Gottfried John
Acting
1942-08-29 · Berlin, Germany
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.
movieEmerald Green
as Dr. White (archive footage) · 2016 · 7.0
movieA World Beyond
as Dr. Jan Kersebohm · 2013 · 6.2
movieRuby Red
as Dr. White · 2013 · 6.9
movieDie Löwin
as Jo · 2012 · 0.0
movieLife Is Too Long
as Georg Maria Stahl · 2010 · 5.0
movieAghet
as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein · 2010 · 8.2
movieRumpelstilzchen
as König Gustav · 2009 · 6.5
movieBlack Flowers
as Curtis · 2009 · 4.4
movieJohn Rabe
as Dr. Oskar Trautmann · 2009 · 7.1
movieThe Papal Council
as Paolo Naldini · 2008 · 3.0
movieFassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
as Self · 2007 · 0.0
movieFlood
as Arthur Moyes · 2007 · 5.3
movieDas zweite Leben
as Robert Kreutzer · 2007 · 7.0
movieA Pirate's Heart
as Konrad von Wallenrod · 2006 · 5.3
movieThe Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
as Dr. Emmanuel Droz · 2005 · 6.3
movieJulie, chevalier de Maupin
as Henri, duc d'Armagnac · 2005 · 4.5
movieCowgirl
as Hans Krahl · 2004 · 4.3
tvJulie, chevalier de Maupin
as Henri, duc d'Armagnac · 2004 · 0.0
movieDie schöne Braut in Schwarz
as Aldo Caldini · 2004 · 4.8
movieRenzo e Lucia
as Innominato · 2004 · 9.0
movieAugustus: The First Emperor
as Cicero · 2003 · 0.0
movieMy Magical Friend Sams
as School Inspector · 2003 · 5.6
tvAugustus: The First Emperor
as Cicero · 2003 · 5.4
movieEntrusted
as Thomas von Gall - grandfather · 2003 · 6.8