Curt Bois

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-04-05

Day of death

1991-12-25 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Curt Bois

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.    

Known For

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • Der Alte

    Der Alte

  • Der Alte

    Der Alte

  • Tovarich

    Tovarich

  • French Leave

    French Leave

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

  • Der Kommissar

    Der Kommissar

  • Der Kommissar

    Der Kommissar

  • Jungle Flight

    Jungle Flight

  • German Film Award

    German Film Award

  • The Schlemihl

    The Schlemihl

  • Caught

    Caught

  • The Haunted Castle

    The Haunted Castle

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • The Eternal Jew

    The Eternal Jew

  • Die Spinne

    Die Spinne

  • Flächenbrand

    Flächenbrand

  • Kir Royal

    Kir Royal

  • Princess O'Rourke

    Princess O'Rourke

  • Fortunes of Captain Blood

    Fortunes of Captain Blood

  • Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

  • His Majesty the Barber

    His Majesty the Barber

  • Wings of Desire

    Wings of Desire

  • Ganovenehre

    Ganovenehre

  • The Oyster Princess

    The Oyster Princess

  • Detektivbüro Roth

    Detektivbüro Roth

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Aktuelle Schaubude

    Aktuelle Schaubude

  • Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti

    Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti

  • Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet

  • Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

    Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

  • The Great Sinner

    The Great Sinner

  • The Spanish Main

    The Spanish Main

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen

    Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen

  • Der Schützling

    Der Schützling

  • Cover Girl

    Cover Girl

  • Boom Town

    Boom Town

  • Hold Back the Dawn

    Hold Back the Dawn

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • War was, Rickie?

    War was, Rickie?

  • Pacific Rendezvous

    Pacific Rendezvous

  • That Night in Rio

    That Night in Rio

  • Der Dieb

    Der Dieb

  • Romance in the Dark

    Romance in the Dark

  • Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe

    Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • The Tuttles of Tahiti

    The Tuttles of Tahiti

  • The Great Waltz

    The Great Waltz

  • The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

  • Gypsy Wildcat

    Gypsy Wildcat

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

  • The Star of Africa

    The Star of Africa

  • A Kiss in the Dark

    A Kiss in the Dark

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Scherben bringen Glück

    Scherben bringen Glück

  • Arch of Triumph

    Arch of Triumph

  • Mother Love

    Mother Love

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Gold Diggers in Paris

    Gold Diggers in Paris

  • The Woman from Tangier

    The Woman from Tangier

  • The Boat Is Full

    The Boat Is Full

  • Garden of the Moon

    Garden of the Moon

  • A Tremendously Rich Man

    A Tremendously Rich Man

  • Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

    Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

  • Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

    Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

  • Paris After Dark

    Paris After Dark

  • She and the Three

    She and the Three

  • He Stayed for Breakfast

    He Stayed for Breakfast

  • Der eingebildete Kranke

    Der eingebildete Kranke

  • Haus Vaterland

    Haus Vaterland

  • Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

    Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • The Golden Butterfly

    The Golden Butterfly

  • Der Pott

    Der Pott

  • Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich

    Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich

  • Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion

    Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion

  • Wochenendgeschichten

    Wochenendgeschichten

  • Bühne frei für Kolowitz

    Bühne frei für Kolowitz

  • Klebolin Sticks to Everything

    Klebolin Sticks to Everything

  • Wehe wenn sie losgelassen

    Wehe wenn sie losgelassen

  • Das Idol von Mordassow

    Das Idol von Mordassow

  • Das Rentenspiel

    Das Rentenspiel

  • Der trojanische Sessel

    Der trojanische Sessel

  • Anschluß um Mitternacht

    Anschluß um Mitternacht

  • Die hundertste Nacht

    Die hundertste Nacht

  • Amerika oder der Verschollene

    Amerika oder der Verschollene

  • The Minister's Daughter

    The Minister's Daughter

  • The Indian's Gift

    The Indian's Gift

  • Strychnin und saure Drops

    Strychnin und saure Drops

  • Gräfin Plättmamsell

    Gräfin Plättmamsell

  • Die Alten kommen

    Die Alten kommen

  • The Masked Mannequin

    The Masked Mannequin

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

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

  • Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

    Ein neuer Erwerbszweig