Acting
Gottfried John
Born Aug 29, 1942 · Berlin, Germany · Died Sep 1, 2014
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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Acting
Emerald Green
2016
Fantasy · Action · Mystery
A World Beyond
2013
TV Movie · Drama
Ruby Red
2013
Fantasy · Drama · Romance
Die Löwin
2012
Drama · TV Movie
Life Is Too Long
2010
Aghet
2010
Documentary · History
Rumpelstilzchen
2009
Family · TV Movie · Fantasy
Black Flowers
2009
Thriller
John Rabe
2009
Drama · History · War
The Papal Council
2008
Thriller
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007
Documentary
Flood
2007
Drama · Action · Thriller
A Pirate's Heart
2006
Adventure
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005
Romance · Fantasy · Drama
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2005
Romance · Adventure · TV Movie
Cowgirl
2004
Comedy · Crime · Romance
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
2004
Drama · Action & Adventure
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
2004
Thriller
Renzo e Lucia
2004
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Renzo e Lucia
2004
Drama
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003
Drama · War
My Magical Friend Sams
2003
Family
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003
Drama · War & Politics
Entrusted
2003
Thriller · Drama
The Gathering Storm
2002
Drama · History
Proof of Life
2000
Thriller · Action · Drama
Donna Leon
2000
Crime · Drama
Mary Magdalene
2000
Drama · TV Movie
Balzac: A Life of Passion
1999
Drama · Romance
Balzac
1999
Drama
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
Family · Adventure · Comedy
Am I Beautiful?
1998
Comedy · Drama
Die Cleveren
1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery
La casa dove abitava Corinne
1996
TV Movie · Thriller
Millennium
1996
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Ogre
1996
Drama · War
GoldenEye
1995
Adventure · Action · Thriller
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995
Drama · Mystery
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
1994
Drama
Abraham
1993
Adventure · Drama · TV Movie
Abraham
1993
Drama
Colpo di coda
1993
Crime
Space Rangers
1993
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Wolffs Revier
1992
Crime
The Mistake
1992
Drama
Night of the Fox
1990
Adventure · Drama
Wings of Fame
1990
Drama · Fantasy · Comedy
Death Has a Bad Reputation
1990
TV Movie · Thriller · Action
Game, Set, and Match
1988
Drama
Schön war die Zeit
1988
Comedy
Of Pure Blood
1986
Drama · TV Movie
Mata Hari
1985
Drama · Action · Thriller
Otto - The Movie
1985
Comedy
The Followers
1985
Drama · Documentary
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
1985
Drama
Chinese Boxes
1984
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Super
1984
Action · Crime · Drama
A Case For Two
1981
Drama · Crime
Lili Marleen
1981
Drama · War · Romance
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980
Drama · Crime
The Great Runaway
1979
Drama
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
Drama
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
Drama
Despair
1978
Drama · Thriller
Fedora
1978
Drama · Mystery
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
Drama · TV Movie
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
Drama
Derrick
1974
Drama · Crime
World on a Wire
1973
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
Comedy · Drama
Carlos
1971
Western
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
1971
Drama · Western
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Crime
Scene of the Crime
1970
Drama · Crime
The Commissioner
1969
Drama · Crime
Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962
Drama
Café Oriental
1962
Comedy