Gustav Botz (4 August 1883 – 29 September 1932) was a German actor.
Early life and career
Botz was born on 4 August 1883 at Bremen, German Empire.
Botz began his career in film business ''The Foreign Prince'' (1918), ''The Devil'' (1918), ''His Majesty the Hypochondriac'' (1918), ''Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918), ''The Rose of Stamboul'' (1919), ''The Secret of the American Docks'' (1919), ''The Head of Janus'' (1920), ''Monika Vogelsang'' (1920), ''Battle of the Sexes'' (1920), ''Mary Magdalene'' (1920), ''Catherine the Great'' (1920), ''The Courier from Lisbon'' (1921), ''Peter Voss, Their of Millions'' (1921), ''The Eternal Struggle'' (1921), ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (1922), ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922), ''Nosferatu'' (1922). His last film role was in 1924's ''
My Leopold'' and Botz retired from the film business.
Personal life and death
On the 29 September 1932, After suffering unknown disease, Botz died at Bremen, Weimar Republic at the age 49. His
death certificate
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named the cause of death as "
Physically induced brain injury". His body was
cremated
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and his ashes were given to his family
Selected filmography
* ''
The Foreign Prince'' (1918)
* ''
The Devil
Satan, also known as the Devil, is a devilish entity in Abrahamic religions who seduces humans into sin (or falsehood). In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the '' yetzer hara'', or 'e ...
'' (1918)
* ''
His Majesty the Hypochondriac'' (1918)
* ''
Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918)
* ''
The Rose of Stamboul'' (1919)
* ''
The Secret of the American Docks
''The Secret of the American Docks'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks'') is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel.
The film's sets were designe ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Head of Janus'' (1920)
* ''
Monika Vogelsang'' (1920)
* ''
Battle of the Sexes'' (1920)
* ''
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Catherine the Great
Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Courier from Lisbon'' (1921)
* ''
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921)
* ''
The Eternal Struggle'' (1921)
* ''
Lola Montez, the King's Dancer
''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter' ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922)
* ''
Nosferatu
''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' () is a 1922 silent film, silent German Expressionism (cinema), German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a screenplay by Henrik Galeen. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who ...
'' (1922)
* ''
My Leopold'' (1924)
Bibliography
* Eisner, Lotte H. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008.
External links
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1883 births
1932 deaths
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
Male actors from Bremen (city)
20th-century German male actors
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