Biography
Gottfried John (German: [ˈjoːn]; 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
all 109
Movies 81
TV Shows 28
self 7
Dr. White (archive footage)
Emerald Green (2016)
Movie
5.28
Dr. Jan Kersebohm
A World Beyond (2013)
Movie
Dr. White
Ruby Red (2013)
Movie
5.45
Jo
Die Löwin (2012)
Movie
Georg Maria Stahl
Life Is Too Long (2010)
Movie
Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Aghet (2010)
Movie
König Gustav
Rumpelstilzchen (2009)
Movie
Curtis
Black Flowers (2009)
Movie
Dr. Oskar Trautmann
John Rabe (2009)
Movie
Paolo Naldini
The Papal Council (2008)
Movie
Self
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story (2007)
Movie
Arthur Moyes
Flood (2007)
Movie
Robert Kreutzer
Das zweite Leben (2007)
Movie
Konrad von Wallenrod
A Pirate's Heart (2006)
Movie
Dr. Emmanuel Droz
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)
Movie
Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2005)
Movie
Hans Krahl
Cowgirl (2004)
Movie
Aldo Caldini
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz (2004)
Movie
Innominato
Renzo e Lucia (2004)
Movie
School Inspector
Sams in Gefahr (2003)
Movie
4.75
Cicerone
Augusto - Il primo imperatore (2003)
TV
Cicero
Augustus: The First Emperor (2003)
Movie
Thomas von Gall - grandfather
Entrusted (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
Movie
Paul von Bernwarth
Nancy & Frank - A Manhattan Love Story (2002)
Movie
Friedrich von Schroder
The Gathering Storm (2002)
Movie
Martin Krohn
Der Solist - In eigener Sache (2002)
Movie
Eric Kessler
Proof of Life (2000)
Movie
6
Carmello La Capra
Donna Leon (2000)
TV
Erode Antipa
Mary Magdalene (2000)
Movie
le comte Hanski
Balzac (1999)
TV
Count Hanska
Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
Movie
Max Beckmann
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt (1999)
Movie
Jules César
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)
Movie
5.63
Self
Beckmann (1999)
TV
Richard Keller
Die Fremde in meiner Brust (1998)
Movie
Herbert
Am I Beautiful? (1998)
Movie
Dr. Brendel
Die Cleveren (1998)
TV
Life, Love & Celluloid (1998)
Movie
Kurt Wallmann
Glatteis (1998)
Movie
Richard Keller
Mein zweites Leben (1998)
Movie
Michele Wolf
La casa dove abitava Corinne (1996)
Movie
Josef Heim
Millennium (1996)
TV
6.43
Kommissar Beckmann
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle (1996)
Movie
Chief Forester
The Ogre (1996)
Movie
General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov
GoldenEye (1995)
Movie
5.72
Herr Benjamenta
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
Movie
Renato Calvi
Brüder auf Leben und Tod (1995)
Movie
Actor
Die Zeit danach (1994)
Movie
Eliezer
Abraham (1994)
TV
Paul Elling
Ein letzter Wille (1994)
Movie
Kommissar Max Beckmann
Deadly Web (1994)
Movie
Eliezer
Abraham (1993)
Movie
Collani
Das Sahara-Projekt (1993)
Movie
Sophies Vater
Novalis - Die blaue Blume (1993)
Movie
Pierre
Colpo di coda (1993)
TV
Erich Weiss
Space Rangers (1993)
TV
Johnny Reschke
Wolffs Revier (1992)
TV
Jacob Alain
The Mistake (1992)
Movie
Robert Dallburg
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne (1991)
Movie
Nicholas Messier
Elfenbein (1991)
Movie
Hofer
Night of the Fox (1990)
Movie
Achim Hollweg
Drehort Pfarrhaus (1990)
TV
Zlatogorski
Wings of Fame (1990)
Movie
Rodimstev
Death Has A Bad Reputation (1990)
Movie
Herr Mannheim
Blaues Blut (1989)
TV
Erich Stinnes
Game, Set, and Match (1988)
TV
Franz Bauer - Kameramann
Schön war die Zeit (1988)
Movie
Ulrich Vogtmann
Pattberg's Legacy (1987)
Movie
Self
Nachtcafé (1987)
TV
Captain
Der Fall Franza (1987)
Movie
Paul Bergmann
Of Pure Blood (1986)
Movie
Wolff
Mata Hari (1985)
Movie
Sonnemann
Otto - The Movie (1985)
Movie
4.33
Actor
Die Mitläufer (1985)
Movie
Karl M. Kronen
Verworrene Bilanzen (1985)
Movie
Bartolomé de las Casas
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter (1985)
Movie
Zwemmer
Chinese Boxes (1984)
Movie
Super (1984)
Movie
Petritschenko
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (1983)
Movie
Die Priwalowschen Millionen (1982)
TV
Hans Beckers / Markus Meyer
A Case For Two (1981)
TV
Aaron
Lili Marleen (1981)
Movie
Reinhold Hoffmann
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
TV
Self
Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)
TV
Herr Adam
The Great Runaway (1979)
TV
Clemens Koch
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie (1979)
Movie
Willi Klenze
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Movie
Bruno Mechelke
Die Ratten (1979)
Movie
Self
NDR Talk Show (1979)
TV
Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979)
Movie
Anton Saitz
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
Movie
6
Peter Kessel
1982: Gutenbach (1978)
Movie
Perebrodov
Despair (1978)
Movie
Filipp
Marija (1978)
Movie
Kritos
Fedora (1978)
Movie
6
Finkelberger
The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)
Movie
Jörg Niemeyer
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)
Movie
6
Self
III nach neun (1974)
TV
Krummbach
Derrick (1974)
TV
4
Einstein
World on a Wire (1973)
TV
Jochen Epp
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972)
TV
Carlos
Carlos (1971)
Movie
Jaider
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter (1971)
Movie
Hellwig
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
TV
Harry Mucher
Scene of the Crime (1970)
TV
Werner Stimmel
Der Kommissar (1969)
TV
Rolf Lohaber
Jörg Preda berichtet (1966)
TV
Café Oriental (1962)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.08
Based on 511 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1982
1993
1985
2016
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-08-29
Deathday2014-09-01 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
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