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
Ruby Red
(2013)
Dr. White
GoldenEye
(1995)
General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
(1999)
Jules César
Emerald Green
(2016)
Dr. White (archive footage)
Proof of Life
(2000)
Eric Kessler
Flood
(2007)
Arthur Moyes
John Rabe
(2009)
Dr. Oskar Trautmann
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Aaron
The Gathering Storm
(2002)
Friedrich von Schroder
Mata Hari
(1985)
Wolff
Fedora
(1978)
Kritos
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Willi Klenze
Balzac: A Life of Passion
(1999)
Count Hanska
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Finkelberger
Abraham
(1993)
Eliezer
Otto - The Movie
(1985)
Sonnemann
Full Filmography
Acting
Café Oriental
(1962)
Carlos
(1971)
Carlos
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter
(1971)
Jaider
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Jörg Niemeyer
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Finkelberger
1982: Gutenbach
(1978)
Peter Kessel
Fedora
(1978)
Kritos
In a Year with 13 Moons
(1978)
Anton Saitz
Despair
(1978)
Perebrodov
Marija
(1978)
Filipp
Wo die Liebe hinfällt
(1979)
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie
(1979)
Clemens Koch
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Willi Klenze
Die Ratten
(1979)
Bruno Mechelke
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Aaron
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt
(1983)
Petritschenko
Chinese Boxes
(1984)
Zwemmer
Super
(1984)
Die Mitläufer
(1985)
Mata Hari
(1985)
Wolff
Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter
(1985)
Bartolomé de las Casas
Otto - The Movie
(1985)
Sonnemann
Verworrene Bilanzen
(1985)
Karl M. Kronen
Of Pure Blood
(1986)
Paul Bergmann
Der Fall Franza
(1987)
Captain
Pattberg's Legacy
(1987)
Ulrich Vogtmann
Schön war die Zeit
(1988)
Franz Bauer
Death Has A Bad Reputation
(1990)
Rodimstev
Wings of Fame
(1990)
Zlatogorski
Night of the Fox
(1990)
Hofer
Ich schenk’ Dir die Sterne
(1991)
Robert Dallburg
Elfenbein
(1991)
Nicholas Messier
The Mistake
(1992)
Jacob Alain
Abraham
(1993)
Eliezer
Novalis - Die blaue Blume
(1993)
Sophies Vater
Das Sahara-Projekt
(1993)
Collani
Deadly Web
(1994)
Kommissar Max Beckmann
Die Zeit danach
(1994)
man from Klagenfurt
Ein letzter Wille
(1994)
Paul Elling
Brüder auf Leben und Tod
(1995)
Renato Calvi
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
(1995)
Herr Benjamenta
GoldenEye
(1995)
General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov
Beckmann und Markowski: Im Zwiespalt der Gefühle
(1996)
Kommissar Beckmann
The Ogre
(1996)
Chief Forester
La casa dove abitava Corinne
(1996)
Michele Wolf
Am I Beautiful?
(1998)
Herbert
Mein zweites Leben
(1998)
Richard Keller
Glatteis
(1998)
Kurt Wallmann
Life, Love & Celluloid
(1998)
Self
Die Fremde in meiner Brust
(1998)
Richard Keller
Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt
(1999)
Max Beckmann
Balzac: A Life of Passion
(1999)
Count Hanska
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
(1999)
Jules César
Mary Magdalene
(2000)
Erode Antipa
Proof of Life
(2000)
Eric Kessler
Best Ever Bond
(2002)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Der Solist - In eigener Sache
(2002)
Martin Krohn
The Gathering Storm
(2002)
Friedrich von Schroder
Entrusted
(2003)
Thomas von Gall - grandfather
Sams in Gefahr
(2003)
School Inspector
Augustus: The First Emperor
(2003)
Cicero
Die schöne Braut in Schwarz
(2004)
Aldo Caldini
Renzo e Lucia
(2004)
Innominato
Cowgirl
(2004)
Hans Krahl
Julie, chevalier de Maupin
(2005)
Henri, duc d'Armagnac
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
(2005)
Dr. Emmanuel Droz
A Pirate's Heart
(2006)
Konrad von Wallenrod
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
(2007)
Self
Flood
(2007)
Arthur Moyes
Das zweite Leben
(2007)
Robert Kreutzer
The Papal Council
(2008)
Paolo Naldini
Black Flowers
(2009)
Curtis
John Rabe
(2009)
Dr. Oskar Trautmann
Rumpelstilzchen
(2009)
König Gustav
Aghet
(2010)
Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
Life Is Too Long
(2010)
Georg Maria Stahl
Die Löwin
(2012)
Jo
A World Beyond
(2013)
Dr. Jan Kersebohm
Ruby Red
(2013)
Dr. White
Emerald Green
(2016)
Dr. White (archive footage)