Götz George (; 23 July 1938 – 19 June 2016) was a German actor, the son of actor couple

Berta Drews Berta Emilie Helene Drews (; 19 November 1901 – 10 April 1987) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1933 to 1983. She was married to actor Heinrich George. The couple had two sons, including actor ...

and

Heinrich George Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz (9 October 1893 – 25 September 1946), better known as Heinrich George (), was a German stage and film actor. Career Weimar Republic George is noted for having spooked the young Bertolt Brecht in his first ...

. His arguably best-known role is that of

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detective

Horst Schimanski Horst Schimanski is a homicide detective with a leading role in the German crime television series ''Tatort'', as well as the spin-off ''Schimanski''. Portrayed by Götz George, the character made his debut in the 1981 episode and appeared in ...

in the TV crime series ''

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''.

Early life

George was born in

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into a well known acting family: his father,

, was a famous film and theater actor, and his mother,

, a character actress. George is named after his father's favorite, Imperial Knight

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. His father was imprisoned by the Soviets and starved in the Soviet concentration camp

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. George grew up in

with his elder brother Jan and his mother. He attended school in Berlin-Lichterfelde and later attended the Lyzeum Alpinum in Zuoz, Switzerland.

Acting career

Stage

George made his stage debut in 1950, performing a role in

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's '' My Heart's in the Highlands''. From 1955 to 1958 he also studied at the Berlin UFA-Nachwuchsstudio, though he received the crucial part of his acting education between 1958 and 1963. Following his mother's advice he occasionally played at the Deutsches Theater in

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under the direction of

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. After Hilpert's death, George would never join a fixed theater company again, although he did regularly perform on tours and as a guest performer.

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signed him in 1972 to the Kölner Schauspielhaus, where George played

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in Dieter Forte's ''Martin Luther und Thomas Münzer''. His most important stage achievement, in his own opinion, was the lead role in Büchner's ''

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'' during the

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in 1981. In 1986 and 1987, George, together with Eberhard Feik and Helmut Stauss, stage-managed

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's ''

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''. Performing in

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's '' Platonov'', George went on his last theater tour.

Cinema and television

In 1953, he was able to get a small film role next to

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in '' When the White Lilacs Bloom Again''. In the same year he played, as he would often do from then on, next to his mother in

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's ''

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''. After small movie parts during the 1950s, Götz George broke through with audiences and critics in the film ''Jacqueline'' (1959). George was awarded the

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and the Preis der Filmkritik for his role. In 1962 he received the

Bambi Award The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and oth ...

as the most popular actor. In the sixties, George got the chance to show that he is able to do more than playing sappy peasants, through roles in movies such as ''

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'', playing a desperate

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, and '' Herrenpartie''. More often, though, he performed in comedies and action-oriented movies which benefited from his physical presence. He became well known to a broad audience when, during his theater tour in Göttingen,

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persuaded him to play in one of the Karl May series of films, which he started in 1962 with '' Der Schatz im Silbersee''. It was originally planned to give him the lead role, but this plan was abandoned when

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was hired to play the role of

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, so George played the farmer son Fred Engel. George performed all stunts himself, even in his lead role as sheriff in '' Sie nannten ihn Gringo''. In the 1970s, he turned primarily to stage roles and to television, including the many episodes of '' Der Kommissar'', ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' for which he would become famous. It was not until 1977 that he was cast in a prominent role again, playing Franz Lang in '' Death Is My Trade'', a character modeled after

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commander Rudolf Höß. George probably had his greatest popular success in the eighties on TV: in Tatort episodes of the WDR, broadcast from 1981 to 1991, he portrayed working-class police officer

, who eventually became a cult figure in Germany. In 1984 and 1987 he again won the

as the most popular actor. The series of '' Schulz & Schulz'' movies, starting in 1989 and dealing with the issue of the

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, gave him the opportunity to show his talents as a comedian in a double role, as did the role of the industry consultant in the series of the same name, which is rather far removed from the roughneck charm of senior commissar Schimanski. Among George's most impressive roles in the nineties were his appearances in the television movie ', in which he portrayed the alleged serial killer and writer Henry Kupfer as a cold, calculating and manipulative intellectual, the movie '' Deathmaker (Der Totmacher)'', in which he portrayed

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(The Butcher of Hanover), and in the television movie ' (based on Bubi Scholz), the trauma of an aged, broken boxer.

Personal life and death

George was married to

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from 1966 to 1976; the couple's daughter, Tanja-Nicole, was born in 1967. From 1997, he lived together with Hamburg journalist Marika Ullrich; the couple married in 2014. He died in 2016 at the age of 77 after a short illness.

