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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...
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The Old FoxSeries • 1977
The CommissionerSeries • 1969
CasablancaMovie • 1943
Wings of DesireMovie • 1987
The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1939
Cover GirlMovie • 1944
Arch of TriumphMovie • 1948
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseMovie • 1938
Faraway, So Close!Movie • 1993
Boom TownMovie • 1940
Hold Back the DawnMovie • 1941
The Haunted CastleMovie • 1960
The Great SinnerMovie • 1949
CaughtMovie • 1949
The Spanish MainMovie • 1945
The Woman in WhiteMovie • 1948
That Night in RioMovie • 1941
The Lady in QuestionMovie • 1940
Princess O'RourkeMovie • 1943
The Oyster PrincessMovie • 1919