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Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Acting

Born: August 29, 1942Berlin, Germany

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.

Known For
Filmography
Emerald Green

Emerald Green

Dr. White (archive footage)

2016
A World Beyond

A World Beyond

Dr. Jan Kersebohm

2013
Ruby Red

Ruby Red

Dr. White

2013
Die Löwin

Die Löwin

Jo

2012
Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

Georg Maria Stahl

2010
Aghet

Aghet

Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

2010
Rumpelstilzchen

Rumpelstilzchen

König Gustav

2009
Black Flowers

Black Flowers

Curtis

2009
John Rabe

John Rabe

Dr. Oskar Trautmann

2009
The Papal Council

The Papal Council

Paolo Naldini

2008
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

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

Self

2007
Flood

Flood

Arthur Moyes

2007

Das zweite Leben

Robert Kreutzer

2007
A Pirate's Heart

A Pirate's Heart

Konrad von Wallenrod

2006
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Dr. Emmanuel Droz

2005
Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Henri, duc d'Armagnac

2005
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

Hans Krahl

2004
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Aldo Caldini

2004
Renzo e Lucia

Renzo e Lucia

Innominato

2004
Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor

Cicero

2003
My Magical Friend Sams

My Magical Friend Sams

School Inspector

2003
Entrusted

Entrusted

Thomas von Gall - grandfather

2003
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Friedrich von Schroder

2002

Der Solist - In eigener Sache

Martin Krohn

2002
Proof of Life

Proof of Life

Eric Kessler

2000
Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

Erode Antipa

2000
Balzac: A Life of Passion

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Count Hanska

1999

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

Max Beckmann

1999
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Jules César

1999

Teuflischer Engel

Henry Martens

1999

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

Richard Keller

1998
Am I Beautiful?

Am I Beautiful?

Herbert

1998

Life, Love & Celluloid

Self

1998

Mein zweites Leben

Richard Keller

1998

Glatteis

Kurt Wallmann

1998
La casa dove abitava Corinne

La casa dove abitava Corinne

Michele Wolf

1996

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle

Kommissar Beckmann

1996
The Ogre

The Ogre

Chief Forester

1996
GoldenEye

GoldenEye

Colonel Ourumov

1995
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Herr Benjamenta

1995

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

Renato Calvi

1995

Die Zeit danach

man from Klagenfurt

1994
Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Sophies Vater

1994

Ein letzter Wille

Paul Elling

1994

Deadly Web

Kommissar Max Beckmann

1994
Abraham

Abraham

Eliezer

1993
The Mistake

The Mistake

Jacob Alain

1992

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

Robert Dallburg

1991

Elfenbein

Nicholas Messier

1991
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

Hofer

1990
Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame

Zlatogorski

1990
Death Has a Bad Reputation

Death Has a Bad Reputation

Rodimstev

1990
Schön war die Zeit

Schön war die Zeit

Franz Bauer

1988

Pattberg's Legacy

Ulrich Vogtmann

1987

Der Fall Franza

Captain

1987
Of Pure Blood

Of Pure Blood

Paul Bergmann

1986
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Wolff

1985
Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie

Sonnemann

1985
The Followers

The Followers

Brocke

1985

Verworrene Bilanzen

Karl M. Kronen

1985
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolomé de las Casas

1985
Chinese Boxes

Chinese Boxes

Zwemmer

1984
Super

Super

1984

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

Petritschenko

1983
Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

Aaron

1981
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Willi Klenze

1979

Die Ratten

Bruno Mechelke

1979

Wo die Liebe hinfällt

1979
In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

Anton Saitz

1978

1982: Gutenbach

Peter Kessel

1978

Marija

Filipp

1978
Despair

Despair

Perebrodov

1978
Fedora

Fedora

Kritos

1978
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Finkelberger

1977
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Jörg Niemeyer

1975
Carlos

Carlos

Carlos

1971
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider

1971
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

1962

Café Oriental

1962