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Christoph Waltz

Austrian-German-American actor known for his compelling villain roles and multiple prestigious awards.

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Christoph Waltz is best known for Portraying complex villainous and supporting roles in English-language films, including award-winning performances. On Dead or Alive, Christoph Waltz is listed in the Bond Actors and Villains category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Christoph Waltz is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Portraying complex villainous and supporting roles in English-language films, including award-winning performances.
Listed under: Bond Actors and Villains

About Christoph Waltz

Waltz gained international recognition for his portrayal of villainous and supporting roles in English-language films. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTAs, and two Golden Globes, as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. After a substantial career in German television and theatre, Waltz's international breakthrough role came in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, in which he played Hans Landa, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He collaborated with Tarantino again in Django Unchained (2012), for which he earned his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, this time for his performance as a bounty hunter named Dr. Waltz also starred in Carnage (2011), The Zero Theorem (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Downsizing (2017), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), The French Dispatch (2021), Frankenstein and Dracula (both 2025). He appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond films Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).

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Christoph Waltz is known for Portraying complex villainous and supporting roles in English-language films, including award-winning performances.

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