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Walter Gotell (15 March 1926 – 5 May 1997) was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.
Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power. A fluent English speaker, he started in films as early as 1943, usually playing German henchmen, such as in We Dive at Dawn (1943).
He began to have more established roles by the early fifties, starring in The African Queen (1951), Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), 55 Days At Peking (1963), Lancelot and Guinevere (1963), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Lord Jim (1965), Black Sunday (1977), The Boys From Brazil (1978), and Cuba (1979).
Gotell won the role of KGB General Anatol Gogol in The Spy Who Loved Me for being a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Pavlovitch Beria. His first role in the James Bond films came in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in From Russia with Love. Starting in the late 1970s, he played the recurring role of General Gogol in the James Bond series, beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. The character returned in Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985) and The Living Daylights (1987). As the Cold War developed, the role of leader of the KGB was seen to change attitudes to the West - from direct competitor to collaborator. His final appearance, as the Cold War began to become less imminent, sees him transferred to a different, more diplomatic role. Gotell is one of a few actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the film series (others being Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray and Richard Kiel).
Throughout his career, Gotell also made numerous guest appearances in a wide array of television series. He played Chief Constable Cullen in Softly, Softly: Taskforce between 1969 and 1975. He guested in many series including Danger Man, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, The X-Files, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, MacGyver, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, The Saint, and many others.
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Filmography
all 115
Movies 78
TV Shows 37
self 3
Director 1
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (2022)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012)
Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence (2006)
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
Inside 'From Russia with Love' (2000)
Prince Valiant (1997)
The X-Files (1993)
Puppet Master III (1992)
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III" (1991)
The Nightmare Years (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
She Knows Too Much (1989)
Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Liberty (1986)
Henry's Shadow (1986)
Basic Training (1985)
MacGyver (1985)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
KGB: The Secret War (1985)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Miami Vice (1984)
Memed My Hawk (1984)
Airwolf (1984)
Masquerade (1983)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Kalabaliken i Bender (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
Knight Rider (1982)
Hotel (1982)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Skulden (1982)
Skulden (1982)
Airline (1982)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Cry of the Innocent (1980)
The London Connection (1979)
Cuba (1979)
Moonraker (1979)
The Word (1978)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
The Stud (1978)
The Professionals (1977)
March or Die (1977)
The Assignment (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Black Sunday (1977)
The Zoo Gang (1974)
Our Miss Fred (1972)
Endless Night (1972)
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
The Main Chance (1969)
Cry WoIf (1968)
The Champions (1968)
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
Lord Jim (1965)
The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog (1964)
From Russia with Love (1963)
The Sentimental Agent (1963)
Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
The Human Jungle (1963)
The Damned (1962)
The Saint (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Studio Four (1962)
Z-Cars (1962)
Stryker of the Yard (1961)
The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Circle of Deception (1960)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Biggles (1960)
Circus of Horrors (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Man from Interpol (1960)
No Hiding Place (1959)
Interpol Calling (1959)
The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
The Adventures of William Tell (1958)
The Man Inside (1958)
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
1984 (1956)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
Above Us the Waves (1955)
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
Albert R.N. (1953)
The Red Beret (1953)
Desperate Moment (1953)
The African Queen (1952)
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (1951)
Lilli Marlene (1950)
The Wooden Horse (1950)
Cairo Road (1950)
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Tomorrow We Live (1943)
Secret Mission (1942)
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-03-15
Deathday1997-05-05 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceBonn, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsWalter Jack Gotell
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