About

Known credits:
94
Birthday:
1942-08-29
Place of birth:
Berlin, Germany
Website:
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Gottfried John

Overview

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
2016 Emerald Green Actor Dr. White (archive footage) 65
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2013 A World Beyond Actor Dr. Jan Kersebohm 58
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2013 Ruby Red Actor Dr. White 66
Fair
2012 Die Löwin Actor Jo N/A
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2010 Life Is Too Long Actor Georg Maria Stahl 59
Average
2010 Aghet Actor Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein 59
Average
2009 Rumpelstilzchen Actor König Gustav 58
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2009 Black Flowers Actor Curtis 58
Average
2009 John Rabe Actor Dr. Oskar Trautmann 61
Fair
2008 The Papal Council Actor Paolo Naldini 58
Average
2007 Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story Actor Self N/A
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2007 Flood Actor Arthur Moyes 57
Average
2007 Das zweite Leben Actor Robert Kreutzer 58
Average
2006 A Pirate's Heart Actor Konrad von Wallenrod 59
Average
2005 The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes Actor Dr. Emmanuel Droz 59
Average
2005 Julie, chevalier de Maupin Actor Henri, duc d'Armagnac 58
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2004 Cowgirl Actor Hans Krahl 58
Average
2004 Julie, chevalier de Maupin Actor Henri, duc d'Armagnac N/A
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2004 Die schöne Braut in Schwarz Actor Aldo Caldini 58
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2004 Renzo e Lucia Actor Innominato N/A
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2003 Sams in Gefahr Actor School Inspector 58
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2003 Augustus: The First Emperor Actor Cicero 59
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2003 Augusto - Il primo imperatore Actor Cicerone 69
Fair
2003 Entrusted Actor Thomas von Gall - grandfather 59
Average
2002 Best Ever Bond Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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2002 The Gathering Storm Actor Friedrich von Schroder 59
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2002 Der Solist - In eigener Sache Actor Martin Krohn 59
Average
2000 Proof of Life Actor Eric Kessler 60
Fair
2000 Mary Magdalene Actor Erode Antipa 58
Average
1999 Balzac: A Life of Passion Actor Count Hanska 58
Average
1999 Balzac Actor le comte Hanski 70
Good
1999 Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt Actor Max Beckmann N/A
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1999 Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar Actor Jules César 59
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1998 Die Fremde in meiner Brust Actor Richard Keller 59
Average
1998 Am I Beautiful? Actor Herbert 59
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1998 Life, Love & Celluloid Actor Self 59
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1998 Glatteis Actor Kurt Wallmann N/A
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1998 Mein zweites Leben Actor Richard Keller N/A
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1996 La casa dove abitava Corinne Actor Michele Wolf N/A
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1996 Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle Actor Kommissar Beckmann N/A
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1996 The Ogre Actor Chief Forester 59
Average
1995 GoldenEye Actor General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov 67
Fair
1995 Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life Actor Herr Benjamenta 60
Fair
1995 Brüder auf Leben und Tod Actor Renato Calvi N/A
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1994 Die Zeit danach Actor man from Klagenfurt N/A
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1994 Ein letzter Wille Actor Paul Elling N/A
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1994 Deadly Web Actor Kommissar Max Beckmann N/A
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1993 Abraham Actor Eliezer 59
Average
1993 Das Sahara-Projekt Actor Collani N/A
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1993 Novalis - Die blaue Blume Actor Sophies Vater N/A
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1993 Colpo di coda Actor Pierre N/A
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1993 Space Rangers Actor Erich Weiss 67
Fair
1992 The Mistake Actor Jacob Alain 58
Average
1991 Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne Actor Robert Dallburg N/A
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1991 Elfenbein Actor Nicholas Messier N/A
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1990 Night of the Fox Actor Hofer 58
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1990 Drehort Pfarrhaus Actor Achim Hollweg N/A
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1990 Wings of Fame Actor Zlatogorski 59
Average
1990 Death Has A Bad Reputation Actor Rodimstev 58
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1988 Game, Set, and Match Actor Erich Stinnes 69
Fair
1988 Schön war die Zeit Actor Franz Bauer N/A
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1987 Pattberg's Legacy Actor Ulrich Vogtmann N/A
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1987 Der Fall Franza Actor Captain N/A
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1986 Of Pure Blood Actor Paul Bergmann N/A
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1985 Mata Hari Actor Wolff 57
Average
1985 Otto - The Movie Actor Sonnemann 60
Fair
1985 Die Mitläufer Actor Brocke N/A
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1985 Verworrene Bilanzen Actor Karl M. Kronen N/A
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1985 Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter Actor Bartolomé de las Casas 59
Average
1984 Chinese Boxes Actor Zwemmer 58
Average
1984 Super Actor 59
Average
1983 Die Matrosen von Kronstadt Actor Petritschenko N/A
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1982 Die Priwalowschen Millionen Actor N/A
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1981 Lili Marleen Actor Aaron 59
Average
1980 Berlin Alexanderplatz Actor Reinhold Hoffmann 72
Good
1979 The Great Runaway Actor Herr Adam 69
Fair
1979 Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie Actor Clemens Koch N/A
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1979 The Marriage of Maria Braun Actor Willi Klenze 63
Fair
1979 Die Ratten Actor Bruno Mechelke N/A
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1979 Wo die Liebe hinfällt Actor 59
Average
1978 In a Year with 13 Moons Actor Anton Saitz 59
Average
1978 1982: Gutenbach Actor Peter Kessel N/A
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1978 Despair Actor Perebrodov 59
Average
1978 Marija Actor Filipp N/A
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1978 Fedora Actor Kritos 60
Fair
1977 The Stationmaster’s Wife Actor Finkelberger 59
Average
1977 The Stationmaster’s Wife Actor 59
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1975 Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven Actor Jörg Niemeyer 60
Fair
1973 World on a Wire Actor Einstein 70
Good
1972 8 Hours Don't Make a Day Actor Jochen Epp N/A
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1972 Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day Actor Jochen Epp 71
Good
1971 Carlos Actor Carlos N/A
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1971 Jaider, the Lonely Hunter Actor Jaider N/A
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1962 Café Oriental Actor 58
Average