Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 29, 1942
Place of Birth:
Berlin, Germany
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Gottfried John
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Emerald Green | Dr. White (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Ruby Red | Dr. White |
| 2013 | A World Beyond | Dr. Jan Kersebohm |
| 2012 | Die Löwin | Jo |
| 2010 | Life Is Too Long | Georg Maria Stahl |
| 2010 | Aghet | Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein |
| 2009 | John Rabe | Dr. Oskar Trautmann |
| 2009 | Black Flowers | Curtis |
| 2009 | Rumpelstilzchen | König Gustav |
| 2008 | The Papal Council | Paolo Naldini |
| 2007 | Flood | Arthur Moyes |
| 2007 | Das zweite Leben | Robert Kreutzer |
| 2007 | Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story | Self |
| 2006 | A Pirate's Heart | Konrad von Wallenrod |
| 2005 | The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes | Dr. Emmanuel Droz |
| 2005 | Julie, chevalier de Maupin | Henri, duc d'Armagnac |
| 2004 | Die schöne Braut in Schwarz | Aldo Caldini |
| 2004 | Cowgirl | Hans Krahl |
| 2004 | Renzo e Lucia | Innominato |
| 2003 | Sams in Gefahr | School Inspector |
| 2003 | Entrusted | Thomas von Gall - grandfather |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Friedrich von Schroder |
| 2002 | Der Solist - In eigener Sache | Martin Krohn |
| 2000 | Mary Magdalene | Erode Antipa |
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Eric Kessler |
| 1999 | Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar | Jules César |
| 1999 | Balzac: A Life of Passion | Count Hanska |
| 1999 | Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt | Max Beckmann |
| 1998 | Glatteis | Kurt Wallmann |
| 1998 | Mein zweites Leben | Richard Keller |
| 1998 | Die Fremde in meiner Brust | Richard Keller |
| 1998 | Life, Love & Celluloid | Self |
| 1998 | Am I Beautiful? | Herbert |
| 1996 | The Ogre | Chief Forester |
| 1996 | Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle | Kommissar Beckmann |
| 1996 | La casa dove abitava Corinne | Michele Wolf |
| 1995 | GoldenEye | Colonel Ourumov |
| 1995 | Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life | Herr Benjamenta |
| 1995 | Brüder auf Leben und Tod | Renato Calvi |
| 1994 | Deadly Web | Kommissar Max Beckmann |
| 1994 | Die Zeit danach | man from Klagenfurt |
| 1994 | Ein letzter Wille | Paul Elling |
| 1993 | Abraham | Eliezer |
| 1993 | Das Sahara-Projekt | Collani |
| 1993 | Novalis - Die blaue Blume | Sophies Vater |
| 1992 | The Mistake | Jacob Alain |
| 1991 | Elfenbein | Nicholas Messier |
| 1991 | Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne | Robert Dallburg |
| 1990 | Night of the Fox | Hofer |
| 1990 | Wings of Fame | Zlatogorski |
| 1990 | Death Has A Bad Reputation | Rodimstev |
| 1988 | Schön war die Zeit | Franz Bauer |
| 1987 | Pattberg's Legacy | Ulrich Vogtmann |
| 1987 | Der Fall Franza | Captain |
| 1986 | Of Pure Blood | Paul Bergmann |
| 1985 | Mata Hari | Wolff |
| 1985 | Otto - The Movie | Sonnemann |
| 1985 | Die Mitläufer | Brocke |
| 1985 | Verworrene Bilanzen | Karl M. Kronen |
| 1985 | Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter | Bartolomé de las Casas |
| 1984 | Chinese Boxes | Zwemmer |
| 1984 | Super | |
| 1983 | Die Matrosen von Kronstadt | Petritschenko |
| 1981 | Lili Marleen | Aaron |
| 1979 | The Marriage of Maria Braun | Willi Klenze |
| 1979 | Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie | Clemens Koch |
| 1979 | Wo die Liebe hinfällt | |
| 1979 | Die Ratten | Bruno Mechelke |
| 1978 | In a Year with 13 Moons | Anton Saitz |
| 1978 | Fedora | Kritos |
| 1978 | Despair | Perebrodov |
| 1978 | 1982: Gutenbach | Peter Kessel |
| 1978 | Marija | Filipp |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s Wife | Finkelberger |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s Wife | |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven | Jörg Niemeyer |
| 1971 | Carlos | Carlos |
| 1971 | Jaider, the Lonely Hunter | Jaider |
| 1962 | Café Oriental |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Julie, chevalier de Maupin | Henri, duc d'Armagnac |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First Emperor | Cicero |
| 2000 | Donna Leon | Carmello La Capra |
| 1999 | Beckmann | Self |
| 1999 | Balzac | le comte Hanski |
| 1998 | Die Cleveren | Dr. Brendel |
| 1996 | Millennium | Josef Heim |
| 1994 | Abraham | Eliezer |
| 1993 | Space Rangers | Erich Weiss |
| 1993 | Colpo di coda | Pierre |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier | Johnny Reschke |
| 1990 | Drehort Pfarrhaus | Achim Hollweg |
| 1989 | Blaues Blut | Herr Mannheim |
| 1988 | Game, Set, and Match | |
| 1988 | Game, Set, and Match | Erich Stinnes |
| 1987 | Nachtcafé | Self |
| 1982 | Die Priwalowschen Millionen | |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Hans Beckers |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Markus Meyer |
| 1980 | Berlin Alexanderplatz | Reinhold Hoffmann |
| 1979 | The Great Runaway | Herr Adam |
| 1979 | Bayerischer Filmpreis | Self |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show | Self |
| 1974 | Derrick | Krummbach |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9 | Self |
| 1973 | World on a Wire | Einstein |
| 1972 | Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day | Jochen Epp |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 | Hellwig |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Harry Mucher |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Werner Stimmel |
| 1966 | Jörg Preda berichtet | Rolf |