Awards

*1995:

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, Best Actor * 1995: Volpi Cup, Best Actor

Filmography (movies)

* '' When the White Lilacs Bloom Again'', 1953 ... Klaus * '' The Great Test'', 1954 ... Peter Behrend * '' Old Barge, Young Love'' (''Alter Kahn und junge Liebe'' ''Sonne über den Seen''), 1957 ... Kalle Borchert * ', 1958 ... Eberhard Römer * ''

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'', 1959 ... Gustav Bäumler * '' The Fair'' (''Kirmes''), 1960 ... Robert Mertens * ''

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'', 1960 ... Clemens * ', 1961 ... Peter Joost * ', 1961 ... Hein Kersten * ''

Our House in Cameroon ''Our House in Cameroon'' (german: Unser Haus in Kamerun) is a 1961 West German adventure film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Johanna von Koczian, Götz George and Hans Söhnker.Bock & Bergfelder p.55 Cast * Johanna von Koczian as Doris K ...

'', 1961 ... Georg Ambrock * ''

Her Most Beautiful Day ''Her Most Beautiful Day'' (german: Ihr schönster Tag) is a 1962 West German comedy drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven (German director), Paul Verhoeven and starring Inge Meysel, Rudolf Platte and Brigitte Grothum.Bock & Bergfelder p.553 The ...

'', 1962 ... Adam Kowalski * ''

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt ''Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt'' ("The Girl and the Prosecutor") is a 1962 German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George and Elke Sommer. Cast * Wolfgang Preiss as Staatsanwalt Soldan * Elke Somme ...

'', 1962 ... Jochen Rehbert * '' Treasure of the Silver Lake'' (''Der Schatz im Silbersee''), 1962 ... Fred Engel * ', 1962 ... Chris Kronberger * ''

Love Has to Be Learned ''Love Has to Be Learned'' (German: ''Liebe will gelernt sein'') is a 1963 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Martin Held, Barbara Rütting and Götz George. It was adapted by Erich Kästner from his own play.Bock ...

'', 1963 ... Hansgeorg Lehmbruck * '' Man and Beast'' (''Mensch und Bestie''), 1963 ... Franz * ''

Destination Death ''Destination Death'' (german: Herrenpartie, sr, Мушки излет, translit=Muški izlet) is a 1964 West German-Yugoslavian war film directed by Wolfgang Staudte. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Gö ...

'' (''Herrenpartie''), 1964 ... Herbert Hackländer * ''

Waiting Room to the Beyond ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (german: Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as ''Mark of the Tortoise'') is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. Cast * Hildegard Knef as Lorelli * Götz George a ...

'' (''Wartezimmer zum Jenseits''), 1964 ... Don Micklem * ''

Among Vultures ''Among Vultures'' (German: ''Unter Geiern'') is a 1964 Western film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Elke Sommer and Götz George. It was also released as ''Frontier Hellcat''. The film was a co-production ...

'' (''Unter Geiern''), 1964 ... Martin Baumann Jr. * ''

A Holiday with Piroschka ''A Holiday with Piroschka'' (german: Ferien mit Piroschka) is a 1965 comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Marie Versini, Götz George, and Dietmar Schönherr. It was a co-production between Austria, Hungary and West German ...

'', 1965 ... Thomas Laurends * '' Sie nannten ihn Gringo'', 1965 ... Mace Carson * '' Winnetou and the Crossbreed'', 1966 ... Jeff Brown * ''

The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield ''The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield'' is a 1968 German crime film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Götz George, Werner Pochath and Anthony Steel. It was one of a number of movies Steel made in Europe while based in Rome. Premise A ...

'', 1968 ... Eddie Blomfield * ''

The Blood of Fu Manchu ''The Blood of Fu Manchu'' (german: Der Todeskuss des Dr. Fu Man Chu, lit=The Death-Kiss of Dr. Fu Manchu, es, Fu-Manchú y el beso de la muerte), also known as ''Kiss of Death'', ''Kiss and Kill'' (U.S. title) and ''Against All Odds'' (orig ...

'', 1968 ... Carl Jansen * ''

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'', 1968 ... Oberleutnant Rudi * '' Wind from the East'', 1970 ... Soldier * '' Death is My Trade'', 1977 ... Franz Lang (based on

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) * ''

Abwärts Abwärts ("Downwards") is a German post-punk band from Hamburg. Members FM Einheit and Mark Chung would leave the group in the early 1980s to join West Berlin band Einstürzende Neubauten (, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experiment ...

