Gottfried John
Known for ActingBorn 1942-08-29Died 2014-09-01Berlin, 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996 · Movie
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Novalis - Die blaue Blume
1994 · Movie
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The Followers
1985 · Movie
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Carlos
1971 · Movie
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Schön war die Zeit
1988 · Movie
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Renzo e Lucia
2004 · Movie
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
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Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
1999 · Movie
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Colpo di coda
1993 · Series
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Of Pure Blood
1986 · Movie
Die Priwalowschen Millionen
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Die Priwalowschen Millionen
1982 · Series
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Balzac
1999 · Series
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Aghet
2010 · Movie
Die Zeit danach
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Die Zeit danach
1994 · Movie
Ein letzter Wille
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Ein letzter Wille
1994 · Movie
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Abraham
1994 · Series
Elfenbein
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Elfenbein
1991 · Movie
Blaues Blut
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Blaues Blut
1989 · Series
Verworrene Bilanzen
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Verworrene Bilanzen
1985 · Movie
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
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Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
1979 · Series
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Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
1971 · Movie
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995 · Movie
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The Commissioner
1969 · Series
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Game, Set, and Match
1988 · Series
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Millennium
1996 · Series
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
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Wo die Liebe hinfällt
1979 · Movie
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Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975 · Movie
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Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972 · Series
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Die Cleveren
1998 · Series
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The Great Runaway
1979 · Series
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Donna Leon
2000 · Series
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The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979 · Movie
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John Rabe
2009 · Movie
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980 · Series
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Emerald Green
2016 · Movie
Das zweite Leben
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Das zweite Leben
2007 · Movie
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Ruby Red
2013 · Movie
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World on a Wire
1973 · Series
Glatteis
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Glatteis
1998 · Movie
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Abraham
1993 · Movie
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
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Brüder auf Leben und Tod
1995 · Movie
Deadly Web
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Deadly Web
1994 · Movie
3 nach 9
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3 nach 9
1974 · Series
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
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Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
1991 · Movie
Pattberg's Legacy
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Pattberg's Legacy
1987 · Movie
Der Fall Franza
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Der Fall Franza
1987 · Movie
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GoldenEye
1995 · Movie
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Entrusted
2003 · Movie
Die Ratten
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Die Ratten
1979 · Movie