Gottfried John
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
All Movies (80)
- Emerald Green2016 · as Dr. White (archive footage)
- A World Beyond2013 · as Dr. Jan Kersebohm
- Ruby Red2013 · as Dr. White
- Die Löwin2012 · as Jo
- Life Is Too Long2010 · as Georg Maria Stahl
- Aghet2010 · as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
- Rumpelstilzchen2009 · as König Gustav
- Black Flowers2009 · as Curtis
- John Rabe2009 · as Dr. Oskar Trautmann
- The Papal Council2008 · as Paolo Naldini
- Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story2007 · as Self
- Flood2007 · as Arthur Moyes
- Das zweite Leben2007 · as Robert Kreutzer
- A Pirate's Heart2006 · as Konrad von Wallenrod
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes2005 · as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
- Julie, chevalier de Maupin2005 · as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
- Cowgirl2004 · as Hans Krahl
- Die schöne Braut in Schwarz2004 · as Aldo Caldini
- Renzo e Lucia2004 · as Innominato
- Augustus: The First Emperor2003 · as Cicero
- My Magical Friend Sams2003 · as School Inspector
- Entrusted2003 · as Thomas von Gall - grandfather
- The Gathering Storm2002 · as Friedrich von Schroder
- Der Solist - In eigener Sache2002 · as Martin Krohn
- Proof of Life2000 · as Eric Kessler
- Mary Magdalene2000 · as Erode Antipa
- Balzac: A Life of Passion1999 · as Count Hanska
- Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt1999 · as Max Beckmann
- Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar1999 · as Jules César
- Teuflischer Engel1999 · as Henry Martens
- Die Fremde in meiner Brust1998 · as Richard Keller
- Am I Beautiful?1998 · as Herbert
- Life, Love & Celluloid1998 · as Self
- Glatteis1998 · as Kurt Wallmann
- Mein zweites Leben1998 · as Richard Keller
- La casa dove abitava Corinne1996 · as Michele Wolf
- Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle1996 · as Kommissar Beckmann
- The Ogre1996 · as Chief Forester
- GoldenEye1995 · as Colonel Ourumov
- Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life1995 · as Herr Benjamenta
- Brüder auf Leben und Tod1995 · as Renato Calvi
- Die Zeit danach1994 · as man from Klagenfurt
- Novalis - Die blaue Blume1994 · as Sophies Vater
- Deadly Web1994 · as Kommissar Max Beckmann
- Ein letzter Wille1994 · as Paul Elling
- Abraham1993 · as Eliezer
- The Mistake1992 · as Jacob Alain
- Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne1991 · as Robert Dallburg
- Elfenbein1991 · as Nicholas Messier
- Night of the Fox1990 · as Hofer
- Wings of Fame1990 · as Zlatogorski
- Death Has a Bad Reputation1990 · as Rodimstev
- Schön war die Zeit1988 · as Franz Bauer
- Pattberg's Legacy1987 · as Ulrich Vogtmann
- Der Fall Franza1987 · as Captain
- Of Pure Blood1986 · as Paul Bergmann
- Mata Hari1985 · as Wolff
- Otto - The Movie1985 · as Sonnemann
- The Followers1985 · as Brocke
- Verworrene Bilanzen1985 · as Karl M. Kronen
- Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter1985 · as Bartolomé de las Casas
- Chinese Boxes1984 · as Zwemmer
- Super1984
- Die Matrosen von Kronstadt1983 · as Petritschenko
- Lili Marleen1981 · as Aaron
- The Marriage of Maria Braun1979 · as Willi Klenze
- Die Ratten1979 · as Bruno Mechelke
- Wo die Liebe hinfällt1979
- In a Year with 13 Moons1978 · as Anton Saitz
- 1982: Gutenbach1978 · as Peter Kessel
- Marija1978 · as Filipp
- Despair1978 · as Perebrodov
- Fedora1978 · as Kritos
- The Stationmaster’s Wife1977 · as Finkelberger
- The Stationmaster’s Wife1977
- Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven1975 · as Jörg Niemeyer
- Carlos1971 · as Carlos
- Jaider, the Lonely Hunter1971 · as Jaider
- Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt1962
- Café Oriental1962
All TV Shows (33)
- Julie, chevalier de Maupin2004 · as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
- Augustus: The First Emperor2003 · as Cicero
- Donna Leon2000 · as Carmello La Capra
- Balzac1999 · as le comte Hanski
- Beckmann1999 · as Self
- Die Cleveren1998 · as Dr. Brendel
- Millennium1996 · as Josef Heim
- Abraham1994 · as Eliezer
- Colpo di coda1993 · as Pierre
- Space Rangers1993 · as Erich Weiss
- Wolffs Revier1992 · as Johnny Reschke
- Drehort Pfarrhaus1990 · as Achim Hollweg
- Blaues Blut1989 · as Herr Mannheim
- Game, Set, and Match1988
- Game, Set, and Match1988 · as Erich Stinnes
- Nachtcafé1987 · as Self
- Die Priwalowschen Millionen1982
- A Case For Two1981 · as Hans Beckers
- A Case For Two1981 · as Markus Meyer
- Berlin Alexanderplatz1980 · as Reinhold Hoffmann
- Berlin Alexanderplatz1980 · as Reinhold
- Bavarian Film Awards1979 · as Self
- The Great Runaway1979 · as Herr Adam
- Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie1979 · as Clemens Koch
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- 3 nach 91974 · as Self
- Derrick1974 · as Krummbach
- World on a Wire1973 · as Einstein
- Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972 · as Jochen Epp
- Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Hellwig
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Harry Mucher
- The Commissioner1969 · as Werner Stimmel
- Jörg Preda berichtet1966 · as Rolf