Rolf von Goth
German actor (1906-1981) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
Rolf von Goth was a film actor from Windhoek in German Southwest Africa who settled and worked in Germany. After appearing in minor roles in several silent films such as Metropolis (1927) von Goth emerged as a prominent actor in the late 1920s.
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A Castle in FlandersFilm, Brigg1934
A Woman with Power of AttorneyFilm, Joachim - Brüggemanns Sohn
At the Blond Katherine'sFilm, 1934Leopld, beider Sohn1933
Die blonde ChristlFilm, Hans Brandtner1932
Five from the JazzbandFilm, Jim
Once There Was a WaltzFilm, 1932Rudi Moebius1931
Between Night and DawnFilm, Paul Manthey1930
1000 German wordsFilm
The stain on honorFilm, 1930Philipp1929Berlin After DarkFilm, Harry Hofer
Father and SonFilm, 19291928
Don Juan in der MädchenschuleFilm, Prinz Osram1927
MetropolisFilm, Son in Eternal Gardens (uncredited)1906Born5 November 1906People around Rolf
Charles Puffy Also in Father and Son (1929)
Theodor Loos Also in Metropolis (1927)
Erich Engel Directed Five from the Jazz Band (1932)
Albert Paulig Also in Der Nächste, bitte! (1930)
Fritz Lang Directed Metropolis (1927)
Liane Haid Also in Circus Life and At the Blond Katherine's
Richard Oswald Produced Spring Awakening (1929)
Erich Pommer Produced Metropolis (1927)- Fritz Rasp Also in Metropolis and Spring Awakening
Géza von Bolváry Directed Father and Son (1929)
Victor Janson Directed Once There Was a Waltz (1932)
Paul Henckels Also in Spring Awakening (1929)
Adele Sandrock Also in Misled Youth and Der Nächste, bitte!
Jenny Jugo Also in Five from the Jazz Band (1932)
Joe Pasternak Produced Five from the Jazz Band (1932)
Franz Seitz Sr. Directed Die blonde Christl (1933)
Fritz Alberti Also in Metropolis and Misled Youth
Charlotte Susa Also in Father and Son and Excursion into Life
Ida Wüst Also in Father and Son (1929)
Vera Baranovskaya Also in Misled Youth and Verirrte Jugend- Erich Waschneck Directed Va Banque and Hände aus dem Dunkel
Lotte Stein Also in Der Nächste, bitte! (1930)
Valy Arnheim Also in Circus Life and A Castle in Flanders
Joe Stöckel Also in At the Blond Katherine's (1934)
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During the early 1930s he played a mixture of leading and supporting roles in films such as Once There Was a Waltz and A Shot at Dawn (1932) but his appearances began to decline during the Nazi era. By the outbreak of the Second World War he had almost entirely retired from film. von Goth switched to become a director of radio shows, becoming extremely successful in the format during the post-war years. He was married to the actress Karin Hardt.
