Curt Bois

Curt Bois

Acting
Born 1901-04-05 - Died 1991-12-25Berlin, Germany

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Curt Bois, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Movies (90)

Casablanca
8.1

Casablanca

1943Movie8.1
Wings of Desire
7.8

Wings of Desire

1987Movie7.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939Movie7.3
Boom Town
7.0

Boom Town

1940Movie7.0
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938Movie7.0
Der Schützling
10.0

Der Schützling

1981Movie10.0
Blue, White and Perfect
6.5

Blue, White and Perfect

1942Movie6.5
Cover Girl
6.4

Cover Girl

1944Movie6.4
Flächenbrand
7.0

Flächenbrand

1981Movie7.0
Gold Diggers in Paris
6.8

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938Movie6.8
Fortunes of Captain Blood
7.3

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950Movie7.3
The Great Sinner
6.8

The Great Sinner

1949Movie6.8
Swing Fever
6.0

Swing Fever

1943Movie6.0
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
9.0

Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe

1980Movie9.0
The Spanish Main
6.4

The Spanish Main

1945Movie6.4
The Lady in Question
6.7

The Lady in Question

1940Movie6.7
The Eternal Jew
4.7

The Eternal Jew

1940Movie4.7
The Desert Song
6.0

The Desert Song

1944Movie6.0
Caught
6.6

Caught

1949Movie6.6
Hotel Imperial
7.0

Hotel Imperial

1939Movie7.0
Arch of Triumph
6.0

Arch of Triumph

1948Movie6.0
Bühne frei für Kolowitz
9.0

Bühne frei für Kolowitz

1980Movie9.0
The Minister's Daughter

The Minister's Daughter

1913Movie
The Oyster Princess
6.8

The Oyster Princess

1919Movie6.8
Scherben bringen Glück
8.0

Scherben bringen Glück

1932Movie8.0
Der Dieb

Der Dieb

1918Movie
Die Spinne

Die Spinne

1917Movie
Princess O'Rourke
6.5

Princess O'Rourke

1943Movie6.5
He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940Movie8.0
Bitter Sweet
6.0

Bitter Sweet

1940Movie6.0
Hold Back the Dawn
6.7

Hold Back the Dawn

1941Movie6.7
Boy Meets Girl
6.9

Boy Meets Girl

1938Movie6.9
Ganovenehre
6.0

Ganovenehre

1966Movie6.0
Garden of the Moon
6.8

Garden of the Moon

1938Movie6.8
The Haunted Castle
6.8

The Haunted Castle

1960Movie6.8
The Fugitive Lover
10.0

The Fugitive Lover

1927Movie10.0
Hollywood Hotel
5.8

Hollywood Hotel

1938Movie5.8
Destroyer
6.8

Destroyer

1943Movie6.8
Amerika oder der Verschollene
9.0

Amerika oder der Verschollene

1969Movie9.0
Das Rentenspiel
7.0

Das Rentenspiel

1977Movie7.0
Mother Love
2.0

Mother Love

1909Movie2.0
The Tuttles of Tahiti
5.7

The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942Movie5.7
The Schlemihl
9.0

The Schlemihl

1931Movie9.0
The Great Waltz
5.9

The Great Waltz

1938Movie5.9
Tovarich
6.4

Tovarich

1937Movie6.4
Jungle Flight
5.9

Jungle Flight

1947Movie5.9
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
7.0

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti

1960Movie7.0
Saratoga Trunk
6.1

Saratoga Trunk

1945Movie6.1
The Woman in White
5.7

The Woman in White

1948Movie5.7
That Night in Rio
6.3

That Night in Rio

1941Movie6.3
Gypsy Wildcat
6.0

Gypsy Wildcat

1944Movie6.0
The Star of Africa
6.7

The Star of Africa

1957Movie6.7
Haus Vaterland

Haus Vaterland

1983Movie
The Woman from Tangier
7.5

The Woman from Tangier

1948Movie7.5
Hullabaloo
6.5

Hullabaloo

1940Movie6.5
The Roaring Fifties
3.7

The Roaring Fifties

1983Movie3.7
She and the Three
8.0

She and the Three

1922Movie8.0
The Lovable Cheat
6.0

The Lovable Cheat

1949Movie6.0
Der eingebildete Kranke
7.0

Der eingebildete Kranke

1964Movie7.0
A Tremendously Rich Man
9.0

A Tremendously Rich Man

1932Movie9.0
Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen
7.0

Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen

1979Movie7.0
French Leave
7.0

French Leave

1948Movie7.0
His Majesty the Barber
7.8

His Majesty the Barber

1928Movie7.8
Das Idol von Mordassow
7.0

Das Idol von Mordassow

1979Movie7.0
Anschluß um Mitternacht

Anschluß um Mitternacht

1929Movie
The Indian's Gift

The Indian's Gift

1914Movie
Blonde Fever
4.4

Blonde Fever

1944Movie4.4
Pacific Rendezvous
7.5

Pacific Rendezvous

1942Movie7.5
A Kiss in the Dark
5.2

A Kiss in the Dark

1949Movie5.2
Wochenendgeschichten
9.0

Wochenendgeschichten

1980Movie9.0
The Boat Is Full
6.1

The Boat Is Full

1981Movie6.1
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
9.0

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

1973Movie9.0
The Golden Butterfly
10.0

The Golden Butterfly

1926Movie10.0
Romance in the Dark
5.3

Romance in the Dark

1938Movie5.3
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
5.3

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950Movie5.3
The Masked Mannequin
7.0

The Masked Mannequin

1927Movie7.0
Klebolin Sticks to Everything
3.9

Klebolin Sticks to Everything

1909Movie3.9
Strychnin und saure Drops
7.0

Strychnin und saure Drops

1974Movie7.0
Paris After Dark
6.1

Paris After Dark

1943Movie6.1
Der Pott
8.0

Der Pott

1971Movie8.0
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
4.0

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

1982Movie4.0
Die Alten kommen
7.0

Die Alten kommen

1980Movie7.0
Der trojanische Sessel
9.0

Der trojanische Sessel

1971Movie9.0
Die hundertste Nacht
8.0

Die hundertste Nacht

1966Movie8.0
Androcles and the Lion
7.0

Androcles and the Lion

1958Movie7.0
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
8.0

Wehe wenn sie losgelassen

1926Movie8.0
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren

Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren

1981Movie
Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion
7.0

Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion

1926Movie7.0
Gräfin Plättmamsell
8.0

Gräfin Plättmamsell

1926Movie8.0
Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

1912Movie

TV Shows (10)

The Old Fox
6.3

The Old Fox

1977Series6.3
NDR Talk Show
6.6

NDR Talk Show

1979Series6.6
The Commissioner
8.0

The Commissioner

1969Series8.0
German Film Award
6.0

German Film Award

1951Series6.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
8.0

Aktuelle Schaubude

1957Series8.0
Detektivbüro Roth
7.0

Detektivbüro Roth

1986Series7.0
Kir Royal
6.8

Kir Royal

1986Series6.8
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
9.0

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975Series9.0
Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich
8.0

Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich

1985Series8.0
War was, Rickie?

War was, Rickie?

1985Series