Actor profile

Gottfried John

29th August 1942 Berlin, Germany Acting

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.

79 Movies 30 TV Shows 109 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Emerald Green poster

Emerald Green 7th July 2016 as Dr. White (archive footage)

A World Beyond poster

A World Beyond 29th March 2013 as Dr. Jan Kersebohm

Ruby Red poster

Ruby Red 14th March 2013 as Dr. White

Die Löwin poster

Die Löwin 2nd January 2012 as Jo

Life Is Too Long poster

Life Is Too Long 26th August 2010 as Georg Maria Stahl

Aghet poster

Aghet 9th April 2010 as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

Rumpelstilzchen poster

Rumpelstilzchen 26th December 2009 as König Gustav

Black Flowers poster

Black Flowers 18th September 2009 as Curtis

John Rabe poster

John Rabe 2nd April 2009 as Dr. Oskar Trautmann

The Papal Council poster

The Papal Council 16th March 2008 as Paolo Naldini

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

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story 13th November 2007 as Self

Flood poster

Flood 24th August 2007 as Arthur Moyes

Das zweite Leben 25th April 2007 as Robert Kreutzer

A Pirate's Heart poster

A Pirate's Heart 15th April 2006 as Konrad von Wallenrod

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes poster

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes 9th September 2005 as Dr. Emmanuel Droz

Julie, chevalier de Maupin poster

Julie, chevalier de Maupin 10th January 2005 as Henri, duc d'Armagnac

Cowgirl poster

Cowgirl 8th December 2004 as Hans Krahl

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz poster

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz 12th June 2004 as Aldo Caldini

Renzo e Lucia poster

Renzo e Lucia 13th January 2004 as Innominato

Augustus: The First Emperor poster

Augustus: The First Emperor 29th December 2003 as Cicero

My Magical Friend Sams poster

My Magical Friend Sams 10th December 2003 as School Inspector

Entrusted poster

Entrusted 3rd July 2003 as Thomas von Gall - grandfather

The Gathering Storm poster

The Gathering Storm 22nd April 2002 as Friedrich von Schroder

Der Solist - In eigener Sache 20th April 2002 as Martin Krohn

Proof of Life poster

Proof of Life 8th December 2000 as Eric Kessler

Mary Magdalene poster

Mary Magdalene 24th April 2000 as Erode Antipa

Balzac: A Life of Passion poster

Balzac: A Life of Passion 13th September 1999 as Count Hanska

Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt 26th June 1999 as Max Beckmann

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar poster

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar 3rd February 1999 as Jules César

Teuflischer Engel 1st January 1999 as Henry Martens

Die Fremde in meiner Brust 14th October 1998 as Richard Keller

Am I Beautiful? poster

Am I Beautiful? 17th September 1998 as Herbert

Life, Love & Celluloid 20th February 1998 as Self

Glatteis 1st January 1998 as Kurt Wallmann

Mein zweites Leben 1st January 1998 as Richard Keller

La casa dove abitava Corinne poster

La casa dove abitava Corinne 28th November 1996 as Michele Wolf

Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle 21st September 1996 as Kommissar Beckmann

The Ogre poster

The Ogre 12th September 1996 as Chief Forester

GoldenEye poster

GoldenEye 16th November 1995 as Colonel Ourumov

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life poster

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life 1st August 1995 as Herr Benjamenta

Brüder auf Leben und Tod 1st January 1995 as Renato Calvi

Die Zeit danach 23rd September 1994 as man from Klagenfurt

Novalis - Die blaue Blume poster

Novalis - Die blaue Blume 4th May 1994 as Sophies Vater

Deadly Web 1st January 1994 as Kommissar Max Beckmann

Ein letzter Wille 1st January 1994 as Paul Elling

Abraham poster

Abraham 12th December 1993 as Eliezer

The Mistake poster

The Mistake 19th March 1992 as Jacob Alain

Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne 19th December 1991 as Robert Dallburg

