Gottfried John
Born August 29, 1942 (Age: 83)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Ruby Red
2013
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as Dr. White
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Age: 70
Flood
2007
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as Arthur Moyes
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Age: 64
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005
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as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
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Age: 63
Proof of Life
2000
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as Eric Kessler
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Age: 58
Mary Magdalene
2000
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as Erode Antipa
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Age: 57
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999
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as Jules César
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Age: 56
No Image
Mein zweites Leben
1998
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as Richard Keller
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Age: 55
The Ogre
1996
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as Chief Forester
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Age: 54
GoldenEye
1995
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as Colonel Ourumov
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Age: 53
Lili Marleen
1981
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as Aaron
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Age: 38