Gert Fröbe
German actor (1913-1988) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor who appeared in over 100, mostly German-produced films. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964).
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The FalconFilm, Jug Bogdan1982Bavarian Order of MeritAward1981
LudwigSeries, Father Hoffman1979
BloodlineFilm, Inspector Max Hornung1976Order of Karl ValentinAwardDas ist Ihr LebenSeries1975
Death RiteFilm, Vestar1974Der große PreisSeries1973Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward
LudwigFilm, 1973Father Hoffmann1971
$Film, Mr. Kessel1968
Chitty Chitty Bang BangFilm, Baron Bomburst1966
Is Paris Burning?Film, Von Choltitz1964VergißmeinnichtSeries
BackfireFilm, 1964Karl Fehrman1962
The Longest DayFilm, Sgt. Kaffekanne1961Silver Shell for Best ActorAwardKleine Stadt - ganz großSeries1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseFilm, Detective Inspector Kras1959
Stars in der ManegeSeries
Twelve Hours by the ClockFilm, 1959Monsieur Blanche1957
Das Herz von St. PauliFilm, Jabowski1954
They Were So YoungFilm, Lobos1951German Film AwardSeries
Decision Before DawnFilm, 1951German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)1948
BambiSeries1913Born25 February 1913People around Gert
Ken Annakin Directed The Longest Day (1962)
Artur Brauner Produced The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)- Rolf Thiele Directed Rosemary and Who Wants to Sleep?
- Kurt Ulrich Produced Old Heidelberg and The High Life
Wolfgang Preiss Also in The Longest Day and Is Paris Burning?
Erich Ponto Taught Gert
Helmut Käutner Directed Redhead and The Girl from Flanders
Axel von Ambesser Directed Who Wants to Sleep? and Der Pauker
Gerd Oswald Directed The Longest Day (1962)
Paul May Directed The Forests Sing Forever and Via Mala
Yves Ciampi Directed Heroes and Sinners (1955)
Eugen York Directed The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)
Orson Welles Directed Mr. Arkadin (1955)- Terence Young Directed Bloodline and Triple Cross
Albert R. Broccoli Produced Goldfinger and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Gérard Oury Directed The Umbrella Coup (1980)
Wolfgang Staudte Directed The Threepenny Opera and Crook's Honor
Peter van Eyck Also in The Longest Day (1962)- Werner Peters Also in Das Herz von St. Pauli and Rosemary
Alfred Weidenmann Directed Who Wants to Sleep? (1965)
Alain Poiré Produced Greed in the Sun and The Umbrella Coup
Willie Rushton Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Jack Davies Wrote Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
- Walter Koppel Produced Redhead and The Heart of St. Pauli
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The Longest Day 1962
Ludwig 1973
Goldfinger 1964
It Happened in Broad Daylight 1958
Is Paris Burning? 1966
Filmography 40
127 credits on file
Television 15
Media & music
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Awards
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Other international films include his role as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), as General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? (1966), as Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), and as Inspector Bauer in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977).
