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.
79 movies · 31 shows
Emerald Green
2016·7.0
A World Beyond
2013·6.2
Ruby Red
2013·6.9
Die Löwin
2012·0.0
Life Is Too Long
2010·5.0
Aghet
2010·8.2
Rumpelstilzchen
2009·6.5
Black Flowers
2009·4.4
John Rabe
2009·7.0
The Papal Council
2008·3.0
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007·0.0
Flood
2007·5.3
Das zweite Leben
2007·7.0
A Pirate's Heart
2006·5.3
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005·6.3
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005·4.5
Cowgirl
2004·4.3
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
2004·4.8
Renzo e Lucia
2004·9.0
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003·0.0
My Magical Friend Sams
2003·5.6
Entrusted
2003·6.8
The Gathering Storm
2002·6.7
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
2002·6.5
Proof of Life
2000·6.2
Mary Magdalene
2000·5.7
Balzac: A Life of Passion
1999·5.7
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
1999·9.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999·6.0
Teuflischer Engel
1999·0.0
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
1998·4.5
Am I Beautiful?
1998·6.7
Life, Love & Celluloid
1998·6.6
Glatteis
1998·7.0
Mein zweites Leben
1998·0.0
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996·10.0
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
1996·4.0
The Ogre
1996·6.4
GoldenEye
1995·6.9
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995·7.8
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
1995·7.0
Die Zeit danach
1994·8.0
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
1994·10.0
Deadly Web
1994·7.0
Ein letzter Wille
1994·8.0
Abraham
1993·7.1
The Mistake
1992·4.7
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
1991·7.0
Elfenbein
1991·8.0
Night of the Fox
1990·6.1
Wings of Fame
1990·6.5
Death Has a Bad Reputation
1990·6.5
Schön war die Zeit
1988·9.3
Pattberg's Legacy
1987·7.0
Der Fall Franza
1987·7.0
Of Pure Blood
1986·9.0
Mata Hari
1985·4.1
Otto - The Movie
1985·6.5
The Followers
1985·10.0
Verworrene Bilanzen
1985·8.0
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
1985·6.5
Chinese Boxes
1984·6.0
Super
1984·6.3
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
1983·0.0
Lili Marleen
1981·6.4
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979·7.4
Die Ratten
1979·7.0
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
1979·7.8
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978·6.6
1982: Gutenbach
1978·6.0
Despair
1978·6.5
Marija
1978·0.0
Fedora
1978·6.7
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977·5.5
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975·7.7
Carlos
1971·10.0
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
1971·8.0
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962·7.0
Café Oriental
1962·5.3