Gottfried John
Acting
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.
Filmography 110
Movies (79)
Emerald Green2016Dr. White (archive footage)
A World Beyond2013Dr. Jan Kersebohm
Ruby Red2013Dr. White
Die Löwin2012Jo
Life Is Too Long2010Georg Maria Stahl
Aghet2010Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Rumpelstilzchen2009König Gustav
Black Flowers2009Curtis
John Rabe2009Dr. Oskar Trautmann
The Papal Council2008Paolo Naldini
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story2007Self
Flood2007Arthur Moyes- Das zweite Leben2007Robert Kreutzer
A Pirate's Heart2006Konrad von Wallenrod
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes2005Dr. Emmanuel Droz
Julie, chevalier de Maupin2005Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Cowgirl2004Hans Krahl
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz2004Aldo Caldini
Renzo e Lucia2004Innominato
Augustus: The First Emperor2003Cicero
My Magical Friend Sams2003School Inspector
Entrusted2003Thomas von Gall - grandfather
The Gathering Storm2002Friedrich von Schroder- Der Solist - In eigener Sache2002Martin Krohn
Proof of Life2000Eric Kessler
Mary Magdalene2000Erode Antipa
Balzac: A Life of Passion1999Count Hanska- Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt1999Max Beckmann
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar1999Jules César- Teuflischer Engel1999Henry Martens
Shows (31)
Julie, chevalier de Maupin2004Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Renzo e Lucia2004Innominato
Augustus: The First Emperor2003Cicero
Donna Leon2000Carmello La Capra
Balzac1999le comte Hanski
Beckmann1999Self
Die Cleveren1998Dr. Brendel
Millennium1996Josef Heim
Abraham1994Eliezer
Colpo di coda1993Pierre
Space Rangers1993Erich Weiss
Wolffs Revier1992Johnny Reschke- Drehort Pfarrhaus1990Achim Hollweg
- Blaues Blut1989Herr Mannheim
Game, Set, and Match1988
Nachtcafé1987Self- Die Priwalowschen Millionen1982
A Case For Two1981Hans Beckers
Berlin Alexanderplatz1980Reinhold Hoffmann- Bavarian Film Awards1979Self
The Great Runaway1979Herr Adam- Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie1979Clemens Koch
NDR Talk Show1979Self- 3 nach 91974Self
Derrick1974Krummbach
World on a Wire1973Einstein
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972Jochen Epp
Polizeiruf 1101971Hellwig
Scene of the Crime1970Harry Mucher
The Commissioner1969Werner Stimmel