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Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Acting August 29, 1942 (72 years old) September 1, 2014 Berlin, Germany

Biography

Gottfried John (German: [ˈjoːn];[1] 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A long-time collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in many of the filmmaker's projects between 1975 and his death in 1982, including Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Despair, The Marriage of Maria Braun , and Berlin Alexanderplatz. His distinctive, gaunt appearance saw him he frequently cast as villains, and he is best known to audiences for his role as the corrupt General Arkady Orumov in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, and for his comedic turn as Julius Caesar in Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar, the latter for which he won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Movies 80

GoldenEye 6.9

GoldenEye

as Colonel Ourumov

1995
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar 6.0

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

as Jules César

1999
The Marriage of Maria Braun 7.4

The Marriage of Maria Braun

as Willi Klenze

1979
Proof of Life 6.1

Proof of Life

as Eric Kessler

2000
Fedora 6.7

Fedora

as Kritos

1978
Ruby Red 6.9

Ruby Red

as Dr. White

2013
Flood 5.3

Flood

as Arthur Moyes

2007
In a Year with 13 Moons 6.6

In a Year with 13 Moons

as Anton Saitz

1978
Emerald Green 6.9

Emerald Green

as Dr. White (archive footage)

2016
Abraham 7.2

Abraham

as Eliezer

1993
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes 6.3

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

as Dr. Emmanuel Droz

2005
The Gathering Storm 6.7

The Gathering Storm

as Friedrich von Schroder

2002
Lili Marleen 6.5

Lili Marleen

as Aaron

1981
The Ogre 6.4

The Ogre

as Chief Forester

1996
John Rabe 7.1

John Rabe

as Dr. Oskar Trautmann

2009
Night of the Fox 6.1

Night of the Fox

as Hofer

1990
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven 7.7

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

as Jörg Niemeyer

1975
Mata Hari 4.1

Mata Hari

as Wolff

1985
Despair 6.5

Despair

as Perebrodov

1978
Otto - The Movie 6.5

Otto - The Movie

as Sonnemann

1985
Mary Magdalene 5.7

Mary Magdalene

as Erode Antipa

2000
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life 7.6

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

as Herr Benjamenta

1995
Deadly Web 7.0

Deadly Web

as Kommissar Max Beckmann

1994
Balzac: A Life of Passion 5.7

Balzac: A Life of Passion

as Count Hanska

1999
Wings of Fame 6.5

Wings of Fame

as Zlatogorski

1990
Aghet 8.2

Aghet

as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

2010
The Stationmaster’s Wife 5.7

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as Finkelberger

1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife 5.7

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977
Entrusted 6.8

Entrusted

as Thomas von Gall - grandfather

2003
Julie, chevalier de Maupin 4.5

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

as Henri, duc d'Armagnac

2005
Rumpelstilzchen 6.5

Rumpelstilzchen

as König Gustav

2009
Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor

as Cicero

2003
Renzo e Lucia 9.0

Renzo e Lucia

as Innominato

2004
Wo die Liebe hinfällt 7.8

Wo die Liebe hinfällt

1979
A Pirate's Heart 5.3

A Pirate's Heart

as Konrad von Wallenrod

2006
Am I Beautiful? 6.7

Am I Beautiful?

as Herbert

1998
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt 9.0

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

as Max Beckmann

1999
The Mistake 4.7

The Mistake

as Jacob Alain

1992
Novalis - Die blaue Blume 10.0

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

as Sophies Vater

1994
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt 7.0

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

1962
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

as Self

2007
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter 8.0

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

as Jaider

1971
A World Beyond 6.2

A World Beyond

as Dr. Jan Kersebohm

2013
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

as Petritschenko

1983
Life Is Too Long 5.0

Life Is Too Long

as Georg Maria Stahl

2010
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle 4.0

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle

as Kommissar Beckmann

1996
Der Solist - In eigener Sache 6.5

Der Solist - In eigener Sache

as Martin Krohn

2002
1982: Gutenbach 6.0

1982: Gutenbach

as Peter Kessel

1978
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz 4.8

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

as Aldo Caldini

2004
The Papal Council 3.0

The Papal Council

as Paolo Naldini

2008
Schön war die Zeit 9.2

Schön war die Zeit

as Franz Bauer

1988
Brüder auf Leben und Tod 7.0

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

as Renato Calvi

1995
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne 7.0

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

as Robert Dallburg

1991
Death Has a Bad Reputation 6.5

Death Has a Bad Reputation

as Rodimstev

1990
Die Ratten 7.0

Die Ratten

as Bruno Mechelke

1979
Carlos 10.0

Carlos

as Carlos

1971
Marija

Marija

as Filipp

1978
Café Oriental 5.3

Café Oriental

1962
La casa dove abitava Corinne 10.0

La casa dove abitava Corinne

as Michele Wolf

1996
Die Löwin

Die Löwin

as Jo

2012
Glatteis 7.0

Glatteis

as Kurt Wallmann

1998
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter 6.5

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

as Bartolomé de las Casas

1985
Super 6.3

Super

1984
Black Flowers 4.8

Black Flowers

as Curtis

2009
Chinese Boxes 6.0

Chinese Boxes

as Zwemmer

1984
Of Pure Blood 9.0

Of Pure Blood

as Paul Bergmann

1986
Elfenbein 8.0

Elfenbein

as Nicholas Messier

1991
Teuflischer Engel

Teuflischer Engel

as Henry Martens

1999
Verworrene Bilanzen 8.0

Verworrene Bilanzen

as Karl M. Kronen

1985
Die Fremde in meiner Brust 4.5

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

as Richard Keller

1998
Cowgirl 4.3

Cowgirl

as Hans Krahl

2004
The Followers 10.0

The Followers

as Brocke

1985
Mein zweites Leben

Mein zweites Leben

as Richard Keller

1998
My Magical Friend Sams 5.6

My Magical Friend Sams

as School Inspector

2003
Die Zeit danach 8.0

Die Zeit danach

as man from Klagenfurt

1994
Das zweite Leben 7.0

Das zweite Leben

as Robert Kreutzer

2007
Der Fall Franza 7.0

Der Fall Franza

as Captain

1987
Life, Love & Celluloid 6.6

Life, Love & Celluloid

as Self

1998
Pattberg's Legacy 7.0

Pattberg's Legacy

as Ulrich Vogtmann

1987
Ein letzter Wille 8.0

Ein letzter Wille

as Paul Elling

1994

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