Gottfried John

Gottfried John

🎂 29th August 1942 (83 yrs) 📍 Berlin, Germany

Known For

GoldenEye

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.

Gottfried John

Movies Featuring Gottfried John

Emerald Green

Emerald Green (2016)

as Dr. White (archive footage)
A World Beyond

A World Beyond (2013)

as Dr. Jan Kersebohm
Ruby Red

Ruby Red (2013)

as Dr. White
Die Löwin

Die Löwin (2012)

as Jo
Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long (2010)

as Georg Maria Stahl
Aghet

Aghet (2010)

as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Rumpelstilzchen

Rumpelstilzchen (2009)

as König Gustav
Black Flowers

Black Flowers (2009)

as Curtis
John Rabe

John Rabe (2009)

as Dr. Oskar Trautmann
The Papal Council

The Papal Council (2008)

as Paolo Naldini
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story (2007)

as Self
Flood

Flood (2007)

as Arthur Moyes
No Image

Das zweite Leben (2007)

as Robert Kreutzer
A Pirate's Heart

A Pirate's Heart (2006)

as Konrad von Wallenrod
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2005)

as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Cowgirl

Cowgirl (2004)

as Hans Krahl
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz (2004)

as Aldo Caldini
Renzo e Lucia

Renzo e Lucia (2004)

as Innominato
Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor (2003)

as Cicero
My Magical Friend Sams

My Magical Friend Sams (2003)

as School Inspector
Entrusted

Entrusted (2003)

as Thomas von Gall - grandfather
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm (2002)

as Friedrich von Schroder
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Der Solist - In eigener Sache (2002)

as Martin Krohn
Proof of Life

Proof of Life (2000)

as Eric Kessler
Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene (2000)

as Erode Antipa
Balzac: A Life of Passion

Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)

as Count Hanska
No Image

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt (1999)

as Max Beckmann
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

as Jules César
No Image

Die Fremde in meiner Brust (1998)

as Richard Keller
Am I Beautiful?

Am I Beautiful? (1998)

as Herbert
No Image

Life, Love & Celluloid (1998)

as Self
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Glatteis (1998)

as Kurt Wallmann
No Image

Mein zweites Leben (1998)

as Richard Keller
La casa dove abitava Corinne

La casa dove abitava Corinne (1996)

as Michele Wolf
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Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle (1996)

as Kommissar Beckmann
The Ogre

The Ogre (1996)

as Chief Forester
GoldenEye

GoldenEye (1995)

as Colonel Ourumov
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)

as Herr Benjamenta
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Brüder auf Leben und Tod (1995)

as Renato Calvi
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Die Zeit danach (1994)

as man from Klagenfurt
Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Novalis - Die blaue Blume (1994)

as Sophies Vater
No Image

Deadly Web (1994)

as Kommissar Max Beckmann
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Ein letzter Wille (1994)

as Paul Elling
Abraham

Abraham (1993)

as Eliezer
The Mistake

The Mistake (1992)

as Jacob Alain
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Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne (1991)

as Robert Dallburg
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Elfenbein (1991)

as Nicholas Messier
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox (1990)

as Hofer
Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame (1990)

as Zlatogorski
Death Has a Bad Reputation

Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990)

as Rodimstev
Schön war die Zeit

Schön war die Zeit (1988)

as Franz Bauer
No Image

Pattberg's Legacy (1987)

as Ulrich Vogtmann
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Der Fall Franza (1987)

as Captain
Of Pure Blood

Of Pure Blood (1986)

as Paul Bergmann
Mata Hari

Mata Hari (1985)

as Wolff
Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie (1985)

as Sonnemann
The Followers

The Followers (1985)

as Brocke
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Verworrene Bilanzen (1985)

as Karl M. Kronen
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter (1985)

as Bartolomé de las Casas
Chinese Boxes

Chinese Boxes (1984)

as Zwemmer
Super

Super (1984)

No Image

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (1983)

as Petritschenko
Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen (1981)

as Aaron
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)

as Willi Klenze
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Die Ratten (1979)

as Bruno Mechelke
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Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979)

In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)

as Anton Saitz
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1982: Gutenbach (1978)

as Peter Kessel
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Marija (1978)

as Filipp
Despair

Despair (1978)

as Perebrodov
Fedora

Fedora (1978)

as Kritos
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)

as Finkelberger
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)

as Jörg Niemeyer
Carlos

Carlos (1971)

as Carlos
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter (1971)

as Jaider
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962)

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Café Oriental (1962)