Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
29 agosto 1942
Died
1 settembre 2014
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.
Conosciuto per
6.9
Film
GoldenEye
Colonel Ourumov
1995
6.1
Film
Proof of Life
Eric Kessler
2000
6.6
Film
The Gathering Storm
Friedrich von Schroder
2002
7.4
Series
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Reinhold
1980
5.3
Series
Space Rangers
Erich Weiss
1993–1994
6.0
Film
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Jules César
1999
7.2
Series
Abraham
Eliezer
1993
6.9
Film
Ruby Red
Dr. White
2013
7.8
Series
Game, Set, and Match
Erich Stinnes
1988
7.7
Series
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Jochen Epp
1972–1973
5.4
Series
Augustus: The First Emperor
Cicero
2003
7.5
Series
The Great Runaway
Herr Adam
1979
8.5
Series
Balzac
le comte Hanski
1999
9.0
Series
Colpo di coda
Pierre
1993
8.0
Series
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
Clemens Koch
1979
9.0
Series
Die Priwalowschen Millionen
1982
Acting credits 16 titles
Ruby Red
as Dr. White
6.9
2013
Augustus: The First Emperor
as Cicero
5.4
2003
The Gathering Storm
as Friedrich von Schroder
6.6
2002
Proof of Life
as Eric Kessler
6.1
2000
Balzac
as le comte Hanski
8.5
1999
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
as Jules César
6.0
1999
GoldenEye
as Colonel Ourumov
6.9
1995
Space Rangers
as Erich Weiss
5.3
1993–1994
Colpo di coda
as Pierre
9.0
1993
Abraham
as Eliezer
7.2
1993
Game, Set, and Match
as Erich Stinnes
7.8
1988
Die Priwalowschen Millionen
9.0
1982
Berlin Alexanderplatz
as Reinhold
7.4
1980
The Great Runaway
as Herr Adam
7.5
1979
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
as Clemens Koch
8.0
1979
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
as Jochen Epp
7.7
1972–1973