Acting · Berlin, Germany · Born August 29, 1942
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
2016
as Dr. White (archive footage)
MovieA World Beyond
2013
as Dr. Jan Kersebohm
MovieRuby Red
2013
as Dr. White
MovieDie Löwin
2012
as Jo
MovieLife Is Too Long
2010
as Georg Maria Stahl
MovieAghet
2010
as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
MovieRumpelstilzchen
2009
as König Gustav
MovieBlack Flowers
2009
as Curtis
MovieJohn Rabe
2009
as Dr. Oskar Trautmann
MovieThe Papal Council
2008
as Paolo Naldini
MovieFassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007
as Self
MovieFlood
2007
as Arthur Moyes
Das zweite Leben
2007
as Robert Kreutzer
MovieA Pirate's Heart
2006
as Konrad von Wallenrod
MovieThe Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005
as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
MovieJulie, chevalier de Maupin
2005
as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
MovieCowgirl
2004
as Hans Krahl
TVJulie, chevalier de Maupin
2004
as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
MovieDie schöne Braut in Schwarz
2004
as Aldo Caldini
MovieRenzo e Lucia
2004
as Innominato
TVRenzo e Lucia
2004
as Innominato
MovieAugustus: The First Emperor
2003
as Cicero
MovieMy Magical Friend Sams
2003
as School Inspector
TVAugustus: The First Emperor
2003
as Cicero
MovieEntrusted
2003
as Thomas von Gall - grandfather
MovieThe Gathering Storm
2002
as Friedrich von Schroder
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
2002
as Martin Krohn
MovieProof of Life
2000
as Eric Kessler
TVDonna Leon
2000
as Carmello La Capra
MovieMary Magdalene
2000
as Erode Antipa
MovieBalzac: A Life of Passion
1999
as Count Hanska
TVBalzac
1999
as le comte Hanski
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
1999
as Max Beckmann
MovieAsterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
as Jules César
TVBeckmann
1999
as Self
Teuflischer Engel
1999
as Henry Martens
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
1998
as Richard Keller
MovieAm I Beautiful?
1998
as Herbert
TVDie Cleveren
1998
as Dr. Brendel
Life, Love & Celluloid
1998
as Self
Glatteis
1998
as Kurt Wallmann
Mein zweites Leben
1998
as Richard Keller
MovieLa casa dove abitava Corinne
1996
as Michele Wolf
TVMillennium
1996
as Josef Heim
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
1996
as Kommissar Beckmann
MovieThe Ogre
1996
as Chief Forester
MovieGoldenEye
1995
as Colonel Ourumov
MovieInstitute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
as Herr Benjamenta
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
1995
as Renato Calvi
Die Zeit danach
1994
as man from Klagenfurt
MovieNovalis - Die blaue Blume
1994
as Sophies Vater
TVAbraham
1994
as Eliezer
Deadly Web
1994
as Kommissar Max Beckmann
Ein letzter Wille
1994
as Paul Elling
MovieAbraham
1993
as Eliezer
TVColpo di coda
1993
as Pierre
TVSpace Rangers
1993
as Erich Weiss
TVWolffs Revier
1992
as Johnny Reschke
MovieThe Mistake
1992
as Jacob Alain
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
1991
as Robert Dallburg
Elfenbein
1991
as Nicholas Messier
MovieNight of the Fox
1990
as Hofer
Drehort Pfarrhaus
1990
as Achim Hollweg
MovieWings of Fame
1990
as Zlatogorski
MovieDeath Has a Bad Reputation
1990
as Rodimstev
Blaues Blut
1989
as Herr Mannheim
TVGame, Set, and Match
1988
MovieSchön war die Zeit
1988
as Franz Bauer
Pattberg's Legacy
1987
as Ulrich Vogtmann
TVNachtcafé
1987
as Self
Der Fall Franza
1987
as Captain
MovieOf Pure Blood
1986
as Paul Bergmann
MovieMata Hari
1985
as Wolff
MovieOtto - The Movie
1985
as Sonnemann
MovieThe Followers
1985
as Brocke
Verworrene Bilanzen
1985
as Karl M. Kronen
MovieBartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
1985
as Bartolomé de las Casas
MovieChinese Boxes
1984
as Zwemmer
MovieSuper
1984
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
1983
as Petritschenko
Die Priwalowschen Millionen
1982
TVA Case For Two
1981
as Hans Beckers
MovieLili Marleen
1981
as Aaron
TVBerlin Alexanderplatz
1980
as Reinhold Hoffmann
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
TVThe Great Runaway
1979
as Herr Adam
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
1979
as Clemens Koch
MovieThe Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
as Willi Klenze
Die Ratten
1979
as Bruno Mechelke
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
1979
MovieIn a Year with 13 Moons
1978
as Anton Saitz
1982: Gutenbach
1978
as Peter Kessel
Marija
1978
as Filipp
MovieDespair
1978
as Perebrodov
MovieFedora
1978
as Kritos
MovieThe Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
as Finkelberger
MovieMother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
as Jörg Niemeyer
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
TVDerrick
1974
as Krummbach
TVWorld on a Wire
1973
as Einstein
TVEight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Jochen Epp
MovieCarlos
1971
as Carlos
MovieJaider, the Lonely Hunter
1971
as Jaider
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
as Hellwig
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Harry Mucher
TVThe Commissioner
1969
as Werner Stimmel
Jörg Preda berichtet
1966
as Rolf
MovieDas Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962
MovieCafé Oriental
1962
