Götz George
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1938
- Died
- June 19, 2016 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
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 Germany’s 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 Abwärts (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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Filmography
Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit
Movie · as Ferdinand Türnitz
Besondere Schwere der Schuld
Movie · as Joseph Komalschek
George
Movie · as Heinrich George / Himself
Zettl
Movie · as Kanzler
Tod einer Polizistin
Movie · as Bruno Theweleit
Deckname Luna
TV · as Prof. Arthur Noswitz · 2 eps
Nacht ohne Morgen
Movie · as Jasper Dänert
Papa allein zu Haus
Movie · as Theo Winter
Civil Courage
Movie · as Peter Jordan
Lüg weiter, Liebling
Movie · as Hans-Peter „Hape“ Wegener
Mein Kampf
Movie · as Schlomo Herzl
Schokolade für den Chef
Movie · as Ernst Schmitt
René Deltgen – Der sanfte Rebell
Movie · as er selbst
Meine fremde Tochter
Movie · as Johann Bergkamp
Der Novembermann
Movie · as Henry
Die Katze
Movie · as Siegmar
Maria an Callas
Movie · as Jost
Als der Fremde kam
Movie · as Dr. Robert Stubenrauch
Commissario Laurenti
TV · as Antonio Gubian · 1 ep
Die Sturmflut
TV · as Jens Urban · 2 eps
No Sky Limit with Africa
Movie · as Larry
Einmal so wie ich will
Movie · as John Schlesinger
Kabale und Liebe
Movie · as Präsident von Walter
Alpenglühen zwei - Liebe versetzt Berge
Movie · as Hannes Seeger
Leaf and Blossom - The Inheritance
Movie · as Vincent Gottwald
Auf den Spuren Winnetous
Movie · as Self
Coming Home
Movie · as Richard Esser
Gott ist tot
Movie · as Heinrich
Verliebte Diebe
Movie · as Vinzenz Kröger
Alpenglühen
Movie · as Hannes Seeger
Familienkreise
Movie · as Raimund Parz
Geheimnisvolle Freundinnen
Movie · as Sandmann
Der Anwalt und sein Gast
Movie · as Frank Karmann
Nachtschicht
TV · as Bruno Markowitz · 1 ep
Liebe ist die halbe Miete
Movie · as Dr. Gottfried Naumann
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Advertising Rules!
Movie · as Edward Kaminsky
Liebe. Macht. Blind.
Movie · as Alexander Stahlberg
Bargeld lacht
Movie · as Harry Freundner
Terra X History
TV · as Self · 1 ep
V.I.P.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Spur meiner Tochter
TV · as Paul Flemming · 2 eps
After the Truth
Movie · as Josef Mengele
Racheengel - Stimme aus dem Dunkeln
Movie · as Dr. Meinfeld
Die Entführung
Movie · as Carl Heidfeld
Beckmann
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Solo for Clarinet
Movie · as Bernhard 'Bernie' Kominka
The Trio
Movie · as Zobel
Die Bubi Scholz Story
Movie · as Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - alt
Rossini
Movie · as Uhu Zigeuner
The 120 Days of Bottrop
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Schimanski
TV · as Horst Schimanski · 17 eps
Gates of Fire
Movie · as Harry Kowa
Tote sterben niemals aus
Movie · as Benno / Theobald
The Deathmaker
Movie · as Fritz Haarmann
Der Sandmann
Movie · as Henry Kupfer
Die Sturzflieger
Movie · as Max
Der Mann auf der Bettkante
Movie · as Jakob 'Jack' Förnbeisser
Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere
TV · as Stefan Stolze · 3 eps
The King of Dulsberg
Movie · as Bruno Bülle
Ich und Christine
Movie · as Bruno
Schulz & Schulz V : Fünf vor Zwölf
Movie · as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Morlock
TV · as Carl Morlock · 4 eps
Schulz & Schulz IV: Neue Welten, alte Lasten
Movie · as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schtonk!
