Gottfried John
Acting
- Born:
- 1942-08-29
- Died:
- 2014-09-01
- 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
Filmography
Emerald Green
A World Beyond
Ruby Red
Die Löwin
Life Is Too Long
Aghet
Rumpelstilzchen
Black Flowers
John Rabe
The Papal Council
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
Flood
Das zweite Leben
A Pirate's Heart
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Cowgirl
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
Renzo e Lucia
Renzo e Lucia
Augustus: The First Emperor
My Magical Friend Sams
Augustus: The First Emperor
Entrusted
The Gathering Storm
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
Proof of Life
Donna Leon
Mary Magdalene
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Beckmann
Teuflischer Engel
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
Am I Beautiful?
Die Cleveren
Life, Love & Celluloid
Glatteis
Mein zweites Leben
La casa dove abitava Corinne
Millennium
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
The Ogre
GoldenEye
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
Die Zeit danach
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
Deadly Web
Ein letzter Wille
Abraham
Abraham
Colpo di coda
Space Rangers
Wolffs Revier
The Mistake
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne