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Gottfried John

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Gottfried John

Born August 29, 1942 in Berlin, GermanyDied September 1, 201474 films

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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The Marriage of Maria Braun posterFirst watchThe Marriage of Maria Braun19797.4as Willi KlenzeMaria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years…View film

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GoldenEye poster6.9GoldenEye1995Ruby Red poster6.9Ruby Red2013Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar poster6.0Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar1999Proof of Life poster6.2Proof of Life2000John Rabe poster7.1John Rabe2009Fedora poster6.7Fedora1978Otto - The Movie poster6.5Otto - The Movie1985In a Year with 13 Moons poster6.6In a Year with 13 Moons1978

Filmography

74 films as actor
  1. 2013A World BeyondDr. Jan Kersebohm
  2. 2013Ruby RedDr. White
  3. 2012Die LöwinJo
  4. 2010Life Is Too LongGeorg Maria Stahl
  5. 2009RumpelstilzchenKönig Gustav
  6. 2009Black FlowersCurtis
  7. 2009John RabeDr. Oskar Trautmann
  8. 2008The Papal CouncilPaolo Naldini
  9. 2007FloodArthur Moyes
  10. 2007Das zweite LebenRobert Kreutzer
  11. 2006A Pirate's HeartKonrad von Wallenrod
  12. 2005The Piano Tuner of EarthquakesDr. Emmanuel Droz
  13. 2005Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'Armagnac
  14. 2004CowgirlHans Krahl
  15. 2004Die schöne Braut in SchwarzAldo Caldini
  16. 2004Renzo e LuciaInnominato
  17. 2003Augustus: The First EmperorCicero
  18. 2003My Magical Friend SamsSchool Inspector
  19. 2003EntrustedThomas von Gall - grandfather
  20. 2002The Gathering StormFriedrich von Schroder
  21. 2002Der Solist - In eigener SacheMartin Krohn
  22. 2000Proof of LifeEric Kessler
  23. 2000Mary MagdaleneErode Antipa
  24. 1999Balzac: A Life of PassionCount Hanska
  25. 1999Beckmann und Markowski: GehetztMax Beckmann
  26. 1999Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarJules César
  27. 1999Teuflischer EngelHenry Martens
  28. 1998Die Fremde in meiner BrustRichard Keller
  29. 1998Am I Beautiful?Herbert
  30. 1998GlatteisKurt Wallmann
  31. 1998Mein zweites LebenRichard Keller
  32. 1996La casa dove abitava CorinneMichele Wolf
  33. 1996Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der GefühleKommissar Beckmann
  34. 1996The OgreChief Forester
  35. 1995GoldenEyeColonel Ourumov
  36. 1995Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human LifeHerr Benjamenta
  37. 1995Brüder auf Leben und TodRenato Calvi
  38. 1994Die Zeit danachman from Klagenfurt
  39. 1994Novalis - Die blaue BlumeSophies Vater
  40. 1994Deadly WebKommissar Max Beckmann
  41. 1994Ein letzter WillePaul Elling
  42. 1993AbrahamEliezer
  43. 1992The MistakeJacob Alain
  44. 1991Ich schenk’ Dir die SterneRobert Dallburg
  45. 1991ElfenbeinNicholas Messier
  46. 1990Night of the FoxHofer
  47. 1990Wings of FameZlatogorski
  48. 1990Death Has a Bad ReputationRodimstev
  49. 1988Schön war die ZeitFranz Bauer
  50. 1987Pattberg's LegacyUlrich Vogtmann
  51. 1987Der Fall FranzaCaptain
  52. 1986Of Pure BloodPaul Bergmann
  53. 1985Mata HariWolff
  54. 1985Otto - The MovieSonnemann
  55. 1985Verworrene BilanzenKarl M. Kronen
  56. 1985Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen GötterBartolomé de las Casas
  57. 1984Chinese BoxesZwemmer
  58. 1984Super
  59. 1983Die Matrosen von KronstadtPetritschenko
  60. 1981Lili MarleenAaron
  61. 1979The Marriage of Maria BraunWilli Klenze
  62. 1979Die RattenBruno Mechelke
  63. 1979Wo die Liebe hinfällt
  64. 1978In a Year with 13 MoonsAnton Saitz
  65. 19781982: GutenbachPeter Kessel
  66. 1978DespairPerebrodov
  67. 1978MarijaFilipp
  68. 1978FedoraKritos
  69. 1977The Stationmaster’s WifeFinkelberger
  70. 1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenJörg Niemeyer
  71. 1971CarlosCarlos
  72. 1971Jaider, the Lonely HunterJaider
  73. 1962Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
  74. 1962Café Oriental