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name: "Heinrich Gotho"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 July 1891"
died: "29 September 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:14.949073+00:00"
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# Heinrich Gotho

Actor. Born 26 July 1891 in Berlin, Germany. Died 29 September 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 July 1891, Berlin, Germany
- **Died:** 29 September 1977

## Biography

Heinrich Gotho was an Austrian actor. Born Heinrich Gottesmann, he trained in singing and acting in Vienna and began his stage career in 1890. He adopted the stage name Gotho around 1900 and moved to Berlin in 1911, where he performed at the Neues Volkstheater and later worked in film.

Gotho appeared in numerous German films from the 1920s to the early 1930s, often in supporting or uncredited roles. He collaborated with director Fritz Lang on *Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler* (1922), *Metropolis* (1927) as the Master of Ceremonies, *Spies* (1928), *Woman in the Moon* (1929), *M* (1931) and *The Testament of Dr. Mabuse* (1933). His career ended in 1933.

*Sources: de.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Metropolis* (1927), Fi1m 87, as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/metropolis.md)

## Also known for

- *The Testament of Dr. Mabuse* (1933)
- *Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler* (1922), (uncredited)
- *Woman in the Moon* (1929), Mieter
- *Spies* (1928), Policeman at the end (uncredited)

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