Curt Bois

Actor · Died December 25, 1991, aged 90 · Berlin, Germany

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: April 5, 1901
Died: December 25, 1991 (aged 90)
From: Berlin, Germany
Works as: Actor
Titles: 29 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 50% in 30 days

What are Curt Bois' films like?

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Genres

Comedy7 titles41^st

Drama7 titles67^th

Action2 titles31^st

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Trickster

3 of 3

Tricksteras Maharajah of Sund in Garden of the Moon (1938)
Tricksteras Henri Lurette in The Lady in Question (1940)
Tricksteras Valdi in Gypsy Wildcat (1944)

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Curt Bois' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).

Also on these channels

Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection

Subscription and free streaming for Curt Bois' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Faraway, So Close!(1993)
In Memory Of
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Wings of Desire(1987)
as Homer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Kir Royal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Friedrich Danziger
Detektivbüro Roth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Robert Maschenberg
Kleine Stadt, ich liebe dich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 6 episodes · as Theo Kleber
War was, Rickie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 12 episodes · as Onkel Erwin
Haus Vaterland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Actor
The Roaring Fifties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Actor
Gesucht wird... Drei Geschichten um nicht ganz ehrenwerte Herren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Actor
Flächenbrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Bühler
The Boat Is Full(1981)
as Lazar Ostrowskij
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Der Schützling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Actor
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Actor
Bühne frei für Kolowitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Benjamin Weiß
Wochenendgeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Actor
Die Alten kommen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Actor
Liebe, Tod und Heringshäppchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Friedrich Schlick
Das Idol von Mordassow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Fürst
The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · as Herr Nathan · as Karl Brunner
Das Rentenspiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Actor
Strychnin und saure Drops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Actor
Der trojanische Sessel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Franz Seider
Der Pott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Simon Norton
Amerika oder der Verschollene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Vater
The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Ohlers · as Vater Klinger
Die hundertste Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Iwakichi
Ganovenehre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Seiden-Emil
Der eingebildete Kranke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Argan
The Haunted Castle(1960)
as Hugo
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Johannes Puntila
Androcles and the Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Actor
Der Stern von Afrika(1957)
Actor
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Ein Polterabend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Director · Screenplay
Fortunes of Captain Blood(1950)
as King Charles II
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Pierre
The Great Sinner(1949)
as Jeweler / Money Lender
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Lovable Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Count de la Brive
A Kiss in the Dark(1949)
as Hugo Schloss
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Caught(1949)
as Franzi Kartos
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Woman in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Louis
French Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Marcel
Arch of Triumph(1948)
as Tattooed Waiter
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Woman from Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Parquit
Jungle Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Pepe
Saratoga Trunk(1945)
as Augustin Haussy
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Spanish Main(1945)
as Paree
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Blonde Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Brillon
Gypsy Wildcat(1944)
as Valdi
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Cover Girl(1944)
as Chef at Danny McGuire's
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as François
Swing Fever(1943)
as Nick Sirocco
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Princess O'Rourke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Count Peter de Candome
Paris After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Max
Destroyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Swab with large nose
Casablanca(1942)
as Pickpocket
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Pacific Rendezvous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Kestrin
The Tuttles of Tahiti(1942)
as Jensen
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Blue, White and Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
Hold Back the Dawn(1941)
as Bonbois
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
That Night in Rio(1941)
as Felicio Salles
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Bitter Sweet(1940)
as Ernst
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Hullabaloo(1940)
as Armand Francois
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
He Stayed for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Comrade Tronavich
Boom Town(1940)
as Ferdie the Tailor
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Lady in Question(1940)
as Henri Lurette
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)
as Student
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Hotel Imperial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Anton
The Great Waltz(1938)
as Kienzl
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Garden of the Moon(1938)
as Maharajah of Sund
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Dance Director
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse(1938)
as Rabbit
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Gold Diggers in Paris(1938)
as Padrinsky
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Romance in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Von Hemisch
Hollywood Hotel(1937)
as Butch, Dress Designer
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Tovarich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Alfonso
Scherben bringen Glück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Director · Writer · Actor
A Tremendously Rich Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Curt Nickel
The Schlemihl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as Hartwig
Anschluß um Mitternacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
as Emil
His Majesty the Barber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Actor
The Fugitive Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
as Simche Regierer
The Masked Mannequin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
as Egun Fürst
Gräfin Plättmamsell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Actor
Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
as Moritz Spiegel
The Golden Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Actor
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
as Ali ben Mokka
She and the Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
as Der Hilfsregisseur
The Oyster Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
as Conductor (as Kurt Bois)
Der Dieb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Actor
Die Spinne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Actor
The Indian's Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)
as Kind
The Minister's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)
as Young Hans
Ein neuer Erwerbszweig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)
Actor
Klebolin Sticks to Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)
Actor
Mother Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)
Actor

Career shape

Biggest box office

Wings of Desire (1987)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Wings of Desire (1987)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

19601987

Peak 1987 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

1944

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.