stjernenhö
Old Boat and Young Love
as Karl âKalleâ Borchert
No Poster
Ihre groĂe PrĂŒfung
as Peter Behrend
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
as Klaus