Carl Goetz

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Carl Goetz
Karl Perl

(1862-04-10)10 April 1862
Died15 August 1932(1932-08-15) (aged 70)
Vienna, Austria
OccupationFilm actor
Stage actor
Years active1913-1931 (film)

Carl Goetz (10 April 1862 – 15 August 1932) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in around seventy films during the silent and early sound eras. Goetz was of a Jewish background. [1] He is particularly noted for his role in Georg Wilhelm Pabst's Pandora's Box (1929).


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  1. Prawer p.213