Person
Gottfried John
Acting · 1942–2014 · Berlin, Germany
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.
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Harry Mucher
Polizeiruf 110
Hellwig
Derrick
Krummbach
A Case For Two
Hans Beckers
NDR Talk Show
Self
3 nach 9
Self
Wolffs Revier
Johnny Reschke
Millennium
Josef Heim
Nachtcafé
Self
Beckmann
Self
Filmography
- 2016Emerald GreenDr. White (archive footage)
- 2013A World BeyondDr. Jan Kersebohm
- 2013Ruby RedDr. White
- 2012Die LöwinJo
- 2010Life Is Too LongGeorg Maria Stahl
- 2010AghetFriedrich Kress von Kressenstein
- 2009RumpelstilzchenKönig Gustav
- 2009Black FlowersCurtis
- 2009John RabeDr. Oskar Trautmann
- 2008The Papal CouncilPaolo Naldini
- 2007Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its StorySelf
- 2007FloodArthur Moyes
- 2007Das zweite LebenRobert Kreutzer
- 2006A Pirate's HeartKonrad von Wallenrod
- 2005The Piano Tuner of EarthquakesDr. Emmanuel Droz
- 2005Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'Armagnac
- 2004CowgirlHans Krahl
- 2004Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'Armagnac
- 2004Die schöne Braut in SchwarzAldo Caldini
- 2004Renzo e LuciaInnominato
- 2004Renzo e LuciaInnominato
- 2003Augustus: The First EmperorCicero
- 2003My Magical Friend SamsSchool Inspector
- 2003Augustus: The First EmperorCicero
- 2003EntrustedThomas von Gall - grandfather
- 2002The Gathering StormFriedrich von Schroder
- 2002Der Solist - In eigener SacheMartin Krohn
- 2000Proof of LifeEric Kessler
- 2000Donna LeonCarmello La Capra
- 2000Mary MagdaleneErode Antipa
- 1999Balzac: A Life of PassionCount Hanska
- 1999Balzacle comte Hanski
- 1999Beckmann und Markowski: GehetztMax Beckmann
- 1999Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarJules César
- 1999BeckmannSelf
- 1999Teuflischer EngelHenry Martens
- 1998Die Fremde in meiner BrustRichard Keller
- 1998Am I Beautiful?Herbert
- 1998Die CleverenDr. Brendel
- 1998Life, Love & CelluloidSelf
- 1998GlatteisKurt Wallmann
- 1998Mein zweites LebenRichard Keller
- 1996La casa dove abitava CorinneMichele Wolf
- 1996MillenniumJosef Heim
- 1996Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der GefühleKommissar Beckmann
- 1996The OgreChief Forester
- 1995GoldenEyeColonel Ourumov
- 1995Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human LifeHerr Benjamenta
- 1995Brüder auf Leben und TodRenato Calvi
- 1994Die Zeit danachman from Klagenfurt
- 1994Novalis - Die blaue BlumeSophies Vater
- 1994AbrahamEliezer
- 1994Deadly WebKommissar Max Beckmann
- 1994Ein letzter WillePaul Elling
- 1993AbrahamEliezer
- 1993Colpo di codaPierre
- 1993Space RangersErich Weiss
- 1992Wolffs RevierJohnny Reschke
- 1992The MistakeJacob Alain
- 1991Ich schenk’ Dir die SterneRobert Dallburg
- 1991ElfenbeinNicholas Messier
- 1990Night of the FoxHofer
- 1990Drehort PfarrhausAchim Hollweg
- 1990Wings of FameZlatogorski
- 1990Death Has a Bad ReputationRodimstev
- 1989Blaues BlutHerr Mannheim
- 1988Game, Set, and Match
- 1988Schön war die ZeitFranz Bauer
- 1987Pattberg's LegacyUlrich Vogtmann
- 1987NachtcaféSelf
- 1987Der Fall FranzaCaptain
- 1986Of Pure BloodPaul Bergmann
- 1985Mata HariWolff
- 1985Otto - The MovieSonnemann
- 1985The FollowersBrocke
- 1985Verworrene BilanzenKarl M. Kronen
- 1985Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen GötterBartolomé de las Casas
- 1984Chinese BoxesZwemmer
- 1984Super
- 1983Die Matrosen von KronstadtPetritschenko
- 1982Die Priwalowschen Millionen
- 1981A Case For TwoHans Beckers
- 1981Lili MarleenAaron
- 1980Berlin AlexanderplatzReinhold Hoffmann
- 1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf
- 1979The Great RunawayHerr Adam
- 1979Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen FamilieClemens Koch
- 1979The Marriage of Maria BraunWilli Klenze
- 1979Die RattenBruno Mechelke
- 1979NDR Talk ShowSelf
- 1979Wo die Liebe hinfällt
- 1978In a Year with 13 MoonsAnton Saitz
- 19781982: GutenbachPeter Kessel
- 1978MarijaFilipp
- 1978DespairPerebrodov
- 1978FedoraKritos
- 1977The Stationmaster’s WifeFinkelberger
- 1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenJörg Niemeyer
- 19743 nach 9Self
- 1974DerrickKrummbach
- 1973World on a WireEinstein
- 1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayJochen Epp
- 1971CarlosCarlos
- 1971Jaider, the Lonely HunterJaider
- 1971Polizeiruf 110Hellwig
- 1970Scene of the CrimeHarry Mucher
- 1969The CommissionerWerner Stimmel
- 1966Jörg Preda berichtetRolf
- 1962Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
- 1962Café Oriental
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