Detlef Bothe (born 24 July 1965) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Since the early 1990s, he has appeared in numerous film and television productions, both German and international. In 2015, he appeared in the ''James Bond'' film

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as a henchman, in a scene where he and Q (

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) are seen riding a cable car in the Austrian Alps. Bothe became a prominent on-screen representative of the Nazi leader

Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( , ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a German high-ranking SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He held the rank of SS-. Many historians regard Heydrich ...

as he has portrayed Heydrich in three films pertaining to his assassination: the 2011 Czech film ''

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'', the 2016 British film '' Anthropoid'', and the 2020 Czech film '' Betrayer'' – as well as in 2005 in a

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documentary series about

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titled ''Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution. Bothe is often praised as "dead ringer" (

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) of Heydrich.

Selected filmography

*1993: ''

Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...

'' (TV Series) – Hubert *1992: ''Der Knappe des Kreuzes'' *1995: ''

Brother of Sleep ''Brother of Sleep'' () is a 1995 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and based on the novel ''Schlafes Bruder'' by Austrian writer Robert Schneider. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreig ...

'' – Lukas *1996: ''After Hours'' *1996: '' Gegen den Wind'' (TV Series) – Eric *1997: ''

14 Days to Life ''14 Days to Life'' () is a 1997 German thriller film directed by Roland Suso Richter. Plot Young lawyer Konrad von Seidlitz is celebrating his engagement with Cornelia, the daughter of justice minister Friedemann Volkerts. He hasn't paid his ...

'' – Rudi *1997: ' – René *1998: ''

Balko ''Balko'' is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko (played by Jochen Horst until episode 48, t ...

'' (TV Series) – Richie Schwingbrodt *1998: ''Appetite'' – Godfrey *1999: ''Sara Amerika'' – Jim J. *1999: '' Bang Boom Bang'' – Arne *1999: ''

After the Truth ''After the Truth'' () 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, is based on the original English ...

'' – Siebert *1999: ''Schmetterlinge der Nacht'' – Killer's Helper *2000: '' The Calling'' – Scouser *2001: ''Himmlische Helden'' – Flex *2001: ''A Goddamn Job'' – Orkton *2001: ''99euro-films'' – (segment "Ich schwöre") (segment "Loreley S.") *2001: ' – Ede *2002: ''Feiertag'' (also writer, director and producer) – Ingo *2002: ''Vienna'' – Thomas *2002: ''

Extreme Ops ''Extreme Ops'' is a 2002 action thriller film directed by Christian Duguay, written by Michael Zaidan, Timothy Scott Bogart, and Mark Mullin and starring Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves, and Rufus Sewell. The film's plot revo ...

'' – Ratko *2003: ' (TV Movie) – Fliege *2003: '' Baltic Storm'' – Victor Renko *2003: ''Gone – Eine tödliche Leidenschaft'' – Mike *2004: ' – Matador *2004: ''Vinzent'' – Vinzent / Olaf Podesch *2004: ''Meine Frau, meine Freunde und ich'' (also writer, director and co-producer) – Richard Wippe *2005: ''

Speer und Er ''Speer und Er'' (literally "Speer and He", released as ''Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect'') is a three-part German docudrama starring Sebastian Koch as Albert Speer and Tobias Moretti as Adolf Hitler. It mixes historical film material ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) *2005: ''Rose'' – Steve *2006: ''

Die Rosenheim-Cops is a German television series set in Chiemgau, mainly in Rosenheim. It is produced by the Bavaria Film GmbH for the ZDF public TV network. The cost per episode is estimated at 425,000 euros. Cast This is the actual cast of ''Die Rosenheim ...

'' (TV Series) – Konrad Rottmann *2006: ' – Bodyguard Ö *2006: ' – Louis Doderer *2007: ''Tour Excess'' (also writer, director and co-producer) – Dieter *2008: ' (TV Movie) – Richter *2009: ' (also writer, director and co-producer) – Klaus *2010: '' Snowman's Land'' – Harry *2010: ''Alles Liebe'' (TV Movie) – Mann aus Plattenladen *2010: ''

Max Schmeling Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (, ; 28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxing, boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cul ...

'' – Referee Arthur Donovan *2010: ' (TV Movie) – Biedermeyer *2011: ''

'' – Reinhard Heydrich *2011: ' – Rocker *2011: '' Anonymus'' – John De Vere *2011: ''Pilgerfahrt nach Padua'' (TV Movie) – Mechaniker *2012: ' – Pfarrer *2012: ''

Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), popularly known as The Desert Fox (, ), was a German ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (field marshal) during World War II. He served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of N ...

'' –

Carl Oberg Carl Albrecht Oberg (27 January 1897 – 3 June 1965) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He served as Senior SS and Police Leader (HSSPF) in occupied France, from May 1942 to November 1944, during the Second World War, Oberg cam ...

*2012: ''

Ludwig II Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886), also called the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King (), was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duk ...

'' – Bote *2013: ''Tatort'' (TV Series) – Volker Zahn *2013–2017: ''Hammer & Sichl'' (TV Series) – Apostolos *2014: ''Into the Suite'' (also writer, director and producer) – Paul Heitmann *2015: ''Ü 30 Paradiso'' (also writer, director and producer) *2015: ''

'' – henchman in Cable Car #1 (Austria) *2016: '' Anthropoid'' – Reinhard Heydrich *2017: ''Die Vierhändige'' – Klinger *2020: ''Anatomie Zrady'' (Anatomy of Betrayal, Czech television film)- Reinhard Heydrich

References

External links

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Official website
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