Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1924-03-15
Deathday: 1997-05-05 (73 years old)

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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

General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (2022)

Movie
Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)

Movie
Uncle John (archive footage)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012)

Movie
5.12
General Anatol Gogol
Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence

Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence (2006)

Movie
General Mueller (archive footage)
Puppet Master: The Legacy

Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)

Movie
5.31
General Gogol (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond

Best Ever Bond (2002)

Movie
General Gogol (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bond Girls Are Forever

Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)

Movie
Self
Inside 'From Russia with Love'

Inside 'From Russia with Love' (2000)

Movie
Erik the Old
Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant (1997)

Movie
Victor Klemper
The X-Files

The X-Files (1993)

TV
6
General Mueller
Puppet Master III

Puppet Master III (1992)

Movie
5.07
Himself
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III" (1991)

Movie
Gen. Von Fritsch
The Nightmare Years

The Nightmare Years (1989)

TV
Mr. Hertz
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

TV
6.4
Foreigner
She Knows Too Much

She Knows Too Much (1989)

Movie
Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

TV
6.67
Uncle John
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

Movie
5.15
Self
Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)

Movie
Kurt Mandl
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

TV
6.47
General Anatol Gogol
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights (1987)

Movie
5.44
Rabbi Goteyel
Liberty

Liberty (1986)

Movie
Efraim Grüner
Henry's Shadow

Henry's Shadow (1986)

Movie
Nabokov
Basic Training

Basic Training (1985)

Movie
MacGyver

MacGyver (1985)

TV
5.87
Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire (1985)

TV
6
Nicholai
KGB: The Secret War

KGB: The Secret War (1985)

Movie
General Gogol
A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill (1985)

Movie
5.74
Max Klizer
Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

TV
7
Sgt. Asim
Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk (1984)

Movie
Oberst Helmut Krüger / Hans Daubert
Airwolf

Airwolf (1984)

TV
6
Steiner
Masquerade

Masquerade (1983)

TV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

TV
Storvesiren
Kalabaliken i Bender

Kalabaliken i Bender (1983)

Movie
Gogol
Octopussy

Octopussy (1983)

Movie
5.67
Gen. Max Helm
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

Movie
Ramon DeJarro
The A-Team

The A-Team (1983)

TV
3.29
Simon Carascas
Knight Rider

Knight Rider (1982)

TV
7.1
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
J.F. Blackwell
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey (1982)

TV
Misjakov
Skulden

Skulden (1982)

Movie
Misjakov
Skulden

Skulden (1982)

TV
Airline

Airline (1982)

TV
General Anatol Gogol
For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Movie
5.59
Jack Brewster
Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent (1980)

Movie
Simmons
The London Connection

The London Connection (1979)

Movie
Don Jose Pulido
Cuba

Cuba (1979)

Movie
General Gogol
Moonraker

Moonraker (1979)

Movie
5.81
Hennig
The Word

The Word (1978)

TV
Mundt
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Movie
5.61
Ben Khaled
The Stud

The Stud (1978)

Movie
Sam Baker
The Professionals

The Professionals (1977)

TV
Col. Lamont
March or Die

March or Die (1977)

Movie
Frankenheimer
The Assignment

The Assignment (1977)

Movie
General Anatol Gogol
The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Movie
5.81
Colonel Riat
Black Sunday

Black Sunday (1977)

Movie
6
Boucher
The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang (1974)

TV
Schmidt
Our Miss Fred

Our Miss Fred (1972)

Movie
Constantine
Endless Night

Endless Night (1972)

Movie
Chief Constable Cullen / Chief Constable Arthur Cullen
Softly Softly: Task Force

Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)

TV
George Leeds
The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

Movie
Gilbert Fletcher / Raymond Berry
The Main Chance

The Main Chance (1969)

TV
Ronan
Cry WoIf

Cry WoIf (1968)

Movie
Captain Jost
The Champions

The Champions (1968)

TV
Van Horst
Attack on the Iron Coast

Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

Movie
Captain of Patna
Lord Jim

Lord Jim (1965)

Movie
1
Benton
The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog

The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog (1964)

Movie
Morzeny
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love (1963)

Movie
5.55
The Sentimental Agent

The Sentimental Agent (1963)

TV
Sir Cedric
Lancelot and Guinevere

Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)

Movie
Capt. Hoffman
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking (1963)

Movie
Swenson
The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle (1963)

TV
Major Holland
The Damned

The Damned (1962)

Movie
Hans Lasser
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV
5
German soldier (uncredited)
The Longest Day

The Longest Day (1962)

Movie
1
Dr. Zorbb
The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

Movie
4.78
Gestapo Commissar Kehr
Studio Four

Studio Four (1962)

TV
Z-Cars

Z-Cars (1962)

TV
Stryker of the Yard

Stryker of the Yard (1961)

TV
Oberinspektor Whiteside
The Devil's Daffodil

The Devil's Daffodil (1961)

Movie
Muesel
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Movie
5.7
Phoney Ballard
Circle of Deception

Circle of Deception (1960)

Movie
Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

Movie
6.25
Actor
Biggles

Biggles (1960)

TV
Baron Von Gruber
Circus of Horrors

Circus of Horrors (1960)

Movie
Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Movie
Demetria / Gerdhart / Karl
Man from Interpol

Man from Interpol (1960)

TV
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place (1959)

TV
Zeist / Fischer
Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling (1959)

TV
Hamburg inspector
The Treasure of San Teresa

The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)

Movie
'Black & Tans' Sergeant
Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

Movie
Azhad Khan
The Bandit Of Zhobe

The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)

Movie
German Colonel
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double (1958)

Movie
Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors (1958)

TV
Officer
The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell (1958)

TV
Profuno
The Man Inside

The Man Inside (1958)

Movie
1st German Officer
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Movie
Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Movie
4
Guard (uncredited)
1984

1984 (1956)

Movie
6
Le Drue
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)

TV
Gooch
Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

TV
German Officer on Tirpitz
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves (1955)

Movie
Jim
Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle (1954)

Movie
Feldwebel
Albert R.N.

Albert R.N. (1953)

Movie
German Sentry
The Red Beret

The Red Beret (1953)

Movie
Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment (1953)

Movie
Second Officer
The African Queen

The African Queen (1952)

Movie
5.5
Luzatto
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (1951)

Movie
Director of Propaganda
Lilli Marlene

Lilli Marlene (1950)

Movie
François - The Follower
The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse (1950)

Movie
Prison Officer
Cairo Road

Cairo Road (1950)

Movie
6
uncredited
No Orchids for Miss Blandish

No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)

Movie
Luftwaffe Captain
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn (1943)

Movie
Hans
Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live (1943)

Movie
Lieutenant Langfeld
Secret Mission

Secret Mission (1942)

Movie
SS Guard
The Goose Steps Out

The Goose Steps Out (1942)

Movie
6

Ratings

Average 5.86
Based on 1.84 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1924-03-15

Deathday
1997-05-05 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Bonn, Germany

Citizenships
Germany

Also Known As
Walter Jack Gotell


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