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Gottfried John
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 appe…
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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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2016
Emerald Green
Movie Dr. White (archive footage)
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2013
A World Beyond
Movie Dr. Jan Kersebohm
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2013
Ruby Red
Movie Dr. White
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2012
Die Löwin
Movie Jo
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2010
Life Is Too Long
Movie Georg Maria Stahl
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2010
Aghet
Movie Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
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2009
Rumpelstilzchen
Movie König Gustav
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2009
Black Flowers
Movie Curtis
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2009
John Rabe
Movie Dr. Oskar Trautmann
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2008
The Papal Council
Movie Paolo Naldini
- 2007
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2007
Flood
Movie Arthur Moyes
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2007
Das zweite Leben
Movie Robert Kreutzer
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2006
A Pirate's Heart
Movie Konrad von Wallenrod
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2005
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Movie Dr. Emmanuel Droz
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2005
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
Movie Henri, duc d'Armagnac
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2004
Cowgirl
Movie Hans Krahl
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2004
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
TV show Henri, duc d'Armagnac
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2004
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
Movie Aldo Caldini
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2004
Renzo e Lucia
TV show Innominato
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2004
Renzo e Lucia
Movie Innominato
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2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
Movie Cicero
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2003
My Magical Friend Sams
Movie School Inspector
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2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
TV show Cicero
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2003
Entrusted
Movie Thomas von Gall - grandfather
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2002
The Gathering Storm
Movie Friedrich von Schroder
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2002
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
Movie Martin Krohn
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2000
Proof of Life
Movie Eric Kessler
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2000
Donna Leon
TV show Carmello La Capra
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2000
Mary Magdalene
Movie Erode Antipa
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1999
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Movie Count Hanska
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1999
Balzac
TV show le comte Hanski
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1999
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
Movie Max Beckmann
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1999
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Movie Jules César
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1999
Beckmann
TV show Self
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1999
Teuflischer Engel
Movie Henry Martens
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1998
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
Movie Richard Keller
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1998
Am I Beautiful?
Movie Herbert
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1998
Die Cleveren
TV show Dr. Brendel
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1998
Life, Love & Celluloid
Movie Self
