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.
Movies
Lili Marleen Aaron
The Marriage of Maria Braun Willi Klenze
GoldenEye General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov
Abraham Eliezer
Schön war die Zeit Franz Bauer
John Rabe Dr. Oskar Trautmann
Glatteis Kurt Wallmann
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar Jules César
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life Herr Benjamenta
In a Year with 13 Moons Anton Saitz
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes Dr. Emmanuel Droz
The Ogre Chief Forester
Mata Hari Wolff
Life Is Too Long Georg Maria Stahl
Fedora Kritos
Mary Magdalene Erode Antipa
Night of the Fox Hofer
A Pirate's Heart Konrad von Wallenrod
Ruby Red Dr. White
The Stationmaster’s Wife Finkelberger
Carlos Carlos
Despair Perebrodov
A World Beyond Dr. Jan Kersebohm
Brüder auf Leben und Tod Renato Calvi
Otto - The Movie Sonnemann
The Papal Council Paolo Naldini
Mein zweites Leben Richard Keller
Sams in Gefahr School Inspector
Das Sahara-Projekt Collani
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter Jaider
1982: Gutenbach Peter Kessel
Wings of Fame Zlatogorski
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz Aldo Caldini
Black Flowers Curtis
Die Löwin Jo
Entrusted Thomas von Gall - grandfather
Elfenbein Nicholas Messier
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven Jörg Niemeyer
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie Clemens Koch
Aghet Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Deadly Web Kommissar Max Beckmann
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
Emerald Green Dr. White (archive footage)
Flood Arthur Moyes
Das zweite Leben Robert Kreutzer
Pattberg's Legacy Ulrich Vogtmann
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne Robert Dallburg
The Mistake Jacob Alain
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt Petritschenko
Die Mitläufer Brocke
Die Fremde in meiner Brust Richard Keller
Die Zeit danach man from Klagenfurt
Der Fall Franza Captain
Die Ratten Bruno Mechelke
Chinese Boxes Zwemmer
Best Ever Bond Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle Kommissar Beckmann
Novalis - Die blaue Blume Sophies Vater
Rumpelstilzchen König Gustav
Marija Filipp
Proof of Life Eric Kessler
Verworrene Bilanzen Karl M. Kronen
The Gathering Storm Friedrich von Schroder
Life, Love & Celluloid Self
Café Oriental
Balzac: A Life of Passion Count Hanska
Augustus: The First Emperor Cicero
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story Self
Of Pure Blood Paul Bergmann
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt Max Beckmann
Cowgirl Hans Krahl
Der Solist - In eigener Sache Martin Krohn
Am I Beautiful? Herbert
Ein letzter Wille Paul Elling
Super
Death Has A Bad Reputation Rodimstev
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Renzo e Lucia Innominato
Julie, chevalier de Maupin Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter Bartolomé de las Casas
La casa dove abitava Corinne Michele Wolf
Shows
Augusto - Il primo imperatore Cicerone
Millennium Josef Heim
Space Rangers Erich Weiss
Game, Set, and Match
Berlin Alexanderplatz Reinhold Hoffmann
Der Kommissar Werner Stimmel
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day Jochen Epp
Scene of the Crime Harry Mucher
The Great Runaway Herr Adam
Die Cleveren Dr. Brendel
Derrick Krummbach
A Case For Two Hans Beckers
A Case For Two Markus Meyer
Wolffs Revier Johnny Reschke
Polizeiruf 110 Hellwig
Game, Set, and Match Erich Stinnes
Beckmann Self
Blaues Blut Herr Mannheim
Donna Leon Carmello La Capra
Drehort Pfarrhaus Achim Hollweg
Jörg Preda berichtet Rolf
Balzac le comte Hanski
Die Priwalowschen Millionen
Bayerischer Filmpreis Self
Nachtcafé Self
Julie, chevalier de Maupin Henri, duc d'Armagnac
Colpo di coda Pierre
NDR Talk Show Self
3 nach 9 Self
World on a Wire Einstein
