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Curt Goetz(1888-1960)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Curt Goetz in I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918)
Curt Goetz was born on 17 November 1888 in Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse [now Rhineland-Palatinate], Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius (1950), Hocuspocus (1953) and Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923). He was married to Valerie von Martens and Erna Nitter. He died on 12 September 1960 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
BornNovember 17, 1888
DiedSeptember 12, 1960(71)
BornNovember 17, 1888
DiedSeptember 12, 1960(71)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius (1950)
Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1950
Curt Goetz and Valerie von Martens in Hocuspocus (1953)
Hocuspocus
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1953
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923)
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
5.6
  • Writer(as Kurt Götz)
  • 1923
Kirsten Heiberg in Napoleon ist an allem schuld (1938)
Napoleon ist an allem schuld
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Writer

  • Dedictví slecny Innocencie
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2003
  • Herzlichst, Heinz Rühmann
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1991
  • Er-Goetz-liches
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • plays
    • 1984
  • Ingeborg
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1981
  • Fröhliche Geister
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1980
  • Kleine Gaben
    TV Movie
    • Writer (segment "Ausbruch des Weltfriedens")
    • 1979
  • Der Lampenschirm
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1976
  • De sabijnse maagdenroof
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Onwettige Huwelik (1970)
    Onwettige Huwelik
    • play "Das Haus in Montevideo
    • 1970
  • Die Kommode
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1969
  • Herbst
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1968
  • Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Curt Goetz, Robert Hoffmann, Curd Jürgens, Rolf Thiele, and Heidelinde Weis in Der Lügner und die Nonne (1967)
    Der Lügner und die Nonne
    5.8
    • based on play: "Der Lügner und die Nonne" - 1928
    • 1967
  • Teatterituokio
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...? (1966)
    Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...?
    6.2
    • play
    • 1966
  • Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius (1965)
    Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
    5.6
    • play
    • 1965

Actor

  • Curt Goetz and Valerie von Martens in Alte Möbel (1958)
    Alte Möbel
    TV Movie
    • Dr. von Alten (ep. Die Rache)
    • Graf Dingelstädt (ep. Herbst)
    • Balthasar Fröhlich (ep. Die Kommode)
    • 1958
  • Curt Goetz and Valerie von Martens in Hocuspocus (1953)
    Hocuspocus
    7.1
    • Peer Bille
    • 1953
  • Das Haus in Montevideo (1951)
    Das Haus in Montevideo
    7.5
    • Prof.Traugott Hermann Nägler
    • 1951
  • Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius (1950)
    Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius
    6.9
    • Dr. Hiob Prätorius
    • 1950
  • Kirsten Heiberg in Napoleon ist an allem schuld (1938)
    Napoleon ist an allem schuld
    7.2
    • Lord Arthur Cavershott
    • 1938
  • Emil Jannings in All for Money (1923)
    All for Money
    5.7
    • Graf Ehrhardt
    • 1923
  • The Countess of Paris
    • Staatsanwalt
    • 1923
  • The Tragedy of Love (1923)
    The Tragedy of Love
    5.4
    Short
    • Staatsanwalt
    • 1923
  • Die Dame in Schwarz
    • Joe Deebs, Detektiv (as Kurt Goetz)
    • 1920
  • Das Skelett des Herrn Markutius
    • Detektiv Joe Deebs (as Kurt Götz)
    • 1920
  • Asta Nielsen in Graf Sylvains Rache (1920)
    Graf Sylvains Rache
    • Graf Sylvain
    • 1920
  • Der Schmuck der Gräfin
    Short
    • Aristide Caré (as Kurt Götz)
    • 1919
  • Henny Porten in Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth (1919)
    Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth
    6.2
    • Ingenieur Robert Holversen
    • 1919
  • Katinka
    • 1918
  • I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918)
    I Don't Want to Be a Man
    6.8
    • Dr. Kersten (as Kurt Götz)
    • 1918

Director

  • Das Haus in Montevideo (1951)
    Das Haus in Montevideo
    7.5
    • co-director
    • 1951
  • Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius (1950)
    Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Kirsten Heiberg in Napoleon ist an allem schuld (1938)
    Napoleon ist an allem schuld
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923)
    Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
    5.6
    • Director (as Kurt Götz)
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Kurt Goetz
  • Born
    • November 17, 1888
    • Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse [now Rhineland-Palatinate], Germany
  • Died
    • September 12, 1960
    • Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Valerie von MartensDecember 20, 1923 - December 12, 1960 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He wrote his biggest success in 1925, the crime comedy "Hokuspokus".

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