Gottfried John
Known for acting · Born 29 August 1942 · Died 1 September 2014 · aged 72 · Berlin, Germany
110 credits
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
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
GoldenEye
1995
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
The Ogre
1996
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005
Proof of Life
2000
Abraham
1993
Game, Set, and Match
1988
Mata Hari
1985
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
A Pirate's Heart
2006
Acting (110)
2016Emerald GreenDr. White (archive footage)Film
2013Ruby RedDr. WhiteFilm
2013A World BeyondDr. Jan KersebohmFilm
2012Die LöwinJoFilm
2010AghetFriedrich Kress von KressensteinFilm
2010Life Is Too LongGeorg Maria StahlFilm
2009John RabeDr. Oskar TrautmannFilm
2009Black FlowersCurtisFilm
2009RumpelstilzchenKönig GustavFilm
2008The Papal CouncilPaolo NaldiniFilm
2007FloodArthur MoyesFilm
2007Das zweite LebenRobert KreutzerFilm
2007Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its StorySelfFilm
2006A Pirate's HeartKonrad von WallenrodFilm
2005The Piano Tuner of EarthquakesDr. Emmanuel DrozFilm
2005Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'ArmagnacFilm
2004CowgirlHans KrahlFilm
2004Die schöne Braut in SchwarzAldo CaldiniFilm
2004Renzo e LuciaInnominatoFilm
2004Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'Armagnac · 2 episodesSeries
2004Renzo e LuciaInnominato · 2 episodesSeries
2003My Magical Friend SamsSchool InspectorFilm
2003EntrustedThomas von Gall - grandfatherFilm
2003Augustus: The First EmperorCicero · 2 episodesSeries
2003Augustus: The First EmperorCiceroFilm
2002The Gathering StormFriedrich von SchroderFilm
2002Der Solist - In eigener SacheMartin KrohnFilm
2000Proof of LifeEric KesslerFilm
2000Mary MagdaleneErode AntipaFilm
2000Donna LeonCarmello La CapraSeries
1999Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarJules CésarFilm
1999Balzac: A Life of PassionCount HanskaFilm
1999BeckmannSelfSeries
1999Balzacle comte Hanski · 2 episodesSeries
1999Beckmann und Markowski: GehetztMax BeckmannFilm
1999Teuflischer EngelHenry MartensFilm
1998Am I Beautiful?HerbertFilm
1998Life, Love & CelluloidSelfFilm
1998Die CleverenDr. BrendelSeries
1998Die Fremde in meiner BrustRichard KellerFilm
1998GlatteisKurt WallmannFilm
1998Mein zweites LebenRichard KellerFilm
1996MillenniumJosef HeimSeries
1996The OgreChief ForesterFilm
1996Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der GefühleKommissar BeckmannFilm
1996La casa dove abitava CorinneMichele WolfFilm
1995GoldenEyeColonel OurumovFilm
1995Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human LifeHerr BenjamentaFilm
1995Brüder auf Leben und TodRenato CalviFilm
1994Deadly WebKommissar Max BeckmannFilm
1994Die Zeit danachman from KlagenfurtFilm
1994Novalis - Die blaue BlumeSophies VaterFilm
1994Ein letzter WillePaul EllingFilm
1993AbrahamEliezerFilm
1993Space RangersErich Weiss · 6 episodesSeries
1993AbrahamEliezer · 2 episodesSeries
1993Colpo di codaPierre · 2 episodesSeries
1992Wolffs RevierJohnny ReschkeSeries
1992The MistakeJacob AlainFilm
1991ElfenbeinNicholas MessierFilm
1991Ich schenk’ Dir die SterneRobert DallburgFilm
1990Wings of FameZlatogorskiFilm
1990Night of the FoxHoferFilm
1990Death Has a Bad ReputationRodimstevFilm
1990Drehort PfarrhausAchim Hollweg · 3 episodesSeries
1989Blaues BlutHerr MannheimSeries
1988Game, Set, and Match · 3 episodes, Erich Stinnes · 13 episodesSeries
1988Schön war die ZeitFranz BauerFilm
1987NachtcaféSelfSeries
1987Pattberg's LegacyUlrich VogtmannFilm
1987Der Fall FranzaCaptainFilm
1986Of Pure BloodPaul BergmannFilm
1985Otto - The MovieSonnemannFilm
1985Mata HariWolffFilm
1985Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen GötterBartolomé de las CasasFilm
1985The FollowersBrockeFilm
1985Verworrene BilanzenKarl M. KronenFilm
1984SuperFilm
1984Chinese BoxesZwemmerFilm
1983Die Matrosen von KronstadtPetritschenkoFilm
1982Die Priwalowschen MillionenSeries
1981Lili MarleenAaronFilm
1981A Case For TwoHans Beckers, Markus MeyerSeries
1980Berlin AlexanderplatzReinhold Hoffmann · 9 episodes, Reinhold · 14 episodesSeries
1979The Marriage of Maria BraunWilli KlenzeFilm
1979NDR Talk ShowSelfSeries
1979Wo die Liebe hinfälltFilm
1979The Great RunawayHerr Adam · 3 episodesSeries
1979Die RattenBruno MechelkeFilm
1979Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen FamilieClemens Koch · 8 episodesSeries
1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelfSeries
1978FedoraKritosFilm
1978In a Year with 13 MoonsAnton SaitzFilm
1978DespairPerebrodovFilm
19781982: GutenbachPeter KesselFilm
1978MarijaFilippFilm
1977The Stationmaster’s WifeFinkelbergerFilm
1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenJörg NiemeyerFilm
1974DerrickKrummbachSeries
19743 nach 9SelfSeries
1973World on a WireEinstein · 2 episodesSeries
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayJochen Epp · 5 episodesSeries
1971Polizeiruf 110HellwigSeries
1971CarlosCarlosFilm
1971Jaider, the Lonely HunterJaiderFilm
1970Scene of the CrimeHarry MucherSeries
1969The CommissionerWerner StimmelSeries
1966Jörg Preda berichtetRolfSeries
1962Café OrientalFilm
1962Das Mädchen und der StaatsanwaltFilm