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 Berli…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Casablanca (1943) — Pickpocket
2. Wings of Desire (1987) — Homer
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — Student
4. Cover Girl (1944) — Chef at Danny McGuire's
5. Caught (1949) — Franzi Kartos
6. The Oyster Princess (1919) — Conductor (as Kurt Bois)
7. Boom Town (1940) — Ferdie the Tailor
8. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Rabbit
9. The Eternal Jew (1940) — Self (archive footage)
10. Hold Back the Dawn (1941) — Bonbois
11. Arch of Triumph (1948) — Tattooed Waiter
12. The Spanish Main (1945) — Paree
13. The Haunted Castle (1960) — Hugo
14. The Lady in Question (1940) — Henri Lurette
15. The Woman in White (1948) — Louis
16. The Great Sinner (1949) — Jeweler / Money Lender
17. Princess O'Rourke (1943) — Count Peter de Candome
18. That Night in Rio (1941) — Felicio Salles
19. The Old Fox (1977) — Herr Nathan
20. The Great Waltz (1938) — Kienzl
21. Saratoga Trunk (1945) — Augustin Haussy
22. Destroyer (1943) — Swab with large nose
23. The Boat Is Full (1981) — Lazar Ostrowskij
24. Hollywood Hotel (1938) — Butch, Dress Designer
25. Blue, White and Perfect (1942) — Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
26. The Star of Africa (1957)
27. The Desert Song (1943) — François
28. The Commissioner (1969) — Ohlers
29. A Kiss in the Dark (1949) — Hugo Schloss
30. Kir Royal (1986) — Friedrich Danziger
31. Bitter Sweet (1940) — Ernst
32. Blonde Fever (1944) — Brillon
33. The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) — Jensen
34. Boy Meets Girl (1938) — Dance Director
35. Jungle Flight (1947) — Pepe
36. Garden of the Moon (1938) — Maharajah of Sund
37. Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) — King Charles II
38. Paris After Dark (1943) — Max
39. Klebolin Sticks to Everything (1909)
40. Tovarich (1937) — Alfonso

Directed

1. Ein Polterabend (1955) — Director
2. Scherben bringen Glück (1932) — Director