Gottfried John
Actor
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.
Born1942-08-29
Place of BirthBerlin, Germany
Known For
6.2
Scene of the Crime
DramaCrime
6.1
Derrick
DramaCrime
6.3
Polizeiruf 110
Crime
6.6
NDR Talk Show
Talk
5.7
A Case For Two
DramaCrime
7.7
Millennium
CrimeDrama
8.0
The Commissioner
DramaCrime
7.2
3 nach 9
Talk
4.7
Nachtcafé
Talk
4.3
Beckmann
Talk
3.7
Wolffs Revier
Crime
6.9
GoldenEye
AdventureAction
Bavarian Film Awards
Reality
7.4
Berlin Alexanderplatz
DramaCrime
7.3
Donna Leon
CrimeDrama
6.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
FamilyAdventure
7.4
Die Cleveren
CrimeDrama
6.2
Proof of Life
ThrillerAction
7.3
World on a Wire
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
5.3
Flood
DramaAction
6.9
Ruby Red
FantasyDrama
5.3
Space Rangers
Action & AdventureDrama
7.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
ComedyDrama
6.7
Fedora
DramaMystery