Gottfried John

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 29, 1942

died

September 1, 2014

place of birth

Berlin, Germany

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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GoldenEye
6.9

GoldenEye

1995as Colonel Ourumov
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
6.0

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

1999as Jules César
Proof of Life
6.1

Proof of Life

2000as Eric Kessler
Flood
5.3

Flood

2007as Arthur Moyes
Ruby Red
6.9

Ruby Red

2013as Dr. White
John Rabe
7.1

John Rabe

2009as Dr. Oskar Trautmann
Emerald Green
7.0

Emerald Green

2016as Dr. White (archive footage)
Mata Hari
4.1

Mata Hari

1985as Wolff
The Gathering Storm
6.7

The Gathering Storm

2002as Friedrich von Schroder
Fedora
6.7

Fedora

1978as Kritos
The Ogre
6.4

The Ogre

1996as Chief Forester
Abraham
7.1

Abraham

1993as Eliezer
Lili Marleen
6.4

Lili Marleen

1981as Aaron
The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.4

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979as Willi Klenze
Despair
6.5

Despair

1978as Perebrodov
Otto - The Movie
6.5

Otto - The Movie

1985as Sonnemann
Balzac: A Life of Passion
5.7

Balzac: A Life of Passion

1999as Count Hanska
Night of the Fox
6.1

Night of the Fox

1990as Hofer
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
7.8

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

1995as Herr Benjamenta
My Magical Friend Sams
5.6

My Magical Friend Sams

2003as School Inspector
In a Year with 13 Moons
6.6

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978as Anton Saitz
Entrusted
6.8

Entrusted

2003as Thomas von Gall - grandfather
Aghet
8.2

Aghet

2010as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
4.5

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

2005as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Mary Magdalene
5.8

Mary Magdalene

2000as Erode Antipa
The Stationmaster’s Wife
5.5

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977as Finkelberger
Wings of Fame
6.5

Wings of Fame

1990as Zlatogorski
Black Flowers
4.4

Black Flowers

2009as Curtis
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
6.3

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

2005as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor

2003as Cicero
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
7.7

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975as Jörg Niemeyer
Life Is Too Long
5.0

Life Is Too Long

2010as Georg Maria Stahl
Am I Beautiful?
6.7

Am I Beautiful?

1998as Herbert
Carlos
10.0

Carlos

1971as Carlos
Chinese Boxes
6.0

Chinese Boxes

1984as Zwemmer
Renzo e Lucia
9.0

Renzo e Lucia

2004as Innominato
Of Pure Blood
9.0

Of Pure Blood

1986as Paul Bergmann
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
4.8

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

2004as Aldo Caldini
Cowgirl
4.3

Cowgirl

2004as Hans Krahl
A Pirate's Heart
5.3

A Pirate's Heart

2006as Konrad von Wallenrod
Die Löwin

Die Löwin

2012as Jo
Rumpelstilzchen
6.5

Rumpelstilzchen

2009as König Gustav
The Papal Council
3.0

The Papal Council

2008as Paolo Naldini
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
10.0

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

1994as Sophies Vater
The Followers
10.0

The Followers

1985as Brocke
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

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

2007as Self
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
7.0

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

1962
The Mistake
4.7

The Mistake

1992as Jacob Alain
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
6.5

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

1985as Bartolomé de las Casas
A World Beyond
6.2

A World Beyond

2013as Dr. Jan Kersebohm