Botond of Gaal

Botond by Gaal (2007)

Botond von Gaal (born December 23, 1961 in Budapest , Hungary ) is a German actor, director and voice actor.

Life

Born in Hungary, Botond von Gaal grew up in Germany as the son of the opera singer Gabor von Gaal . His parents raised him bilingual: he speaks perfect German and Hungarian. Through his father's job, he got to know the world of theater as a child. His eloquence and accentuated pronunciation enabled him to work as an actor at a young age.

At the request of his father, Botond von Gaal completed a law degree. During his law studies, however, he continued to take private acting lessons.

After graduating as a fully qualified lawyer , the Hanover State Theater hired him as an actor. Through his work as an assistant director and evening director, he learned to direct there. This was followed by a guest scholarship at the Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart and other study visits, including a. in Vienna, Budapest and Los Angeles.

His other activities include acting as a moderator and speaker, u. a. at NDR and in radio play productions. He is both a stage, film and television actor. He also works as a dialogue book author and director and is, on a voluntary basis, artistic director of the newly founded Jewish Theater Massel in Hanover. He is hired as a voice actor for current and classic film productions. Botond von Gaal operates at home and abroad.

Filmography

• 2007: Zoe Film, Expresso, B. Uzunyayla
• 2006: Schulz Picture Productions, Zapfenstreich, B. Grell
• 2004–06: Hanover Film Academy, div., Sayim u. a.
• 2003: RTL Germany, Trautes Heim, TL Pröve
• 2002: Pro7, Operation Family, TL Pröve
• 2001: RTL Germany, alarm for Cobra 11, RW Helmrich
• 1999: CPI LA. Hollywood, The Pearl, J. Curtis
• 1992: SAT.1, crime in crosshairs, R. Walther

theatre

• 2018-9 Comedy on the Altstadtmarkt, Braunschweig, “The Truth About Dinner for One” Jan-Ferdinand Haas
• 2018 New Theater Hanover "Golden Girls" Oliver Geilhardt
• 2017 Comedy on the Altstadtmarkt, Braunschweig, "The King of Allotments" A. Werth
• 2017 Freilichtbühne Waren, Müritz, “The Mask Returns” N. Düwell
• 2015 Comedy on the Altstadtmarkt, Braunschweig, “Sherlock Holmes chases Jack the Ripper”, J. Bodinus
• 2013 Comedy on the Altstadtmarkt, Braunschweig, “One more man is still too little”, Florian Battermann
• 2012 Comedy at the Altstadtmarkt, Braunschweig, "Meister Eder und seine Pumuckl"
• 2012 Neues Theater, Hanover, “Die Mausefalle”, Jan Bodinus
• 2005 Salzach Festival, Laufen / Salzburg, "Witch Hunt", B. Jahn
• 2005 Salzach Festival, Laufen / Salzburg, "Jedermann", B. Jahn
• 2004 Tittmoning Castle Festival, "Witch Hunt", B. Jahn
• 2001/02 Nideggen Castle Festival, “The Castle”, N. Stockheim
• 2000 Comedy on the move, “Three plus one equals Hallelujah”, Florian Battermann
• 1998 Bernhard Theater , Zurich, “The chaste bon vivant”, U. Manz
• 1997 Hermes Theater guest performances, "No corpse without Lilly", E. Fuschl
• 1997 Hermes Theater guest performances, "Lost love effort", J. Burkhorst
• 1997 Bad Gandersheim Cathedral Festival, "The Auditor", W. Schön
• 1994–1998 Scala Theater, Basel, "Frau Holle", C. Piontek
• 1989–1993 Landesbühne Hannover, permanent engagement, R. Rüdiger

Productions

• 2006 Revuetheater Marlene, Hanover, One Night of Musical, Webber, Ulvaeus and others
• 2005 Massel (Jewish Theater in Hanover), recipient Unknown, Taylor
• 2004 Berlin Philharmonic, The Magic Book (concert for a speaker and large orchestra), Laufs
• 2002 Theater Pisberg, Osnabrück, Vernissage Perdu, S. Graf, I. Stüber
• 2002 Jewish community Hanover, Lustig, Bitter, Süss (Revue), Stolz, Trebitsch a. a.
• 2000 Per i Tempi, The Soldier's Story, Ramuz / Stravinsky
• 2000 Wilde Reiter, Rotkäppchen (rock musical), Rottmann
• 1998 Tojás Szinház Budapest, Dracula (musical), Vértes, Liptey
• 1994 Celler Schloss, How does a German in Austria eat a Hungarian salami (Schwank), Gundel

Dubbing (selection)

• Tango Libre, Marc Charlet (as Marco)
• Code Name: Geronimo, Rajesh Shringarpore (as Waseem)
• Born to Race, Grant Show (as Jimmy Kendall)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Bill Johnson (as Leatherface 'Bubba' Sawyer)
• Death duel in the Imperial Palace, Chih-Ching Yang (as Zhou)
• The sword of the yellow tigress Shen Lao (as a bandit)
• Robin Hood, Brother Tack (with Douglas Fairbanks)
• The Iron Mask, Musketeer (with Douglas Fairbanks)
• The Three Musketeers, Porthos (with Douglas Fairbanks)
• Numerous western films (with John Wayne)
• Sample People, the Indian takeaway owner (with Kylie Minogue)
• Chainsaw Massacre, the Chainsaw Murderer (with Dennis Hopper)
• Brain Dead, Professor (Peter Jackson)
• Fat Actress, Film Producer (with Kirstie Alley)
• Scream
• American soldier, sergeant
• Game of life, soccer player
• Red Shadow
• Bollywood productions