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Gottfried John

  • Born Aug. 29, 1942
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Died Sept. 1, 2014, aged 72

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 …

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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.

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Colonel Ourumov

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Jules César

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Dr. White

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Eric Kessler

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Willi Klenze

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Josef Heim

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Kritos

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Arthur Moyes

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Sonnemann

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Dr. Oskar Trautmann

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Harry Mucher

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Aaron

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Anton Saitz

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Einstein

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Friedrich von Schroder

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Eliezer

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Krummbach

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Reinhold Hoffmann / Reinhold

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Herr Benjamenta

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Wolff

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Chief Forester

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Perebrodov

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Jörg Niemeyer

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Dr. Emmanuel Droz

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Hellwig

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School Inspector

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Zlatogorski

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Herbert

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Jochen Epp

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Hans Beckers / Markus Meyer

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Thomas von Gall - grandfather

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Erode Antipa

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Hofer

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Finkelberger

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Erich Weiss

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Konrad von Wallenrod

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Count Hanska

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Carmello La Capra

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Werner Stimmel

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Cicero

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Curtis

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Henri, duc d'Armagnac

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Johnny Reschke

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Eliezer

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Hans Krahl

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Georg Maria Stahl

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Jacob Alain

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Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein

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Dr. Brendel

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Erich Stinnes

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Aldo Caldini

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König Gustav

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Dr. Jan Kersebohm

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Zwemmer

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Peter Kessel

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le comte Hanski

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Bartolomé de las Casas

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Rodimstev

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Herr Adam

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Herr Mannheim

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Carlos

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Pierre

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Robert Kreutzer

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Kommissar Max Beckmann

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Bruno Mechelke

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man from Klagenfurt

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Paul Elling

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Nicholas Messier

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Kurt Wallmann

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Jaider

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Michele Wolf

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Sophies Vater

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Paul Bergmann

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Ulrich Vogtmann

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Innominato

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Franz Bauer

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Brocke

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Paolo Naldini

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Karl M. Kronen

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Cicero

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Jo

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Achim Hollweg

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Henri, duc d'Armagnac

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Filipp

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Richard Keller

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Innominato

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Henry Martens

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Dr. White (archive footage)

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