| Götz Otto | |
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Otto in 2009 |
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| Born | October 15, 1967 Dietzenbach, Germany |
Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German actor known for his very tall stature. He is 198 cm (6 ft 6 inches) tall and is often characterised by bleached blonde hair in his films.
Otto was born in Dietzenbach in Hesse and his parents ran a bakery in the city.
He is perhaps most famous for his portrayal as Mr. Stamper, the villain Elliot Carver's assistant in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. When called for casting, Otto was given twenty seconds to introduce himself. Saying, "I am big, I am bad, and I am German", he did it in five.
Otto also played a minor role as an SS guard in the 1993 Steven Spielberg film Schindler's List and later played the role of SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche in the critically acclaimed 2004 film Downfall.[1] In 2006, he appeared in the UK film Alien Autopsy. He is also starring in the upcoming film Iron Sky. His portrayal of Billy the Kid in Bremen in 2011 fulfills a long standing desire to act in the Western genre.
He has turned his hand to being an occasional race car driver. In 2007, he raced in the German Mini Challenge VIP car at Oschersleben, but, after a strong performance in the first race, he rolled the car on the second turn of race two. He has been given another opportunity in the Mini Challenge VIP Car as part of the 2008 German Grand Prix weekend at Hockenheim.
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kleine Haie | Body | |
| 1993 | Dann eben mit Gewalt | TV | |
| Hochwürden erbt das Paradies | TV | ||
| Schindler's List | Plaszow SS Guard | ||
| 1994 | Lauras Entscheidung | TV | |
| 1995 | Nur über meine Leiche | Zuhälter 1 (Pimp #1) | |
| After Five in the Forest Primeval | Türsteher | ||
| 1996 | Gridlock | TV | Mr. Two |
| Doppelter Einsatz | TV | Bernd Glowacz (1 episode) | |
| SK Babies | TV | Landis (1 episode) | |
| SOKO 5113 | TV | Vogel (1 episode) | |
| Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart | TV | Heinrich | |
| Shine - Die Angst hat einen Namen | VG | Wetherby Duke (voice) | |
| 1997 | Rosamunde Pilcher | TV | Giles Savours (1 episode) |
| Die Friedensmission | TV | ||
| Kommissar Schimpanski | TV | LKA-Beamter Lieb (1 episode) | |
| Tatort | TV | Arnold von Brentano (1 episode) | |
| Der Schutzengel | TV | Kai | |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Mr. Stamper | ||
| 1998 | Earthquake in New York | TV | Detective Eric Steadman |
| La Niña de tus ojos | Heinrich von Wermelskirch | ||
| 1999 | Beowulf | Roland | |
| Der Blonde Affe | TV | Kommissar Philipp Graf | |
| Framed | Pfleger #1 (Nurse #1) | ||
| Der Voyeur | TV | Curt Rinneberg | |
| Ein Weihnachtsmärchen | TV | Tschak | |
| Die Millennium-Katastrophe | TV | Dan Corpening | |
| 2000 | Gunblast Vodka | Abel Rothstein | |
| Marlene | Gary Cooper | ||
| Der Bär ist los | Entfesslungskünstler | ||
| 2001 | Der Kleine Mann | ||
| She | Attila | ||
| Zsa Zsa | |||
| High Adventure | Sarkhan | ||
| Death, Deceit and Destiny | Boris | ||
| Goebbels und Geduldig | Adjudant Brenneisen | ||
| Der Tanz mit dem Teufel | TV | Lockvogel | |
| 2002 | Planet B: The Antman | Don José de Alvarez | |
| Edel & Starck | TV | Tim Reskau (1 episode) | |
| El Embrujo de Shanghai | Omar | ||
| Ma femme s'appelle Maurice | Johnny Zucchini | ||
| Family Affairs - Gier nach Glück | TV | Dave | |
| 2003 | Die Pfefferkörner | TV | John Quentin (1 episode) |
| Planet B: Mask Under Mask | Gomez | ||
| Der Ermittler | TV | Ole Christiansen (1 episode) | |
| Deep Freeze | Nelson | ||
| Millennium Mann | TV | Roder (1 episode) | |
| 2004 | Der Untergang | Adjutant Otto Günsche | |
| Ring of the Nibelungs | TV | King Thorkwin | |
| Polizeiruf 110 | TV | Paul Reinhardt (3 episodes, 2004–2007) | |
| 2005 | Der Clown | Zorbek | |
| Apollonia | TV | Kaplan Johannes Ebner | |
| Pfarrer Braun | TV | Pater Andreas (1 episode) | |
| Grenzverkehr | Großer Smetana | ||
| Karl-May-Spiele | TV | Harry Melton | |
| Stockflame | Niklas von Dhrei | ||
| Der Todestunnel | TV | Roman Sikorski | |
| Urmel aus dem Eis | TV | König Pumponell | |
| 2006 | Balko | TV | Lukowski (1 episode) |
| Alien Autopsy | Laslo Voros | ||
| Blond: Eva Blond! | TV | Detlev (1 episode) | |
| Rettet die Weihnachtsgans | TV | Alfred | |
| 2007 | Die Erntehelferin | TV | Martin |
| Siska | TV | Ronald Bergmann (1 episode) | |
| Doktor Martin | TV | Kurt Bendicks (1 episode) | |
| SOKO Donau | TV | Sascha Gorki (1 episode) | |
| Für immer Afrika | TV | Christian Lindenburg | |
| 2008 | Ossis Eleven | ||
| 2009 | Svik | Krüger | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | TV | Walter |
| Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire | TV | Genseric | |
| The Whore | TV | König | |
| 2012 | Iron Sky | Klaus Adler | |