'', 1984 ... Jörg * ', 1985 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 1987 ... Horst Schimanski * '' The Cat'', 1988 ... Probek * ', 1989 ... Walter Graf * ', 1989 ... Johann Neudorf * ''

Schtonk! ''Schtonk!'' (subtitled ''Der Film zum Buch vom Führer''; "The film accompanying the ''Führer's'' book") is a 1992 German satirical film which retells the story of the 1983 ''Hitler Diaries'' hoax. It was written and directed by Helmut Dietl. ...

'', 1992 ... Hermann Willié * ', 1993 ... Bruno * ', 1995 ... Robot Max * '' Deathmaker'' (''Der Totmacher'') 1995 ...

* ', 1997 ... Uhu Zigeuner * ', 1998 ... Zobel * ', 1998 ... Bernie Kominka * ''

After the Truth ''After the Truth'' (german: Nichts als die Wahrheit) is a 1999 German film depicting the fictional trial of Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the "death angel of Auschwitz". The film, starring Götz George as Mengele and Kai Wiesinger as his lawyer, ...

'' (''Nichts als die Wahrheit''), 1999 ... Dr. Mengele * '' Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man'', 2001 ... Eddie Kaminsky * ''Gott ist tot'', 2003 ... Heinrich Lutter * ', 2006 ... Jost * ''Mein Kampf'' ( ''Dawn of Evil''), 2009 ... Schlomo Herzl * ', 2012 ... Chancellor Olli Ebert

Filmography (made-for-TV movies and series)

* ''Kolportage'', 1957 ... Erik Stjernenhö * ''Alle meine Söhne'', 1961 ... Christian Keller * ''Alle meine Söhne'', 1965 ... Chris Keller * ''Der Werbeoffizier'', 1967 ... Captain Plume * ''Schlehmihls wundersame Geschichte'', 1967 ... Peter Schlemihl * ''Match'', 1968 ... André * ''Der Eismann kommt'', 1968 ... Rocky Pioggi * ''Spion unter der Haube'', 1969 ... Cazmio * ''Ein Jahr ohne Sonntag'', 1969 (TV series, 13 episodes) ... Robert Sonntag * ''

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'', 1970 (TV miniseries) ... Mûller * '' Der Kommissar: Tod einer Zeugin'', 1970 ... Wolfgang Karrass * ''

: '', 1971 ... Joachim Seidel * '' Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald'', 1971 (TV series, 13 episodes) ... Dick Donald * '' Der Kommissar: Der Amoklauf'', 1972 ... Paul Neumann * ''Der Illegale'', 1972 ... Nikolai Grunwaldt / Kurt Blohm * ''

: '', 1972 ... Jerry * ''Kesselflickers Hochzeit'', 1972 ... Michael Byrne * ''Die Gräfin von Rathenow'', 1973 ... Leopold * '' Der Kommissar: Sommerpension'', 1973 ... Gottfried Schuster * ''Zwischen den Flügen'', 1973 (TV series, 1 episode) * ''Mandragola'', 1974 ... Siro * ''

: '', 1976 ... Martin * ''Hungária kávéház'' (''Café Hungaria''), 1977 (TV series, 1 episode) ... Hadnagy * '' Polizeiinspektion 1: Verfolgungswahn'', 1977 ... Alfred Neumeier * ''Les Diamants du président'' (''The Pawn''), 1977 (TV miniseries) ... Pierre Vidal * ''Vermutungen über Franz Bieberkopf'', 1977 * ''

'' - Season 5, Episode 10: ''"Der Spitzel"'' (1978) ... Georg Lukas * ''

: Der schöne Alex'', 1978 ... Alex Bergemann * ''

: Der Auftraggeber'', 1979 ... Martens * ', 1980 (TV series) ... Victor * ''Überfall in Glasgow'', 1981 ... Craig Kennan * ''

: '', 1981 ...

* ', 1981 ...

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* ''Dantons Tod'', 1981 ...

