1942-08-29 Berlin, Germany
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.
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Smaragdgrün | Dr. White (archive footage) | 2016-07-07 |
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Rubinrot | Dr. White | 2013-03-14 |
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Liebe und Tod auf Java | Dr. Jan Kersebohm | 2013-03-29 |
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Die Löwin | Jo | 2012-01-02 |
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Das Leben ist zu lang | Georg Maria Stahl | 2010-08-26 |
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Aghet – Ein Völkermord | Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein | 2010-04-09 |
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John Rabe | Dr. Oskar Trautmann | 2009-04-02 |
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Rumpelstilzchen | König Gustav | 2009-12-26 |
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Flores Negras | Curtis | 2009-09-18 |
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Das Papstattentat | Paolo Naldini | 2008-03-16 |
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Flood | Arthur Moyes | 2007-08-24 |
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Fassbinders Berlin Alexanderplatz. Ein Megafilm und seine Geschichte | Self | 2007-11-13 |
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Das zweite Leben | Robert Kreutzer | 2007-04-25 |
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Störtebeker | Konrad von Wallenrod | 2006-04-15 |
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The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes | Dr. Emmanuel Droz | 2005-09-09 |
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Julie, chevalier de Maupin | Henri, duc d'Armagnac | 2005-01-10 |
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Cowgirl | Hans Krahl | 2004-12-08 |
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Renzo e Lucia | Innominato | 2004-01-13 |
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Die schöne Braut in Schwarz | Aldo Caldini | 2004-06-12 |
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Sams in Gefahr | School Inspector | 2003-12-10 |
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Entrusted | Thomas von Gall - grandfather | 2003-07-03 |
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Augustus: The First Emperor | Cicero | 2003-12-29 |
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Der Solist - In eigener Sache | Martin Krohn | 2002-04-20 |
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The Gathering Storm | Friedrich von Schroder | 2002-04-22 |
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Gli amici di Gesù - Maria Maddalena | Erode Antipa | 2000-04-24 |
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Proof of Life | Eric Kessler | 2000-12-08 |
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Astérix & Obélix contre César | Jules César | 1999-02-03 |
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Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt | Max Beckmann | 1999-06-26 |
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Balzac | Count Hanska | 1999-09-13 |
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Bin ich schön? | Herbert | 1998-09-17 |
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Life, Love & Celluloid | Self | 1998-02-20 |
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Die Fremde in meiner Brust | Richard Keller | 1998-10-14 |
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Glatteis | Kurt Wallmann | 1998-01-01 |
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Mein zweites Leben | Richard Keller | 1998-01-01 |
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La casa dove abitava Corinne | Michele Wolf | 1996-11-28 |
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Der Unhold | Chief Forester | 1996-09-12 |
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Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle | Kommissar Beckmann | 1996-09-21 |
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Brüder auf Leben und Tod | Renato Calvi | 1995-01-01 |
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life | Herr Benjamenta | 1995-08-01 |
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GoldenEye | Colonel Ourumov | 1995-11-16 |
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Ein letzter Wille | Paul Elling | 1994-01-01 |
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Die Zeit danach | man from Klagenfurt | 1994-09-23 |
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Tödliches Netz | Kommissar Max Beckmann | 1994-01-01 |
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Das Sahara-Projekt | Collani | 1993-10-24 |
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Abraham | Eliezer | 1993-12-12 |
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Novalis - Die blaue Blume | Sophies Vater | 1993-10-12 |
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Die Verfehlung | Jacob Alain | 1992-03-19 |
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Elfenbein | Nicholas Messier | 1991-06-23 |
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Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne | Robert Dallburg | 1991-12-19 |
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Night of the Fox | Hofer | 1990-11-27 |
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Wings of Fame | Zlatogorski | 1990-03-23 |
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Death Has A Bad Reputation | Rodimstev | 1990-01-01 |
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Schön war die Zeit | Franz Bauer | 1988-01-01 |
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Der Fall Franza | Captain | 1987-01-01 |
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Pattbergs Erbe | Ulrich Vogtmann | 1987-05-31 |
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Of Pure Blood | Paul Bergmann | 1986-10-19 |
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Verworrene Bilanzen | Karl M. Kronen | 1985-05-22 |
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Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter | Bartolomé de las Casas | 1985-03-24 |
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Die Mitläufer | Brocke | 1985-06-07 |
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Otto - Der Film | Sonnemann | 1985-07-19 |
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Mata Hari | Wolff | 1985-09-05 |
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Chinese Boxes | Zwemmer | 1984-11-29 |
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Super | 1984-05-11 | |
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Die Matrosen von Kronstadt | Petritschenko | 1983-09-19 |
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Lili Marleen | Aaron | 1981-01-14 |
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Die Ehe der Maria Braun | Willi Klenze | 1979-03-23 |
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Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie | Clemens Koch | 1979-05-14 |
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Wo die Liebe hinfällt | 1979-01-28 | |
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Die Ratten | Bruno Mechelke | 1979-02-18 |
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Fedora | Kritos | 1978-06-29 |
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In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden | Anton Saitz | 1978-11-17 |
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Despair | Perebrodov | 1978-09-20 |
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1982: Gutenbach | Peter Kessel | 1978-10-21 |
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Marija | Filipp | 1978-09-17 |
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Bolwieser | 1977-07-31 | |
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Bolwieser | Finkelberger | 1977-07-31 |
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Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel | Jörg Niemeyer | 1975-07-07 |
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Carlos | Carlos | 1971-11-20 |
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Jaider, der einsame Jäger | Jaider | 1971-07-09 |
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Café Oriental | 1962-02-16 |