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Curt Bois

Acting 90 (deceased) years old Berlin, Germany ★ 0.8
Born: April 5, 1901
Died: December 25, 1991

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Curt Bois (April 5, 1901 – December 25, 1991) was a German actor. He is best remembered for his performance as the Pickpocket in Casablanca (1942).

Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß. In 1909, he played the title role in Der Kleine Detektiv ('The Little Detective').

Bois' acting career spanned eighty years, a span reached by few other actors. His final performance was in 1987's Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire). Bois performed in theatre, cabaret, musicals, silent film and "talkies" over his career as an actor.

In 1934, Bois was forced to leave his home for the United States, where he found work on stage on Broadway. By 1937, he had found his way to Hollywood, and began acting in American pictures, the best-known of which was Casablanca (1942), with a single speech warning about pickpockets as "vultures everywhere". After World War II Bois decided it was safe to return to Germany, which he did in 1950. He finished his life and career in Germany, first in the East, and finally in the West. Bois died in Berlin, the city of his birth, at the age of ninety.

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Known For

Casablanca
Casablanca Pickpocket 1943
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire Homer 1987
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Student 1939
Cover Girl
Cover Girl Chef at Danny McGuire's 1944
Destroyer
Destroyer Swab with large nose 1943

Filmography

Acting Credits (100)

Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire Homer 1987
Kir Royal
Kir Royal Friedrich Danziger 1986
Detektivbüro Roth
Detektivbüro Roth Robert Maschenberg 1986
Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich
Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich Theo Kleber 1985
War was, Rickie?
War was, Rickie? Onkel Erwin 1985
Haus Vaterland
Haus Vaterland 1983
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois Self 1982
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren 1981
Flächenbrand
Flächenbrand Bühler 1981
The Boat Is Full
The Boat Is Full Lazar Ostrowskij 1981
Der Schützling
Der Schützling 1981
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe 1980
Bühne frei für Kolowitz
Bühne frei für Kolowitz Benjamin Weiß 1980
Wochenendgeschichten
Wochenendgeschichten 1980
Die Alten kommen
Die Alten kommen 1980
Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen
Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen Friedrich Schlick 1979
Das Idol von Mordassow
Das Idol von Mordassow Fürst 1979
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show Self 1979
The Old Fox
The Old Fox Herr Nathan 1977
The Old Fox
The Old Fox Karl Brunner 1977
Das Rentenspiel
Das Rentenspiel 1977
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany Self (archive footage) 1975
Strychnin und saure Drops
Strychnin und saure Drops 1974
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt Self 1973
Der trojanische Sessel
Der trojanische Sessel Franz Seider 1971
Der Pott
Der Pott Simon Norton 1971
Amerika oder der Verschollene
Amerika oder der Verschollene Vater 1969
The Commissioner
The Commissioner Ohlers 1969
The Commissioner
The Commissioner Vater Klinger 1969
Die hundertste Nacht
Die hundertste Nacht Iwakichi 1966
Ganovenehre
Ganovenehre Seiden-Emil 1966
Der eingebildete Kranke
Der eingebildete Kranke Argan 1964
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle Hugo 1960
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti Johannes Puntila 1960
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion 1958
Aktuelle Schaubude
Aktuelle Schaubude Self 1957
The Star of Africa
The Star of Africa 1957
German Film Award
German Film Award Self 1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Fortunes of Captain Blood King Charles II 1950
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey Pierre 1950
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner Jeweler / Money Lender 1949
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat Count de la Brive 1949
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark Hugo Schloss 1949
Caught
Caught Franzi Kartos 1949
The Woman in White
The Woman in White Louis 1948
French Leave
French Leave Marcel 1948
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph Tattooed Waiter 1948
The Woman from Tangier
The Woman from Tangier Parquit 1948
Jungle Flight
Jungle Flight Pepe 1947
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk Augustin Haussy 1945
The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main Paree 1945
Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever Brillon 1944
Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat Valdi 1944
Cover Girl
Cover Girl Chef at Danny McGuire's 1944
The Desert Song
The Desert Song François 1943
Swing Fever
Swing Fever Nick Sirocco 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke Count Peter de Candome 1943
Paris After Dark
Paris After Dark Max 1943
Destroyer
Destroyer Swab with large nose 1943
Casablanca
Casablanca Pickpocket 1943
Pacific Rendezvous
Pacific Rendezvous Kestrin 1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti
The Tuttles of Tahiti Jensen 1942
Blue, White and Perfect
Blue, White and Perfect Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois 1942
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn Bonbois 1941
That Night in Rio
That Night in Rio Felicio Salles 1941
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew Self (archive footage) 1940
Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet Ernst 1940
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo Armand Francois 1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast Comrade Tronavich 1940
Boom Town
Boom Town Ferdie the Tailor 1940
The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question Henri Lurette 1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Student 1939
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial Anton 1939
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz Kienzl 1938
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon Maharajah of Sund 1938
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl Dance Director 1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Rabbit 1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris Padrinsky 1938
Romance in the Dark
Romance in the Dark Von Hemisch 1938
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel Butch, Dress Designer 1938
Tovarich
Tovarich Alfonso 1937
Scherben bringen Glück
Scherben bringen Glück 1932
A Tremendously Rich Man
A Tremendously Rich Man Curt Nickel 1932
The Schlemihl
The Schlemihl Hartwig 1931
Anschluß um Mitternacht
Anschluß um Mitternacht Emil 1929
His Majesty the Barber
His Majesty the Barber 1928
The Masked Mannequin
The Masked Mannequin Egun Fürst 1927
Gräfin Plättmamsell
Gräfin Plättmamsell 1926
Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion
Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion Moritz Spiegel 1926
The Golden Butterfly
The Golden Butterfly 1926
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen Ali ben Mokka 1926
She and the Three
She and the Three Der Hilfsregisseur 1922
The Oyster Princess
The Oyster Princess Conductor (as Kurt Bois) 1919
Der Dieb
Der Dieb 1918
Die Spinne
Die Spinne 1917
The Indian's Gift
The Indian's Gift Kind 1914
The Minister's Daughter
The Minister's Daughter Young Hans 1913
Ein neuer Erwerbszweig
Ein neuer Erwerbszweig 1912
Klebolin Sticks to Everything
Klebolin Sticks to Everything 1909
Mother Love
Mother Love 1909

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (2)

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