Gottfried John
Gottfried John
Born 29/08/1942 in Berlin, 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.

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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Filmography (Movies)

Emerald Green

Emerald Green

Character:Dr. White (archive footage)

Release Date:07/07/2016

A World Beyond

A World Beyond

Character:Dr. Jan Kersebohm

Release Date:29/03/2013

Ruby Red

Ruby Red

Character:Dr. White

Release Date:14/03/2013

Die Löwin

Die Löwin

Character:Jo

Release Date:02/01/2012

Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

Character:Georg Maria Stahl

Release Date:26/08/2010

Aghet

Aghet

Character:Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

Release Date:09/04/2010

Rumpelstilzchen

Rumpelstilzchen

Character:König Gustav

Release Date:26/12/2009

Black Flowers

Black Flowers

Character:Curtis

Release Date:18/09/2009

John Rabe

John Rabe

Character:Dr. Oskar Trautmann

Release Date:02/04/2009

The Papal Council

The Papal Council

Character:Paolo Naldini

Release Date:16/03/2008

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

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

Character:Self

Release Date:13/11/2007

Flood

Flood

Character:Arthur Moyes

Release Date:24/08/2007

Das zweite Leben

Das zweite Leben

Character:Robert Kreutzer

Release Date:25/04/2007

A Pirate's Heart

A Pirate's Heart

Character:Konrad von Wallenrod

Release Date:15/04/2006

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Character:Dr. Emmanuel Droz

Release Date:09/09/2005

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Character:Henri, duc d'Armagnac

Release Date:10/01/2005

Cowgirl

Cowgirl

Character:Hans Krahl

Release Date:08/12/2004

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Character:Aldo Caldini

Release Date:12/06/2004

Renzo e Lucia

Renzo e Lucia

Character:Innominato

Release Date:13/01/2004

Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor

Character:Cicero

Release Date:29/12/2003

My Magical Friend Sams

My Magical Friend Sams

Character:School Inspector

Release Date:10/12/2003

Entrusted

Entrusted

Character:Thomas von Gall - grandfather

Release Date:03/07/2003

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Character:Friedrich von Schroder

Release Date:22/04/2002

Der Solist - In eigener Sache

Der Solist - In eigener Sache

Character:Martin Krohn

Release Date:20/04/2002

Proof of Life

Proof of Life

Character:Eric Kessler

Release Date:08/12/2000

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

Character:Erode Antipa

Release Date:24/04/2000

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Character:Count Hanska

Release Date:13/09/1999

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

Character:Max Beckmann

Release Date:26/06/1999

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Character:Jules César

Release Date:03/02/1999

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

Character:Richard Keller

Release Date:14/10/1998

Am I Beautiful?

Am I Beautiful?

Character:Herbert

Release Date:17/09/1998

Life, Love & Celluloid

Life, Love & Celluloid

Character:Self

Release Date:20/02/1998

Glatteis

Glatteis

Character:Kurt Wallmann

Release Date:01/01/1998

Mein zweites Leben

Mein zweites Leben

Character:Richard Keller

Release Date:01/01/1998

La casa dove abitava Corinne

La casa dove abitava Corinne

Character:Michele Wolf

Release Date:28/11/1996

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle

Character:Kommissar Beckmann

Release Date:21/09/1996

The Ogre

The Ogre

Character:Chief Forester

Release Date:12/09/1996

GoldenEye

GoldenEye

Character:Colonel Ourumov

Release Date:16/11/1995

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Character:Herr Benjamenta

Release Date:01/08/1995

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

Character:Renato Calvi

Release Date:01/01/1995

Die Zeit danach

Die Zeit danach

Character:man from Klagenfurt

Release Date:23/09/1994

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Character:Sophies Vater

Release Date:04/05/1994

Deadly Web

Deadly Web

Character:Kommissar Max Beckmann

Release Date:01/01/1994

Ein letzter Wille

Ein letzter Wille

Character:Paul Elling

Release Date:01/01/1994

Abraham

Abraham

Character:Eliezer

Release Date:12/12/1993

The Mistake

The Mistake

Character:Jacob Alain

Release Date:19/03/1992

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

Character:Robert Dallburg

Release Date:19/12/1991

Elfenbein

Elfenbein

Character:Nicholas Messier

Release Date:23/06/1991

Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

Character:Hofer

Release Date:28/11/1990

Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame

Character:Zlatogorski

Release Date:23/03/1990

Death Has A Bad Reputation

Death Has A Bad Reputation

Character:Rodimstev

Release Date:01/01/1990

Schön war die Zeit

Schön war die Zeit

Character:Franz Bauer

Release Date:01/01/1988

Pattberg's Legacy

Pattberg's Legacy

Character:Ulrich Vogtmann

Release Date:31/05/1987

Der Fall Franza

Der Fall Franza

Character:Captain

Release Date:01/01/1987

Of Pure Blood

Of Pure Blood

Character:Paul Bergmann

Release Date:19/10/1986

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Character:Wolff

Release Date:05/09/1985

Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie

Character:Sonnemann

Release Date:19/07/1985

Die Mitläufer

Die Mitläufer

Character:Brocke

Release Date:07/06/1985

Verworrene Bilanzen

Verworrene Bilanzen

Character:Karl M. Kronen

Release Date:22/05/1985

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Character:Bartolomé de las Casas

Release Date:24/03/1985

Chinese Boxes

Chinese Boxes

Character:Zwemmer

Release Date:29/11/1984

Super

Super

Character:

Release Date:11/05/1984

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

Character:Petritschenko

Release Date:19/09/1983

Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

Character:Aaron

Release Date:14/01/1981

The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Character:Willi Klenze

Release Date:23/03/1979

Die Ratten

Die Ratten

Character:Bruno Mechelke

Release Date:18/02/1979

Wo die Liebe hinfällt

Wo die Liebe hinfällt

Character:

Release Date:28/01/1979

In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

Character:Anton Saitz

Release Date:17/11/1978

1982: Gutenbach

1982: Gutenbach

Character:Peter Kessel

Release Date:21/10/1978

Marija

Marija

Character:Filipp

Release Date:17/09/1978

Despair

Despair

Character:Perebrodov

Release Date:15/09/1978

Fedora

Fedora

Character:Kritos

Release Date:29/06/1978

The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Character:Finkelberger

Release Date:31/07/1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Character:

Release Date:31/07/1977

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Character:Jörg Niemeyer

Release Date:07/07/1975

Carlos

Carlos

Character:Carlos

Release Date:20/11/1971

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Character:Jaider

Release Date:09/07/1971

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Character:

Release Date:08/03/1962

Café Oriental

Café Oriental

Character:

Release Date:16/02/1962

Television Appearances

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