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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-02-25

Day of Death

1988-09-05 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Zwickau, Germany

Also Known As

Gert Fröbe

Biography

Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gert Fröbe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Goldfinger

1964

Goldfinger

as

Auric Goldfinger

Bloodline

1979

Bloodline

as

Inspector Max Hornung

Ludwig

1973

Ludwig

as

Father Hoffmann

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1962

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

as

Kriminalkommissar Lohmann

Triple Cross

1966

Triple Cross

as

Colonel Steinhager

Rosemary

1958

Rosemary

as

Bruster

Is Paris Burning?

1966

Is Paris Burning?

as

Von Choltitz

Shadowman

1974

Shadowman

as

Sorbier

And Then There Were None

1974

And Then There Were None

as

Wilhelm Blore

The Green Archer

1961

The Green Archer

as

Abel Bellamy

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as

Baron Bomburst

Der tolle Bomberg

1957

Der tolle Bomberg

as

Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg

$

1971

$

as

Mr. Kessel

The Longest Day

1962

The Longest Day

as

Sgt. Kaffekanne

Greed in the Sun

1964

Greed in the Sun

as

Castigliano, aka 'La betterave'

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965

A High Wind in Jamaica

as

Dutch Captain

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

Monte Carlo or Bust!

as

Willi Schickel & Horst Muller

The Serpent's Egg

1977

The Serpent's Egg

as

Inspector Bauer

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

as

Professor Siegfried von Bulow

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

1960

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

as

Detective Inspector Kras

Duel with Death

1959

Duel with Death

as

Dag sen.

Banana Peel

1963

Banana Peel

as

Raymond Lachard

The Upper Hand

1966

The Upper Hand

as

Walter

Der Räuber Hotzenplotz

1974

Der Räuber Hotzenplotz

as

Hotzenplotz

Das Liebeskarussell

1965

Das Liebeskarussell

as

Emil Claasen

Der Tiefstapler

1978

Der Tiefstapler

as

Felix von Korn

Crook and the Cross

1960

Crook and the Cross

as

Paul Wittkowski

Grand Hotel

1959

Grand Hotel

as

Preysing

The Berliner

1948

The Berliner

as

Otto Normalverbraucher

Twelve Hours by the Clock

1959

Twelve Hours by the Clock

as

Monsieur Blanche

Enough Rope

1963

Enough Rope

as

Melchior Kimmel

Waldwinter

1956

Waldwinter

as

Gerstenberg

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

as

Self (archive footage)

August der Starke

1984

August der Starke

as

König August der Starke

Salto Mortale

1954

Salto Mortale

as

Jan

Tonio Kröger

1964

Tonio Kröger

as

Polizist Petersen

Old Heidelberg

1959

Old Heidelberg

as

Doktor Jüttner

The Day the Rains Came

1959

The Day the Rains Came

as

Dr. Albert Maurer

Jons und Erdme

1959

Jons und Erdme

as

Smailus

The Threepenny Opera

1963

The Threepenny Opera

as

Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

Die Kreuzlschreiber

1950

Die Kreuzlschreiber

as

Lustiger Bauernbursche mit der Zither.

Ganovenehre

1966

Ganovenehre

as

Importen-Paul

Grabenplatz 17

1958

Grabenplatz 17

as

Titu Goritsch

The Girl from Flanders

1956

The Girl from Flanders

as

Rittmeister Kupfer

Ein Herz spielt falsch

1953

Ein Herz spielt falsch

as

Briefüberbringer

Wet Asphalt

1958

Wet Asphalt

as

Jupp

Der Pauker

1958

Der Pauker

as

Freddy Blei

Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee

1959

Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee

as

Johannes Grohmann / Dr. Brand

Der Schimmelreiter

1978

Der Schimmelreiter

as

Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf

Redhead

1962

Redhead

as

Kramer

The Falcon

1983

The Falcon

as

Jug Bogdan

Tod oder Freiheit

1977

Tod oder Freiheit

as

Graf von Buttlar

Via Mala

1961

Via Mala

as

Jonas Lauretz

Another Opera

1979

Another Opera

as

Man on the street

Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient

1975

Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient

as

Traugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster

The High Life

1960

The High Life

as

Docteur Kölling

Der Garten

1983

Der Garten

as

Mr. Hayward

Der Tag vor der Hochzeit

1952

Der Tag vor der Hochzeit

as

Rundfunkreporter

Nach Regen scheint Sonne

1949

Nach Regen scheint Sonne

as

Konstantin

Dunja

1955

Dunja

as

Arlette Conquers Paris

1953

Arlette Conquers Paris

as

Manager Edmond Duval

Das Forsthaus in Tirol

1955

Das Forsthaus in Tirol

as

Bäuerle, Kaufmann

Der dunkle Stern

1955

Der dunkle Stern

as

Deltorri

Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe

1955

Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe

as

Pfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge

Soldatensender Calais

1960

Soldatensender Calais

as

Der Chef

Married En Route

1953

Married En Route

as

Herr Mengwasser

Double Destiny

1954

Double Destiny

as

Mittelmeier

Ewiger Walzer

1954

Ewiger Walzer

as

Gawrinoff

Heroes and Sinners

1955

Heroes and Sinners

as

Hermann

He Who Must Die

1957

He Who Must Die

as

Patriarcheas

Not Delivered

1958

Not Delivered

as

Hans

Prisoner of the Volga

1959

Prisoner of the Volga

as

Professor

The Girl with the Cat Eyes

1958

The Girl with the Cat Eyes

as

Tessmann - Katjas Vater

Too Many Lovers

1957

Too Many Lovers

as

Edmond Petersen

Lovers Woods

1960

Lovers Woods

as

General

Auf Wiedersehen

1961

Auf Wiedersehen

as

Angelo Pirrone

I Killed Rasputin

1967

I Killed Rasputin

as

Rasputin

Dear Caroline

1968

Dear Caroline

as

Le docteur Belhomme

Doctor Justice

1975

Doctor Justice

as

Max Orwall / Georges Orwall

Death Rite

1975

Death Rite

as

Vestar

Heute kündigt mir mein Mann

1963

Heute kündigt mir mein Mann

as

Alfred Paulsen

Das Gesetz des Clans

1977

Das Gesetz des Clans

as

Philip Brown

Alte Sünden rosten nicht

1985

Alte Sünden rosten nicht

as

Konsul Heimann

The Exotic Locations of 'Goldfinger'

2006

The Exotic Locations of 'Goldfinger'

as

Goldfinger (archive footage)

Sonntagsgeschichten

1976

Sonntagsgeschichten

as

Innkeeper

Auf ein Neues

1988

Auf ein Neues

as

Self - Narrator

Mr. Arkadin

1955

Mr. Arkadin

as

First Policeman - Munich

Umbrella Coup

1980

Umbrella Coup

as

Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine

Backfire

1964

Backfire

as

Karl Fehrman

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

2018

Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse

as

Jürgen Krass (archive footage)

Decision Before Dawn

1951

Decision Before Dawn

as

German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

Die Schwarzwaldklinik

Die Schwarzwaldklinik

as

100-jähriger Patient Theodor Katz

The Little Vampire

The Little Vampire

as

Geiermeier

Ludwig

Ludwig

as

Father Hoffman

Bambi

Bambi

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing