Gottfried John
Born August 29, 1942 (Age: 83)
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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.
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
Ruby Red
2013
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as Dr. White
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Age: 70
Rumpelstilzchen
2009
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as König Gustav
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Age: 67
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007
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as Self
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Age: 65
Flood
2007
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as Arthur Moyes
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Age: 64
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005
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as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
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Age: 63
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005
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as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
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Age: 62
Cowgirl
2004
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as Hans Krahl
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Age: 62
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
2004
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as Aldo Caldini
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Age: 61
Renzo e Lucia
2004
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as Innominato
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Age: 61
The Gathering Storm
2002
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as Friedrich von Schroder
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Age: 59
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Der Solist - In eigener Sache
2002
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as Martin Krohn
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Age: 59
Proof of Life
2000
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as Eric Kessler
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Age: 58
Mary Magdalene
2000
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as Erode Antipa
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Age: 57
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999
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as Jules César
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Age: 56
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Teuflischer Engel
1999
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as Henry Martens
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Age: 56
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Die Fremde in meiner Brust
1998
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as Richard Keller
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Age: 56
Am I Beautiful?
1998
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as Herbert
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Age: 56
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Life, Love & Celluloid
1998
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as Self
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Age: 55
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Glatteis
1998
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as Kurt Wallmann
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Age: 55
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Mein zweites Leben
1998
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as Richard Keller
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Age: 55
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996
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as Michele Wolf
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Age: 54
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Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
1996
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as Kommissar Beckmann
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Age: 54
The Ogre
1996
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as Chief Forester
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Age: 54
GoldenEye
1995
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as Colonel Ourumov
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Age: 53
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Ein letzter Wille
1994
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as Paul Elling
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Age: 51
Abraham
1993
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as Eliezer
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Age: 51
The Mistake
1992
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as Jacob Alain
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Age: 49
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Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
1991
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as Robert Dallburg
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Age: 49
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Elfenbein
1991
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as Nicholas Messier
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Age: 48
Night of the Fox
1990
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as Hofer
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Age: 48
Wings of Fame
1990
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as Zlatogorski
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Age: 47
Death Has a Bad Reputation
1990
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as Rodimstev
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Age: 47
Schön war die Zeit
1988
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as Franz Bauer
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Age: 45
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Pattberg's Legacy
1987
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as Ulrich Vogtmann
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Age: 44
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Der Fall Franza
1987
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as Captain
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Age: 44
Mata Hari
1985
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as Wolff
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Age: 43
Otto - The Movie
1985
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as Sonnemann
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Age: 42
The Followers
1985
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as Brocke
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Age: 42
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Verworrene Bilanzen
1985
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as Karl M. Kronen
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Age: 42
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
1985
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as Bartolomé de las Casas
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Age: 42
Lili Marleen
1981
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as Aaron
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Age: 38
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
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as Anton Saitz
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Age: 36
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1982: Gutenbach
1978
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as Peter Kessel
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Age: 36
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Marija
1978
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as Filipp
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Age: 36
Despair
1978
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as Perebrodov
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Age: 36
Fedora
1978
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as Kritos
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Age: 35
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962
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as
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Age: 19
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Café Oriental
1962
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as
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Age: 19