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