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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-08-29

Day of Death

2014-09-01 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Also Known As

Gottfried John

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.

Known For

Acting

Lili Marleen

1981

Lili Marleen

as

Aaron

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun

as

Willi Klenze

GoldenEye

1995

GoldenEye

as

Colonel Ourumov

Abraham

1993

Abraham

as

Eliezer

Schön war die Zeit

1988

Schön war die Zeit

as

Franz Bauer

John Rabe

2009

John Rabe

as

Dr. Oskar Trautmann

Glatteis

1998

Glatteis

as

Kurt Wallmann

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

In a Year with 13 Moons

as

Anton Saitz

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

2005

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

as

Dr. Emmanuel Droz

The Ogre

1996

The Ogre

as

Chief Forester

Mata Hari

1985

Mata Hari

as

Wolff

Life Is Too Long

2010

Life Is Too Long

as

Georg Maria Stahl

Fedora

1978

Fedora

as

Kritos

Mary Magdalene

2000

Mary Magdalene

as

Erode Antipa

Night of the Fox

1990

Night of the Fox

as

Hofer

A Pirate's Heart

2006

A Pirate's Heart

as

Konrad von Wallenrod

Ruby Red

2013

Ruby Red

as

Dr. White

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as

Finkelberger

Carlos

1971

Carlos

as

Carlos

Despair

1978

Despair

as

Perebrodov

A World Beyond

2013

A World Beyond

as

Dr. Jan Kersebohm

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

1995

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

as

Renato Calvi

Otto - The Movie

1985

Otto - The Movie

as

Sonnemann

The Papal Council

2008

The Papal Council

as

Paolo Naldini

Mein zweites Leben

1998

Mein zweites Leben

as

Richard Keller

My Magical Friend Sams

2003

My Magical Friend Sams

as

School Inspector

1982: Gutenbach

1978

1982: Gutenbach

as

Peter Kessel

Wings of Fame

1990

Wings of Fame

as

Zlatogorski

Black Flowers

2009

Black Flowers

as

Curtis

Die Löwin

2012

Die Löwin

as

Jo

Entrusted

2003

Entrusted

as

Thomas von Gall - grandfather

Elfenbein

1991

Elfenbein

as

Nicholas Messier

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

as

Jörg Niemeyer

Aghet

2010

Aghet

as

Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

Deadly Web

1994

Deadly Web

as

Kommissar Max Beckmann

Emerald Green

2016

Emerald Green

as

Dr. White (archive footage)

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

1983

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

as

Petritschenko

Flood

2007

Flood

as

Arthur Moyes

Das zweite Leben

2007

Das zweite Leben

as

Robert Kreutzer

Die Mitläufer

1985

Die Mitläufer

as

Brocke

The Mistake

1992

The Mistake

as

Jacob Alain

Pattberg's Legacy

1987

Pattberg's Legacy

as

Ulrich Vogtmann

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

1991

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

as

Robert Dallburg

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

1998

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

as

Richard Keller

Die Zeit danach

1994

Die Zeit danach

as

man from Klagenfurt

Der Fall Franza

1987

Der Fall Franza

as

Captain

Die Ratten

1979

Die Ratten

as

Bruno Mechelke

Chinese Boxes

1984

Chinese Boxes

as

Zwemmer

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

1994

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

as

Sophies Vater

Rumpelstilzchen

2009

Rumpelstilzchen

as

König Gustav

Marija

1978

Marija

as

Filipp

Proof of Life

2000

Proof of Life

as

Eric Kessler

Verworrene Bilanzen

1985

Verworrene Bilanzen

as

Karl M. Kronen

The Gathering Storm

2002

The Gathering Storm

as

Friedrich von Schroder

Balzac: A Life of Passion

1999

Balzac: A Life of Passion

as

Count Hanska

Of Pure Blood

1986

Of Pure Blood

as

Paul Bergmann

Cowgirl

2004

Cowgirl

as

Hans Krahl

Am I Beautiful?

1998

Am I Beautiful?

as

Herbert

Ein letzter Wille

1994

Ein letzter Wille

as

Paul Elling

Super

1984

Super

as

Renzo e Lucia

2004

Renzo e Lucia

as

Innominato

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

2005

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

as

Henri, duc d'Armagnac

Millennium

Millennium

as

Josef Heim

Space Rangers

Space Rangers

as

Erich Weiss

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

as

Reinhold Hoffmann

Der Kommissar

Der Kommissar

as

Werner Stimmel

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Harry Mucher

Die Cleveren

Die Cleveren

as

Dr. Brendel

Derrick

Derrick

as

Krummbach

A Case For Two

A Case For Two

as

Hans Beckers

A Case For Two

A Case For Two

as

Markus Meyer

Wolffs Revier

Wolffs Revier

as

Johnny Reschke

Game, Set, and Match

Game, Set, and Match

as

Erich Stinnes

Beckmann

Beckmann

as

Self

Blaues Blut

Blaues Blut

as

Herr Mannheim

Donna Leon

Donna Leon

as

Carmello La Capra

Drehort Pfarrhaus

Drehort Pfarrhaus

as

Achim Hollweg

Balzac

Balzac

as

le comte Hanski

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

as

Henri, duc d'Armagnac

3 nach 9

3 nach 9

as

Self

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

as

Einstein

Abraham

Abraham

as

Eliezer

Production

Crew

Directing