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.
Acted in 68
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
Kir Royal
Friedrich Danziger · 1 episode
- 1983
The Roaring Fifties
Movie
- 1981
The Boat Is Full
Lazar Ostrowskij
1970s
- 1979
Das Idol von Mordassow
Fürst
- 1977
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
Ganovenehre
Seiden-Emil
- 1960
The Haunted Castle
Hugo
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Johannes Puntila
1950s
- 1957
The Star of Africa
Movie
- 1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
King Charles II
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Pierre
1940s
- 1949
The Lovable Cheat
Count de la Brive
A Kiss in the Dark
Hugo Schloss
Caught
Franzi Kartos
- 1948
The Woman in White
Louis
French Leave
Marcel
Arch of Triumph
Tattooed Waiter
The Woman from Tangier
Parquit
- 1947
Jungle Flight
Pepe
- 1945
- 1944
Blonde Fever
Brillon
Gypsy Wildcat
Valdi
- 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Count Peter de Candome
Paris After Dark
Max
Destroyer
Swab with large nose
- 1942
Pacific Rendezvous
Kestrin
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Jensen
Blue, White and Perfect
Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
- 1941
Hold Back the Dawn
Bonbois
That Night in Rio
Felicio Salles
- 1940
Bitter Sweet
Ernst
Hullabaloo
Armand Francois
He Stayed for Breakfast
Comrade Tronavich
The Lady in Question
Henri Lurette
1930s
- 1939
Hotel Imperial
Anton
- 1938
The Great Waltz
Kienzl
Garden of the Moon
Maharajah of Sund
Boy Meets Girl
Dance Director
Gold Diggers in Paris
Padrinsky
Romance in the Dark
Von Hemisch
Hollywood Hotel
Butch, Dress Designer
- 1937
Tovarich
Alfonso
- 1932
Scherben bringen Glück
Movie
A Tremendously Rich Man
Curt Nickel
- 1931
The Schlemihl
Hartwig
1920s
- 1928
His Majesty the Barber
Movie
- 1927
The Fugitive Lover
Simche Regierer
The Masked Mannequin
Egun Fürst
- 1926
Gräfin Plättmamsell
Movie
The Golden Butterfly
Movie
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
Ali ben Mokka
1910s
- 1919
The Oyster Princess
Conductor (as Kurt Bois)
- 1918
Der Dieb
Movie
- 1917
The Spider
Movie
- 1913
The Minister's Daughter
Young Hans
- 1912
Ein neuer Erwerbszweig
Movie
Directed 2
1950s
- 1955
Ein Polterabend
Director
1930s
- 1932
Scherben bringen Glück
Director
Wrote 2
1950s
- 1955
Ein Polterabend
Screenplay
1930s
- 1932
Scherben bringen Glück
Writer
Other crew 1
1990s
- 1993
Faraway, So Close!
In Memory Of
Appearances5
1970s
- 1979
- 1975
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Self (archive footage) · 5 episodes
- 1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Self
1950s
- 1957
1940s
- 1940
The Eternal Jew
Self (archive footage)