Gottfried John

Born

August 29, 1942

Died

September 1, 2014 (72 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

IMDb

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

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
6.0

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

Ruby Red
7.0

Ruby Red

Emerald Green
6.9

Emerald Green

Proof of Life
6.1

Proof of Life

Emerald Green

Emerald Green

Dr. White (archive footage)

6.9

2016

A World Beyond

A World Beyond

Dr. Jan Kersebohm

6.2

2013

Ruby Red

Ruby Red

Dr. White

7.0

2013

Die Löwin

Die Löwin

Jo

0.0

2012

Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

Georg Maria Stahl

5.0

2010

Aghet

Aghet

Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

8.2

2010

Rumpelstilzchen

Rumpelstilzchen

König Gustav

7.0

2009

Black Flowers

Black Flowers

Curtis

4.4

2009

John Rabe

John Rabe

Dr. Oskar Trautmann

7.1

2009

The Papal Council

The Papal Council

Paolo Naldini

3.0

2008

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

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

Self

0.0

2007

Flood

Flood

Arthur Moyes

5.3

2007

Das zweite Leben

Robert Kreutzer

7.0

2007

A Pirate's Heart

A Pirate's Heart

Konrad von Wallenrod

5.3

2006

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Dr. Emmanuel Droz

6.2

2005

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Henri, duc d'Armagnac

4.0

2005

Cowgirl

Cowgirl

Hans Krahl

3.5

2004

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

Henri, duc d'Armagnac · (2 episodes)

0.0

2004

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz

Aldo Caldini

5.0

2004

Renzo e Lucia

Renzo e Lucia

Innominato

0.0

2004

Sams in Gefahr

Sams in Gefahr

School Inspector

5.5

2003

Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor

Cicero · (2 episodes)

6.2

2003

Entrusted

Entrusted

Thomas von Gall - grandfather

6.7

2003

Best Ever Bond

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

2002

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Friedrich von Schroder

6.6

2002

Der Solist - In eigener Sache

Martin Krohn

6.0

2002

Proof of Life

Proof of Life

Eric Kessler

6.1

2000

Donna Leon

Donna Leon

Carmello La Capra · (1 episode)

7.2

2000

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

Erode Antipa

5.6

2000

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Count Hanska

5.3

1999

Balzac

Balzac

le comte Hanski · (2 episodes)

8.5

1999

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt

Max Beckmann

0.0

1999

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

Jules César

6.0

1999

Beckmann

Beckmann

Self · (1 episode)

2.0

1999

Die Fremde in meiner Brust

Richard Keller

3.5

1998

Am I Beautiful?

Am I Beautiful?

Herbert

6.8

1998

Die Cleveren

Die Cleveren

Dr. Brendel · (1 episode)

6.8

1998

Life, Love & Celluloid

Self

5.8

1998

Glatteis

Kurt Wallmann

0.0

1998

Mein zweites Leben

Richard Keller

0.0

1998

La casa dove abitava Corinne

La casa dove abitava Corinne

Michele Wolf

0.0

1996

Millennium

Millennium

Josef Heim · (1 episode)

7.7

1996

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle

Kommissar Beckmann

1.0

1996

The Ogre

The Ogre

Chief Forester

6.4

1996

GoldenEye

GoldenEye

Colonel Ourumov

6.9

1995

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Herr Benjamenta

7.8

1995

Brüder auf Leben und Tod

Renato Calvi

0.0

1995

Die Zeit danach

man from Klagenfurt

0.0

1994

Abraham

Abraham

Eliezer · (2 episodes)

8.0

1994

Deadly Web

Kommissar Max Beckmann

0.0

1994

Ein letzter Wille

Paul Elling

0.0

1994

Abraham

Abraham

Eliezer

7.0

1993

Das Sahara-Projekt

Collani

0.0

1993

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Novalis - Die blaue Blume

Sophies Vater

0.0

1993

Colpo di coda

Colpo di coda

Pierre · (2 episodes)

0.0

1993

Space Rangers

Space Rangers

Erich Weiss · (6 episodes)

5.0

1993

Wolffs Revier

Wolffs Revier

Johnny Reschke · (1 episode)

3.4

1992

The Mistake

The Mistake

Jacob Alain

4.5

1992

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne

Robert Dallburg

0.0

1991

Elfenbein

Nicholas Messier

0.0

1991

Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

Hofer

6.0

1990

Drehort Pfarrhaus

Achim Hollweg · (3 episodes)

0.0

1990

Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame

Zlatogorski

6.4

1990

Death Has A Bad Reputation

Death Has A Bad Reputation

Rodimstev

4.0

1990

Blaues Blut

Herr Mannheim · (1 episode)

0.0

1989

Game, Set, and Match

Game, Set, and Match

(3 episodes)

7.5

1988

Game, Set, and Match

Game, Set, and Match

Erich Stinnes · (13 episodes)

7.5

1988

Schön war die Zeit

Schön war die Zeit

Franz Bauer

0.0

1988

Pattberg's Legacy

Ulrich Vogtmann

0.0

1987

Nachtcafé

Nachtcafé

Self · (1 episode)

4.7

1987

Der Fall Franza

Captain

0.0

1987

Of Pure Blood

Of Pure Blood

Paul Bergmann

0.0

1986

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Wolff

4.0

1985

Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie

Sonnemann

6.5

1985

Die Mitläufer

Die Mitläufer

Brocke

0.0

1985

Verworrene Bilanzen

Karl M. Kronen

0.0

1985

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter

Bartolomé de las Casas

5.0

1985

Chinese Boxes

Chinese Boxes

Zwemmer

6.0

1984

Super

Super

6.2

1984

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt

Petritschenko

0.0

1983

Die Priwalowschen Millionen

(1 episode)

0.0

1982

A Case For Two

A Case For Two

Hans Beckers · (1 episode)

5.2

1981

A Case For Two

A Case For Two

Markus Meyer · (1 episode)

5.2

1981

Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

Aaron

6.4

1981

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Reinhold Hoffmann · (14 episodes)

7.7

1980

Bayerischer Filmpreis

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1979

The Great Runaway

The Great Runaway

Herr Adam · (3 episodes)

7.0

1979

Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie

Clemens Koch

0.0

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Willi Klenze

7.4

1979

Die Ratten

Bruno Mechelke

0.0

1979

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

1979

Wo die Liebe hinfällt

6.5

1979

In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

Anton Saitz

6.7

1978

1982: Gutenbach

Peter Kessel

5.0

1978

Despair

Despair

Perebrodov

6.5

1978

Marija

Filipp

0.0

1978

Fedora

Fedora

Kritos

6.7

1978

The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Finkelberger

5.4

1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

5.4

1977

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Jörg Niemeyer

7.8

1975

3 nach 9

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

1974

Derrick

Derrick

Krummbach · (1 episode)

6.0

1974

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

Einstein · (2 episodes)

7.2

1973

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Jochen Epp · (5 episodes)

7.6

1972

Carlos

Carlos

Carlos

0.0

1971

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter

Jaider

0.0

1971

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110

Hellwig · (1 episode)

6.4

1971

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Harry Mucher · (1 episode)

6.1

1970

Der Kommissar

Der Kommissar

Werner Stimmel · (1 episode)

7.9

1969

Jörg Preda berichtet

Rolf · (1 episode)

0.0

1966

Café Oriental

4.5

1962