Götz Otto

Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, as Adolf Hitler's adjutant Otto Günsche in the 2004 World War II film Downfall, and as Nazi commander Klaus Adler in the 2012 comic science fiction film Iron Sky.

Biography Otto was born in Dietzenbach and his parents ran a bakery in the city.

He played 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'm big, I'm bad, and I'm German", the 198 cm (6 ft 6 inches) actor did it in five.

Otto also played minor roles of epic Nazi films such as the 1993 Steven Spielberg film Schindler's List as an SS guard. He later played the role of SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche in the critically acclaimed 2004 film Downfall. In 2006, he appeared in the UK film Alien Autopsy. His portrayal of Billy the Kid in Bremen in 2011 fulfilled a long-standing desire to act in the Western genre.

In 2012, he starred in the film Iron Sky as the movie's primary antagonist – Moon Nazi officer Adler, who infiltrates the US and plots to become Führer of the Moon Nazi colony.

He has tried 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 was given another opportunity in the Mini Challenge VIP Car as part of the 2008 German Grand Prix weekend at Hockenheim.

Filmography

Year Title Role 1992 Little Sharks Body 1993 Dann eben mit Gewalt (TV) 1993 Hochwürden erbt das Paradies 1993 Schindler's List Plaszow SS Guard #3 1994 Lauras Entscheidung 1995 Over My Dead Body Zuhälter 1 (Pimp #1) 1995 After Five in the Forest Primeval Türsteher (Bouncer) 1996 Gridlock (TV) Mr. Two 1996 Doppelter Einsatz: Adrenalin (TV) Bernd Glowacz 1996 SK-Babies: Countdown (TV) Michael Landis 1996 SOKO 5113: Ein interessanter Typ (TV) Vogel 1996 Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (TV) Heinrich 1996 Shine – Die Angst hat einen Namen (Video game) Wetherby Duke (voice) 1997 Rosamunde Pilcher: Irrwege des Herzens (TV) Giles Savours 1997 (TV) 1997 Kommissar Schimpanski: Die Falle (TV) LKA-Beamter Lieb 1997 Tatort: Nahkampf (TV) Arnold von Brentano 1997 Der Schutzengel (TV) Kai 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Mr. Stamper 1998 Earthquake in New York Detective Eric Steadman 1998 The Girl of Your Dreams Heinrich von Wermelskirch 1999 Beowulf Roland 1999 The Blond Baboon (TV) Kommissar Philipp Graf 1999 Framed (Short) Pfleger #1 (Male Nurse #1) 1999 Der Voyeur (TV) Curt Rinneberg 1999 Ein Weihnachtsmärchen (TV) Tschak 1999 (TV) Dan Corpening 2000 Gunblast Vodka Abel Rothstein 2000 Marlene Gary Cooper 2000 Entfesslungskünstler (Escape artist) 2001 Der kleine Mann 2001 She Attila 2001 Zsa Zsa 2001 High Adventure Sarkhan 2001 Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express Boris 2001 Goebbels und Geduldig Adjudant 2001 (TV) Lockvogel 2002 Planet B: The Antman Don José de Alvarez 2002 Edel & Starck: Und ewig lockt der Mann (TV) Tim Reskau (1 episode) 2002 El Embrujo de Shanghai Omar 2002 Ma femme s'appelle Maurice Johnny Zucchini 2002 Family Affairs – Gier nach Glück (TV) Dave 2003 Die Pfefferkörner: Crash, Boom, Bäng (TV) John Quentin 2003 Planet B: Mask Under Mask Gomez 2003 Der Ermittler: Die Zeugin (TV) Ole Christiansen 2003 Deep Freeze Nelson 2003 Millennium Mann: Brüder (TV) Roder 2004 Downfall Adjutant Otto Günsche 2004 Ring of the Nibelungs (TV) King Thorkwin 2004 Polizeiruf 110 (TV, 3 episodes, 2004–2007) Paul Reinhardt 2005 Zorbek 2005 Apollonia (TV) Kaplan Johannes Ebner 2005 Pfarrer Braun: Bruder Mord (TV) Pater Andreas 2005 Großer Smetana 2005 Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg Harry Melton 2005 Stockflame (Short) Niklas von Dhrei 2005 Der Todestunnel (TV) Roman Sikorski 2005 Urmel aus dem Eis (TV) König Pumponell 2006 Balko: Ich töte Mutter (TV) Lukowski 2006 Alien Autopsy Laszlo Voros 2006 Eva Blond: Epsteins Erbe (TV) Detlev 2006 Rettet die Weihnachtsgans (TV) Alfred 2007 Die Erntehelferin (TV) Martin 2007 Siska: Spiel im Schatten (TV) Ronald Bergmann 2007 Doktor Martin: Herzflimmern (TV) Kurt Bendicks 2007 SOKO Donau: Eiszeit (TV) Sascha Gorki 2007 Für immer Afrika (TV) Christian Lindenburg 2008 Axel Franke 2009 Betrayal Krüger 2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV) Walter 2010 Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (TV) Genseric 2010 The Whore (TV) König 2012 Iron Sky Klaus Adler 2012 Cloud Atlas Withers 2013 Legend № 17 Phil Esposito 2015 Prinzessin Maleen (TV) Baron Raimund 2016 Vesper (Short) Walter 2016 The Visitors: Bastille Day Colonel Wurtz 2019–2020 Dignity (TV series) Paul Schäfer (Main role) 2020 Enfant Terrible