Gottfried John1942 - 2014

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Actor

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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.

Credits

Emerald Green
Emerald Green

2016

Action • Fantasy • Mystery

as Dr. White (archive footage)

6.9
0.9
A World Beyond
A World Beyond

2013

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Jan Kersebohm

6.2
0.1
Ruby Red
Ruby Red

2013

Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Dr. White

7
2
Die Löwin
Die Löwin

2012

Drama • TV Movie

as Jo

0
0.2
Life Is Too Long
Life Is Too Long

2010

as Georg Maria Stahl

5
0.4
Aghet
Aghet

2010

Documentary • History

as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

8.2
0.2
Rumpelstilzchen
Rumpelstilzchen

2009

Family

as König Gustav

7
0.1
Black Flowers
Black Flowers

2009

Thriller

as Curtis

4.4
0.2
John Rabe
John Rabe

2009

Drama • History • War

as Dr. Oskar Trautmann

7.1
2.1
The Papal Council
The Papal Council

2008

Thriller

as Paolo Naldini

3
0.2
Flood
Flood

2007

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Arthur Moyes

5.3
1.4
Das zweite Leben
Das zweite Leben

2007

Drama • TV Movie

as Robert Kreutzer

7
0.1
A Pirate's Heart
A Pirate's Heart

2006

Adventure

as Konrad von Wallenrod

5.3
0.3
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

2005

Drama • Fantasy • Music • Romance

as Dr. Emmanuel Droz

6.2
0.4
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Julie, chevalier de Maupin

2005

Adventure • Romance • TV Movie

as Henri, duc d'Armagnac

4
0.5
Cowgirl
Cowgirl

2004

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Hans Krahl

3.5
0.3
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

2004

Thriller

as Aldo Caldini

5
0.1
Renzo e Lucia
Renzo e Lucia

2004

Drama • History • Romance • TV Movie

as Innominato

0
0.3
Sams in Gefahr
Sams in Gefahr

2003

Family

as School Inspector

5.5
0.5
Entrusted
Entrusted

2003

Drama • Thriller

as Thomas von Gall - grandfather

6.7
0.4
Best Ever Bond
Best Ever Bond

2002

Action • Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5
0.9
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm

2002

Drama • History

as Friedrich von Schroder

6.6
1
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
Der Solist - In eigener Sache

2002

Crime

as Martin Krohn

6
0.2
Proof of Life
Proof of Life

2000

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Eric Kessler

6.1
1.3
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene

2000

Drama • TV Movie

as Erode Antipa

5.6
0.6
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac: A Life of Passion

1999

Drama • Romance

as Count Hanska

5.3
0.5
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

1999

Crime

as Max Beckmann

0
0.2
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

1999

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Jules César

6
3.3
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
Die Fremde in meiner Brust

1998

Drama

as Richard Keller

3.5
0.2
Am I Beautiful?
Am I Beautiful?

1998

Comedy • Drama

as Herbert

6.8
0.2
Life, Love & Celluloid
Life, Love & Celluloid

1998

Documentary

as Self

5.8
0.1
Glatteis
Glatteis

1998

Crime • TV Movie

as Kurt Wallmann

0
0.2
Mein zweites Leben
Mein zweites Leben

1998

Drama

as Richard Keller

0
0
La casa dove abitava Corinne
La casa dove abitava Corinne

1996

TV Movie • Thriller

as Michele Wolf

0
0.1
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
1
0.1
The Ogre
The Ogre

1996

Drama • War

as Chief Forester

6.4
0.6
GoldenEye
GoldenEye

1995

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Colonel Ourumov

6.9
5.6
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
Brüder auf Leben und Tod

1995

as Renato Calvi

0
0.1
Die Zeit danach
Die Zeit danach

1994

Drama • Mystery

as man from Klagenfurt

0
0.2
Deadly Web
Deadly Web

1994

Crime

as Kommissar Max Beckmann

0
0.1
Ein letzter Wille
Ein letzter Wille

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Paul Elling

0
0.1
Abraham
Abraham

1993

Adventure • Drama • TV Movie

as Eliezer

7
0.9
Das Sahara-Projekt
Das Sahara-Projekt

1993

as Collani

0
0.2
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
Novalis - Die blaue Blume

1993

Drama

as Sophies Vater

0
0.1
The Mistake
The Mistake

1992

Drama

as Jacob Alain

4.5
0.1
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

1991

Comedy

as Robert Dallburg

0
0.1
Elfenbein
Elfenbein

1991

Drama

as Nicholas Messier

0
0.2
Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox

1990

Adventure • Drama • TV Movie

as Hofer

6
0.5
Wings of Fame
Wings of Fame

1990

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Zlatogorski

6.7
0.2
Death Has A Bad Reputation
Death Has A Bad Reputation

1990

Action • TV Movie • Thriller

as Rodimstev

4
0.1
Schön war die Zeit
Schön war die Zeit

1988

Comedy

as Franz Bauer

0
0.1
Pattberg's Legacy
Pattberg's Legacy

1987

Drama

as Ulrich Vogtmann

0
0.1
Der Fall Franza
Der Fall Franza

1987

Drama

as Captain

0
0.1
Of Pure Blood
Of Pure Blood

1986

Drama

as Paul Bergmann

0
0.2
Mata Hari
Mata Hari

1985

Action • Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Wolff

4
0.6
Otto - The Movie
Otto - The Movie

1985

Comedy

as Sonnemann

6.5
0.5
Die Mitläufer
Die Mitläufer

1985

Documentary • Drama

as Brocke

0
0.2
Verworrene Bilanzen
Verworrene Bilanzen

1985

Crime

as Karl M. Kronen

0
0
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

1985

Drama

as Bartolomé de las Casas

5
0
Chinese Boxes
Chinese Boxes

1984

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Zwemmer

6
0.2
Super
Super

1984

Action • Crime • Drama

6.2
0.4
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

1983

Drama

as Petritschenko

0
0.1
Lili Marleen
Lili Marleen

1981

Drama • Romance • War

as Aaron

6.4
1
The Marriage of Maria Braun
The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

Drama

as Willi Klenze

7.4
0.8
Die Ratten
Die Ratten

1979

Drama

as Bruno Mechelke

0
0.1
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
6.5
0.1
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

Drama

as Anton Saitz

6.7
0.8
1982: Gutenbach
1982: Gutenbach

1978

Drama

as Peter Kessel

0
0.1
Despair
Despair

1978

Drama • Thriller

as Perebrodov

6.5
0.5
Marija
Marija

1978

Drama

as Filipp

0
0.3
Fedora
Fedora

1978

Drama • Mystery

as Kritos

6.7
0.7
The Stationmaster’s Wife
The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

Drama • TV Movie

as Finkelberger

5.4
0.3
The Stationmaster’s Wife
The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

Drama • TV Movie

5.4
0.3
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975

Drama

as Jörg Niemeyer

7.8
0.4
Carlos
Carlos

1971

Western

as Carlos

0
0.3
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

1971

Drama • Western

as Jaider

0
0.1
Café Oriental
Café Oriental

1962

Comedy

4.5
0.1

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