Elfenbein 23rd June 1991 as Nicholas Messier

Night of the Fox poster

Night of the Fox 28th November 1990 as Hofer

Wings of Fame poster

Wings of Fame 23rd March 1990 as Zlatogorski

Death Has a Bad Reputation poster

Death Has a Bad Reputation 1st January 1990 as Rodimstev

Schön war die Zeit poster

Schön war die Zeit 1st January 1988 as Franz Bauer

Pattberg's Legacy 31st May 1987 as Ulrich Vogtmann

Der Fall Franza 1st January 1987 as Captain

Of Pure Blood poster

Of Pure Blood 19th October 1986 as Paul Bergmann

Mata Hari poster

Mata Hari 5th September 1985 as Wolff

Otto - The Movie poster

Otto - The Movie 19th July 1985 as Sonnemann

The Followers poster

The Followers 7th June 1985 as Brocke

Verworrene Bilanzen 22nd May 1985 as Karl M. Kronen

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter poster

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter 24th March 1985 as Bartolomé de las Casas

Chinese Boxes poster

Chinese Boxes 29th November 1984 as Zwemmer

Super poster

Super 11th May 1984

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt 19th September 1983 as Petritschenko

Lili Marleen poster

Lili Marleen 14th January 1981 as Aaron

The Marriage of Maria Braun poster

The Marriage of Maria Braun 23rd March 1979 as Willi Klenze

Die Ratten 18th February 1979 as Bruno Mechelke

Wo die Liebe hinfällt 28th January 1979

In a Year with 13 Moons poster

In a Year with 13 Moons 17th November 1978 as Anton Saitz

1982: Gutenbach 21st October 1978 as Peter Kessel

Marija 17th September 1978 as Filipp

Despair poster

Despair 15th September 1978 as Perebrodov

Fedora poster

Fedora 29th June 1978 as Kritos

The Stationmaster’s Wife poster

The Stationmaster’s Wife 31st July 1977

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven poster

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven 7th July 1975 as Jörg Niemeyer

Carlos poster

Carlos 20th November 1971 as Carlos

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter poster

Jaider, the Lonely Hunter 9th July 1971 as Jaider

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt poster

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt 8th March 1962

Café Oriental poster

Café Oriental 16th February 1962

Julie, chevalier de Maupin poster

Julie, chevalier de Maupin 6th September 2004 as Henri, duc d'Armagnac

Augustus: The First Emperor poster

Augustus: The First Emperor 30th November 2003 as Cicero

Donna Leon poster

Donna Leon 12th October 2000 as Carmello La Capra

Balzac poster

Balzac 13th September 1999 as le comte Hanski

Beckmann poster

Beckmann 25th January 1999 as Self

Die Cleveren poster

Die Cleveren 10th March 1998 as Dr. Brendel

Millennium poster

Millennium 25th October 1996 as Josef Heim

Abraham poster

Abraham 3rd April 1994 as Eliezer

Colpo di coda poster

Colpo di coda 13th April 1993 as Pierre

Space Rangers poster

Space Rangers 27th January 1993 as Erich Weiss

Wolffs Revier poster

Wolffs Revier 17th September 1992 as Johnny Reschke

Drehort Pfarrhaus 24th May 1990 as Achim Hollweg

Blaues Blut 9th March 1989 as Herr Mannheim

Game, Set, and Match poster

Game, Set, and Match 3rd October 1988 as Erich Stinnes

Nachtcafé poster

Nachtcafé 14th February 1987 as Self

Die Priwalowschen Millionen 1st January 1982

A Case For Two poster

A Case For Two 11th September 1981 as Markus Meyer

Berlin Alexanderplatz poster

Berlin Alexanderplatz 12th October 1980 as Reinhold Hoffmann

Bavarian Film Awards 1st December 1979 as Self

The Great Runaway poster

The Great Runaway 30th September 1979 as Herr Adam

Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie 14th May 1979 as Clemens Koch

NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show 9th February 1979 as Self

3 nach 9 19th November 1974 as Self

Derrick poster

Derrick 20th October 1974 as Krummbach

World on a Wire poster

World on a Wire 14th October 1973 as Einstein

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day poster

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 29th October 1972 as Jochen Epp

Polizeiruf 110 poster

Polizeiruf 110 27th June 1971 as Hellwig

Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime 29th November 1970 as Harry Mucher

The Commissioner poster

The Commissioner 3rd January 1969 as Werner Stimmel

Jörg Preda berichtet 10th January 1966 as Rolf