Gottfried John
German actor (1942-2014) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 72
Gottfried John was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A longtime collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of his films between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's death, including Eight Hours Don't Make a Day, Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven, Despair, The Marriage of Maria Braun,...
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AghetFilm, Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein2007
FloodFilm, Arthur Moyes2005
Julie, chevalier de MaupinFilm, Henri, duc d'Armagnac2004
CowgirlFilm, Hans Krahl2003
Augustus: The First EmperorSeries, Cicero2002
The Gathering StormFilm, Friedrich von Schroder1999
BalzacSeries, le comte Hanski
Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarFilm, 1999Jules César1996
MillenniumSeries, Josef Heim
The OgreFilm, 1996Chief Forester1993
AbrahamFilm, Eliezer1992
Wolffs RevierSeries, Johnny Reschke1990
Night of the FoxFilm, Hofer1987
NachtcaféSeries1985
Mata HariFilm, Wolff1981
Lili MarleenFilm, Aaron1980
Berlin AlexanderplatzSeries, Reinhold Hoffmann1978
DespairFilm, Perebrodov1975
Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenFilm, Jörg Niemeyer19743 nach 9Series1972
Eight Hours Don't Make a DaySeries, Jochen Epp1970
Scene of the CrimeSeries, Harry Mucher1966Jörg Preda berichtetSeries, Rolf1942Born29 August 1942People around Gottfried
Close ties
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Directed The Marriage of Maria Braun (1982)
Volker Spengler Also in The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Liselotte Eder Also in The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)- Peter Märthesheimer Produced World on a Wire (1973)
Kurt Raab Also in World on a Wire (1973)
Ingrid Caven Also in World on a Wire (1973)
Peter Kern Also in World on a Wire (1973)
Günther Kaufmann Also in In a Year of 13 Moons (2009)
Peer Raben Wrote The Marriage of Maria Braun (1980)
Elisabeth Trissenaar Also in In a Year of 13 Moons (2009)
Isolde Barth Also in In a Year of 13 Moons and Despair
Hanna Schygulla Also in The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Günter Lamprecht Also in The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Elma Karlowa Also in World on a Wire and Fedora
Eva Mattes Also in In a Year of 13 Moons (2009)
Hans W. Geißendörfer Produced Rubinrot (2013), directed Carlos (1971)
Adrian Hoven Also in World on a Wire (1973)
Horst Wendlandt Produced Lili Marleen and Otto - Der Film
Veronica Ferres Also in Rubinrot and Saphirblau
Andréa Ferréol Also in Wings of Fame and Despair
Ken Duken Also in Imperium: Augustus and Störtebeker- Brigitte Mira Also in Lili Marleen and Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Alexander Allerson Also in Despair and The Stationmaster's Wife
Armin Meier Also in The Stationmaster's Wife (1977)
Known for
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Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life 1995
The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979
John Rabe 2009
Abraham 1993
Emerald Green 2016
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
114 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
A longtime collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of his films between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's death, including Eight Hours Don't Make a Day, Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven, Despair, The Marriage of Maria Braun, and Berlin Alexanderplatz. His distinctive, gaunt appearance saw him frequently cast as villains, and he is best known to audiences for his role as the corrupt General Arkady Ourumov in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye and his comedic turn as Julius Caesar in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), for the latter of which he won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
