John Gottowt

John Gottowt

John Gottowt (born Isidor Gesang; 15 June 1881 – 29 August 1942) was an Austrian actor, stage director and film director for theatres and silent movies. Gottowt was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (present-day Lviv, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. After his education in Vienna, he joined the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1905, working for Max Reinhardt as an actor and director. Gottowt was mainly active in different theatres in Berlin as a character actor and director. His first silent film appearance was in Paul Wegener’s Der Student von Prag ("The Student of Prague") (1913). In 1920 he appeared in Robert Wiene's Genuine and took the main role in the early science fiction film Algol. In 1921 he played Professor Bulwer (Abraham van Helsing) in the classic silent film Nosferatu directed by F.W. Murnau. Gottowt made also several films with his brother-in-law Henrik Galeen but, as a Jew, was banned in 1933 from working as a professional actor. After a few years in Denmark he moved to Kraków in Poland. He was murdered in 1942 by an SS officer while in hiding in Wieliczka, disguised as a Roman Catholic priest.

  • Npe: John Gottowt
  • Cov Nrov: 3.226
  • Paub Txog: Acting
  • Hnub yug: 1881-06-15
  • Qhov chaw yug: Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
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  • Kuj Paub Li: Isidor Gesang
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John Gottowt Movies

  • 1922
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    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    7.7 1922 HD

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  • 1919
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    Morphium

    Morphium

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1913
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    Der Student von Prag

    Der Student von Prag

    6 1913 HD

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  • 1932
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    Unheimliche Geschichten

    Unheimliche Geschichten

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1920
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    Genuine, die Tragödie eines seltsamen Hauses

    Genuine, die Tragödie eines seltsamen Hauses

    5.5 1920 HD

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  • 1998
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    Nosferatu: The First Vampire

    Nosferatu: The First Vampire

    5 1998 HD

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  • 1926
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    Die Flucht in die Nacht

    Die Flucht in die Nacht

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1922
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    Der schwarze Stern

    Der schwarze Stern

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    Brennendes Land

    Brennendes Land

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1920
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    Die Nacht der Königin Isabeau

    Die Nacht der Königin Isabeau

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Algol - Tragödie der Macht

    Algol - Tragödie der Macht

    6.3 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Der rote Henker

    Der rote Henker

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1924
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    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    6.389 1924 HD

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  • 1930
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    Die zwölfte Stunde

    Die zwölfte Stunde

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1919
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    Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts Jugend

    Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts Jugend

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1913
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    Das schwarze Los

    Das schwarze Los

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1920
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    Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin

    Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1917
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    Die Prinzessin von Neutralien

    Die Prinzessin von Neutralien

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1913
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    Das schwarze Los

    Das schwarze Los

    1 1913 HD

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