Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Acting
Born Aug 29, 1942
From Berlin, Germany
Died Sep 01, 2014

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

GoldenEye
6.9

GoldenEye

Colonel Ourumov
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
6.0

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Jules César
Proof of Life
6.1

Proof of Life

Eric Kessler
Fedora
6.7

Fedora

Kritos
Ruby Red
6.9

Ruby Red

Dr. White
John Rabe
7.1

John Rabe

Dr. Oskar Trautmann
Emerald Green
7.0

Emerald Green

Dr. White (archive footage)
Flood
5.3

Flood

Arthur Moyes
Abraham
7.0

Abraham

Eliezer
The Gathering Storm
6.7

The Gathering Storm

Friedrich von Schroder

Filmography — Acting

GoldenEye
6.9
1995

GoldenEye

Colonel Ourumov
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
6.0
1999

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Jules César
Proof of Life
6.1
2000

Proof of Life

Eric Kessler
Fedora
6.7
1978

Fedora

Kritos
Ruby Red
6.9
2013

Ruby Red

Dr. White
John Rabe
7.1
2009

John Rabe

Dr. Oskar Trautmann
Emerald Green
7.0
2016

Emerald Green

Dr. White (archive footage)
Flood
5.3
2007

Flood

Arthur Moyes
Abraham
7.0
1993

Abraham

Eliezer
The Gathering Storm
6.7
2002

The Gathering Storm

Friedrich von Schroder
The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.4
1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Willi Klenze
Lili Marleen
6.4
1981

Lili Marleen

Aaron
A Pirate's Heart
5.0
2006

A Pirate's Heart

Konrad von Wallenrod
In a Year with 13 Moons
6.6
1978

In a Year with 13 Moons

Anton Saitz
The Ogre
6.3
1996

The Ogre

Chief Forester
Despair
6.5
1978

Despair

Perebrodov
Otto - The Movie
6.5
1985

Otto - The Movie

Sonnemann
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
7.7
1995

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Herr Benjamenta
Balzac: A Life of Passion
5.4
1999

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Count Hanska
Mata Hari
4.0
1985

Mata Hari

Wolff
Cowgirl
3.2
2004

Cowgirl

Hans Krahl
Mary Magdalene
5.7
2000

Mary Magdalene

Erode Antipa
Am I Beautiful?
6.7
1998

Am I Beautiful?

Herbert
Entrusted
6.8
2003

Entrusted

Thomas von Gall - grandfather
My Magical Friend Sams
5.5
2003

My Magical Friend Sams

School Inspector
Night of the Fox
6.0
1990

Night of the Fox

Hofer
Chinese Boxes
5.0
1984

Chinese Boxes

Zwemmer
Carlos
1971

Carlos

Carlos
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
7.6
1975

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Jörg Niemeyer
Black Flowers
4.4
2009

Black Flowers

Curtis
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
6.3
2005

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Dr. Emmanuel Droz
The Stationmaster’s Wife
5.2
1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Finkelberger
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
4.0
2004

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Aldo Caldini
Wings of Fame
6.4
1990

Wings of Fame

Zlatogorski
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
3.7
2005

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

Self
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
1971

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider
Renzo e Lucia
2004

Renzo e Lucia

Innominato
Life Is Too Long
5.0
2010

Life Is Too Long

Georg Maria Stahl
Of Pure Blood
1986

Of Pure Blood

Paul Bergmann
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003

Augustus: The First Emperor

Cicero
Death Has a Bad Reputation
4.0
1990

Death Has a Bad Reputation

Rodimstev
1998

Glatteis

Kurt Wallmann
The Followers
1985

The Followers

Brocke
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996

La casa dove abitava Corinne

Michele Wolf
1999

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

Max Beckmann
A World Beyond
6.2
2013

A World Beyond

Dr. Jan Kersebohm
Aghet
8.2
2010

Aghet

Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Café Oriental
4.5
1962

Café Oriental
1995

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

Renato Calvi
1.0
1996

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle

Kommissar Beckmann
6.0
2002

Der Solist - In eigener Sache

Martin Krohn
1994

Deadly Web

Kommissar Max Beckmann
Schön war die Zeit
9.5
1988

Schön war die Zeit

Franz Bauer
Rumpelstilzchen
6.5
2009

Rumpelstilzchen

König Gustav
6.5
1979

Wo die Liebe hinfällt
The Papal Council
3.0
2008

The Papal Council

Paolo Naldini
1991

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

Robert Dallburg
Die Löwin
2012

Die Löwin

Jo
2.7
1998

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

Richard Keller
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
4.0
1962

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
1994

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Sophies Vater
1987

Der Fall Franza

Captain
5.0
1978

1982: Gutenbach

Peter Kessel
1978

Marija

Filipp
Super
6.2
1984

Super
1979

Die Ratten

Bruno Mechelke
1983

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

Petritschenko
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
5.0
1985

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolomé de las Casas
5.8
1998

Life, Love & Celluloid

Self
1991

Elfenbein

Nicholas Messier
7.0
2007

Das zweite Leben

Robert Kreutzer
1999

Teuflischer Engel

Henry Martens
1994

Die Zeit danach

man from Klagenfurt
The Mistake
4.0
1992

The Mistake

Jacob Alain
1994

Ein letzter Wille

Paul Elling
1987

Pattberg's Legacy

Ulrich Vogtmann
1985

Verworrene Bilanzen

Karl M. Kronen
1998

Mein zweites Leben

Richard Keller