Gottfried John
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 29, 1942 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2016 | Emerald GreenDr. White (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Ruby RedDr. White | |
| 2013 | A World BeyondDr. Jan Kersebohm | |
| 2012 | Die LöwinJo | |
| 2010 | Life Is Too LongGeorg Maria Stahl | |
| 2010 | AghetFriedrich Kress von Kressenstein | |
| 2009 | John RabeDr. Oskar Trautmann | |
| 2009 | Black FlowersCurtis | |
| 2009 | RumpelstilzchenKönig Gustav | |
| 2008 | The Papal CouncilPaolo Naldini | |
| 2007 | FloodArthur Moyes | |
| 2007 | Das zweite LebenRobert Kreutzer | |
| 2007 | Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its StorySelf | |
| 2006 | A Pirate's HeartKonrad von Wallenrod | |
| 2005 | The Piano Tuner of EarthquakesDr. Emmanuel Droz | |
| 2005 | Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'Armagnac | |
| 2004 | Die schöne Braut in SchwarzAldo Caldini | |
| 2004 | CowgirlHans Krahl | |
| 2004 | Renzo e LuciaInnominato | |
| 2004 | Julie, chevalier de MaupinHenri, duc d'Armagnac | |
| 2003 | My Magical Friend SamsSchool Inspector | |
| 2003 | EntrustedThomas von Gall - grandfather | |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First EmperorCicero | |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First EmperorCicero | |
| 2002 | The Gathering StormFriedrich von Schroder | |
| 2002 | Der Solist - In eigener SacheMartin Krohn | |
| 2000 | Mary MagdaleneErode Antipa | |
| 2000 | Proof of LifeEric Kessler | |
| 2000 | Donna LeonCarmello La Capra | |
| 1999 | Asterix and Obelix vs. CaesarJules César | |
| 1999 | Balzac: A Life of PassionCount Hanska | |
| 1999 | Beckmann und Markowski: GehetztMax Beckmann | |
| 1999 | Teuflischer EngelHenry Martens | |
| 1999 | BeckmannSelf | |
| 1999 | Balzacle comte Hanski | |
| 1998 | GlatteisKurt Wallmann | |
| 1998 | Mein zweites LebenRichard Keller | |
| 1998 | Die Fremde in meiner BrustRichard Keller | |
| 1998 | Life, Love & CelluloidSelf | |
| 1998 | Am I Beautiful?Herbert | |
| 1998 | Die CleverenDr. Brendel | |
| 1996 | The OgreChief Forester | |
| 1996 | Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der GefühleKommissar Beckmann | |
| 1996 | La casa dove abitava CorinneMichele Wolf | |
| 1996 | MillenniumJosef Heim | |
| 1995 | GoldenEyeColonel Ourumov | |
| 1995 | Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human LifeHerr Benjamenta | |
| 1995 | Brüder auf Leben und TodRenato Calvi | |
| 1994 | Deadly WebKommissar Max Beckmann | |
| 1994 | Die Zeit danachman from Klagenfurt | |
| 1994 | Novalis - Die blaue BlumeSophies Vater | |
| 1994 | Ein letzter WillePaul Elling | |
| 1994 | AbrahamEliezer | |
| 1993 | AbrahamEliezer | |
| 1993 | Space RangersErich Weiss | |
| 1993 | Colpo di codaPierre | |
| 1992 | The MistakeJacob Alain | |
| 1992 | Wolffs RevierJohnny Reschke | |
| 1991 | ElfenbeinNicholas Messier | |
| 1991 | Ich schenk’ Dir die SterneRobert Dallburg | |
| 1990 | Night of the FoxHofer | |
| 1990 | Wings of FameZlatogorski | |
| 1990 | Death Has a Bad ReputationRodimstev | |
| 1990 | Drehort PfarrhausAchim Hollweg | |
| 1989 | Blaues BlutHerr Mannheim | |
| 1988 | Schön war die ZeitFranz Bauer | |
| 1988 | Game, Set, and Match | |
| 1988 | Game, Set, and MatchErich Stinnes | |
| 1987 | Pattberg's LegacyUlrich Vogtmann | |
| 1987 | Der Fall FranzaCaptain | |
| 1987 | NachtcaféSelf | |
| 1986 | Of Pure BloodPaul Bergmann | |
| 1985 | Mata HariWolff | |
| 1985 | Otto - The MovieSonnemann | |
| 1985 | The FollowersBrocke | |
| 1985 | Verworrene BilanzenKarl M. Kronen | |
| 1985 | Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen GötterBartolomé de las Casas | |
| 1984 | Chinese BoxesZwemmer | |
| 1984 | Super | |
| 1983 | Die Matrosen von KronstadtPetritschenko | |
| 1982 | Die Priwalowschen Millionen | |
| 1981 | Lili MarleenAaron | |
| 1981 | A Case For TwoHans Beckers | |
| 1981 | A Case For TwoMarkus Meyer | |
| 1980 | Berlin AlexanderplatzReinhold Hoffmann | |
| 1979 | The Marriage of Maria BraunWilli Klenze | |
| 1979 | Wo die Liebe hinfällt | |
| 1979 | Die RattenBruno Mechelke | |
| 1979 | The Great RunawayHerr Adam | |
| 1979 | Bavarian Film AwardsSelf | |
| 1979 | NDR Talk ShowSelf | |
| 1979 | Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen FamilieClemens Koch | |
| 1978 | In a Year with 13 MoonsAnton Saitz | |
| 1978 | FedoraKritos | |
| 1978 | DespairPerebrodov | |
| 1978 | 1982: GutenbachPeter Kessel | |
| 1978 | MarijaFilipp | |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s WifeFinkelberger | |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s Wife | |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenJörg Niemeyer | |
| 1974 | DerrickKrummbach | |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9Self | |
| 1973 | World on a WireEinstein | |
| 1972 | Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayJochen Epp | |
| 1971 | CarlosCarlos | |
| 1971 | Jaider, the Lonely HunterJaider | |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110Hellwig | |
| 1970 | Scene of the CrimeHarry Mucher | |
| 1969 | The CommissionerWerner Stimmel | |
| 1966 | Jörg Preda berichtetRolf | |
| 1962 | Café Oriental | |
| 1962 | Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt |