About
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.
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
DerrickSeries • 1974
A Case For TwoSeries • 1981
MillenniumSeries • 1996
Wolffs RevierSeries • 1992
The CommissionerSeries • 1969
GoldenEyeMovie • 1995
Donna LeonSeries • 2000
Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarMovie • 1999
Berlin AlexanderplatzSeries • 1980
Die CleverenSeries • 1998
World on a WireSeries • 1973
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DaySeries • 1972
Ruby RedMovie • 2013
Proof of LifeMovie • 2000
FloodMovie • 2007
The Marriage of Maria BraunMovie • 1979
FedoraMovie • 1978
Lili MarleenMovie • 1981
The OgreMovie • 1996
Emerald GreenMovie • 2016
AbrahamMovie • 1993
The Gathering StormMovie • 2002