Movie · as Hermann Willié
Schulz & Schulz III: Wechselspiele
Movie · as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Schulz & Schulz II: Aller Anfang ist schwer
Movie · as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
Boulevard Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Baldur Blauzahn
TV · as schwuler Schorsch · 13 eps
Romy Award
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Schulz & Schulz
Movie · as Walter Schulz / Wolfgang Schulz
The Break
Movie · as Walter Graf
Blue-Eyed
Movie · as Johann Neudorf
Blauer Panther
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Cat
Movie · as Probek
The Crack Connection
Movie · as Schimanski
Na siehste!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
On the Killer's Track
Movie · as Schimanski
Out of Order
Movie · as Jörg
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt
Movie · as Craig Murray
Abgehört
Movie · as Bozidar Popkov-Prokop
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Die verflixte 7
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Telestar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Na sowas!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der König und sein Narr
Movie · as Friedrich Wilhelm I.
Überfall in Glasgow
Movie · as Craig Kennan
Dantons Tod
Movie · as Georges Danton
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Der Regenmacher
Movie · as Bill Starbuck
Les Chevaux du soleil
TV · as Victor · 12 eps
Bavarian Film Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Death Is My Trade
Movie · as Franz Lang als Erwachsener
The Old Fox
TV · as Alex Bergemann, Martens · 1 ep
Polizeiinspektion 1
TV · as Alfred Neumeier · 1 ep
Les Diamants du Président
TV · as Pierre Vidal · 6 eps
Please Turn the Page
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Music & Guests
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mandragola
Movie · as Diener Siro
Derrick
TV · as Georg Lukas · 1 ep
Die Gräfin von Rathenow
Movie · as Leopold
Zwischen den Flügen
TV · as Tom Hartmann · 1 ep
The Illegal
TV · as Nikolai Grunwaldt aka Kurt Blohm · 3 eps
Glückspilze
Movie
Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald
TV · as Dick Donald · 13 eps
Polizeiruf 110
TV · as Schimanski · 1 ep
Wind from the East
Movie · as Soldat
11 Uhr 20
TV · as Muller · 3 eps
Hamburg Transit
TV · as Thomas Roggenburg · 1 ep
Ein Jahr ohne Sonntag
TV · as Robert Sonntag · 13 eps
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Jerry, Martin, Joachim Seidel, Horst Schimanski · 1 ep
The Commissioner
TV · as Wolfgang Karrass, Paul Neumann, Gottfried Schuster · 1 ep
Spion unter der Haube
TV · as Cazmio Podotzky · 2 eps
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Movie · as Carl Jensen
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
Movie · as Eddie Blomfield
Commandos
Movie · as Rudi
Der Eismann kommt
Movie · as Rocky Pioggi
Match
Movie · as André
Der Werbeoffizier
Movie · as Captain Plume
Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
Movie · as Peter Schlemihl
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Movie · as Jeff Brown
Ferien mit Piroschka
Movie · as Thomas Laurends
Man Called Gringo
Movie · as Sheriff Mace Carson
Alle meine Söhne
Movie · as Chris Keller
Frontier Hellcat
Movie · as Martin Baumann Jr.
Mark of the Tortoise
Movie · as Donald "Don" Micklem
Destination Death
Movie · as Herbert Hackländer
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grimme Award
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Liebe will gelernt sein
Movie · as Hansgeorg Lehmbruck
Man and Beast
Movie · as Franz Köhler
Treasure of Silver Lake
Movie · as Fred Engel
Hypnosis
Movie
Ihr schönster Tag
Movie · as Adam Kowalski
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
Movie · as Jochen Rehbert
Murder Party
Movie · as Kersten
Until Hell Is Frozen
Movie · as Peter Joost
Unser Haus in Kamerun
Movie · as Georg Ambrock
Alle meine Söhne
Movie · as Christian Keller
The Fair
Movie · as Robert Mertens
Carnival Confession
Movie · as Clemens
Jacqueline
Movie · as Gustav Bäumler
As Long as the Heart Still Beats
Movie · as Eberhard Römer
Kolportage
Movie · as Erik Stjernenhö
Old Boat and Young Love
Movie · as Karl „Kalle“ Borchert
Ihre große Prüfung
Movie · as Peter Behrend
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
Movie · as Klaus
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Bambi
TV · as Self · 3 eps