Walter Gotell
Born March 15, 1924 (Age: 102)
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Bonn, Germany
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Gotell (15 March 1926 – 5 May 1997) was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series. Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power. A fluent English speaker, he started in films as early as 1943, usually playing German henchmen, such as in We Dive at Dawn (1943). He began to have more established roles by the early fifties, starring in The African Queen (1951), Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), 55 Days At Peking (1963), Lancelot and Guinevere (1963), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Lord Jim (1965), Black Sunday (1977), The Boys From Brazil (1978), and Cuba (1979). Gotell won the role of KGB General Anatol Gogol in The Spy Who Loved Me for being a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Pavlovitch Beria. His first role in the James Bond films came in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in From Russia with Love. Starting in the late 1970s, he played the recurring role of General Gogol in the James Bond series, beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. The character returned in Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985) and The Living Daylights (1987). As the Cold War developed, the role of leader of the KGB was seen to change attitudes to the West - from direct competitor to collaborator. His final appearance, as the Cold War began to become less imminent, sees him transferred to a different, more diplomatic role. Gotell is one of a few actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the film series (others being Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray and Richard Kiel). Throughout his career, Gotell also made numerous guest appearances in a wide array of television series. He played Chief Constable Cullen in Softly, Softly: Taskforce between 1969 and 1975. He guested in many series including Danger Man, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, The X-Files, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, MacGyver, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, The Saint, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Gotell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Gotell (15 March 1926 – 5 May 1997) was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.
Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power. A fluent English speaker, he started in films as early as 1943, usually playing German henchmen, such as in We Dive at Dawn (1943).
He began to have more established roles by the early fifties, starring in The African Queen (1951), Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), 55 Days At Peking (1963), Lancelot and Guinevere (1963), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Lord Jim (1965), Black Sunday (1977), The Boys From Brazil (1978), and Cuba (1979).
Gotell won the role of KGB General Anatol Gogol in The Spy Who Loved Me for being a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Pavlovitch Beria. His first role in the James Bond films came in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in From Russia with Love. Starting in the late 1970s, he played the recurring role of General Gogol in the James Bond series, beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. The character returned in Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985) and The Living Daylights (1987). As the Cold War developed, the role of leader of the KGB was seen to change attitudes to the West - from direct competitor to collaborator. His final appearance, as the Cold War began to become less imminent, sees him transferred to a different, more diplomatic role. Gotell is one of a few actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the film series (others being Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray and Richard Kiel).
Throughout his career, Gotell also made numerous guest appearances in a wide array of television series. He played Chief Constable Cullen in Softly, Softly: Taskforce between 1969 and 1975. He guested in many series including Danger Man, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, The X-Files, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, MacGyver, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, The Saint, and many others.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Gotell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 76
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991
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as Himself
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Age: 66
The Living Daylights
1987
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as General Anatol Gogol
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Age: 63
A View to a Kill
1985
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as General Gogol
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Age: 61
Octopussy
1983
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as Gogol
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Age: 59
For Your Eyes Only
1981
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as General Anatol Gogol
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Age: 57
Moonraker
1979
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as General Gogol
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Age: 55
The Boys from Brazil
1978
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as Mundt
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Age: 54
March or Die
1977
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as Col. Lamont
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Age: 53
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
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as General Anatol Gogol
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Age: 53
Black Sunday
1977
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as Colonel Riat
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Age: 53
From Russia with Love
1963
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as Morzeny
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Age: 39
55 Days at Peking
1963
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as Capt. Hoffman
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Age: 39
The Longest Day
1962
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as German Soldier (uncredited)
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Age: 38
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
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as Dr. Zorbb
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Age: 38
The Devil's Daffodil
1961
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as Oberinspektor Whiteside
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Age: 37
The Guns of Navarone
1961
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as Muesel
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Age: 37
The Treasure of San Teresa
1959
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as Hamburg inspector
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Age: 35
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
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as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
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Age: 35
The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959
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as Azhad Khan
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Age: 35
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
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as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
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Age: 32
No Image
The Mysterious Bullet
1955
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as Police Constable (uncredited)
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Age: 31
Secret Mission
1942
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as Lieutenant Langfeld
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Age: 18
The Goose Steps Out
1942
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as SS Guard
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Age: 18