Known For
Acting
Known Credits
114
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 29, 1942 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
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.
| 2016 | Emerald Greenas Dr. White (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | A World Beyondas Dr. Jan Kersebohm | |
| 2013 | Ruby Redas Dr. White | |
| 2012 | Die Löwinas Jo | |
| 2010 | Life Is Too Longas Georg Maria Stahl | |
| 2010 | Aghetas Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein | |
| 2009 | Rumpelstilzchenas König Gustav | |
| 2009 | Black Flowersas Curtis | |
| 2009 | John Rabeas Dr. Oskar Trautmann | |
| 2008 | The Papal Councilas Paolo Naldini | |
| 2007 | Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Storyas Self | |
| 2007 | Floodas Arthur Moyes | |
| 2007 | Das zweite Lebenas Robert Kreutzer | |
| 2006 | A Pirate's Heartas Konrad von Wallenrod | |
| 2005 | The Piano Tuner of Earthquakesas Dr. Emmanuel Droz | |
| 2005 | Julie, chevalier de Maupinas Henri, duc d'Armagnac | |
| 2004 | Cowgirlas Hans Krahl | |
| 2004 | Julie, chevalier de Maupinas Henri, duc d'Armagnac | |
| 2004 | Die schöne Braut in Schwarzas Aldo Caldini | |
| 2004 | Renzo e Luciaas Innominato | |
| 2004 | Renzo e Luciaas Innominato | |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First Emperoras Cicero | |
| 2003 | My Magical Friend Samsas School Inspector | |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First Emperoras Cicero | |
| 2003 | Entrustedas Thomas von Gall - grandfather | |
| 2002 | The Gathering Stormas Friedrich von Schroder | |
| 2002 | Der Solist - In eigener Sacheas Martin Krohn | |
| 2000 | Proof of Lifeas Eric Kessler | |
| 2000 | Donna Leonas Carmello La Capra | |
| 2000 | Mary Magdaleneas Erode Antipa | |
| 1999 | Balzac: A Life of Passionas Count Hanska | |
| 1999 | Balzacas le comte Hanski | |
| 1999 | Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetztas Max Beckmann | |
| 1999 | Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesaras Jules César | |
| 1999 | Beckmannas Self | |
| 1999 | Teuflischer Engelas Henry Martens | |
| 1998 | Die Fremde in meiner Brustas Richard Keller | |
| 1998 | Am I Beautiful?as Herbert | |
| 1998 | Die Cleverenas Dr. Brendel | |
| 1998 | Life, Love & Celluloidas Self | |
| 1998 | Mein zweites Lebenas Richard Keller | |
| 1998 | Glatteisas Kurt Wallmann | |
| 1996 | La casa dove abitava Corinneas Michele Wolf | |
| 1996 | Millenniumas Josef Heim | |
| 1996 | Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühleas Kommissar Beckmann | |
| 1996 | The Ogreas Chief Forester | |
| 1995 | GoldenEyeas Colonel Ourumov | |
| 1995 | Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Lifeas Herr Benjamenta | |
| 1995 | Brüder auf Leben und Todas Renato Calvi | |
| 1994 | Die Zeit danachas man from Klagenfurt | |
| 1994 | Novalis - Die blaue Blumeas Sophies Vater | |
| 1994 | Abrahamas Eliezer | |
| 1994 | Ein letzter Willeas Paul Elling | |
| 1994 | Deadly Webas Kommissar Max Beckmann | |
| 1993 | Abrahamas Eliezer | |
| 1993 | Colpo di codaas Pierre | |
| 1993 | Space Rangersas Erich Weiss | |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revieras Johnny Reschke | |
| 1992 | The Mistakeas Jacob Alain | |
| 1991 | Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterneas Robert Dallburg | |
| 1991 | Elfenbeinas Nicholas Messier | |
| 1990 | Night of the Foxas Hofer | |
| 1990 | Drehort Pfarrhausas Achim Hollweg | |
| 1990 | Wings of Fameas Zlatogorski | |
| 1990 | Death Has a Bad Reputationas Rodimstev | |
| 1989 | Blaues Blutas Herr Mannheim | |
| 1988 | Game, Set, and Matchas | |
| 1988 | Game, Set, and Matchas Erich Stinnes | |
| 1988 | Schön war die Zeitas Franz Bauer | |
| 1987 | Pattberg's Legacyas Ulrich Vogtmann | |
| 1987 | Nachtcaféas Self | |
| 1987 | Der Fall Franzaas Captain | |
| 1986 | Of Pure Bloodas Paul Bergmann | |
| 1985 | Mata Harias Wolff | |
| 1985 | Otto - The Movieas Sonnemann | |
| 1985 | The Followersas Brocke | |
| 1985 | Verworrene Bilanzenas Karl M. Kronen | |
| 1985 | Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götteras Bartolomé de las Casas | |
| 1984 | Chinese Boxesas Zwemmer | |
| 1984 | Superas | |
| 1983 | Die Matrosen von Kronstadtas Petritschenko | |
| 1982 | Die Priwalowschen Millionenas | |
| 1981 | A Case For Twoas Hans Beckers | |
| 1981 | A Case For Twoas Markus Meyer | |
| 1981 | Lili Marleenas Aaron | |
| 1980 | Berlin Alexanderplatzas Reinhold | |
| 1980 | Berlin Alexanderplatzas Reinhold Hoffmann | |
| 1979 | Bavarian Film Awardsas Self | |
| 1979 | The Great Runawayas Herr Adam | |
| 1979 | Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familieas Clemens Koch | |
| 1979 | The Marriage of Maria Braunas Willi Klenze | |
| 1979 | Die Rattenas Bruno Mechelke | |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Showas Self | |
| 1979 | Wo die Liebe hinfälltas | |
| 1978 | In a Year with 13 Moonsas Anton Saitz | |
| 1978 | 1982: Gutenbachas Peter Kessel | |
| 1978 | Marijaas Filipp | |
| 1978 | Despairas Perebrodov | |
| 1978 | Fedoraas Kritos | |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s Wifeas | |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s Wifeas Finkelberger | |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heavenas Jörg Niemeyer | |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9as Self | |
| 1974 | Derrickas Krummbach | |
| 1973 | World on a Wireas Einstein | |
| 1972 | Eight Hours Don’t Make a Dayas Jochen Epp | |
| 1971 | Carlosas Carlos | |
| 1971 | Jaider, the Lonely Hunteras Jaider | |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110as Hellwig | |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crimeas Harry Mucher | |
| 1969 | The Commissioneras Werner Stimmel | |
| 1966 | Jörg Preda berichtetas Rolf | |
| 1962 | Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwaltas | |
| 1962 | Café Orientalas |
