Gottfried John
Born: 1942-08-29
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
GoldenEye
The Ogre
Abraham
Carlos
Lili Marleen
Flood
Emerald Green
John Rabe
Mata Hari
The Papal Council
Fedora
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
Die Mitläufer
Chinese Boxes
Die Löwin
The Stationmaster’s Wife
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Entrusted
Ruby Red
Cowgirl
A Pirate's Heart
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Proof of Life
In a Year with 13 Moons
Super
Am I Beautiful?
Of Pure Blood
Rumpelstilzchen
The Gathering Storm
My Magical Friend Sams
The Mistake
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
Wings of Fame
Despair
Mary Magdalene
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
Otto - The Movie
Aghet
Night of the Fox
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
La casa dove abitava Corinne
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Black Flowers
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
Renzo e Lucia
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Death Has A Bad Reputation
Life Is Too Long
Augustus: The First Emperor
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
A World Beyond
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
