Curt Bois

Biography

Curt Bois was a German actor whose career on stage and screen spanned more than eighty years. Born in Berlin, he started acting in 1907 and appeared in shorts including Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß and Der Kleine Detektiv. He worked in theater, cabaret, musicals, silent films, and sound films, performed under Max Reinhardt, and found stage success in Charley's Aunt in Vienna in 1928. After leaving Germany in 1934, he moved to the United States, worked on Broadway, and reached Hollywood by 1937. His best-known film role was the pickpocket in Casablanca (1942); he also had a notable supporting part in Caught (1949) as Franzi Kartos. Most Hollywood roles were small, but he was in demand. He returned to Germany in 1950 and later acted at the Schiller Theater and Theater des Westens. In Wings of Desire (1987) he played the aged poet Homer and won the European Film Award as Best Supporting Actor. He died in Berlin in 1991.

90years old at death

Born April 5, 1901Berlin
Died December 25, 1991Berlin
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 49 years1938 to 1987

Genres

Romance67%, 10 films
Drama60%, 9 films
Comedy33%, 5 films
Crime13%, 2 films
Musical13%, 2 films

First and latest

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Bois's final acting part came in Das letzte Band, a short film released in 1989. That role brought his film career, which lasted 82 years, to a close.

Curt Bois movies on Netflix

Wings of Desire1987IMDb rating 7.9as Homer
Caught1949IMDb rating 7.0as Franzi Kartos
Arch of Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.3as Tattooed Waiter
The Woman in White1948IMDb rating 6.6as Louis
The Spanish Main1945IMDb rating 6.3as Paree
Blonde Fever1944IMDb rating 5.5as Brillon
Cover Girl1944IMDb rating 6.7as Chef at Danny McGuire's
Princess O'Rourke1943IMDb rating 6.7as Count Peter de Candome
Blue, White, and Perfect1942IMDb rating 6.6as Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
Casablanca1942IMDb rating 8.5as Pickpocket
The Tuttles of Tahiti1942IMDb rating 6.0as Jensen
Hold Back the Dawn1941IMDb rating 7.3as Bonbois
That Night in Rio1941IMDb rating 6.7as Felicio Salles
Boom Town1940IMDb rating 7.0as Ferdie the Tailor
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938IMDb rating 7.0as Rabbit

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Wings of Desire1987 Drama, Fantasy, Romanceas Homer
IMDb rating 7.985K votes
Casablanca1942 Drama, Romance, Waras Pickpocket
IMDb rating 8.5661K votes
Caught1949as Franzi Kartos
IMDb rating 7.04.8K votes
Hold Back the Dawn1941as Bonbois
IMDb rating 7.33.2K votes
Cover Girl1944as Chef at Danny McGuire's
IMDb rating 6.76.5K votes
The Woman in White1948as Louis
IMDb rating 6.62.1K votes
That Night in Rio1941as Felicio Salles
IMDb rating 6.71.0K votes
Arch of Triumph1948as Tattooed Waiter
IMDb rating 6.32.2K votes

Most often with

Charles Vidor directed two of these films. Nineteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bess Flowers

Humphrey Bogart

Byron Foulger

Gino Corrado

Frank Puglia

Charles LaughtonCharles VidorDirector, 2 films

Films together

Bess Flowers2 films together, 1941 to 1948
Bess Flowers's page
- Arch of Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.3Bois as Tattooed WaiterFlowers as Gambler at Roulette Table
- That Night in Rio1941IMDb rating 6.7Bois as Felicio SallesFlowers as Nightclub Extra
Humphrey Bogart2 films together, 1938 to 1942
Humphrey Bogart's page
- Casablanca1942IMDb rating 8.5Bois as PickpocketBogart as Rick Blaine
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938IMDb rating 7.0Bois as RabbitBogart as 'Rocks' Valentine
Byron Foulger2 films together, 1940 to 1948
Byron Foulger's page
- Arch of Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.3Bois as Tattooed WaiterFoulger as Policeman at Accident
- Boom Town1940IMDb rating 7.0Bois as Ferdie the TailorFoulger as Geologist
Gino Corrado2 films together, 1941 to 1948
Gino Corrado's page
- Arch of Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.3Bois as Tattooed WaiterCorrado as Sommelier
- That Night in Rio1941IMDb rating 6.7Bois as Felicio SallesCorrado as Stock Exchange Clerk
Frank Puglia2 films together, 1941 to 1943
Frank Puglia's page
- Princess O'Rourke1943IMDb rating 6.7Bois as Count Peter de CandomePuglia as Greek Cafe Proprietor
- That Night in Rio1941IMDb rating 6.7Bois as Felicio SallesPuglia as Pedro, Manuel's Valet
Charles Laughton2 films together, 1942 to 1948
Charles Laughton's page
- Arch of Triumph1948IMDb rating 6.3Bois as Tattooed WaiterLaughton as Ivon Haake
- The Tuttles of Tahiti1942IMDb rating 6.0Bois as JensenLaughton as Jonas
Charles VidorDirector, 2 films, 1942 to 1944
All films by Charles Vidor
- Cover Girl1944IMDb rating 6.7Bois as Chef at Danny McGuire's
- The Tuttles of Tahiti1942IMDb rating 6.0Bois as Jensen
Also two films together13 more actors
- Olivia de HavillandPrincess O'Rourke (1943) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- Ingrid BergmanArch of Triumph (1948) and Casablanca (1942)
- Charles BoyerArch of Triumph (1948) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- Frank OrthBlue, White, and Perfect (1942) and Boom Town (1940)
- Art SmithCaught (1949) and Arch of Triumph (1948)
- Sydney GreenstreetThe Woman in White (1948) and Casablanca (1942)
- Victor FrancenThe Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- Paul HenreidThe Spanish Main (1945) and Casablanca (1942)
- Leonid KinskeyCasablanca (1942) and That Night in Rio (1941)
- Arthur LoftBlue, White, and Perfect (1942) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- S.Z. SakallCasablanca (1942) and That Night in Rio (1941)
- John EmeryThe Woman in White (1948) and The Spanish Main (1945)
- Madeleine LebeauCasablanca (1942) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Two awards and honors from 1988 to 1991.

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Curt Bois's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1991	Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany		Won
1988	European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor	Wings of Desire	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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