Gottfried John
Known for: Acting
Born: August 29, 1942
Died: September 1, 2014
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
79 movies · 31 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Emerald Green
2016
6.2
A World Beyond
2013
6.9
Ruby Red
2013
NR
Die Löwin
2012
5.0
Life Is Too Long
2010
8.2
Aghet
2010
6.5
Rumpelstilzchen
2009
4.8
Black Flowers
2009
7.1
John Rabe
2009
3.0
The Papal Council
2008
NR
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007
5.3
Flood
20077.0
Das zweite Leben
2007
5.3
A Pirate's Heart
2006
6.3
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005
4.5
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005
4.3
Cowgirl
2004
NR
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2004
4.8
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
2004
9.0
Renzo e Lucia
2004
NR
Renzo e Lucia
2004
NR
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003
5.6
My Magical Friend Sams
2003
5.4
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003
6.8
Entrusted
2003
6.6
The Gathering Storm
20026.5
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
2002
6.2
Proof of Life
2000
7.3
Donna Leon
2000
5.7
Mary Magdalene
2000
5.7
Balzac: A Life of Passion
1999
8.5
Balzac
19999.0
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
1999
6.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
4.5
Beckmann
1999NR
Teuflischer Engel
19994.5
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
1998
6.7
Am I Beautiful?
1998
7.4
Die Cleveren
19986.6
Life, Love & Celluloid
19987.0
Glatteis
1998NR
Mein zweites Leben
1998
10.0
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996
7.7
Millennium
19964.0
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
1996
6.4
The Ogre
1996
6.9
GoldenEye
1995
7.6
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
19957.0
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
19958.0
Die Zeit danach
1994
10.0
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
1994
7.2
Abraham
19947.0
Deadly Web
19948.0
Ein letzter Wille
1994
7.1
Abraham
1993
9.0
Colpo di coda
1993
5.3
Space Rangers
1993
3.7
Wolffs Revier
1992
4.7
The Mistake
19927.0
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
19918.0
Elfenbein
1991
6.1
Night of the Fox
1990NR
Drehort Pfarrhaus
1990
6.5
Wings of Fame
1990
6.5
Death Has a Bad Reputation
19908.0
Blaues Blut
1989
7.8
Game, Set, and Match
1988
9.3
Schön war die Zeit
19887.0
Pattberg's Legacy
1987
4.7
Nachtcafé
19877.0
Der Fall Franza
1987
9.0
Of Pure Blood
1986
4.1
Mata Hari
1985
6.5
Otto - The Movie
1985
10.0
The Followers
19858.0
Verworrene Bilanzen
1985
6.5
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
1985
6.0
Chinese Boxes
1984
6.3
Super
1984NR
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
19839.0
Die Priwalowschen Millionen
1982
5.7
A Case For Two
1981
6.5
Lili Marleen
1981
7.5
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980NR
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
7.5
The Great Runaway
19798.0
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
1979
7.4
The Marriage of Maria Braun
19797.0
Die Ratten
1979
6.6
NDR Talk Show
19797.8
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
1979
6.6
In a Year with 13 Moons
19786.0
1982: Gutenbach
1978
6.5
Despair
1978NR
Marija
1978
6.7
Fedora
1978
5.6
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
7.7
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
19757.2
3 nach 9
1974
6.0
Derrick
1974
7.3
World on a Wire
1973
7.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
10.0
Carlos
1971
8.0
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
1971
6.3
Polizeiruf 110
1971
6.2
Scene of the Crime
1970
8.0
The Commissioner
19697.0
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966
7.0
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962
5.3
Café Oriental
1962