John Gottowt

Isidor Gesang

Born June 15, 1881· Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]

† Died August 29, 1942

4Roles★ 6.4Average rating

John Gottowt (born Isidor Gesang; 15 June 1881 – 29 August 1942) was an Austrian actor, stage director and film director for theatres and silent movies. Gottowt was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (present-day Lviv, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. After his education in Vienna, he joined the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1905, working for Max Reinhardt as an actor and director. Gottowt was mainl… Read more

Known for

Nosferatu1922The Student of Prague1913Waxworks1924Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire1920

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6.4

Waxworks1924

Owner of the Waxworks

★ 7.7

Nosferatu1922

Professor Bulwer

★ 5.5

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire1920

Guyard

★ 6.1

The Student of Prague1913

Scapinelli - An Old Adventurer