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* ''

: '', 1981 ... Horst Schimanski * ''

: '', 1982 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Der Regenmacher'', 1982 ... Bill Starbuck * ''

: '', 1982 ... Horst Schimanski * ''

: '', 1983 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 1984 ... Craig Murray * ''Tatort: '', 1984 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1984 ... Horst Schimanski * '' Overheard'', 1984 ... Bozidar Popkov-Prokop * ''Tatort: '', 1984 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1985 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1985 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1985 (theatrically released) ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1986 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1986 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1986 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1987 (theatrically released) ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1987 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1988 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1988 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1988 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1989 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1989 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Spielen willst du ja alles. Götz George – rastlos im Einsatz'', 1989 * ''Tatort: '', 1989 ... Horst Schimanski * '' Schulz & Schulz'', 1989 ... Walter Schulz and Wolfgang Schulz * ''Tatort: '', 1990 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1990 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort /

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: '', 1990 ... Horst Schimanski * '' Schulz & Schulz 2: Aller Anfang ist schwer'', 1991 ... Walter Schulz and Wolfgang Schulz * ''Tatort: '', 1991 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1991 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Tatort: '', 1991 ... Horst Schimanski * '' Schulz & Schulz 3: Wechselspiele'', 1992 ... Walter Schulz and Wolfgang Schulz * '' Schulz & Schulz 4: Neue Welten, alte Lasten'', 1992 ... Walter Schulz and Wolfgang Schulz * '': Kinderkram'', 1993 ... Carl Morlock * '': Die Verflechtung'', 1993 ... Carl Morlock * '': König Midas'', 1993 ... Carl Morlock * '' Schulz & Schulz 5: Fünf vor zwölf'', 1993 ... Walter Schulz and Wolfgang Schulz * '': Der Tunnel'', 1994 ... Carl Morlock * ', 1995 (TV miniseries) ... Stefan Stolze * ''Der König von Dulsberg'', 1995 ... Bruno Bülle * ', 1995 ... Henry Kupfer * ''Der Mann auf der Bettkante'', 1995 ... Jack Förnbeisser * ''Tote sterben niemals aus'', 1996 ... Benno / Theobald * ''Gates of Fire'', 1996 ... Harry Kowa * ''Schimanski: '', 1997 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Schimanski: '', 1997 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Schimanski: '', 1997 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Schimanski: '', 1998 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Schimanski: '', 1998 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Schimanski: '', 1998 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 1998/99 ... Bubi Scholz * ''Die Entführung'', 1999 ... Carl Heidfeld * ''Racheengel – Stimme aus dem Dunkeln'', 1999 ... Dr. Meinfeld * ''Schimanski: '', 1999 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Die Spur meiner Tochter'' ( ''Element des Todes''), 1999 ... Paul Flemming * ''Schimanski: Tödliche Liebe'', 2000 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Schimanski: '', 2000 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Bargeld lacht'', 2001 ... Harry Freundner * ''Schimanski: '', 2001 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Liebe. Macht. Blind.'', 2001 ... Alexander Stahlberg * '' Mein Vater'', 2002 ... Richard Esser * ''Liebe ist die halbe Miete'', 2002 ... Dr. Gottfried Naumann * ''Schimanski: '', 2002 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Verliebte Diebe'', 2002 ... Vinzenz Kröger * ''Der Anwalt und sein Gast'', 2002 ... Frank Karmann * ''Geheimnisvolle Freundinnen'', 2003 ... Sandmann * ''Familienkreise'', 2003 ... Raimund Parz * ''Alpenglühen'', 2003 ... Hannes Seeger * ''René Deltgen – Der sanfte Rebell'', 2004 * ''Schimanski: '', 2004 ... Horst Schimanski * ''Blatt und Blüte – Die Erbschaft'', 2004 ... Vincent Gottwald * ''Alpenglühen zwei – Liebe versetzt Berge'', 2005 ... Hannes Seeger * ', 2005 ... Larry * ', 2005 ... John Schlesinger * ', 2005 ... President von Walter * ''Schimanski: '', 2005 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 2006 ... Jens Urban * '' Commissario Laurenti: Die Toten vom Karst'', 2006 ... Antonio Gubian * ''Als der Fremde kam'', 2006 ... Dr. Robert Stubenrauch * ''Schimanski: '', 2007 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 2007 ... Henry Lichtfeld * ''Die Katze'', 2007 ... Siegmar * ''Meine fremde Tochter'', 2008 ... Johann Bergkamp * ''Schimanski: '', 2008 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 2008 ... Ernst Schmitt * ', 2010 ... Peter Jordan * ', 2010 ... Hape Wegener * ''Schimanski: '', 2011 ... Horst Schimanski * '': '', 2011 ... Bruno Markowitz * ', 2012 ... Bruno Theweleit * ', 2013 ...

* ''Schimanski: '', 2013 ... Horst Schimanski * ', 2014 ... Joseph Komalschek * ', 2016 ... Friedrich Türnitz

References

External links

*
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